i have been up that lived in burj khalifa. hard to believe and even taller building.ss stories. the trump administration has proposed a controversial plan to open a protected areas in the pacific and atlantic oceans for offshore drilling. it fulfils a promise to boost us domestic oil and domestic gas production. environmentalists have called it a shameful giveaway to the oil industry. music streaming service spotify says it now has 70 million paying subscribers. the announcement comes a day after reports the company plans to list on the new york stock exchange. including people who use its free advertising—backed service spotify has 1a0 million active users and is valued at over $19 billion. and now, what's trending in the business news this morning: from wired — legal weed startups aren't sweating a crackdown just yet. it says the us marijuana industry remains ‘pretty chilled', despite attorney generaljeff sessions overturning 0bama—era policy on the drug. forbes is among those discussing spofity‘s plans. it warns a $1.6 billion lawsuit is sending spotify off into tr

the burj khalifa becoming a shimmering canvas, visible almost 100 kilometres away.shered in 2018 with style. victoria harbour was transformed into sparkling splendour. auckland was the first major city to see in the new year, with it's sky tower lit up. five, four, three, two, one. followed by sydney, where 1.5 million people lined the harbourfront to see in 2018. briohny williams, bbc news. there will be plenty more celebrations in the hours to come. bitterly cold weather continues to blanket the northern united states and canada, as forecasters warn that the deep freeze will continue into the first week of 2018. temperatures are predicted to remain below —10 degrees celsius in some areas. in new york, people in times square are bracing themselves for one of the coldest new year's eve parties on record. sarah corker reports. parts of canada are colder than the north pole. niagara falls has become an ice covered spectacle as temperatures plummeted. and arctic air is sweeping across large parts of the united states, stretching from montana two main are some two and a

dubai stages a record breaking laser show at the world's tallest building, the burj khalifa. after four days of unrest, iran's president defends people's right to protest. but he warns violence and vandalism won't be tolerated. and a huge fire in liverpool forces part of the city centre to be evacuated. no—one‘s been injured, but hundreds of cars are destroyed. hello and welcome to bbc news. london is one of the latest european capitals to welcome in the new year, with 100,000 people gathered in the city to watch the firework displays. it follows exuberant celebrations elsewhere in europe, you are looking at pictures of the river thames, you can see fireworks exploding over the london eye. some 10,000 fireworks lighting up the sky ina12 10,000 fireworks lighting up the sky in a 12 minute display. and here we can see paris and the arc de triomphe welcoming 2018. hundreds of thousands lined the shops the lycee at the arc de triomphe, nearly 140,000 police and armed soldiers have been deployed nationwide, security obviously very tight. let's go to berlin, you can see the branden

marked the start of 2018, with a record breaking laser show at the world's tallest building, the burj khalifa. in a few hours, the new year celebrations get underway in the americas. in his first comments since anti—government protests began in iran, president rouhani has said people have the right to protest, but their actions shouldn't lead to violence. earlier, police used water cannon against protestors in tehran. more than a thousand cars have gone up in smoke in the english city of liverpool. they were parked in a multi storey carpark next to the echo arena, now on bbc news, anne marie tasker and kofi smiles look back at the highlights of hull 2017 and find out what impact this year long festival of arts and culture has had on the city. hello and welcome to hull, britain's city of culture as we review 12 months of cracking events. that's right, it's been an absolutely phenomenal year. we have so much to look back on. across four seasons, hull took art out of galleries and theatres and into the streets. 365 days of events changed the way the city has been seen by the rest of the world. t

marked the start of 2018 with a record breaking laser show at the world's tallest building, the burj khalifa. in his first comments since anti—government protests began in iran, president rouhani has said people have the right to protest, but their actions shouldn't lead to violence. earlier police used water cannon against protestors in tehran. more than a thousand cars have gone up in smoke, in the english city of liverpool. they were parked in a multi storey carpark next to the echo arena, when a large fire broke out. now on bbc news, rebecca morelle looks back on the year in science. from a spectacular eclipse that wowed millions of americans, to the end of a 20 year mission to saturn. that's review 2017: the year in science. from a spectacular eruption at mount etna, this was the year we experienced a volcano‘s devastating power first—hand. to one of nature's most awe—inspiring sights, a total eclipse that wowed america. in 2017 we also met this rhino, she could be the key to saving a species from extinction. and we saw a car that is pushing the boundaries by attempting to hit record—br

marked the start of 2018 with a record—breaking laser show at the world's tallest building, the burj khalifain his first comments since anti—government protests began in iran, president rouhani has said people have the right to protest, but their actions shouldn't lead to violence. earlier police used water cannon against protesters in tehran. more than 1,000 cars have gone up in smoke in the english city of liverpool. they were parked in a multi—storey car park next to the echo arena when a large fire broke out. there are no reports of serious injuries. now on bbc news, it is that one london. hello and a very warm welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hello and a very warm welcome to dateline london. i'mjane hill and today we are taking time to look ahead to the world in 2018. in britain and around the world. with me to discuss these weighty matters, the british commentator and columnist for the sunday telegraph ona columnist for the sunday telegraph on a daily, the writer on arab affairs abdel, from germany's de velde stephanie and the us striker maguire. a warm welcome to you all. but begi

instead for a breathtaking a laser display at the city's eight hundred twenty eight metre high burj khalifa tower. to another tower now and london's famous big ben rang in the new year in the british capital. and france perrie's and looked on from the shells easy as fireworks soared above the uk to. of course rio's copacabana. beach in brazil is never one to skip a party. and revelers in new york's times square watched the iconic crystal ball drop. this year's new year's eve saw the second coldest temperatures on record and lovers were outlawing lips to keep warm. some even decided to seal the deal as they said goodbye two thousand and seventeen hello two thousand eight hundred. i. already here is a reminder of our top stories this hour state t.v. in iran says at least twelve people have been killed in the ongoing anti-government protests it's also reported protesters have tried to take over police stations and military bases as demonstrations began on thursday and have since spread to several cities. north korea's leader kim jong un has the winter new year's address saying all of the unite

settled instead for a breathtaking laser display at the city's eight hundred twenty eight metre high burj khalifa. to another tower no and london's famous big ben rang in the new year in the british capital. lustily to france where parisians looked on from the shoals elisei as fireworks soared above the arc de triomphe and if each. old german johnson i'm going to merkel has used her new year's addressed c.o.h. the country to pull together she says she was aware of fears that a rift was opening up in german society and that people were becoming divided over a range of issues she also outlined the key challenges facing the country in twenty eighteen. it was a difficult political year for chancellor angela merkel at the very beginning of her speech she addressed the social atmosphere in germany and the tensions of files i think i know from many conversations and encounters this year that a lot of you are concerned about the cohesion of germany it has been a long time since the differences of opinion about this have been so stark some have even spoken of a rift running through a society like. merkel

instead for a breathtaking a laser display at the city's eight hundred twenty eight metre high burj khalifa tower. to another tower now and london's famous big ben rang in the new year in the british capital. and france perrie's and looked on from the shelves eighties and as fireworks soared above the uk to tell us. of course rio's copacabana beach in brazil is never one to skip a party. and revelers in new york's times square watched the iconic crystal ball drop. this year's new year's eve sold. the second coldest temperatures on record and lovers were outlawing lips to keep warm. some even decided to seal the deal as they said goodbye two thousand and seventeen hello two thousand and eight. north korean leader came much owen has delivered a new year's address with a warning for the united states he said he has a new kate button on his desk at all times to be able to respond to any u.s. attack came said the u.s. would be unable to wage war against north korea because it was within range of pyongyang's nuclear weapons but he was more considered a tree towards south korea saying he was open

instead for a breath taking a laser display at the city's eight hundred twenty eight metre high burj khalifa tower. to another tower now and london's famous big ben rang in the new year in the british capital. and france perrie's and looked on from the shows easy as fireworks soared above the uk to take us. to the. opera of course rio's copacabana beach in brazil is never one to skip a part. revelers in new york's times square watched the iconic crystal ball drop. this year's new year's eve saw the second coldest temperatures on record and lovers were out locking lips to keep warm. some even decided to seal the deal as they said goodbye two thousand and seventeen hello two thousand eight hundred. this is news live from berlin stay tuned for business will benefit thanks for watching. climate change. waste. pollution. isn't it time for good news. for the people and projects that are changing the environment for the better it's up to us to make a difference let's in spite of china.

instead for a breathtaking a laser display at the city's eight hundred twenty eight metre high burj khalifa tower. to another tower now and london's famous big ben rang in the new year in the british capital. and france perrie's and looked on from the shows eighties and as fireworks soared above the uk to tell us. that of course rio's copacabana beach in brazil is never one to skip a party. and revelers in new york's times square watched the iconic crystal ball drop. this year's new year's eve sold. the second coldest temperatures on record and lovers were outlawing lips to keep warm. some even decided to seal the deal as they said goodbye two thousand and seventeen hello two thousand eight hundred. i. well meanwhile in rome new year celebrations prove wet and cold for a few hearty souls daredevil divers lined up to take the traditional general first plunge into the tiber river every year police want the seventy to drop is dangerous but old divers and main undeterred. aren't you're watching d.w. new still to come with the main shopping season over how are retailers in germany doing and what

instead for a breathtaking a laser display at the city's eight hundred twenty eight metre high burj khalifa tower. to another tower now and london's famous big ben rang in the new year in the british capital. and france perrie's and looked on from the shells easy as fireworks soared above the uk to us. of course rio's copacabana beach in brazil. never want to skip a party. and revelers in new york's times square watched the iconic crystal ball drop. this year's new year's eve saw the second coldest temperatures on record and lovers were out locking lips to keep warm. some even decided to seal the deal as they said goodbye two thousand and seventeen hello two thousand eight hundred. in rome some very wet cold special new year's celebrations daredevil divers lined up to take the traditional january first plunge off of a bridge into the tiber river every year police swarmed the seventeen meter drop is dangerous these bold divers in maine undeterred. you're watching news from. freedom of expression. a value that always has to be defended and new. over the world. of freedom freedom of art. a mul

this is how dubai celebrated at the burj khalifa tower. glowed with animated light and lasers.set a guinness world record. >>> the floats are on the move. final preparations are being taken care of before tomorrow's rose parade. parade floats being moved into the position. officials say it costs between $250,500,000 to make one float. >>> more than 200 members of the homestead school marching band will be among those performing. no stranger to the national stage. the group has previously performed at the macy's thanksgiving parade. you can watch the 129 annual tournament of roses right here on nbc bay area. >>> tonight hazy skies. >> sounds good. nightly news is next and see you back here at 6:00. >>> tonight, a gunman opens fire in a suburb of denver, firing more than 100 rounds. >> we have one deputy down inside the apartment. all of us have been hit at least once. >> a young sheriff's deputy killed, others wounded. >>> on this last night of the year, unprecedented security and bone-chilling weather for the most famous new year's celebration in the world. >>> protests in iran

even with no fireworks, the show from the burj khalifa was still spectacular.dreds of thousands gathered to watch the show. >>> president donald trump sounded an upbeat note as he prepared to ring in the new year yesterday. >> the president and first lady arrived with their son barron at the new year's eve gala at mar-a-lago. he offered optimistic words about 2018. >> we're going to have a tremendous year. stock market i think is going to continue to go up. companies will continue to come into the country. and they are doing it now, soon to be a record clip. so we look forward to seeing you inside. come on along. >> the president also said on 2018 was already off to a great start with the new tax bill, specifically because of the corporate tax cuts and getting rid of all of the individual health care mandates. >>> the cold is causing a lot of problems including frozen pipes and car trouble. this morning we're showing you how to keep things running and safe even in the bitter cold. in frigid east falls, justin fox's subaru was having some trouble. >> didn't turn

instead for a breathtaking a laser display at the city's eight hundred twenty eight metre high burj khalifa tower. to another tower now and london's famous big band rang in the new. here in the british capital. and france presents looked on from the shows easy as fireworks soared above the act. of course rio's copacabana beach in brazil is never one to skip a party. and revelers in new york's times square watched the iconic crystal ball drop. this year's new year's eve saw the second coldest temperatures on record and lovers were outlawing lips to keep warm. some even decided to seal the deal as they said goodbye. i. fast and furious chess moves were on show over the past week at the world rapid and blitz chest championships but with saudi arabia playing host to most of the top players on the planet politics and human rights controversies were also an element of the competition they use the german word blitz as in lightning quick but there is no thunder and blitz chess it was quiet in the massive hall that saw world number one magnus carlsen power through more than a dozen opponents to win

the burj khalifa becoming a shimmering canvas, visible almost 100 kilometres away.2018 with style. victoria harbour was transformed into sparkling splendour. auckland was the first major city to see in the new year with its sky tower lit up... five, four, three, two, one! ..followed by sydney, where1.5 million people lined the harbour front to see in 2018. briony williams, bbc news. as you may have gathered, we were having some sound difficulties earlier. apologies for that. north korean leader kimjong—un has made a defiant new year message saying he is always within reach of the nuclear button. it comes after months of escalating tensions over his country's weapons programme. in the televised message, its reported kim jong—un said "the nuclear button is always on my table. this is not blackmail but reality." he went on to say he will use nuclear weapons only when north korea's security is threatened. no matter how much the united states shows of their nuclear weapons and provokes world, or war, we have deterrence and the us will not be able to do anything. if north

dubai stages a record breaking laser show at the world's tallest building, the burj khalifa.ends people's right to protest. but he warns violence and vandalism won't be tolerated. and a huge fire in liverpool forces part of the city centre to be evacuated. no—one's been injured, but hundreds of cars are destroyed.

marked the start of 2018 with a record breaking laser show at the world's tallest building, the burj khalifa. in his first comments since anti—government protests began in iran, president rouhani has said people have the right to protest but their actions shouldn't lead to violence. earlier, police used water cannon against protesters in tehran. more than 1,000 cars have gone up in smoke in the english city of liverpool. they were parked in a multi—storey car park next to the echo arena when a large fire broke out. there are no reports of serious injuries. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sacker. it's 50 years since homosexuality was decriminalised in britain. in those 50 years, the campaign for lgbt rights has won landmark victories in many parts of the world, perhaps best symbolised by the normalisation of gay marriage in a host of countries. my guest today is american filmmaker and screenwriter dustin lance black, who won an oscar for the film milk and has just completed a major series on the struggle for gay rights. has the time come to declare a famous victory

your city and even possibly an entire state it's an asteroid and asteroid roughly the size of burj khalifa the over eight hundred meter tall skyscraper in dubai which is currently speeding. towards earth larger than the world's tallest building and moving at a rather brisk speed of seventy six thousand miles per hour the asteroid is set to thankfully fly past earth on february fourth according to nasa artie's david miller has the details a skyscraper size asteroid will be passing the earth and will be ten times the distance from earth to the moon which is about two point six million miles or four point two million kilometers according to nasa the asteroid is about a half a mile to a four mile in diameter for comparison the world's tallest building is about a half a mile tall all the new world trade center building in new york is nearly a quarter of a mile tall all right now for the good news nasa says there's no chance actually two thousand and two a day one two nine will collide with earth the center for near earth object studies at nessus jet propulsion laboratory said in a statement our

house your city and even possibly an entire state it's an abstract an asteroid roughly the size of burj khalifa the over eight hundred meter tall so. scraper in dubai which is currently speeding towards earth larger than the world's tallest building and moving at a rather brisk speed of seventy six thousand miles per hour the asteroid is set to thankfully fly past earth on february fourth according to nasa artie's david miller has the details a skyscraper size asteroid will be passing the earth and will be ten times the distance from earth to the moon which is about two point six million miles or four point two million kilometers according to nasa that asteroid is about a half a mile to a four mile in diameter for comparison the world's tallest building is about a half a mile tall while the new world trade center building in new york is nearly a quarter of a mile tall all right now for the good news nasa says there's no chance actually two thousand and two a.j. one two nine will collide with earth the center for near earth object studies at nessus jet propulsion laboratory said in a statement o

the burj khalifa came alive with a spectacular leash or show. it put them in the guinness world's record for the largest laser light show on one single structure. the tallest tower was bathed in dazzling laser lights and a dance synchronized to music. it lasted about 10 minutes. >> fireworks lit up the skies in jakarta, indonesia. hundreds crowded vantage points around monuments to watch the festivities. many couples celebrated by tying the knot. there is a mass wedding at the capital where nearly 450 couples gathered at the city's until just hours before him midnight to pray with their families before signing marriage certificates. >>> in thailand, revelers are treated to a colorful fireworks display over the choir river. fireworks were banned but the prime minister ordered officials to temporarily overturn the rule just in time for new year's eve. >>> in hong kong, fireworks lit a sky over victoria harbour. the 10 minute show started just before midnight and included a magic stardust firework. it was inspired by the idea of dancing fairies. it

new year's eve we had this great big party and the burj khalifa is all lit up. that make up the gcc, and they only put five flags up on the burj khalifa. it was a bit of a slap in the face. it was happy new year to everybody but qatar and it sells tells you a lot about where that state office. it's going nowhere. there's no behind-the-scenes talks. it is really sucking up a lot of energy and undermining what is supposed to be a regional, political, and economic union. francine: thank you so much, andrew barton, managing editor for th europe, middle east, and savvy politics. -- saudi politics. what is it mean for the markets? largely ignored in 2017. will 2018 be different? yields you think about when you have the missiles being launched from north korea. there's that potential for all the tix a flareup and preoccupy the market. short-lived,e which is not our best case for next year. are there going to be opportunities presented when the markets get to anxious and you see yields fall and risk aversion rise when the fundamentals are still quite good? that might be

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