new zealand's capacity to embrace those impacted by this tragedy. chris and thank you very much for bringing us up to date there that was journalist cruz a permit to in auckland new zealand. and we've got some breaking news now to bring you 6 people have been shot dead at a hospital in the czech republic it happened in the northeastern city of ostrava where a gunman opened fire in a waiting room at the hospital and university hospital police are searching for the suspect who is on the run the czech prime minister has told local media that the victims were shot at close range and there is no information about the gunman's motive we'll bring you more details as soon as we have them. now it's catch up on some of the other stories making headlines around the world today lawmakers in india have passed controversial legislation that will grant citizenship to religious minorities from neighboring countries but not muslims the law would create a legal pathway to indian nationality on the basis of religion for the 1st time the bill proposes granting citizenship to non muslims who arrived from bangladesh pakistan and afghanistan before 2015. there been protests by both

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a reporter in auckland new zealand. first of all how's the recovery operation going so given the police commissioner said it's not over yet they for treeview 6 bodies this morning but they do believe that there are still 2 victims remaining there on the island right. correct this morning new zealand time a defense force team of 8 successfully recovered 6 bodies from the island the operation itself started at 8 am local time and it took 4 hours from when they land until they had to call for the bodies on to the navy ship wellington they were placed in coffins and will be received by families at the airport a coastal town 50 kilometers from white island before they are flown to auckland late later this evening for id if occasion purposes as there are still 2 bodies believed to be on the island the operation is not over yet police believe at least one of the remaining 2 bodies could be in the water surrounding the island they have to deploy to a dive squad into the waters and further aerial searches are carry out are carri

new zealand's prime minister to send our duren has said foreign tourists were among. well for the very latest now let's cross over to journalist caruso who is standing by for us in auckland new zealand chris a authorities now say 5 people are confirmed dead in this direction is everyone there accounted for. terry unfortunately the number is likely to go up still as to dozen people are still unaccounted for on white island new zealand's most active volcano erupted on monday afternoon local time 5 people are now confirmed dead 23 have been rescued including the 5 people killed and at least 20 of those rescued were injured 7 critically with burns being the main injury prime minister just into arguments that there were a number of tourists on or around the island at the time of the explosion including new zealanders and now people from overseas police in their latest press conference announced that those that are of a range of nationalities without providing for their details at this point the island itself the coverage and national kind of material and the authorities are taking cues from experts that determine when the search and rescue team can safely access the island fe

younger was on the 13 years old person thank you very much that was corrosive paramita there in auckland new zealand. algerians are heading to the polls to elect a new president or months of political turmoil the north african nation has been in limbo since february when longtime president abdelaziz bouteflika and else he was stand for a 5th term that announcement spot sparked massive protests which eventually led the strongman leader to step down after 20 years in power the move was meant to quell public the said but it wasn't enough to appease protesters street demonstrations have continued with many in algeria's pro-democracy camp vowing to boycott today's vote. we want freedom we will not fight they chant. that. though they want to mock prosy these protesters say this paul will not result in real change there among tens of thousands of algerians who've been taken to the streets to demand the presidential election be called off. we want to elections with our rulers not elections to recycle beautifully his regime which is ruled this country and stolen the people's goods for 20 years. whatever. it

eruption new zealand's prime minister just into our 10 has said foreigners are among those affected. well for the very latest let's cross over to journalist caruso paramita choose an auckland new zealand crew so what more can you tell us about the people caught up in this eruption. and yes terry as you know just half an hour ago prime minister just into art and new zealand police wrapped up a joint press conference to answer questions from the press so far 23 people have been rescued from the island including the one who died leaving up to possibly $27.00 people currently still on the on white island and out of the $23.00 people rescued most of them suffer from burn injuries and however they didn't want to provide details on the one who was confirmed dead. and the island itself is firmly covered in ash and the authorities are taking expert advice with regards to the conditions to determine when the search and rescue team can safely access the island. were there any warning signs before this irruption. yes there was a warning issued a couple of weeks ago as and earlier a member of the press asked the prime minister on why there are still tourists within the area the prime m

new zealand's got past that he would embrace those impacted by this tragedy. chris thank you very much for bringing us up to date there that was journalist chris a permit to in auckland new zealand. now let's catch up on some of the other stories making headlines around the world today australia's biggest city sydney is again shrouded in smoke from bush fires the weather conditions have worsened across the state of new south wales and fanned the flames weather forecasters say temperatures are likely to rise above 40 degrees celsius in the united states house democrats are to unbuilt 2 articles of impeachment against president donald trump they are abuse of power and obstruction of congress the democrats are pushing ahead with formal charges saying the president put u.s. elections and national security at risk by asking ukraine to investigate his rival democrat presidential hopeful joe biden. thousands have been left homeless in madagascar after psych loan unleashed heavy flooding a national disaster agency says the full extent of the damage is not yet clear authorities have declared a state of emergency in 2 parts of the island. for it was a reaction to the tragedy o

thank you very much that was journalist caruso a permit to in auckland new zealand. here in germany there's been an outcry over remarks made by russia's president vladimir putin about a man killed in berlin last german prosecutors suspect russian involvement and 2 russian diplomats have been expelled as a result after a meeting with germany's chancellor angela merkel putin called the victim who was a former chechen rebel commander a bloodthirsty bandit and that's what's made german lawmakers angry. mogul and poison both still had something to clarify the meeting in paris should actually have been about ukraine but merkel was concerned about something else. is illegal. really was shot twice in the head at close range in broad daylight at the end of august in central berlin a targeted assassination. the suspect a russian citizen was later arrested gradually investigators gathered evidence indicating russian intelligence may have been involved in the killing. as a result berlin expelled 2 russian diplomats from germany the reason russia did not cooperate in the investig

new zealand's got past that he would brace those impacted by this tragedy. chris thank you very much for bringing us up to date there that was journalist chris of paramita in auckland new zealand. the leaders of russia and ukraine have agreed to implement a cease fire in eastern ukraine the conflict is centered in the dawn boss region of ukraine which is currently held by russia backed separatists well at talks in paris the 2 sides have agreed to several steps and easing tensions they've agreed to release in exchange all detainees by the end of the year to disengage military forces in 3 regions in eastern ukraine and to hold more talks in 4 months to check on the progress of the ceasefire but the meeting in paris brokered by germany and france has left many issues unresolved the 2 leaders made separate announcements at the end of the talks there's a little this was a meeting was long and difficult but the mood was rather positive that's the truth and i really want to emphasize that point. we will continue the discussions in 4 months and see the results of what we've achieved. this is certainly an important step towards deescalating the situation in eastern ukraine

well for more on the recovery mission i'm joined by chris a power meter she's a reporter in auckland new zealand chris a 1st of all how's the recovery operation going so given the police commissioner said this is not over yet they for treeview 6 bodies this morning but they do believe that there are still 2 victims remaining there on the island right. correct this morning new zealand time a defense force team of 8 successfully recovered 6 bodies from the white island. operation itself started at 8 am local time and it took 4 hours from when they land until they had to call for the bodies on to the navy ship wellington they were placed in coffins and will be received by families at the airport a coastal town 50 kilometers from white island before they are flown to auckland later this evening for i didn't identify ation purposes there are still 2 bodies believed to be on the island the operation is not over yet police believe at least one of the remaining 2 bodies could be in the water surrounding the island they have to throw a dive squad into the waters and further aerial searches are carry out

thank you very much that was journalist caruso a permit to in auckland new zealand. the nobel prizes have been awarded to this year's laureates install coal but there were protests against one of the winners austrian writer peter hanukah the decision to give 129000 nobel literature prize is controversial his critics say he played down war crimes committed by serbs during the servants a massacre in bosnia in the 1990 s. the prizes were presented at a gala ceremony in the swedish capital. 15 nobel prizes were awarded on tuesday more than ever before but attention was mainly focused on one man peter hand awarding the nobel prize in literature to the austrian has triggered an uproar the reason his links to serb rulers during the war in yugoslavia. on friday hand cole was asked about his apparent lack of concern himself for the victims of serbian war crimes i prefer the toilet paper. an enormous anonymous letter beside toilet paper inside iraq empty and. he ignores christians and she's day evening protests broke out in stockholm against hand and the swedish academy among

thank you very much that was journalist caruso paramita in auckland new zealand. myanmar's leader is preparing to defend her country against genocide charges at the un's highest court in the a to cheer arrived at the international court of justice on tuesday military faces charges of mass killings and the abuse of the country's or hinge a minority more than 700000 bridges have fled for sochi is previously denied any wrongdoing by her government. aung san suu kyi was not obliged to appear at the hague in person but she chose to do so critics say her aim is to raise her profile ahead of elections in myanmar in the past few days to cheese supporters have helped large rallies many see her as a defender of the embattled country on the global stage but for his refugees paints a very different picture. and the refugee camps of cox's bazaar a woman who once represented hope is now a pariah the consensus here on sunset she must answer for what happened to the. field of our how was it going to we pray to allow that we will get justice. she is not a good post by you we want

tiny of coastal town 50 kilometers from sakai or white island it's a beautiful day here in auckland new zealand it's also the case down into tiny and everyone in new zealand is just hoping and praying that the operation was successful and they were able or treats all 8 bodies to be returned to their laps once threat. chris if army joining us from oakland with the latest on the situation around that volcano thank you getting back to our top story it is election day in the u.k. turnout is reported to be high but it's not just people heading to the polling stations in a new trend voters are taking well their best friend along with them as they cast their ballot. you could say it has become a pool it's a cool issue hash tag dogs at polling stations are once again a popular feature on social media and the politicians seem to be catching on to matter of london city come literally took the lead early on polling day with his golden retriever. i did marry a woman a very we're going to make sure you do but she was no sunday in green party cody to jonathan he took his don't want us walk east to the voting

are for more now i'm joined by caressa parmitano she's a journalist in auckland new zealand chorus of people we hear still missing but we're also hearing that there are no signs of life on the island what more can you tell us do we know if a recovery team is expected to go there anytime soon. yes karl unfortunately it is now officially a recovery operation instead of a rescue mission police believe that anyone who could have been taken from the island alive was rescued at the time of evacuation yesterday about an hour ago images taken from helicopters emerge showing the extent of the volcanic eruption the whole island is covered in ash and at this point police is still waiting for the all clear to recover bodies. a decision will be made based on images taken care of your day. what more do we know about the people who managed to make it off the island i mean we know there were dozens of people there and only 5 were killed perhaps luckily what more do we know about the people who met manager make it all. $31.00 people currently being treated at 7 hospitals around the country with a rang

new zealand. through clearing exercise and for those involved an unforgettable reminded that nature also and sometimes awful bain's to its own will. journalist. has been following the story from auckland in new zealand we asked her about the progress of the rescue operation. well the island itself is currently covered in ash and volcanic material and if they already start taking cues from experts to determine when the search and rescue team can safely access the island surely they cannot access the island as it is too dangerous to do so police confirm that currently there is no communication with anyone still on the island and even though a no fly zone has been established activity appears to have diminished since the short list of russian although people living near the area have been warm warm to close all windows and doors and where a dust mask or handkerchief when they go out and about and that was journalist carus apparently to speaking to us earlier from auckland new zealand now the world anti-doping agency wada has banned russia from taking part in international sports competitions for 4 years that includes the upcoming tokyo olympics and 2020 and the beijing winter games in 20

and this is what it looked like in auckland, new zealand. fire works lighting up the sky there, and check out these celebrations in australia, a spectacular site near the sydney opera house. we'll be right back. ♪ [farmers bell] ♪ (burke) a "rock and wreck." seen it. covered it. at farmers insurance, we know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two. ♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ in auckland, new zealand. >>> we are learning more about the man accused of stabbing five people during a hanukkah celebration at a rabbi's home in new york. police say they found handwritten journals which refer to adolf hitler and nazi culture, and they say the suspect's internet history included searches for nearby jewish temple ls and prominent companies founded by jews in america. he's now facing federal hate crime charges along with five counts of attempted murder. cnn national correspondent. >> grafton thomas, the man accused of stabbing five hasidic jews at a hanukkah celebration charged with federal hate crimes. the suspect remains

behrouz boochani, in auckland, new zealand, welcome to hardtalk. yeah, thank you for having me. leasure to have you on the show, behrouz. i think we have to begin with an explanation of how you're in new zealand after this epic, very long journey, difficultjourney that you've been on. how come right now you're talking to me from auckland? i was invited by the world festival in christchurch in new zealand a few months ago, and then i applied to visa through my lawyer in new zealand and then so i did it through unhcr and then amnesty international and amnesty australia, new zealand and finally so i reached through to new zealand. but the interesting thing is that the most short way to new zealand was that i fly from port moresby, the capital city of papua new guinea, to australia, then transit and fly to new zealand. but i was scared that if i did that they would deport me from australia. so that's why i flew to the philippines. i was in the philippines for 19 hours in transition, then flew to new zealand. interesting that you didn't feel you could possibly take the risk of going i

she is a journalist joining us from auckland new zealand.re is a report that police say there are no signs of life on the island where the eruption choke place. does that mean i it is s too dangerous to o send rescue teams ouout? cacarissa: yes. police believe anyone e o could have been taken from m the islad alalive was rescued at the timef the evacuation yesterday. they stated that based on the information they have, as of this morning, therere are no survivors on the island. flights over the volcano also found no sign of life. this morning, a navy ship is going to the island and sending up surveillance drones to find out if it is safe for a recovery team to land later today on the island. brent: we understand the white island is a popular destination for tourists. it is one of the most accessible volcanoes. tell us about it. carissa: questions have bebeen raised why v visitors have been allowed to comome to thehe isla. in the last weeks, a heightened alert level has been issued. it is ultimately up to tour operators decide whether to take

just to washington al-jazeera auckland new zealand. now news as army is searching for a number of armed fighters at least 70 soldiers were killed in an attack in the west of the country a military camp near the border with mali came under heavy fire late on tuesday there's been no claim of responsibility but fighters linked to isolate and al qaeda active in that region the united nations says it can't verify assertions that iran was behind attacks on saudi oil facilities plants belonging to the state oil giant aramco were hit by drones and missiles back in september cutting output by about half saudi arabia the u.s. and european allies say iran's to blame iran denies that u.n. investigators weren't able to corroborate that the weapons were fired and they were of iranian origin. china is the world's top carbon message despite investing in renewable power for decades now 85 percent of its primary energy still comes from fossil fuels most of that is from coal thanks in part to its surging economy china's emissions rose 4 percent and fast h

a tiny coastal town 50 kilometers from sakai or white island it's a beautiful day here in auckland new zealand it's also the case down into tiny and everyone in new zealand is just hoping and praying that the operation was successful and they were able are treif all 8 bodies to be returned to their laps once brett. chris is army joining us from all when with the latest on the situation around that volcano thank you. algeria has been holding an election which was supposed to restore stability after a turbulent year for the country but around or only around one in 5 voters or thought they would have turned out much of the population took part in a mass boycott tens of thousands rallied in central algiers and others stormed the polling stations opponents complained that the ruling elite is trying to cling on to power. police charging and he election protest is an attempt to clear the streets of algeria as many would call it in the wrong place at the wrong time but despite the mass showing from security forces and the many arrests demonstrators refused to disperse they came out in the thousands ca

just to washington al-jazeera auckland new zealand and more on that story and everything else that we have been covering on our website the address al jazeera dot com. barbara starr in london these are the top stories on al-jazeera the u.s. house judiciary committee has begun its final debate a lot of calls of impeachment against president donald trump the democratic party's leading efforts to formally charged with abuse of power and obstruction of call us house speaker nancy pelosi says the democratic party is not chasing votes on the issue leaving it to members to make up their own minds. i have no message to them we are not within this legislation nor do we ever with something like this people have to come to their own conclusions they've seen the facts as presented at the intel and intelligence committee they've seen the constitutionality of they know where they take an oath to protect and defend they see the constitutional expert speak about it they'll make their own decisions i don't think anything. the argentinian government has granted the former bolivian president evo morales

just to washington al-jazeera auckland new zealand. rights group amnesty international says the philippine government is literally getting away with murder the latest government figures show an estimated 5 and a half 1000 people have been killed since 2016 and president rather they go that there this so-called war on drugs but activists say that number could be as high as 27000 and being held accountable for the deaths. now they desire to have a brand new home is being partly blamed for an increase an air pollution in china well steel and cement factories are producing small because they meet demand for a new infrastructure and housing bubble matheson reports from beijing. china produces about 20 percent of the world's carbon emissions coal makes up around 59 percent of china's energy consumption and thick smog can still hang over beijing in winter as people light a relatively cheaper coal fires to ward off the bitter chill. but in recent years coal mines have been closed and the building of new power plants has been restricted here he

here are the fireworks from auckland, new zealand, where the clock struck midnight at 3:00 a.m. our time. sydney, australia, rang in the new year with this iconic fireworks display over sydney harbor bridge. ♪ looks like a big party there but there was a big controversy over this display. there were calls for the fireworks to be canceled because of the wildfires burning in much of the state where sydney is located. more than 900 homes were stroyed. the mayor of sydney said canceling the celebration would have little benefit for affected communities and is encouraging people to donate to the red cross. now here is something else at home. keep it here on abc 7 as we count down to the new year. dick clark's new year's rocking eve with ryan seacrest with performances by paula abdul, sheryl crow and usher to name a few. >> it's so fun to watch. i prefer watching from home, the ball drop, not necessarily being in times square. >> times square is definitely a no. but i love all the performances for sure. >> totally. >> who can forget mariah a couple years ago. we love you still. >> than

. >> the six bodies recofferred yesterday have now been transported to auckland, new zealand for determination. >>> cop 25 talks have just wrapped up. but there is no consensus on how nearly 200 countries will implement the paris agreement. the sticking points include aid for poor countries affected by climate change and rules for international markets. environmental groups have staged a number of protests around the world. in madrid, an eight-year-old girl climbed a lamp post outside the conference center to protest global warming saying we are running out of time, echoing another young activist, greta thunberg. >> it is my experience that the people are not fully aware of what is going on. and that is we we need to make people aware. to create awareness to spread this information that is so desperately needing to be spread. >> the 2015 paris agreement has the goal of limiting global temperature rise to two degrees celsius. the u.s. is the only country that signed the agreement that pulled out. >>> well, meanwhile, climate change is once again hitting the campaign trail. democratic presidenti

here are the fireworks from auckland, new zealand, where the clock struck midnight at 3:00 a.m. our time. sydney, australia, rang in the new year with this iconic fireworks display over sydney harbor bridge. ♪ all right. that is a big party. i want to go to sydney next year. now i know where to go. okay, the issue here, though, a big controversy over this display. there had been calls for the fireworks to be canceled because of the wildfires burning in much of the state where sydney is located. more than 900 homes destroyed as record temperatures and strong winds create dangerous conditions. the mayor of sydney said canceling the celebration would have little practical benefit for affected communities. she's encouraging people to donate to the red cross. keep it right here on abc 7 as we count down to the new year. dick clark's new year's rocking eve with ryan seacrest with performances by paula abdul, sheryl crow, usher as well just to name a few. the broadcast begins here at 8:00 p.m. liz? >>> thanks, jobina. this time of year a lot of talk about new laws going into effect star

auckland in new zealand was the first major city to see in the new year and a new decade — with the skywith an 0lympics themed performance ahead of the beijing 2022 winter olympics. and in the last few minutes the united arab emirates brought in 2020 at the world's tallest building the burj khalifa. dan johnson has more. a quiet moment to contemplate what's been before embracing what comes next. a new year, a new decade, and new zealand kicked it off with auckland the first major capital to welcome 2020. sydney put on a spectacular, despite calls to cancel the fireworks because of widespread bushfires. it's a global stage, after all, and the show did indeed go on. a big bong and a tub—thumping soundtrack saw the start of celebrations in japan, the first new year's eve of a whole new era. across the water, kim jong—un‘s resisted too many rocket launches this year, perhaps saving north korea's firepower for this display. and in hong kong, the fireworks echoed the firecrackers of protests that have reverberated through its streets. in london, it will be all eyes on the wheel that has becom

news, west london. celebrations to usher in 2020 are taking place in many parts of the world... auckland in new zealand, with the sky tower at the centre of celebratory fireworks. in australia, a majorfireworks display in sydney centered on famous landmarks like the harbour bridge and the opera house. north korea got in on the action too, with fireworks lighting up the sky as the crowd watched on. and thailand celebrated with a 1.4 kilometre—long fireworks display along chao praya river. danjohnson has more... a quiet moment to contemplate what's been before embracing what comes next. a new year, a new decade, and new zealand kicked it off with auckland the first major capital to welcome 2020. sydney put on a spectacular, despite calls to cancel the fireworks because of widespread bushfires. it's a global stage, after all, and the show did indeed go on. a big bong and a tub—thumping soundtrack saw the start of celebrations in japan, the first new year's eve of a whole new era. across the water, kim jong—un‘s resisted too many rocket launches this year, perhaps saving north korea's firepower for this di

unsafe for us to return to the autumn that was new zealand's deputy police commissioner a journalist covering the paramita has been following the story from auckland in new zealand with 5 people confirmed dead by police so we asked her if that figure was expected to rise. i mean unfortunately the number is likely to be higher as up to 27 people are still unaccounted for on white island new zealand's most active volcano after it erupted around monday afternoon local time 5 people are now confirmed dead one confirmed to be a young men from a town across the island 23 have been rescued including the 5 people killed a local news outlets reported people covered in ash could be seen arriving for treatment off the being transported from rescue helicopters at least 20 of those rescued were injured 7 pretty complete with burns being the main injury it was going from that there was a number of tourists on or around the island at the time of the explosion including new zealanders and people from overseas who me and curse that we heard police are talking about difficult conditions hampering their efforts what more can you tell us about rescue efforts at this

auckland in new zealand, the first major city to welcome in 2020. we will now return to 2019, as we bring you bbc news from london. we are awaiting the ceremony in sydney, huge controversy because devastating bushfires across large parts of australia have claimed two more lives. the latest victims, a 63 year old man and his 29 year old son died in new south wales. in the neighbouring state of victoria, thousands of people were forced to seek refuge on beaches and boats after becoming trapped by advancing bushfires. residents and holidaymakers in mallacoota in east gippsland described how the morning sky was turned black by clouds of ash and embers. phil mercer reports. stuck in a nightmare. the sky in mallacoota turned a grotesque red, as strong winds pushed out of control bushfires towards the popular seaside town about 500 kilometres east of melbourne. thousands of people were trapped and sought shelter on the beach. some waded into the water to escape red hot embers that rained down. 0thers fled by boat, but most waited patiently for the danger t

auckland in new zealand was the first major city to ring in the new year.20 and the start of a new decade at a firework display at the city's sky tower. sydney will be the next capital to celebrate the new year in just under an hour's time. here, police are warning people not to attend new year celebrations on the river thames in london without a ticket, as the uk prepares to usher in 2020. more than 100,000 tickets have been bought for tonight's sold—out fireworks display, where approximately 12,000 fireworks are set to light up the capital's skyline when the clock strikes midnight. the metropolitan police is urging those without tickets to watch from home or attend other events in the city. the government has announced that the national living wage will go up in aprilfor workers over the age of 25. rising by 6.2% the living wage from april will be £8.72 pence an hour. that's an increase of 51 pence an hour on the current. there's also a rise to the minimum wage for 21 to 2a years — going up to 8.20, an increase of 6.5%. dan tomlinson is a policy analyst a

first, we take you live to auckland, new zealand, people ringing in the new year.a fantastic fireworks display. we are going to have fireworks around the world. i am used to seeing them in new york city. i am used to saying about an hour of professional fireworks put on. here in berlin, it is an entirely different experience. the germans set off explosives all day long until late in the day tomorrow, and i'm talking about the citizens just blowing stuff up on the streets, an incredible experience, not as beautiful as this, but something i would recommend. let's look at the data. it is a very thinly traded market today, not a lot of people in the market. s&p futures changing -- trading higher. u.s. exchanges will be open today. in europe, it is a different story. frankfurt and milan are closed. london and paris will close early. 1522.76tinuing to rise, for a troy ounce. investors are looking for a safe haven in the yen at 108.53. i have a cool chart i dug up from way back in the day and updated for you here. carlos ghosn made me think about auto sales. he no longer

they had new year's eve in auckland, new zealand hours away.tinue to follow that story. >>> u.s. embassy stormed in baghdad. we'll have the very latest on that. >>> free speech, top examples of when speech was shouted down. as you can imagine it was a long one. we narrowed it down for you. we'll take you to the place where pet owners leave their dogs when they go on say case. a home away from home on your pet. they look happy, don't they. second hour of "varney" getting started. (groans) hmph... (food grunting menacingly) when the food you love doesn't love you back, stay smooth and fight heartburn fast with tums smoothies. ♪ tum tum-tum tum tums ♪ ♪ everything your trip needs, for everyone you love. expedia. ♪. ashley: all out for the graphics before end of the year. we had a little left over in the budget and we did ourselves proud. the dow down 13 points. the dow at 28,448. we were down 50, 60 points earlier. turned positive very slightly but now slightly lower. how about that for commentary? >>> check apple. the stock keeps approaching new

in new zealand, they laurcnched into a new decade. aucklandthe first city in the new year to bring in the new decade. >>> of course, one of the biggest parties will be in new york's times square. there are millions expected to fill the streets to watch that ball drop. security will be tight, so tight that new york city police say it will be the safest place on earth tonight. let's bring in miguel marquez. he is there in times square. it's going to be the safest place in the world tonight? what kind of new security measures are they using? >> reporter: well, that is the promise, and they are massive security measures. people will be penned in where they have to stay for a lot of time. they expect as many as a million in these few blocks around times square, all for this area right here. that's where the ball will come down, where you can see that 2020 on top of the vw ad there. they have everything, from the land, from the sea, from the rivers around here and from the airment they' air. they'll have helicopters up as well as drones up, if the w

new zealand. people in auckland rang in 2020 with a spectacular fanfare. s happening in other cities around the world. the pacific island nations of conga and samoa, first to mark the new decade. something we warily see. north korea bringing in the new year with fireworks. here in the united states, though, the countdown to 2020 is on. major new year's eve security prep under way in new york city's times square for tonight's ball drop. our reporter is in the middle of sh the action. so many people there already. hours and hours away from the ball dropping. right? >> reporter: forget about that. people were lined up 10:00 a.m. yesterday waiting for what we're hearing right now, actually. the korean pop group bts. all of these people, thumbs up, bts showed up for a sound check and the place went bananas. there are already thousands, tens of thousands of people here. this is where the action will be. this is the reason everybody comes. where it says 2020 is where the ball will drop. police putting on, as big a show as bts ever can as well. thousands of police

new zealand fireworks launched us into the new decade. this now from tolu adeoye on the celebrations so far.... auckland major city to welcome 2020 with a bang. the sky tower at the centre of celebrations. in sydney, the traditional display went ahead, despite some calls for it to be cancelled because of the bushfire crisis. there was singing, dancing and fireworks in pyongyang, as north korea saw in the new decade. whilst a traditional buddhist ceremony was the focus injapan. the fireworks show was scaled back in hong kong because of the recent unrest. protesters formed human chains in the city. so, not the usual big display in the middle of victoria harbour on this occasion. but still, there was quite some show. and this in bangkok... 2020 making quite the entrance. tolu adeoye, bbc news. london's new year fireworks is organised by mayor of london's office. i'm joined now by the mayor, sadiq khan. good evening. the mayor of london, can you hear me? good evening. what can you hear me? good evening. what can people expect in the coming hours? i don't want to ruin the surprise but they will be the best f

a new year, a new decade, and new zealand kicked it off with auckland the first major city to welcomeo cancel the fireworks because of widespread bushfire5. it's a global stage, after all, and the show did indeed go on. a big bong and a tub—thumping soundtrack saw the start of celebrations in japan, the first new year's eve of a whole new era. across the water, kim jong—un‘s resisted too many rocket launches this year, perhaps saving north korea's firepower for this display. turkey went for it, too. fireworks in istanbul signalled the new year had rolled into europe. and in london, not long now until all eyes will be on the wheel. 20 years old itself, the icon of a global city, and the focus of a nation waiting to see what 2020 brings. dan johnson, bbc news. that's all from me. a very happy new year to you. goodnight. hello, this is bbc news. an 0xford professor who was forced to retire at 69 was unfairly dismissed by the university, an employment tribunal has ruled. it found that paul ewart was discriminated against on the grounds of age, but the university says the policy was meant

condition and many are still unaccounted for will trafford is a journalist at the new zealand herald he joins us from auckland so will the number seems to be fluctuating a bit as is understandable in situations like this but it is the number now 50 that are that were somewhere in the area of this volcano. or you know i mean that's exactly right initially the number that we've heard from the prime minister my man after of easily be created was 100 and the reason it was 100 is obviously there are a number of tourists coming on and off the island throughout the day and we understand one of those vessels that was docked to the island had left just moments before the volcano itself or ruptured so we know 'd that at roughly 50 people who were on the island and as we explains roughly 10 minutes ago are many of those still remaining on accounted for and how popular of a destination is this as a tourist situation and and one of the precautions that are taken before deciding to take somebody near a volcano well this is a thing that is actually an incredibly popular vote can only do a number of can they do scar.

new decade has already arrived on the other side of the world. those fireworks erupting over auckland's sky tower as the clock struck midnight in new zealand.elcomed the new year despite pressure to cancel the new year's display because of the ongoing incredibly destructive brushfires there. stunning fireworks taking place there in sydney harbor. >>> of course, we'll have our own celebration here on cnn. ring in the new year with anderson cooper and andy cohen. cnn's new year's eve coverage begins at 8:00 eastern time tonight from times square and all around the world. we'll be right back. ♪ (make-a-wish child) i got this for you. (vo) when you share the love, you change lives. over twenty-two hundred wishes granted. more than fifty seven thousand pets supported. over one hundred national parks protected. over two million meals provided. through the subaru share the love event, subaru will have proudly donated over one hundred seventy million dollars to national and hometown charities over twelve years. (shelter attendant) thank you. (grandfather) thank you. (senior) thank you. (make-a-wish child) thank you. rowithout the commission fees an

auckland. >> cornell barnard is here with the latest on this. >> police in new zealand have just announced they'reng a criminal investigation into the deadly volcanic eruption at tourist spot. was it safe for tourists to get so close? san francisco man nearly escaped with his life. >> oh, no no no. >> shot this incredible video escaping off the island. tweeted my family and i had gotten off the volcano 20 minutes before. tour boat helping rescue the injured. many boats raced away. officials say dozens of tourists or on or near the island when it erupted with little warning. still too dangerous to access. >> too early for police to confirm how many people are involved. we continue to work as quickly as we can. >> newlyweds from virginia were seriously hurt. here's voicemail left for mom. >> mom, i want to let you know, this isn't a joke, volcano erupted on the island. lynn and i are badly burned, in hospital in new zealand. >> mother says getting information is stutough. >> they still have him listed as missing. >> he once monitored that very volcano and questioned if tourists should be allowed to

new zealand's white island. jan lindsay is a vulcanologist at the university of auckland. st eruption of its kind on the island, and explains what likely occured to make the volcano explode. white island is one of several new zealand volcanoes that can erupt atany time, and it has had a history of erupting in this way over the last few years, but this is the first time that people have been directly affected. but is it difficult to predict volcanic activity like this on white island 7 because there were tourists in the area. yes, the thing about this eruption is that it was driven by the shallow hydrothermal system. so it was essentially sort of a cap or a seal on the shallow hydrothermal system that sort of popped as gases built up beneath it, and that is very, very hard to forecast. if magma had been rising up from below, we would have seen a lot more activity, and that would have resulted in a much greater eruption. about three weeks ago, we did start seeing some more some signs of increased activity, some changes in the gas amounts coming out of the volcano, and some ea