bundesliga standings at the halfway point of the season i bade leipzig lead the way followed by byron munich dortmundand shall go in the bottom half dusseldorf move up to the playoff spot while braman and part of bonn go into the winter break in the direct relegation places. coming up after the break doc film and our series the big bang that created today's world don't forget you can find more on t.v. dot com or on twitter and you news for our jewish viewers happy hanukkah i'm william blue cross to berlin thanks for you for watching. because time to take one step further and face the. time to set.

standings of the halfway point of the season air bay lights they leave the way followed by byron munich dortmund and shell in the bottom half does the door move up to the playoff spot while braman and padded on go into the winter break in the direct relegation places. now back here in berlin several 1000 people gathered sunday night at the brandenburg gate to mark the start of hanukkah the jewish festival of lights lighting the 1st candle on the 10 meter high menorah was the head of germany central council of jews yosef schuster hanukkah is an 8 day festival celebrating a jewish military victory over greek forces in ancient israel it falls any time between the end of november and the end of december. coming up after this break doc film in our series the big bang that created today's world meanwhile don't forget you can find out all the headlines at t.w. dot com that's all for now when the cruft in berlin thanks for watching. because time to take one step further and face the impossible. time to search the home and to fight for the truth. time to overcome downed trees and panicked the world it's

champions league has taken place germany's byron munich will face english premier league side chelsea will meter but 2 legs in february and march through should dortmund have a showdown with their former coach thomas to cool and his paris sandra last 16 debutantes rb leipzig will face last season's runners up tottenham and the pick of the other pairings a record winners round madrid to meet english champions manchester city and holders liverpool play athletico madrid. now it would be the christmas season without overzealous revelers dressing up as santa and doing things you wouldn't normally find santa doing except for a good cause in the spanish city of barcelona the annual santa claus motorcycle rally broke its own record with 7000 seasonal bikers on the road 2000 santas took part in the annual charity run in the course of us a capital pristina the same sort of thing happened in the usa here boston with fewer clothes of their nearly $200.00 people running around in swimsuits all in the name of charity. alpha's will be here fully closed with business after just a moment of a list of the top. of the day. to day don't miss our highlights. program. w do

george influenced by captain berlin couldn't keep up with dortmund's to maintain and slip into relegation. by a little close in takes down byron munich. tough luck for the variance who hit the woodwork 3 times. double. shifts on happening don't you live in a free coming. to link to news from africa and the world your link to exceptional stories and discussions can you and will come to the day of use after coming program tonight from funny jenny from the z. town i would say demi to come snatch africa join us on facebook at g.w. africa. woman in talk book travel now amazing time. this is deja vu news live from berlin the typhoon comrie lashes the philippines the storm is hitting the eastern side of the country right now with sustained winds of more than 150 kilometers per hour hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes we'll go live to manila also coming out. president trump arrives in the long run for the nato alliance is 70th birthday is repeated his calls for members to spend more on defense it's one of the many issues that will be taken up by.

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nick a purist your dortmund and lights flying the german flag and we actually have a report on them and their match ups going into the tournament so let's take a look at that. byron munich's to mulch us season isn't going to get any easier in february the german giants have been drawn against reigning europa league winners chelsea in the champions league round of 16 it will be a rematch of the 2012 final which biron lost on penalties to the london club i have to a slow start but have turned the corner in the fullness week and their strong form has given them a boost of confidence for the clash. where fairly confident. feel good about the draw of course chelsea have players that can hurt us. dortmund have their eyes on an equally difficult task facing down french powerhouse police on the yellow wall welcome back former coach thomas to call for the 1st time since he left dortmund in 27 teeth. like steve have fought their way to the top of the bundesliga but. knows they have potential to even more. forward to improving further and that our will be even better results with only get better 2 i'm trying to push the boys a bit so they know we can be better and so they can be bet