decades a report on how a group of german teenagers now really avoided death on a ski slope in the alps plots it was a bra bearing worthy of a hollywood heist movie thieves in germany used basic appointment to steal one of the most priceless gold coins in the world from a burglar museum today the suspects are appearing in court. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program supporters of the opposition in the democratic republic of congo have been celebrating after their candidate feel it's just a kavi was declared winner of the presidential election he was not expected to win but the electoral commission says that he receives thirty eight percent of the vote now if confirmed it will be the country's first democratic transfer of power since independence in one nine hundred sixty it will also end the rule of president joseph kabila of the runner up. tonfa ulu has denounced the outcome as an electoral coupe france is also questioning the results. now speaking after he was announced when a chance to katie paid his respects to be calling president. hu i know many of you will find it hard to accept

there are avalanche alerts for austria and the alps. the democratic republic of congo names its new president. felix tshisekedi promises the country's first peaceful transfer of power. us secretary of state mike pompeo is in the middle east with a reassurance of his country's commitment to the region. in business: rough road ahead forjaguar land rover. the luxury carmaker to announce thousands ofjob cuts as it battles brexit, diesel decline, and a china slowdown. also coming up in the business briefing: hopes of a trade war truce as the us and china wrap up three days of talks in beijing. a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and you can be part of the conversation. as one pet food company claims 40% of its new product is made from flies, we want to know whether you would feed your dog food containing insects to help the environment. tell us what you think. just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. heavy snowfall and strong winds have led to the deaths of more than 1a peopl

two decades we report on how a group of german teens narrowly avoided death on a ski slope in the alps. eyebright thomas thanks so much for joining us supporters of the opposition and democratic republic of congo have been celebrating after their candidate felix is she katie was declared winner of the presidential election there so she k.t. was not expected to win but the electoral commission says he received thirty eight percent of the vote now if confirmed this will be the country's first democratic transfer of power since independence in one nine hundred sixty it will also end the rule of president joseph kabila but the runner up for you lou has denounced the outcome as an electoral clue france is also questioning the result. for more let's go to our correspondent livy auckland who joins us from the capital kinshasa olivia there's been some disagreement over who won this vote what's the perception where you are. yeah as you said it was surprising when for just a k.b. it's very exciting for many people here that the opposition won a lot of people expect this to be this candidature da

development in the french alps has just been reported.ntrol charges they were trying to set accidentally went off, according to mountain rescue experts. the accident took place 6000 feet up as they were working on an avalanche prevention programme. controlled explosions are often carried out to mitigate the risks of larger avalanches but these people were working with the explosives when the accident happened. local police are following and it initial investigation. batters in the french alps so problems right across that region. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon has referred herself to a standards panel over her actions during an investigation into alex salmond. nicola sturgeon made phone calls and took meetings with her predecessor as first minister — mr salmond — while claims of sexual harassment — which he denies — were being investigated. she said it was in the interest of the complainants that she should be examined under the ministerial code. however, she also said she "acted appropriately and in good faith." the us secreta

decades we report on how a group of german teenagers had a close call with death on a ski slope in the alps. and britain approaches its practice an end game with lawmakers dealing theresa may another blow as they try to prevent a hard brags that does a head of a decisive vote on may's withdrawal deal next week also coming up more. are brought in thomas thanks so much for joining us supporters of the opposition in the democratic republic of congo have been celebrating on the streets of the capital after their candidate felix a katie was declared the winner of the presidential election their second katie was not expected to win but the electoral commission said he. thirty eight percent of the vote now of the constitutional court validates this result it will be the country's first democratic transfer of power since independence in one thousand nine hundred sixty. but runner up martin for you lou has denounced the result as an electoral code. ok so what happens next let's bring in good of you correspondent wendy bashi joining us from can shasta good morning to you wendy what are people in cong

m alps, what was it like growing up? must have been amazing?t was pretty amazing, never really spent much time inside, always trying to follow my brothers and keep up with them. her older brothers both raced internationally but charlotte would reach the olympics and four years after her debut she entered pyung 2018 as a medal contender. she was left frustrated after a crash but also by the french team, who had been unable to help her recover from a serious injury sustained earlier in her career. i worked my pelvis eight years ago and since then i have been in pain and since then i have been in pain and struggling. we hadn't found a solution in france. i was thinking, july continue snowboarding or give 7 july continue snowboarding or give d july continue snowboarding or give up? and then it was like, if i want to continue, no way i can with the french. how difficult was it to break the news to the french team that she wa nted news to the french team that she wanted to switch to gb?” news to the french team that she wanted to switch to gb? i don'

if a reporter in the austrian alps. all right i want to update now on some of the other stories making news around the world in the u.s. the storm has dumped up to eight inches of snow across missouri illinois iowa and indiana is expected to expand in the next few days bringing rain and snow to a three thousand kilometer stretch of the country including virginia and washington d.c. . thousands of people have process it in guatemala city against president jimmy morales his attempt to close a year wait anti corruption commission the body has been investigating rod as his campaign financing sake used it appropriate step in its duties or threatened to end its mission early with a modest constitutional court overruled his decision but not out as he says he will not on about ridding. the city of blood david pogue area has kicked off if he asked the european capital of culture eighty fifty thousand people gathered on the main square to watch the opening festivities of divisible garry's old the city of various cultural landmark

dramatic rescues in the alps as avalanches claim more lives. new roles for meghan markle — the duchess of sussex becomes patron of four charities close to her heart. and coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news: andy murray struggles in a practice match against novak djokovic, as he also finds out his first—round opponent at the australian open. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. britain's biggest car maker, jaguar land rover, is cutting 4,500 jobs, most of them in the uk. it blames falling sales in china, concerns about the future of diesel, and uncertainty over brexit. one of its rivals, ford, has also warned of thousands ofjob losses across its european operations. here's our business correspondent, theo leggett. jaguar land rover is the uk s biggest car manufacturer but it is losing momentum. this morning workers heading through the gloom to its headquarters were bracing themselves for bad news. with sales and profits falling the company had already announced plans for a major restructuring programme designed to

you could join me weather experts are warning of more storms heavy snow and avalanches across the alps soft a brief rest fights in the down fall across southern austria across southern germany rather and austria emergency services all taking advantage of the window better weather to clear the snow and reopen transport links but full cost is fair that the let up could just be temporary arctic conditions have brought some parts of southern europe to a standstill some twenty four weather related deaths have been. did say fall. and our report on the n s of travel to the alps to cover this story for us he joins us from a military base in northern austria i mean you've been speaking to those affected by these difficult weather conditions or you've also met rescue workers in the areas they must have their hands full that's right helen i'm on the military base and in austria they are working around the clock to do with this no problem there's three hundred soldiers alone three hundred soldiers dedicated to clearing grooves in the area alone in this state but there's even more helicopters actua

you could join me weather experts are warning of more storms heavy snow and avalanches across the alps off to a brief rest bitin downfall across southern germany and austria emergency services taking advantage of the window was that a weather to clear the snow and reopen tolls for links but for cost is fear that they let up could only be temporary to condition support some parts of southern europe to a standstill police say some twenty four people are believed to have. weather related incidents including three german skiers who were buried by an avalanche in austria. and all report on the messages in the alps at calvary in the snow chaos for us i mean what more can you tell us about that avalanche. so for german skiers were caught in an avalanche last night their boss three of their bodies were found so their reported dead three of the bodies were found at eleven o'clock eleven pm last night just an hour after one of their wives reported them missing the fourth has still not been found but the had to call off the search for now because of the heavy snow and avalanche conditions don't f

bethany bell, bbc news, near kleinzell in the austrian alps. a crucial six—try 34 points to 12 victory over french champions castres, to keep their quarter final hopes alive. glasgow are also still in contention after defeating cardiff blues. while saracens, who have already qualified, beat lyon. patrick gearey reports. it isa it is a rugby mystery. the curious case of exeter in europe. one of englandbacks to the east side strangely struggling continental competition. this single man has been out since november four ofjust under three minutes into his return from injury he did this or that good timing for him ahead of the six nations. welcome back and see you later. the first clue as to their problems followed soon afterwards. all too easy four castres to draw level. this try was created forjo simmons. johnny hill followed him over. now that she's looked like the side at the top of the premiership for that this one was guided down the runway and a bonus point in the baggage. i read hard for the castres prop. how exeter must wish they had solved

bethany bell, bbc news, near kleinzell in the austrian alps.e winter storms in the us midwest. ten states and the capital, washington, have been affected by the snow storms, which stretch from colorado to the east coast. hundreds of flights have been cancelled and schools closed. let's take a look at other stories making the news. a key republican ally of president trump, senator lindsey graham, has urged him to end the government shutdown temporarily to allow more time for negotiations. the shutdown is the result of a dispute with congressional democrats over funding for mr trump's border wall. a british iranian woman detained in iran is set to begin a 3—day hunger strike in protest at being denied medical care in prison. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe was jailed in 2016 after being convicted of spying, something she denies. french president emmanuel macron has published an open letter to the people in an attempt to defuse the ‘yellow vest‘ protests that have rocked france for nine weeks. he has called for a nationwide debate until march to discuss

decades we've reported on how a group of german teenagers narrowly avoided death on a ski slope in the alps pots it was a robbery worthy of a hollywood movie heist the thieves who in germany he used to basically prevent to steal one of the most priceless gold coins in the world from a museum and for lent today the suspects are appearing in court. the lead. player. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program. we begin in the democratic republic of congo where opposition candidate felix to security has been declared the winner of the country's presidential election the victory comes as a surprise in pre-election polls just a katie was more than twenty points behind runner up my tongue for you lou now if i use to says that he believes the outcome was very france has also questioned the result. was supporters of felix just a k.d. euphoric then man is declared the winner. the opposition leader wasn't expected to win the presidential vote in the democratic republic of congo but he edged out his main rival pushing the country on course for its first democratic transfer of power in almost sixty years si

at least seven people have died in the alps in a weekend of heavy snow.g up to three metres. there've been avalanches and some regions have declared a state of emergency. eliza philippidis reports. roads are blocked, schools are closed. getting out to do the food shop is almost impossible. but even so, people are trying to clear pathways to get out of their homes. with so much snow already on the ground and more on the way, officials say the chances of further avalanches are high. translation: here in the bavarian alps it has snowed a lot in the past few days. for this reason we have very high snow and the risk of avalanches is very big. the bavarian avalanche warning institute has issued a level four warning, the second—highest. that also poses a high risk of avalanches in unsecured skiing areas. in central and northern austria much snow has already fallen. this house in salzburg collapsed under the weight of the snow. with the help of local residents, the fire brigade has shuffled the snow off the other roofs to stop them collapsing. in southern austria

bethany bell, bbc news, near kleinzell in the austrian alps. of his career when he goes on court in the australian open. he'll play the twenty—second seed, roberto bautista agut, in the opening round. murray is struggling with his hip and has said this tournament could be his last. he's due on court in around two—to—three hours. for decades, the australian island of tasmania was considered a cultural backwater, with little to offer the outside world. but in recent years its reputation has been transformed, bringing a record number of tourists and a property boom. as our correspondent, hywel griffith has been finding out, the capital hobart has now become australia's least affordable city. weird or wonderful? tasmania, it seems, can be both. mona, the museum of old and new art, plays on the island's reputation. the galleries feel more like a nightclub. in eight years, it's made chilly hobart genuinely cool and drawn visitors from around the world. we've perhaps opened up that box of curiosities that allows tasmania to expose its quirkiness and w

it's been snowing nonstop for weeks now the people in bio in the varian alps are used to snow but not this much this fast. and today's bauer runs the cable car and sudafed a popular ski area. he struggled for days to try to keep it running but it's snow to again overnight and the snow cats have been out since three am. andreas power's colleague informs him there will be another half a meter of snow with trips. you know past some was it may be good. so skiing conditions will be restricted again today. but they'd like to at least try to open the two small bits at the bottom of. vala has been driving a snow cat since he was a child first sitting on his father's lap now the four hundred horsepower monster is all his but he's never seen this much snow. well see that's the fog. that you can see right away how it sweeps everything away thinking it doesn't make a clean flat surface because it just pushes the snow out to the left and right the new york doesn't look that. many of the ski areas have to stay closed right in the middle of the peak season. it's just too much snow and higher up it's

bethany bell, bbc news, near kleinzell in the austrian alps.urism in tasmania might be good for some — but locals say it is putting pressure on an already tight housing market. day one of operation desert storm to force the iraqis out of kuwait has seen the most intense air attacks since the second world war. tobacco is america's oldest industry, and it's one of its biggest, but the industry is nervous of this report. this may tend to make people want to stop smoking cigarettes. there is not a street that is unaffected. huge parts of kobe were simply demolished as buildings crashed into one another. this woman said she'd been given no help and no advice by the authorities. she stood outside the ruins of her business. tens of thousands of black children in south africa have taken advantage of laws passed by the country's new multiracial government and enrolled at formerly white schools. tonight sees the 9,610th performance of her long—running play the mousetrap. when they heard of her death today, the management considered whether to cancel toni

two decades we report on how a group of german teens narrowly avoided death on a ski slope in the alps and it was an attack that shocked europe five years ago a man said to be a foreign fighter in syria gunned down four people at the jewish museum in brussels is trial begins today in that city and cheap clothes but at what price a german court is set to decide whether a clothing chain shares responsibility for a deadly fire at one of its suppliers factories. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program supporters of the opposition in the democratic republic of congo have been celebrating after their candidate felix his acadian was declared winner of the presidential election he was not expected to win but the electoral commission said that he received thirty eight percent of the vote . if confirmed it will be the country's first democratic transfer of power since independence in one nine hundred sixty it will also end the rule of president joseph kabila but the runner up montana for you lou has denounced the outcome as an electoral coupe france is also questioning the results. all speaking a

we report on how our grid group of german teens had a close shave with death on a ski slope in the alps. and it was an attack that shocked europe five years ago a man said to be a foreign fighter in syria who gunned down four people at the jewish museum in brussels his trial starts today in that city. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for joining us supporters of the opposition in democratic republic of congo have been celebrating after their candidate feel it should katie was declared the winner of the presidential election. katie was not expected to win but the electoral commission says he received thirty eight percent of the vote now if the result is confirmed this will be the country's first democratic transfer of power since independence in one thousand sixty bought the runner up martin for you lou. has denounced the outcome as an ally for too and france is also questioning the result. for let's go to our correspondent libby auckland who joins us from the capital kinshasa livia there's been some disagreement over who won this vote what's the perception where you are. as you said it w

snow is often welcomed in the alps at this time of year, but you can get too much of a good thing.this helicopter forced to carry out a daring manoeuvre in an effort to reach an injured hiker, heeding the nose of the aircraft into the mountainside, the blades brush against the snowpack. translation: it's to save time when you have extremely challenging mountain weather. the team chose to perform this in order to be as fast as possible. elsewhere in europe, the wintry weather has created some unusual scenes. this each in athens more used to sun now covered in snow. in greece, a number of people have died in freezing storms, but it is the alps, austria and southern germany which have been worst affected. icy conditions have led to major travel disruption for german commuters, who have faced long train delays and traffic jams. commuters, who have faced long train delays and trafficjams. this village in bavaria has been com pletely village in bavaria has been completely cut off. it's nearly 900 residents relying on emergency crews to deliver supplies through the forest. avalanches are

bethany bell, bbc news, near kleinzell in the austrian alps.o became stranded on a mountain in the iwate prefecture of northern japan had to be rescued by helicopter. four children were in the group of six who had to be airlifted to safety. a fourth person has died as a result of a massive gas explosion in paris. rescuers pulled the body of a woman from the rubble of a bakery in the centre of the city. two firefighters and a tourist from spain were also killed yesterday, with dozens injured and nearby apartments badly damaged. the partial shutdown of the us government over president trump's demands for funding to build a wall along the mexican border has entered its 23rd day. more than 800,000 workers haven't been paid, and today the president tweeted it was all the democrats fault. david willis reports. as the politicians wrangle, the tangible effects of the longest government shutdown in us history are on display. this, a food bank for some of the hundreds of thousands of government workers who are working but not being paid. most of all the

but it's the alps which have seen some of the greatest disruption and loss of life.acular rescues. this helicopter pilot, near chamonix in france, couldn't land as he tried to save an injured climber, so he stuck the nose of his aircraft into a snow drift in order to let the rescue team land. translation: it'sjust to gain time when we have rapidly changing conditions on the mountain. clouds can come down at any minute, so we choose to do this to deploy as quickly as we can. it's something we train for, not in such spectacular conditions, but we do practise. in austria, some ski resorts and mountain villages have had to be evacuated. and it's a constant struggle to keep paths and roads clear. austrians are used to the snow, but the sheer amount of it that's fallen in the past few days is making life very difficult for people here in the mountains. this path was shovelled clear just a short time ago, but as you can see it's now completely white again. people are bracing themselves for more. across the region, heavy snowfalls are forecast over the next few days. the ris

gradually the water in them evaporated leaving behind salt deposits the alps continue to rise and fall compressing the sun in the mountains. the caves in the dark range of mountains are fishes and faults in the rock which have been deep by water. the ducks dine ice cave high above house got presents a never ending spectacle water from a glacier drips through the rock and into the cold cave where it freezes and thaws to form ever new structures some of them up to twenty meters high on. the ice cave is by no means the only docked on kaval the mountain contains a maze of galleries only a fraction of which have been explored. yet . soaring up more than a thousand meters above the caves is the peak that towers over. the duck the highest and the most beautiful mountain in this part of the cops the king of the region. five hundred meters lower down the goes a ridge drop steeply into the goes our valley. the beauty of this landscape was not discovered until relatively late. in the nineteenth century topographies began to survey and plucky ups. they were followed by landscape artists. a new odd

alps, what was it like growing up? must have been amazing7m alps, what was it like growing up? my brothers and keep up with them. her older brothers both raced internationally but charlotte would reach the olympics and four years after her debut she entered pyung 2018 as a medal contender. she was left frustrated after a crash but also by the french team, who had been unable to help her recover from a serious injury sustained earlier in her career. i worked my pelvis eight years ago and since then i have been in pain and since then i have been in pain and struggling. we hadn't found a solution in france. i was thinking, july continue snowboarding or give 7 july continue snowboarding or give d july continue snowboarding or give up? and then it was like, if i want to continue, no way i can with the french. how difficult was it to break the news to the french team that she wa nted news to the french team that she wanted to switch to gb?” news to the french team that she wanted to switch to gb? i don't think they really believed it would happen at the start. they were like, we can

dramatic footage shows a group of skiers rescued from the pass of anterne in the french alps.n tennis, andy murray is set to face the spanish 22nd seed roberto bautista agut in his first round match at the australian open. good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. the car manufacturer jaguar land rover is due to announce this afternoon it's cutting around an eighth of its workforce in the uk. the firm is expected to say up to 5000 jobs are to go from its 40,000 stong workforce. it's believed posts in management, marketing and administration will be hardest hit, although the bbc understands that some factory staff may be affected. the lay—offs are part of a £2.5 billion cost—cutting plan due to a downturn in chinese sales, a slump in diesel sales and concerns about competitiveness in the uk after brexit. our business editor, simonjack, has the details. jaguar land rover has enjoyed a great run for nearly a decade, but recently it's come to a shuddering halt. today's lay—offs are part of a £2.5 billion cost—cutting plan designed to combat a perfect storm facing the uk's

now last autumn a british mountain biker was shot and killed as he sped down a track of the french alps unaware that he was passing through a hunting ground it was one of a dozen or so deaths in similar incidents in france last year the country has well over a million hunters people like logan a lot wrong and there's pressure for tougher controls on what they get up to so what does logan think focus on europe's who's on a dirt haga travel to france's northern coast to meet him and a buddy out and about at the crack of dawn. it's seven am and bitterly cold here in the vegas some on the northern french coast logan and his friend daveed are busy setting up their declared birds before they start hunting wild ducks. down has loved hunting ever since his mother and grandfather first took him out looking for game day trips were normally the only holiday the family could afford but heidi honey nearby speech became a passion. the best bit is the sense of freedom and being at one with nature you have to be a bit crazy to come here when it's raining or there's hail. but it's something you have in

discussion in davos well it's basically a general sense of fear and panic up high here in the swiss alps as bosses bank isn't billionaires look down on the rest of the world and think who is everything slowly falling apart same thing for politicians as you mentioned there mccaw is trying to reform the european union but he's a no show this year in davos mexico is here in davos and she's due to speak soon on europe and what lies ahead for the continent but she doesn't really like what mccall has in mind as far as reforms go and populism is on the rise in many countries around the world the wealthy worried about all that money they make from free trade and if it's going to melt away soon now then besides politics davos is always about the latest tech developments tell us more on the. yeah well we already live in a world of smart connected of ns and yet close to eight hundred million people don't have enough food to eat a quote from the board member of s a p the german software maker a day folks martin i asked what's wrong with the world. well i think we're living in a world where the pace

the annual meeting of the wild economic forum in davos a gathering of the global elite also in the alps and other so-called change may cause social entrepreneurs during business for social cause he's already caught up with a few of them in the swiss alps. some are enjoying the piles of snow and icy temperatures but others are taking a little time to adjust. ernest darko arrived from south africa this morning for the social entrepreneur has made it his goal to improve his country's health care system and he's come with a message from a demographic point of view a lot of growth is going to come from africa most of the world growth is going to begin to slow down africa is just rising and it is critical that we get it right for africa and part of getting it right is ensuring that you have a healthy population and that the social and physical well being is maintained. other social entrepreneurs have come with provocative ideas that they want to grow like it on highclere he knows it won't be easy to bend the years that this heavy weight event but he's going to do his best his project in israe

several people have already been killed in weather related accidents in the alps. but it's locals know full well it's not just the roads that's a dangerous this is the danger is that the masses of snow come down off the roofs when the kids are playing underneath it was so intelligent to play somewhere else. in austria authorities have ramped up the avalanche warnings power lines have been brought down living large areas without electricity. there was some rest but for about a hundred tourists have been trapped in the serious ski resort authorities used alone in the snow fall to move back you write them. but with many roads impassable thousands of people remain cut off from the outside world. by munich cool sign france world cup defender. in july the twenty two year old joints on a five year deal has been since two thousand and sixteen and had to study seasons before helping his country to world cup glory in russia. transfer fee is reported thirty five million euros german media have also speculated that we'll be joined by and by france's other fullback lucas. egypt

could join a weather experts are warning of more storms heavy snow fall and avalanches across the alps they say that a less hot which has been able to authorities to restore some vital services could only be temporary arctic conditions have brought some parts of southern europe to a standstill at least twenty one weather related deaths have been reported so far. it's been a busy week for the austrian military's rescue crews their main job is dropping bombs on to snow laden alpine slopes to release controlled avalanches the storms of the last days few. days have made it difficult for the helicopters to fly now they're taking advantage of a break in the weather. machine it's been on duty for days on end we've had to wait because of the weather now we're ready to go we're happy that we can finally get on with our work in the shop at kernan the barracks in saw feldon is also home to a team of crack mountain troops experts in rescuing hikers and skiers lost in hostile terrain and residents of isolated communities cut off by the huge snowfalls as egypt has said you know my time in the air fo

more storms and heavy snow are forecast to strike across the alps and avalanche warnings are still in effect at least twenty four people are believed to have died in weather related incidents across the region. after a short break in the weather the snowfall in southern bavaria has been relentless this mountain prost was closed after an avalanche swept down from the austrian side of the port it with germany emergency services rescued a group of skiis who sought refuge in a mountain restaurant. since image of equipment mountain rescue team in the police school today is down when the pass is closed you can't just make your own way down . most of the roads around the town of practice garden have been cleared the biggest problem is the massive snow pressing down on buildings the thought followed by more rain or snow could destabilize some structures and i must say in the thing we all eat around two hundred rubes a short while ago we could have said that's it we've done the job now we have to reassess and say we still got the third we've in two thirds to go in the four and. another five hu

or chaos of a different kind in the german and austrian alps a massive snow falls and deadly avalanches have been wreaking havoc across the region tourism is the area's main source of income but skiing in some places is out of the question is simply too much snow our reporter has been to the village of by irish so in southern bavaria to find out how they're coping. it's been snowing nonstop for weeks now the people in biota it says in the very end albus are used to snow but not this much this fast. and today is by our runs the cable car in sudafed a popular ski area. he struggled for days to try to keep it running but it snowed again overnight and the snow cats have been out since three am. on friday espouse colleague informs him there will be another half a meter of snow with trips. help us maybe head yes it so skiing conditions will be restricted again today. but they'd like to at least try to open the two small lists at the bottom. of the. vala has been driving a snowcat since he was a child first sitting on his father's lap now the four hundred horsepower monster is all his but he's

the situation is particularly severe in the austrian alps.r: the ski resort in the central austrian alps is sinking in snow. it was evacuated a week ago because of the danger of avalanches. now soldiers and firefighters are trying to dig it out. it is going to take a long time. the snow is several stories high.he >> this isround floor here, but on the second story it actually looks pretty much the same. this happened over the last six or seven days. it started with snow and really didn't stop. reporter: in a nearby town, the streets are deserted. getting around is difficult. people are staying indoors if they can. some of the snow piles here are taller than i am. it has been a very long time since this region has had su a hard winter, and it is an uphill battle to try to keep the roads clear. this street near the school will have to be cleared again soon.ee over thend, three skiers from germany died in an avalanche in western austria. they were found on a ski routeos that had been off. a fourth person is still missing. rescue workers had to c

the lithium to life slumbering in the alps kubica mountains has now become a valuable resource. and the old mine here they soon be cropped back to life. that wraps it up with this week but join us again next time when we'll look at how researchers are trying to harness out official intelligence to decode hieroglyphs faster than ever before. graphics in the video game assassin's creed origins are based on ancient egyptian sources but machine learning played a key role during design. in the project experts from the field of egyptology worked closely with game developers the past meets the future next time on tomorrow today see that. you're all maxed out. your good dr ro i know her so long there's this really good neuroma everything's different is it in celebrities are calling the shots. today british photographer rankin this in charge must write them please fiction see my upset if you're not sadistic one thousand of. your romance next off d w. fostering integration plans keeping residents safe how can cities make the case that. the belgian city is micheline and she took dance in g

for thirty's say the avalanche danger in the alps remains extremely high with more heavy snow falls on the way. because it is and so its size of a disaster operation is not for problem the difficulty is that this year we've had nonstop snowfalls for eight days of us and operations of the continuing around the clock. our target is if. crossed southern germany and austria the emergency services are taking advantage of the window of better weather to clear the snow and reopen transport links. the arctic conditions or even head parts of north africa. snow and ice have blocked roads in northern algeria a region better known for its intense heat. three people all confirmed dead off a powerful gas explosion and fire ripped through a building in paris spain's foreign ministry says a spanish tourist is among the dead two firefighters groups they reportedly killed while evacuating people from the scene. by shaykh perrie's united would suddenly transformed into a fire inferno fired by the struggle to bring a blaze inside a bakery under control the explosion happened early on saturday morning many

and heavy snowfall over the alps brings chaos to parts of austria and southern germany there have been a number of deaths and the risk of avalanches remains high. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for joining us president donald trump has taken his case for a border wall with mexico directly to the american people in a live primetime address from the oval office the president describing a humanitarian crisis caused by thousands of the. illegal immigrants and a vast quantities of the illegal drugs and trying to enter the u.s. every said a physical barrier along the border was absolutely critical to border security and called on your democrats in congress to back is five point seven billion dollars plan to fund that will. only know one certain terms he emphasized economic and security threats posed by illegal immigrants all americans are hurt by uncontrolled illegal migration it's strange public resources and drives down jobs and wages among those hardest hit are african americans and hispanic americans our southern border is a pipeline for vast quantities of illegal drugs including meth h

and these pictures have just been released of a daring rescue in the alps.r a group of skiers got into difficulty in the alps. helicopter pilot lieutenant jean—francois marti had to make a tricky manoeuvre called the ‘skate support‘ —placing the aircraft's nose into the slope with the blades still turning to let the rescuers out. it's a manoeuvre pilots use to save time when they're worried the weather could change for the worse. let's return to our top story — the british government's attempts to get its deal for leaving the european union accepted by parliament. earlier i asked our political correspondent in westminster, nick eardley, for his impression of what was said during the house of commons debate. not one of the uk parliaments finest daysin not one of the uk parliaments finest days in terms of presenting itself asa days in terms of presenting itself as a bastion of high end debate. the big row today really about procedure and how the uk parliament operates and how the uk parliament operates and what can and can't be changed by mps, but the outcome

but it's the alps which have seen some of the greatest disruption and loss of life.ar chamonix in france, couldn't land as he tried to save an injured climber, so he stuck the nose of his aircraft into a snow drift in order to let the rescue team land. translation: it'sjust to gain time when we have rapidly changing conditions on the mountain. clouds can come down at any minute, so we choose to do this to deploy as quickly as we can. it's something we train for, not in such spectacular conditions, but we do practise. in austria, some ski resorts and mountain villages have had to be evacuated. and it's a constant struggle to keep paths and roads clear. austrians are used to the snow, but the sheer amount of it that's fallen in the past few days is making life very difficult for people here in the mountains. this path was shovelled clear just a short time ago, but as you can see it's now completely white again. people are bracing themselves for more. across the region, heavy snowfalls are forecast over the next few days. the risk of avalanches is very high. you're watc

yes it has been covering the snow chaos for us in the alps and he joins us now for the latest so i mean what can you tell us about those german skiers who were killed. that's right as you said there were three found dead one still missing they went missing after they went skiing off slope and the wife reported them missing and they were the three bodies were found just an hour later at eleven pm unfortunately they had to call off the search for the last one because of conditions up there they're in avalanche territory the snow is coming down on the rescue workers just couldn't put their own lives at risk or asked them if they feel safe and they've pointed out which is true that you're safe if you stay on slope and the people i've talked to said they would never think about going off slope in conditions like this well i mean you have been traveling around for several days now speaking to rescue workers just how are they coping with the situation. that's right we're about twenty minutes away from a military base here they have three helicopters they go on missions whenever they can to to