you know we have a commission that comes up with a subject for the carnival. sometime in autumn they presented to the rest of the clique and we start the preparations the big lanterns like ours here are painted by artists it takes them two or three months that's a few hundred hours of work to go into them. both carnival revelers and spectators go down to the clique cellars to warm up and rest a bit the traditional snacks of flour soup and onion cakes. after a break long. lasting a few hours the clique beats up again now they're in their themed costumes barks out a tells the full story that goes with it. there is a few here who are theme is goodness we have a crisis the idea is that our club is in financial crisis and we've called in external consultants to show us where we can cut costs. but cancer at the expense of the team we've got really cheap costumes this year recycled masks there are no wigs just caps really cheap feathers. and the consultant pigs are in the vanguard. the ones pocketing all the money we've saved. the basel carnival is still celebrated e

parade in bolivia police say street vendors gas canister exploded during carnival celebrations in the city of rural at least forty people were also injured . and at least nine people have died in a gun battle between the indian army and separatists in the disputed region of kashmir militants stormed an army camp there on saturday no group has claimed responsibility but the indian army says pro pakistani militants carried out the assault. and in turkey the main pro kurdish opposition party v h d p has elected a new leader is somebody lawmaker pair of in bold on and says merely the only candidates will be new co-leaders of the second largest opposition party in turkey's parliament hold on husband was murdered after the turkish government said it had a list of people who were funding the outlawed p k k party the killer was never identified. mourners have gathered outside the home of pakistani human rights campaigner os mud to hunt here she died on sunday of a cardiac arrest in lahore at age sixty six campaigned tirelessly for democracy and free speech in pakistan she faced many death thr

carnivals starts in the wee hours of the morning with the mortgage strike morning sure now begins the revelers know their carnival the three most beautiful day even if it does come across as a bit more serious than fun at first glance. at three am on monday morning the fast not sleep says they're cold meat in their respective cellars mark salter is chairman of the plea. in the wake of thinking when the alarm goes off i think why am i doing this to myself but only for one or two minutes until i'm really awake and then the butterflies set in the nervousness and the anticipation. and you can see this excitement gradually building up as the people start trickling in here. this goosebump feeling of. at around four am they march off to the staging area for carnival all the clique swear musk's that hide their faces the first morning the costumes aren't all the same the motto is cherry very which means anything goes. if you can get i'm some kind of a bell ring at the hunchback of notre dame but we've also got traditional figures. in the vagas but for the most as you can tell by the group ever

over ten thousand people took to the streets for the annual carnival parade. being taught to rush portugal participants poke fun at international politicians. the town of obviously nation spain hosted a foam fest and the extravagantly costume dancers in the carnival parade in santa cruz made tenerife look like rio. kensington palace has revealed new details about the forthcoming not chills of prince harry and his fiance and i can markel they'll be tying the knot on may eighth one thousand nine hundred george's chapel windsor castle. following the ceremony the couple will lead a carriage procession through windsor giving the public a chance to be part of the occasion. the prince announced his engagement to the american actress last november. the sixty eighth berlin film festival that barely knowledge gets under way in february the fifteenth and tickets went on sale on monday diehard film buffs gathered on potsdamer platz before daybreak to ensure they snag the sought after tickets to the programme this year is more ambitious than ever along with the one thousan

parade in bolivia police say a street vendors gas canister exploded during carnival celebrations in the city of rural at least forty people were also injured. and at least nine people have died in a gun battle between the indian army and separatists in the disputed region of kashmir miller. stormed an army camp there on saturday no group has claimed responsibility but the indian army says pro pakistani militants carried out the assault. in turkey the main pro kurdish opposition party the h d p has elected new leaders lawmaker peven bold and says. the only candidates will be the new co-leaders of the second largest opposition party in turkey's parliament the vote follows a crackdown on the party for alleged terror links that led to the jailing of its former leaders and hundreds of arrests. mourners have gathered outside the home of pakistani human rights campaigner. she died on sunday of a cardiac arrest and lahore at age sixty six to hunger campaign tirelessly for democracy and free speech in pakistan and she faced many death threats for speaking out against the strict blasphemy law

revelers in germany's carnival strongholds have been getting into party mode gold advance of monday's big parade. this year's procession will feature a novelty for the first time the jewish community is taking part in the parade with the float of its own. right now we're experiencing a sharp increase in anti semitism in germany. you can lament it you can argue about it or you can approach it with a sense of humor. and that's why the jewish community is contributing a satirical float. the float shows the nineteenth century german write a high note china with a kippa and prayer beads the dust of native converted from judaism to christianity to get her own precious ban on jews teaching at university today the jewish community still harbors mixed emotions towards carnival during the nazi era the carnival parades were used to stir up hatred against germany's jewish population. as a huge issue down not within our community there were two or three people who said why are you doing this have you lost your mind they're still troubled by what happened in the past. many carnival fans have welcom

kind of i'm not a carnival found because we find it's also hard for me personally because as you know alcohol is an issue for muslims within our muslim community our leadership board debated at length and considered the pros and cons but the pros won out and we want to support sending a signal the mission had he says acknowledged. that you religious leaders want to underscore that germany's jews and muslims stand side by side and not only at carnival time. our films our. hearts twenty one sixty eight film festival this year featuring courageous production. revisiting the low twenty's and contemporary gender issues. the merlin international film festival. time and perspective. european stars deliver rousing performances. talents meat and hip hop was played by british bands until the ribbon breaks with. the first lot it's a feeling it's just a hint of melancholy from switzerland's rising stars to me in the name. your cuts. meant to. much of it. surely is from africa and the world your link to exceptional stories and discussion from on news and visit our while website d w dot com slash a

and it's carnival time almost hasn't of people are salivating for a carnival is rio de janeiro this weekend these street parties are called block clothes and are formed by groups of friends or neighbors as an alternative to the big carnival celebrations which kick off next week. and set a goal once known as africa's venice for its canals is getting forty million euros to protect its coastal areas from erosion french president to man of a chrono nance the package and repairing damage from climate change will provide a further twenty five million euros to renovate its crumbling. host at leipsic in the bundestag on saturday with both teams in the race for a top four spot and with this champions league qualification leipsic has picked up just one way in from their last seven one of the games but an unbeaten record

it is carnival season in rio de janeiro.rewees are on the schools. 13 schools are fighting it out to be champions. a colorful face-off in real at the city's top some bus schools.- samba each school has around one hour to show off. i have been participating for seven years. i could not before because of work. since i retired, i am involved. i've always liked the schools. the residence of rio are persistent. we have faith in ourselves and this carnival is happening. it will be as beautiful as it has always been. the carnival will never die. conservative mayhem, the show has gone on without a hitch. spectators crowded in the stadium -- over 72,000 spectators crowded in the stadium. for now, the only worry for the performers is to stay safe and remember their routine. will openg school next year's festival and the one that comes last will be disqualified. no matter who wins, participants go home knowing they were part of the world's greatest show. genie: time for a business update. we apply in quinn -- we have brian quinn. >> so

many carnival sounds of welcome to jewish communities decision to get involved. a lot of young people in particular didn't always have a sense of history or aren't aware of all the things that happens in the past it's good we are still being reminded of it. not that a jewish law is needed that shouldn't be the case. he says is a muslim i think it's ok the jewish community is a float party to get that out of. the float will also include a special guest the head of. community he'll be in costume as a persian poet. kind of i'm not a carnival found president and it's also hard for me personally because as you know alcohol is an issue for muslims within our muslim community our leadership board debated at length and considered the pros and cons but the pros one and we want to support sending a signal the mission had he says acknowledge. that you religious leaders want to underscore that germany's jews and muslims stand side by side and not only at carnival time. and that's a news update we'll be back at the top of the hour for now we'll leave you with all the samba yo

"carnival is happiness, pure love", this man said.hen the man handed over the keys of the city to the fictional king of misrule. at the city's evangelical mayor has been accused of acting on his conservative views by cutting funding for this year's carnival. and as the brass band struck up an anthem, he had to defend himself. translation: it isn't true what people say, that the mayor has any prejudice against carnival. i am not prejudiced, i admire, prejudice against carnival. i am not prejudiced, iadmire, respect, applaud and have made every effort so applaud and have made every effort so that carnival continues with much success. so that carnival continues with much success. funding for rio's top samba schools has been halved. cut the mayor says are because of rio's financial crisis. his critics say he justis financial crisis. his critics say he just is not like the festival despite the fact it attracts more than a million visitors. and as brazil and mergers from its worst ever recession, many here are just happy to have something t

parade in bolivia police say street vendors gas canister exploded during carnival celebrations in the city of rural at least forty people were also injured . at least nine people have died in a gun battle between the indian army and separatists in the disputed region of kashmir militants stormed an army camp there on saturday no group has claimed responsibility but the indian army says pro pakistani militants carried out the assault. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says his country has delivered quote severe blows to iran and syria with saturday's air strikes which israel carried out after syrian forces shot down an israeli jet on its way home from a bombing mission it was one of a group of planes targeting iran backed positions inside syria. mourners have gathered outside the home of pakistani human rights campaigner os much a hunk here she died on sunday of a cardiac arrest in lahore at age sixty six to hunger come paint tirelessly for democracy and free speech in pakistan she faced many death threats for speaking out against the strict blasphemy laws of the conservative

carnival trio the princess the present and the maiden all the highlights of rose monday's parades. and from the full well it's touch design a muscle fundus grayson's on extravagant magical and wacky. and majestic mountain the muscle in switzerland was long considered an unstable challenge. in cologne it's kind of old time and even for germans their local tradition is a bit of a mystery there are all sorts of quirky customs that are observed including the formation of the khan of those leading triumvirate the so-called. every year three people pay huge sums of money to be crowned as one of the three leaders the prince the peasant and the maiden they have big moments in the spotlight is the parade on rose monday. these performers are treated like celebrities here in cologne the peasant kristoff the maiden m.-a and the prince michael they're known as the dragon and they're floats come at the end of the shrove monday for sessions. for the performers it caps off five weeks of engagements it's been an emotional fun filled ride but also an exhausting one day begins early for the trio ther

carnival is in full swing in rio with block parties bringing the streets to life. at city hall the rains were handed over to this year's carnival king who's in charge of keeping the party going. and the mayor and evangelical bishops spoke of carnivals virtues even though he has cut its funding and many of his powerful church opposed the extravaganza only excluded didn't bother to put up with this this is the moment when the whole world stops to see humble and simple people most of them who lead a very hard life will for a concert for five years dressing beautiful costumes with composing music full of beauty and poetry to this we see it. one of the participants getting all prettied up as british born samantha florus she'll be leading one of the dance schools in the samba showdown it's the first time a non-native has been given the honor. i really don't want to i do want to mess this up and i want to do the best the film as i can about everybody at home from my school as well there's often this incredible opportunity . and complete with her costume samantha is ready

charged talk judges with attempting to overthrow the government and as rio de janeiro gears up for carnival these women are dancing for change they want to party in peace and put an end to sexual harassment. i'm good to have you with us germany's main political parties have finally agreed to a deal that would form a new coalition government and they made the announcement in berlin after another session of all my talks another grueling game of give and take four months after the country's elections but both chancellor angela merkel and her social democrat counterpart martin shultz say that the agreement is the only way to guarantee german stability. after a marathon thirty four hours of negotiations it's all strained smiles for the would be coalition partners with a working compromise achieved relief from the chancellor. it's been about so i am convinced that the coalition agreement we have worked on together can be just that the basis for a solid and stable government that's what our country needs and it's what the world is expecting from us awful about. expectations were high especially am

the last stop is germany this week carnival was celebrated in many parts of the country but this year the bronze jewish community also took part in the procession . i revelers in germany's carnival strongholds like here in cologne have been getting into party mode well in advance of monday's big parades. in neighboring dozen doth this year's procession will feature a novelty for the first time the jewish community is taking part in the parade with its own float. right now we're experiencing a sharp increase in anti semitism in germany. you can lament it you can argue about it or you can approach it with a sense of humor. and that's why the jewish community is contributing a satirical float. the slow chose the one nine hundred century german writes a heinrich china with a kippa and prayer beats the distance of native converted from judaism to christianity to get around precious ban on jews teaching at university. today the jewish community still hop is mixed emotions towards conifer. during the nazi era the carnival parades were used to stir up hatred against germany's jewish populatio

carnival is in full swing in rio with block parties bringing the streets to life. or looking out at city hall the reigns were handed over to this year's carnival king who's in charge of keeping the party going. the mayor and evangelical bishops spoke of carnivals virtues even though he's humble and simple people most of them who lead a very hard life a concert for five years dressing beautiful costumes with all tuesdays composing music full of beauty and poetry but this was. one of the participants getting all prettied up as british born samantha florus she'll be leading one of the dance schools in the samba showdown. it's the first time a non-native has been given the honor. i really don't want to i do want to miss this elf and i i want to do the best performance i can about everybody at home from my school as well because of this incredible opportunity. and complete with her costume samantha is ready to lead her squad into battle in the samba drome the dance school competition kicks off on sunday. and that's the latest news will be back again at the top of the ho

and here in germany it is carnival season thousands of revelers have been dressing up in flashy costumes to celebrate many groups take part in the festivities by creating huge floats for the parade on rose monday and this year the jewish community in distilled are is joining the. i revelers in germany's carnival strongholds like here in cologne have been getting into party mode well in advance of monday's big parades. in neighboring doesn't this year's procession will feature a novelty for the first time the jewish community is taking part in the parade with its own float. right now we're experiencing a sharp increase in anti semitism in germany. you can lament it you can argue about it or you can approach it with a sense of humor. and that's why the jewish community is contributing a satirical float. the slow chose the one nine hundred century german writes a heinrich china with a kippa and prayer beats the native converted from judaism to christianity to get around precious ban on jews teaching at university. today the jewish community still hop is mixed emotions towards conical. durin

carnival is the opposite to this. reporter: but early in the morning on copacabana beach, and evangelical group comes to make its carnival, claiming a very different message. at the head of this procession, a minister like marcelo crivella . >> studies show that after carnival, the indicators of criminality -- death on the roads, violence, unwanted pregnancies which often end in abortion, increase. the role of the church is to be in the middle of this party where everybody tries to have fun, to offer jesus as the best option. reporter: marcelo crivella is in office until 2020. carnival among his strongest opponents. rochelle: time now for business. i am joined in the studio by stephen carroll. we're starting in south africa. it is our top story. we are looking at the market reaction to this. in johannesburg is up after the latest news with relation to jacob zuma. the oil share index in johannesburg of over 1%. it has been climbing just after the start of the press statement we heard a few minutes ago. political events

she was blown away by the city and the carnival.amba and i just walked in and said, this is amazing, what is this place? the drums, the energy, the dancers. samantha has been taken part in rio's carnival parades since 2011, and gradually moved up the ranks to become a muse. i guess it a little unusual to have a londoner as your muse for the first float, but they seem to have accepted me, and have made the part of the team, so i feel pretty honoured. it is her second year as a muse, and the costume is not exactly featherweight. i am dressed to represent the goddess of the sea, as you can tell by my seashells and my fins. it's gorgeous, look at all the work. to get such a big role in one of rio's competitive samba schools is no small feat by a foreigner. translation: it is like she is local. she can dance samba really well, she was born for this. i don't think being a foreigner is an issue. it is about joy. everyone can fit into carnival, it is about letting go and enjoying the energy and the beat. time for the final touches. this is

very fundamental so much corn long we can every year carnival. the highlights of the carnival needs all the flow rates they represent the good as you are and spring. afternoon sixteen floats covered with a good fifty thousand flower with move through town from them around five tons of flowers are tossed into the crowds below. the very beginning it was to promote the flower production a look. in when john show the world that's going several you cannot say i was a live on the desert which is still the case. every via eighteen women all selected as a flower ambassador is a custom take that costume is designed for each one. for costume designers have been working on them since nov one candidate claims to roll a flower. this year it's a twenty three year old marine a sea car of nice she'll be the face of the cougars years fleury culture industry until next year's conical. it's something which we are proud because it's a lot of work to sit on their feet for. everything so it's a nightmare and to work with them in. a very very present their work. klaus

to gung ho to all celebrate brazil's most traditional carnival. you see him and i just see that they see fit brazil. to check out the website it's always there for your top stories israel photogenic crush russian spoke regional tensions will recap that one for you in about five seconds. welcome if you're just joining us you're watching al-jazeera live from doha recapping your top stories israel says it's responded to the downing of one of its planes by syrian government forces with its most significant attack on syria for decades the strikes targeted government sites and alleged iranian assets inside syria the u.n. secretary general has called for an immediate deescalation but the u.s. says israel has the right to defend itself mike hanna now from washington the state department appears to be convinced that iran is to blame for this round of combat that we've seen emerge over the course of this particular day a state department spokesperson has released a statement saying and i quote iran's calculated escalation of threat and its ambition to proje

carnival is happiness, pure love, this man said.ontinuing with tradition, the five-day festival officially started which -- when the mayor handed over the keys of the city to a fictional king o misrule. but the city's evangelical mayor has been accused of acting on his conservative views by cutting funding for this year's carnival and as the brass band struck up an anthem, head to fend himself. >> it isn't true what people say, that the mayor has any prejudice against carnival. i'm not prejudice. i admire, respect and applaud and have made every effort so hatt continues with much success. >> funding for the top school has been cut in half. his critics says he just doesn't like the festival. and as brazil emerges from its worst-ever recession, many here are just happy to have something to smile about. >> most of us are -- let's head to south korea, rather, pyeongchang, which is the winters olympic games. canada dominates the earlyag of curling. it leads on points after four stages but only just. canada, norway, olympic athletes from

you watching the news still to come the venice carnival is in full swing but not for everyone we find out how the floating city has finally put its foot down on truest numbers. but first super bowl fifty two is due to kick off on sunday bad has the business saying show do sue me this isn't just the sporting event of the year in the united states it's every advertisers dream the whole country's watching at the same time and at least a third of the broadcast is reserved for commercials which are always trying to outdo each other while last year's sponsor offered subtle digs at president donald trump a more conservative game plan is expected this year. there's no doubt about it the super bowl is big business and the show begins long before the players take to the field even the arrivals of this year's contenders the new england patriots and philadelphia eagles at minneapolis st paul airport it was a media event some of the u.s.a.'s highest paid athletes. television advertising during the big game also attract the money galaxy as advertisers go on a no holds out and spending spree. now. t

they spend our reserves banner of respect carnival without violence against women it's a deep rooted problem using me it i'm a nurse and i work in the emergency ward and every shift i receive a woman who was raped or sexually attacked by so women from thirteen to fifty nine years old for me that's a real and cruel fia how. to outsiders the idea of throwing a party to raise awareness of such a serious issue might seem strange. but at least one man here seem to get the message. that men have to understand that they've done wrong for a long time and now they have to do rights and not take attitudes that compromise women's integrity. organizers hope that revelers at this year's carnival will indeed get the message while still having fun. all right thanks.

no witness to gung ho too old to celebrate brazil's most traditional carnival. you see in human i just see that they see fit brazil. well iranian the celebrating the revolution day marking their town of ayatollah ruhollah khomeini from exile his arrival in the country precipitated the fall of the shah of the islamic republic of iran the reports from wrong on what it means to people today. the founder of the islamist republic of iran ayatollah ruhollah khomeini is still watching over his people and you never have to look very far to catch a glimpse of the man at the center of the islamic revolution in one nine hundred seventy nine still in exile in paris khomeini famously ordered every runyan onto the streets to help overthrow the shah mohammad reza pahlavi. one of the women who answered the call was sub. born in japan is. she changed her name when she married an iranian businessman she met in tokyo they moved to iran after their first son was born it was the one nine hundred sixty s. and iran was a very different place. it was before the revolution society was d

with young or too old to celebrate brazil's most traditional carnival. you see in human i just see that they see fit brazil. and colorful costumes and musicians filled the streets of the bolivian city as the annual carnival there also kicked off the four day festival leads up to the start of the christian season of lent the two hundred year old celebration is one of south america's most famous trunks nearly four hundred thousand people every. welcome if you're just joining us you're watching al-jazeera live from doha my name's piece of double your headlines russia and the u.s. say they are concerned after israel launched a second series of air strikes in syria after one of its f. sixteen fighter jets was shot down by president assad's forces the strikes targeted government and alleged iranian sites in syria mike hanna now with the reaction out of washington. the state department appears to be convinced that iran is to blame for this round of combat that we've seen emerge over the course of this particular day a state department spokesperson has released

and brazilians of forgetting my country's was that the carnival gets underway. the a. hello there we're seeing some cooler weather now roll its way across parts of australia it's all thanks to this weather system here it's not going its way toward the east or behind that it is feeling a little bit fresh as there has been very hot in melbourne but i think for us on sunday temperature will just be twenty one degrees you can see sydney they're filling the hot air up at thirty one but even here we'll see the temperatures begin to ease as we head through into monday for the west to staying warm for us we've got a temperature of twenty seven there in perth should be fine and settled for us da when there haut and humid with the old thunderstorm threatening as well every towards new zealand you see plenty of time to rain with us at the moment but you can also see plenty of cloud further north korea couple of storms that developing within this and they gradually edging their way eastwards there over the next few days for new zealand staying very very wet there on sunday but as

no one is too young or too old to celebrate brazil's most traditional carnival. you see inulin i just see the. they see fit brazil. time for a quick recap of the headlines here this hour israel says it's targeting iranian positions in what it's calling its biggest attack inside syria in decades the raids followed allegations that an iranian drone ended its airspace on saturday and the downing of an israeli fighter jet by syrian government forces remain calm has the latest from western. but we expect to see all two very significant meetings now one of them is actually a scheduled meeting is the meeting of the cabinet but the focus clearly will be on what to do about the situation in syria and likely to try and get of very strong message to the russians about the iranian involvement with in syria often that we're likely to see a security cabinet meeting that's going to be also very crucial because that's will decide the strategy what to do next eleven turkish soldiers have been killed in northern syria john operation against kurdish fighters two of them died when t

go with this to gun or to over celebrate brazil's most traditional carnival. you see in human i just see that they see fit brazil. a good reminder of the headlines here on al-jazeera israel is continuing to target what it says about iranian positions inside syria the raids followed allegations that an iranian drone entered its airspace on saturday in the downing of an israeli fighter jet by syrian government forces in one column is more from westerners and a. spokesman said the israeli all being the last five minutes i also am very blunt they whether the operation was still considering and what targets they hit in syria overnight they declined to comment on both of those questions but what we're hearing from retired israeli generals are briefing local media here is that this is the biggest operation launched against syrian edison's units since one thousand nine hundred eighty two six. clearly a very significant operation is going on that the israeli army declined to comment on eleven turkish soldiers have been killed in northern syria german operation against

wearing on now to carnival and wild. festivities here in germany have already come to an end in other parts of europe they are in full swing in france for example carnival on the coat does here is one of the world's largest events that's been taking place for hundreds of years with a tradition of the famous flower parades began in eighteen and seventy six well we joined in on the colorful fun. it's time to pot seem nice. very fun so much corn long we can never hear the carnival. the highlights of the carnival in nice the flow of her aides they represent the good as you can spring. the afternoon sixteen floats covered with a good fifty thousand flower was moved through town from them around five tons of flowers are tossed into the crowds below. the three beginning intros to promote the flower production a look. in a way john show the world that's been several you cannot say i was a live on the desert which is still the case. every via eighteen women all selected as flower ambassadors for a custom tailored costume is desig

colorful celebration carnival season has begun in the french to be nice. and bouncing back professional highline earth lucas film lars always on the lookout for new challenges. we started the show with a rising star on the international fashion scene thirty five year old our tour. now he's austrian but he really ok good to milan a few years ago to make a name for himself among big labels like armani vera saatchi and delta and. is just presented his latest collection at milan fashion week and we were there to see some of his ideas take shape on the catwalk. it's that looks like paintings created yet timeless about short lived trends and opening highlights at milan fashion week. that came courtesy of thirty five year old austrian design talent are sure. even seasoned critics are convinced they welcome the breath of fresh inspiration to italy's fashion capital. this is young and fresh us who is really breathing new life in to see the elements from his own backyard and at the same time it makes it very much he's able to do this just like breath so every electi

we're in brazil for the country's most traditional carnival but it's not in rio. there is some breaking news an israeli fighter jet has crashed after an iranian drone was shot down near the border with syria syria says it was responding to an israeli act of aggression state television is reporting explosions from what it says israeli attacks near damascus well both f. sixteen pilots ejected and parachuted safely into northern israel they were targeting a military base inside syria suspected of launching an iranian drone which flew towards the golan heights the israeli army says it struck twelve uranium targets including an air defense system. well in a few moments will join us live from beirut but first let's cross to western going to talk to him and. so what's been the reaction so far and side israel to reports of this f. sixteen coming down. well let me give you the details of the large scale military response that took place in the last few hours against targets in side syria fishley what the israeli army have said is that israeli. sorry israeli air force targe

to brazil now where the country is gearing up for carnival five day festival of decadence dancing and dressing up in rio de janeiro home to the world's biggest celebrations one group of women is using the occasion to draw attention to sexual harassment. it started as a joke an organizer announced a block party protest but when she got more than a thousand responses in twenty four hours she realized she had struck a nerve. the message the free for all atmosphere of carnival doesn't mean that harassing women or worse is ok. but it's not what i think the campaign is necessary because i have suffered harassment join convo some years ago men took my arm tried to force me to kiss them and sometimes they're stronger than you and approach you in a way that's not good again i think. this banner reads banner of respect carnival without violence against women it's a deep rooted problem using me and i'm a nurse and i work in the emergency ward and every shift i receive a woman who was raped or sexually attacked by so women from thirteen to fifty nine years old for me that's a real and cruel fia h

on the balance carnival is in full swing but not everyone is invited to join the festivities will find. how the floating city has finally put its foot down on taurus numbers. i'm phil girl welcome to the program in the united states a controversial memo critical of the f.b.i. the department of justice has now been released here it is speaking as a white house event to u.s. president donald trump confirmed that he had declassified documents it alleges the f.b.i. abuse surveillance powers to spy on a member of his presidential election campaign the matter was created by republicans in the house of representatives. information the u.s. justice department and the head of the f.b.i. love it unsuccessfully to block its release. how in the last few minutes president trump has been speaking about the memo and this contents i think it's terrible you want to know the truth i think it's a disgrace what's going on in this country i think it's a disgrace the memo was sent to congress it was declassified congress will do whatever they're going to do but i think it's a disgrace what's happening in ou