system is called home remote control maria is one of the first in tama the new smart district in helsinki to have it future living is one of the largest development projects in finland at least twenty five thousand people a jew to move into this former port area in just a few years time. because the cause of most of this market collapse atomic is being built as the intelligent part of helsinki and it should be so smart that every resident will gain an extra hour each day through smart solutions like intelligent energy smart commuting sharing economies or just sticks always. the apartments are meant to be affordable it looks like a massive construction site but signs of the intelligence system are already visible for instance an integrated underground waste system that will suck in and transport the waste off site or car sharing with electric vehicles the architect says effective energy solutions are key that was already in. the most important aspect is proximity to pass stations and their good energy services and we have a system that will improve small everyday things for instance the te

let's travel a little further, 4300 miles northeast to helsinki, the capital of finland. >> helsinki?sinki. today they are getting less than 6 hours of daylight. and as of 1:0ou temperature stood at 39. >> it's warmer in helsinki. >> that's right. the gulfstream goes all the way up there. >> probably does. >> we heard yesterday someone say they were from helsinki and it was warmer there than it is here. >> much warmer. >> let's go to a city where you expect there to be snow in moscow, which is known for its long cold winters. at 1:00 our time, the temperature in moscow was 38 degrees, still warmer. that jet stream over there. >> that is balmy. that's what we're talking about. as cold as we are right now in the eastern half of the united states, the rest of the country is so far above average, this is going to go down the second or third warm est year on record. for all of you talking about global warming, i'll give you global warming. it's 20 degrees outside. it's happening everywhere. >> they call it climate change and not global warming. people don't get it. >> thank you, doug. >> s

a kaiser edstrom was crowned this year's lucio by joseki city mayor this is the sixty first time helsinki has held official st lucie a celebration. of. swiss extreme athlete geraldine fast enough has jumped out of a helicopter at a height of fifty five hundred metres in the middle of the night she was wearing a wing suit lit up by l.e.d.s. and landed in the groc hole by a mountain massif of the western punny now whether she's wearing a wing suit free riding or base jumping gero the fast not stunts are always spectacular. scuba divers have set up an antipathy scene in an aquarium at madrid sued. by sharks and various titles will share their home with maria joseph and baby jesus and the three kings for the christmas period. this unusual tradition dates back to one thousand nine hundred six and to raise awareness of the environment. families now the. next up we're featuring an artist who was sadly not fully appreciated in the time. was a painter at the forefront of the german expressionist movement and part of the office collective the blue rider but she spent her career in the shadow of her

and functional the finnish way of life finds expression in the architecture of the capital helsinki. and in the local design scene objects should be practical and timeless have clean lines and be made from robust materials. the post office is a designer and has a shop in helsinki's design district here design newcomers and the classics are both represented combining the old with the new is what this designer does too in addition to her own collection she makes customized pelts for design label. the design in finland. it's very democratic so it's you can say that almost every household has a classic design piece so you actually grow up with it. the classics are something that i'm sure that you're bare throughout your whole life. and many of these design classics have been produced without variation for decades designed for every day they combine with one another. this is especially true of ceramics manufacturer ravi and glass producer tom love to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of finland's independence they've released collections in the typically finished believe but the des

and functional the finnish way of life finds expression in the architecture of the capital helsinki. and in the local design scene objects should be practical and timeless have clean lines and be made from robust materials. cost us is a designer and has a shop in helsinki's design district here design newcomers and the classics are both represented combining the old with the new is what this designer does too in addition to her own collection she makes customized pelts for design label art. design and. it's very democratic so it's you can say that almost every household. you actually grow up with. those classics are something that i'm sure that your bare your whole life. many of these design classics have been produced without variation for decades designed for every day they combine with one another. this is especially true of ceramics manufacturer and glass producer. to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of finland's independence they've released collections in the typically finished blue but the designs them sounds remain unchanged because they mirror the finished mindset. we

in his studio in helsinki prepares his next photo shoot. to create pictures like this he needs to use long exposures depending. in the background between three and ten minutes. very precisely in a studio the sequence of movements that will go into the outdoor shot. imitates the lines in his sketch using light. everything that i do it's like really happening on the picture it's not made with the photoshop some kind of modeling software it's just like the real thing and that is something that is quite rare these days because like almost like every picture that you see on the internet it's no it's has some post-processing of. the thirty seven year old artist uses many different sources of life for his pictures flashlights light strings and light bulbs and some new kinds of lamps that he built himself. this is like i want to just light and tools and recently simple but it just works really nicely. just this kind of christmas better go for a good christmas light and then i can. draw lines with it maybe do some writings of course. and it does loo

daring wingsuit sky dive in a round up of today's news but first we're off to the finish capital helsinki. a scene to see a day celebrations brought light into the darkness of winter on wednesday. it's a widely observed tradition in scandinavia and among swedish speakers in finland. in the capital hill sinky on a kaiser edstrom was crowned this year's lucio by hosting the city mayor this is the sixty first time helsinki has held official st lucie as celebrations. the. swiss extreme athlete geraldine fast enough has jumped out of a helicopter at a height of fifty five hundred metres in the middle of the night she was wearing a wing suit lit up by l.e.d.s. and landed in the wrong hole by a mountain massif of the western punny now whether she's wearing a wing suit free riding or base jumping gero the fast not stunts are always spectacular. stupid divers have set up an entity seen in the query and at madrid soup. five sharks and various turtles will share their home with maria joseph and baby jesus and the three kings for the christmas period. this unusual tradition dates back to one thousand

finish director aki karas makis entry the other side of hope follows the fate of a syrian refugee in helsinki a lonely restaurant owner decides to help him just. my bedroom. no way so walked. for a time the two of them share a common destiny as always cars maki believes in hope in the face of adverse conditions his film has been nominated for two awards. three films that ask big questions all of them would be deserving winners. or reminder of the top stories we're tracking for you here on d.w. the middle east braces for more violence after us class and donald trump recognized to roost long as the capital of israel two palestinians died and hundreds of others were wounded on friday during protests against and. you're awesome dude every news coming to live from berlin there's more news for you at the top of the hour if you can't wait don't forget you can always find the latest on our web site and steve every year dot com from the whole team here in berlin thanks for spending part of your weekend with us. people don't entice you and i ask him to jurors or dealing with any minute and they killed

it is not unheard of for a vessel of this size during such high wind. >> ten workers on the helsinki bridge were rescued from the bridge and no hazardous cargo and in spills from the accident. >>> 5:15. katie joining us now and yesterday we started to feel chill moving in and apparently it is not going anywhere. >> no, it will get reenforced. is there a day in the seven day that will not break out of the mid 30's, rough stuff but we will spend quite a bit of quality time in the 30's for majority of these days coming up here and in the meantime is there ample opportunity for a little bit of snow in the next couple of days. we have a relatively active pattern for mid december in december in general. i want to show you within place that has got a decent chance to see light snow, friday night, specifically. this is outside in ocean city where at the moment things are pretty quiet, we are going to stay that way, a brisk wind that will accompany the day but sun will shine, even they there is included cover overhead in this location with time, again those included should break for sunshine

irena constance is a designer who owns a shop in helsinki's designated design district. the design in finland. it's very democratic so it's you can say that it's almost every household has some classic design piers so you actually grow up with. design classics have changed little over the years in finland practical and timeless play of forms and durable materials. a collection made for the hundredth anniversary of independence in finnish village. they are very near nature. we like simple things our nature is quite clean and and poor and simple so it's its functionality but still. a beauty with simplicity maybe. natural merchants have long been at the core of much finished design. furniture designs of the 1930's a still popular today in the my nine hundred forty s. and fifty's top yeovil color revolutionized industrial design with his high school asses. frank's robust and timeless work. broke design history with his public. finish design has never been the latest. with nature is inspiration and functionality simplicity and an attention to detail the style could well conti

one of the largest startup events in europe's russia is taking place in the finnish capital of helsinki thousands of startups and potential investors are exploring ways of doing business together over the past five years finland has managed to build a flourishing entrepreneurial scene on the legacy of not his phone operations in the creation of gaming heavyweights supercell the angry developer rovio the country in the wider european region has struggled to create a true global giant to compete with the u.s. companies like google or amazon. that's it you're up to date with the latest from the world of business from all find us on facebook follow us on twitter me business is all handle on there as well hennessy humphry is mine i'll be back tomorrow same time same place see that. i'm a mother like two billion other mothers around the world i have one wish the best for my child. but in this society in which breastfeeding is often front upon. its full formula abound with profit is more important than my baby's well being how do i know how to make the right decision. stunting to seminar on d

one of the largest startup events in europe's russia is taking place in the finnish capital of helsinki thousands of startups and potential investors are exploring ways of doing business together over the past five years finland has managed to build a flourishing entrepreneurial scene on the legacy of not his foreign operations in the creation of gaming heavyweights supercell the angry developer rovio the country in the why do european region have struggled to create a true global joint to compete with u.s. companies like google or amazon. you're up to date with the latest from the world of business from all find us on facebook follow us on twitter me business is all handle on there as well hennessy how free is mine i'll be back tomorrow same time same place see that. your children like chocolate. with your smartphone my. main job is so much. as we go about our day you mean why she would write songs from the last month one minute. in civil hams one in the twenty first century starting december second song double. their black living in germany. she's reminded what that means on a daily b

one of the largest startup events in europe slosh is taking place in the finnish capital of helsinki thousands of startups and potential investors are exploring ways of doing business together over the past five years finland has managed to build a flourishing entrepreneurial scene on the legacy of knock his phone operations in the creation of gaming heavyweights supercell the angry developer rovio the country in the wider european region has struggled to create a true global giant to compete with u.s. companies like google or amazon. that's it you're up to date with the latest from the world of business from all find us on facebook follow us on twitter me business is on hand along there as well head in the see how free is mine i'll be back tomorrow same time same place see you then. they know what like they know what we think. and soon they'll even know how we feel. well i'm not a real person i'm still just in pieces so. scientists around the world are working to measure our emotions. so hopefully i can be a helpful piece of software virtual person as a therapist or a robot as a tea

director aki chorus marquees entry the other side of hope follows the fate of a syrian refugee in helsinki a lonely restaurant owner decides to help him this is my bed. no way so. for a time the two of them share a common destiny as always caras maki believes in hope in the face of adverse conditions his film has been nominated for two awards. three films that ask big questions of them would be deserving winners. to paris now where the city is at a standstill as it says goodbye to the singer known as the french elvis presley rock legend johnny hallyday died of lung cancer on wednesday at the age of seventy four tens of thousands of people turned out to see him off ahead of his funeral lining the streets to watch bikers a score to scoff and the ceremony. hundreds of bikers joined the funeral procession for a thunderous sendoff johnny holiday himself drove a harley he was a working class hero whose appeal adventure he comes across class divides. their yacht h.e.l.o. did it look around there are all sorts of people workers everything young people old people less young people we don't care whe

director aki chorus marquees entry the other side of hope follows the fate of a syrian refugee in helsinki a lonely restaurant owner decides to help him this is my bed. no way. for a time the two of them share a common destiny as always chorus maki believes in hope in the face of adverse conditions his film has been nominated for two awards. three films that ask big questions of of them would be deserving winners. all right to talk some more about the european film war as i'm joined on the studio by delays culture correspondent scott roxboro scott always good to see you so we've just seen three of the front runners but tell me who do you think is going to win tonight yeah i agree with the report i think they're all deserving winners and the other nominees as well this is a real open year i think almost anybody could win the top prize but if i had to take a bet if i'd put money on it i'd say the square incredible film it's got a lot going for a particular because it's both very very smart and very very funny i mean it's a satire but has a very serious message it's about how do you live ethi

finnish director aki chorus makis entry the other side of hope follows the fate of a syrian refugee in helsinki a lonely restaurant owner decides to help him this is my bed. no way. for a time the two of them share a common destiny as always chorus maki believes in hope in the face of adverse conditions his film has been nominated for two awards. three films that ask big questions of them would be deserving winners. well the harlem globetrotters are taking their world famous basketball stunts to new heights this player is about to tempt a spectacular shot from inside this school bus parked on top of a building in downtown st louis missouri almost fifty meters above the ground let's take a look at the shot. nothing but net wells on the harlem globetrotters this globe trotters still got it after all these years here's a reminder of the top stories we're tracking for you on d.w. . the middle east is bracing for more violence up for us president donald trump recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel two palestinians died and hundreds of others were wounded on friday during protests against the.

finnish director aki chorus makis entry the other side of hope follows the fate of a syrian refugee in helsinki a lonely restaurant owner decides to help him this is my bed. no way. for a time the two of them share a common destiny as always chorus maki believes in hope in the face of adverse conditions his film has been nominated for two awards. three films that ask big questions of them would be deserving winners. bats aren't an unusual sight in queensland australia but what people are observing there right now is anything but normal about two hundred thousand so-called flying foxes are covering the skies they've already forced a school and two parks to close residents say the animals are a plague and are demanding that regional authorities take action against them however experts think these bats will simply move on to wonder own in a matter of weeks. and the heaven globetrotters are taking their world famous basketball sons to new heights this players about to attempt a spectacular shot from inside a school bus once parked on top of a building in downtown st louis missouri almost fifty feet

but the helsinki accord also makes it very clear that any member country of the osce has the right to challenge what is happening in any other country. so we have a responsibility as global citizens to speak out on basic human rights -- when basic human rights are being violated. i also point out this is one of the basic tenets of america's strength. our values embodied in our country, embodied in our history is a respect for human rights, and it makes america the unique nation it is. yes, we are looked upon as a global power because of our military and economy. but i must tell you, the real trademark of america, the real value that we give to the international debate, is the fact that we bring a commitment to basic human rights and values as part of our d.n.a. and that has been very much demonstrated in so many ways. mr. president, i'm proud of many of our accomplishments on behalf of international human rights. america's leadership on trafficking in persons -- and there have been democrats and republicans who have taken the lead on this to make it clear that we won't tolerate modern

i have to realize in years in helsinki and time spent learning yoga in india she returned to her so this year to help people rediscover nature and she says. nowadays so what i see is that even if people go to the night we are so into in an hour a day lee which is not so slowly so it might be even difficult to do calm down in the nature so your. mindfulness exercise. might help people and i have seen it helps. but when science has offered her forest and sound to yoga classes since the park officially opened in june she calls it the healing forest sort of message by and she's convinced that the essential oils to trees give off can effect the lymphatic system and rush around and the pressure that what he sees the haying that's why she says direct contact with the trees is also very important . it doesn't bother her that some people ridiculed the idea. yet they had this. we're going to see. my amish that the tree hawking is going to be a mainstay of what they were do good luck with that. it's just it's something we need to realize that. how much we need the nature and we have part of it. the

this is a flight from beijing to helsinki and that's about nine hours long. so, as you can see from the lighting, it was made a little more magical for the kids aboard. and look, santa's on board with them. for people who don't know, the fins claim that santa and the north pole are from and in finland, so he asked all these kids, imagine something, if you will. so these kids got to drawing, crafting, and these kids had imagination. but while they were up in the air, you can see a flight attendant taking a picture of their work, because down on the ground their dreams are about to come true. santa takes them on to the tarmac where this big tent has been sent up and all their creations have been charged into ice sculptures. >> look at their faces. santa slayed. >> yes, you're right, santa slayed. >> wow, that is really cool. it really does look like their drawings. the attention to detail is pretty remarkable. >> think about this, as a talented ice sculptor, is it harder or easier? kids, the way they draw and the lines are random, you've got to turn off your sk

free diving is all about being extreme or around an hour and a half north of the finish capital helsinki exhibit ensign is attending an international i study meat it's being held at like pine and. despite all the merriment they all know that diving in these conditions especially without an oxygen supply is a risky business. the most dangerous experience in freediving is what we call a blackout so it's loose of consciousness obviously anybody can understand when you're on the water and you blackout and you lose consciousness it's very dangerous because in a matter of a few seconds you will drown and you will sink to the bottom and then you die so that's why you should never freediver alone. is evidence and has been fascinated by water all his life as a teenager he was a keen swimmer and also played underwater rugby. then he started specializing in free diving a discipline in which he has sense won four world championship titles. my inspiration from sports always come from my grandmother and actually also my grand grandfather was the biggest sportsman in his town and when he won many troph

which has high end malls from paris to helsinki is bidding fifteen point seven billion dollars to buy a stranger's westfield's the deal is approved will create the world's biggest mall operator in the u.s. it was the final policy amazing to federal reserve chief janet yellen and the central bank raise rates by a quarter of a percentage point while also raising its forecast for u.s. growth in twenty eighteen to two and a half percent that is well above september's estimate of two point one percent the new fed chair jerome powell takes over in february also many ways in for president trump's tax bills of passenger legislation so a lot to watch in the u.s. economy in the next year and here in the middle east state oil firm add not crazy eight hundred fifty one million dollars through an initial public offering of a ten percent stake in its distribution unit the listing is part of a. letter to the states johannesburg where the agency is expected to announce now president jacob zuma as its leader members of the national executive committee let's have a listen to that announcement end quote

the queue to look at some people took pictures of us without hesitation one girl from helsinki took a picture not with us but with our ambulance this is a little more see the. head of the twenty fifth world cup in russia aleksey has spoken to the italian coach of spot talk moscow and shared his views on the football philosophy and his experience of living in the russian capital and you can hear the full interview later this hour on the stand callable show for now though here's a little preview. so many of i will fail little spot where you want you to be deriving the right yes that's. what you got to. stop it will get. you would do it was just. for sake of ease but then when you know squat on the feel as it went i think you for the. take me come in you know that if you force broken this product called me i'm with you on the. most. important than to anything. in the meantime for now from media all of whom i played ok now no scores associate off i that was spotted by. the hall i mean she so that leaves the joke i want to put equal value especially when i said i was a concept i don't mode

what is the case is in the 1970s the soviet union, the kremlin exploited environmentalism after the helsinki course which for the west was about human rights. so the soviets tried to shift the argument about that so resident made a speech about the environment. they didn't have to do anything but it was all about demonstrating to credulous people in the west that the soviets were on the right side of the environment. onnuclear winter, the evidence is clear . this was andropause and the kb kgb's prime achievement which was the nuclear winter scare which was taken up by carlsagan and lots of americans in washington to play out this threat . it was really to undermine the reagan administration and the nuclear arms buildup and as i said, they got theirway. the outcome of the cold war would have been very different . >> okay, yes, right here in the back and then we will go to you. >> paul larkin, heritage foundation. i've read a few newspaper accounts that surmise the russians are involved currently in efforts to fund opposition to fracking for the same sort of long-term purpose that you describe

it happened on helsinki way and also on via del sol daytime residential burglaries where suspects have either kicked open front doors, or simply entered those that are already unlocked.sot theresa ratto/livermore resident 13-18 concerning and surprised because it's typically not been like that in our neighborhoodlivermore police say while overall home burglaries are down 41 percent for the year, they have seen an uptick in the last several weeks on the south side of the city.soti think it's due to the holidays, packages and what not.police have no suspects at this point but are reviewing surveillance footage, stepping up patrols and letting residents know they can take steps to protect themselves. some are already doing itsot roy johnson/liverm ore resident 43-50we put a bolt lock on our garage door and we always lock carspolice say residents should also consider joining neighborhood watch groups installing security screens on access doors, making sure homes look occupied, having adequate outdoor lighting, and never letting mail or newspapers pile up outside, standup dan kerman/livermo

i was at the launch in helsinki of the hybrid center that they put together and they are organizing. for them it's a challenge because they have different audiences. if you want to understand russian active measures it's about language not necessarily about culture because that's how you communicate social media so if you want to track and influence campaign you just need to look at the languages they are using and they are narrated on that. what is interesting about those countries as opposed to our own is the basic rule you're taught in boxing which is you don't punch back to your feet are on the ground. they understand what they want in their country and what they are defending with the policies are and they can move to counter the influence there. we have failed in this for a decade now whether it's been terrorists or the russian information in our counter influence because we don't really know what to believe in it and don't know what we stand for. you cannot counter back whether it's online or on the ground a counter influence campaign unless you know what your nation's policie

unexpectedly cold, and you'd be surprised to hear that it's lackly cold-- actually col here than in helsinkir: some are handling it better than others. >> we're from chicago so we might have you one up on the cold weather thing right now. >> reporter: baby charlie here doesn't seem to miebd nd it at . we love your hat. >>> storm team4 says there is no end in sight for these frigid temperatures, so keep the heavy coats and hats handy. it's going to be a bitter start to 2018. >>> so, stay bundled up, folks. this cold snap looking like more of a cold stretch. erika gonzalez, news4. >> and storm team4 making sure you are ready for the privilege i had start know including up to the minute forecast in your neighborhood. open our nbc washington app. >> new year, new tax laws. in just a few days the gop tax plan will go into effect and it's already causing some confusion with a lot of people rushing to make last-minute payments, hoping to save some money before the end of the year. now the irs is out with guidance on the new law. nbc's blayne alexander joins us now to explain. blayne? >> reporter: l

and you'd be surprised to hear that it's actually colder here than it is back in our hometown of helsinki reporter: with feel like temperatures in the teens, today will go down as one of the coldest days of 2017. some people seem to be handling it better than others. >> we're visiting from chicago, so, we might have you guys one up on the cold weather thing right now. [ laughter ] >> reporter: baby charlie here doesn't seem to mind it at all. >> we love your hat. >> reporter: and the dogs, they're just shaking it off. storm team4 says there's no end in sight for these frigid temperatures. >> especially on days like this i have to wear about 18 layers just to maintain some body heat. >> reporter: so, keep the heavy coats and hats handy. it's going to be a bitter start to 2018. bundled up from head to toe. there was only one guy i saw that was running around here in shorts. i don't know what he was trying to prove, but everybody is bundled up. i'm going to jump back in the warm car and i'll see you all for news4 at 6:00. for now we're live in old town. i'm erika gonzalez. back to you, pat a