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douglas wilson was the first across the sydney line.his time was the fastest run all week. >> i think it will take a week or two to get back on track and then it all starts to come back in. >> meanwhile there is one overwhelming priority--rest. andrew thomas, al jazeera, sydney. >> all right remember you can keep up-to-date with everything that we're covering on our website. the address for that is www.aljazeera.com. do check it out. >> the mountains of west virginia have provided generations with jobs in coal. but on january 9th, 2014, the state woke up to an example of the costs of it's industrial economy. a tank containing a chemical used the process of coal production had leaked its contents into the elk river,

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olympic and sydney city fans tarnished the sport. there was a perception that there was creeks and macedonians fighting or croatians and serbs. that was the perception. at the end of the day there'll be an element or danger of violence i think. >> scenes like this prompted the football federation of australia to get rid of the clubs from the top level as the old national soccer league was done away with and relaunched as the a-league in 2005. with teams like sydney united forced to play in the lower tier. >> they set the clubs up. children and grandchildren are running the clubs. there's a process of assimilation if you like. the him is that we live in a multicultural society and it should be strong enough to deal with sydney croatia rather than sydney united. >> reporter: as australian football continues a drive to win over new fans the fear is that some old and famous clubs could be left behind. >>> britain's andy murray overcame a superb starred by tomas berdych, to reach the finals of the australian open. the czech number 7 seed

. >> details are emerging about how two hostages died in the australian city of sydney last year. the in quest told one person was killed by the fragments of a police bullet, the other point blank by the gunman. from sydney, we have the details. >> it was the dramatic end to a siege that had lasted more than 16 hours. in three minutes the hostage takers and two of his hostages were dead. on thursday an in quest began into how and why they died. >> i want to assure everyone beal do all within our power to undertake a comprehensive investigation that is rigorous, independent, and searching. it will strive to establish what happened why it happened and whether it could have been prevented or responded to more effectively. >> the seen began mid morning september 15. a man pull add begun on customers and staff at this cavita. police surrounded the coffee shop part of the city center went into lockdown. >> rarely have such horrifying events unfolded so publicly. >> even as the first flowers were being laid, police were beginning their investigation. forty officers have been boesching on

andrew thomas has this report now in sydney. >> in a sydney warehouse actors ors are rehearsing a very personal play. a story of prisoners on death row. life so bleak they fantasize about imagineary lives. the play parallels two australians. two years ago two were arrested in bally. for heroin smuggling they have been given death sentences. indonesia executed six others last week. forfor those who visited their real life counterparts, they've become friends. time is running out. >> that's what we do. i'm an actor. that's all i can do. i do my best. >> the play aims to raise money and awareness even at this late stage. this play was first performed back in 2008. back then there was still hope for the character's real life counter parts. that hope is now all about extinguished. this play has an urgency it has not had before. >> in australia there is a frenzy of campaigning well-known australians about their voices. >> we stand for mercy. >> families have gone on tv. >> they're good kids. everybody makes mistakes. they did something stupid. they don't deserve to die. they don't. >> campai

let's get over to paul allen in sydney. quite in the same league, but sydney has the third-least affordable housing in the world right now. >> that is right. thankfully, we do have a lot of catching up to do. hong kong is 17 times median income. sydney with just 9.8 times. there are the reasons for this. of course the cash rate is at record lows. mortgages and a lot of people have been taking advantage of that to get into the property market. extended prices rose in sydney by 14% last year. you can also get the tax rate in australia for losing money on your investment property, which does encourage this kind of thing. and supply is limited as well which is something we share in common with hong kong. auckland, new zealand, coming in ninth place. los angeles and new york did not even make the top 10. >> let's look on the bright side. the survey found 98 affordable towns and cities where the buying is good. where are they? >> it is kind of bright. there were 98 cities and 88 of them are in the united states. at the top of the

let's find more about sydney. paul allen is there.ird least affordable housing in the world now, is that correct? >> that is a right. we are just behind vancouver when it comes to on affordability in sydney. 90 9.8 times the median income. last year was a bit crazy. prices rose 14% year on year. there were number of reasons for that. cash rates were at a record low and you could get a great deal. this does get a tax break here extraordinarily, for losing money. they rely on capital gains, not rent, for their payoff. this fuels on affordability -- unafgfofordability. it is an economic powerhouse. buying a house in hong kong will cost 17 times the median income. auckland is in ninth place, out drinking los angeles. -- out ranking los angeles. >> 98 affordable towns and cities. >> 88 of them is in the united states. leading the pack's detroit. although you might have a bit of trouble finding a job there, or any of the services you may want to enjoy in a city, for the first time in the survey's a 11 year history, there are two cities here

a man pulled a gun on customers and staff at this cafe in sydney.kly surrounded the coffee shop. part of the city center went in to lockdown. >> rarely have such horrifying events unfolded so publically. overlaying the intense personal suffering on display with fear some themes which called up wider and more far-reaching threats that understandably terrified many, even among those who only saw it from a far. >> reporter: even as the first flowers were being laid, police were beginning their investigation. 40 officers have been working on it ever since the coroner will question thenar the police who were on the scene and hostages who survived, but even on its opening day the coroner was able to say how the gunmen and two of his hostages died. tory johnson was killed by the gunman made to kneel then shot in the head. as police stormed the cafe, they fired 22 shots. hit 13 times and died instantly. the but a hostage was also struck and hit. >> miss dawson was struck by significant fragments of bullet or bug he had which ricocheted from hard surfaces in

andrew thomas reports from sydney. >> in a sydney warehouse actors ors are rehearsing a very personal play. bondai dreaming is life on bally with lives so bleak they imagine lives. the play parallels the story of two australians. two years ago two were arrested in bally for heroin smuggling they were given death sentences. appeals have been exhausted. indonesia executed six other foreigners last week. these two could be next. for the bondai dreaming actors who visited their real life counterparts, time is running out. >> we do what we can for these guys. i'm an actor i'm just trying to do the best because i care about my friends. >> the play aims to raise money and awareness. >> this play was first performed back in 2008. back then there was hope for the characters real-life counterparts. that hope is now all by extinguish. this play has an urgency it has not had before. in australia there is a frequency of campaigning well-known australians. >> we stand for mercy. >> families have gone on television to plea. >> they're good kids. everybody makes mistakes. they did something stupid. t

douglas wilson was the first to cross the sydney line. his time, 3:17 was the fastest run all week. >> i think it will take a week or two to get back on track and then it will all start to come back. >> meanwhile there is one overwhelming priority. rest. andrew thomas, al jazeera. sydney. >> there has been a high-speed crash in the down under cycling event. >> some were forced to carry their bikes to the end. that's your sports, back to london. >> scientists at the european space agency has collected the first close-update at a to help them understand how comets evolve as they hurdle towards the sun. these are sent by the rosetta space probe. earlier information reveals the comet has a more porous center than previously thought. comets are thought to be the fundamental building blocks of a solar system. we have details of new king in saudi arabia on our website. www.aljazeera.com. that's it from me this news hour. more news in just a few moments. >> al jazeera america presents a breakthrough television event. borderland. six strangers. >>

. >>> andrew thomas reports from sydney. >> in sydney warehouse actors are rehearsing rehearsing a very important me. life is so bleak three fantasize about imaginative near near imaginary lives. for heroin smuggling they have been given live appeals. indonesia has executed two other others last week, they could be next. >> we -- i'm an actor that's all i can do. so i'm trying to do the best because i care about my friends you know? >> their play aims to add awareness. this play was first performed back in 2008, there was still hope for the real life counterparts. that hope is still all but dashed families have gone on television to plea. >> they're good kids. everybody make mistakes, they did something stupid. they don't deserve to die they don't. >> if the gain of prison has been to reform, i think both the boys have done that. >> similar calls from the brazillian and dutch governments were ignored two weeks ago and australian government. president owner strong measures against an initiative because of executions. then we must place these consequences. it's difficult but less difficul

the final flight to sydney - some dressed up for show. within four hours of landing, the real running gear was on. >> your head is all over the place. what country are we in what is next. what time zone. >> ted chak sins raised more than 2,000 for charity. his wife has multiple sclerosis. >> i had a text saying i was up to 136,000 pounds. when i'm on a plane it goes up to two or three thousand planes. two years ago a tumor was found on the brain. >> the body held up. mental fatigue is stepping in. flying and jetlag. >> in sydney a midnight start is needed to get all seven races run. the runners spread out. each marathon had its own particular challenge. in antarctica it was the code. in morocco it rained in dubai, the heat. here in sydney it's running at night after a 16 hour flight and, of course after running six previous marathons. >> blistered feet and swollen ankles are almost badges of honour. douglas wilson was first across the sydney line his time was the fastest all week. >> it will take a week or two to get on track. and we'll s

. >>> still ahead on the program, an inquest into the sydney cafe siege reveals what happened to thetims as police moved in. find out why china's one flourishing milk industry has now turned sour. ♪ ♪ >>> the top stories on al jazeera. in mexico city a gas explosion at the maternity and children's hospital has left at least seven people dead and dozens injured. the hospital partially collapsed after a gas tanker truck blew up outside. >>> jordan says it won't go ahead with the prisoner swap with isil unless the group guarantees that a jordanian hostage is still live. >>> malaysia's civil aviation chief has officially declared the disappearance of mh307 an accident. all people on board are now presumed dead clearing the way for families to file compensation claims. >>> details are emerging about how two hostages died in a gun attack on a cafe in the australian city of sydney last year. lawyers told an inquest that one person was killed by fragments of a police bullet. he says the other hostage was killed point blank by the gunman. >> reporter: it was the dramatic end to a siege that l

. >> reporter: in sydney, she is on the phone to her brother. it's stressful. brother is in hospital, he is deliberately swallowed razor blades, she is worried he might day. >> he is very sad. he's not normal. he is not normal. he is not my brother. >> reporter: in december 2013 an asylum seeker from egypt caught a boat for australia. he was trying join his sister and his daughter, boat had flown to sydney in 2008, been given refugees visas and have since become australian citizens, but he was not so lucky. to deter others from coming asylum seekers taking boats for australia are sent trade to papa newpapanew guinea and kept in camps their. earlier this year, protests began on the islands water shortages triggered them. detainees are now taking showers with rain water but the broadest issue is open-ended detention and the fear that the scenario is released in to a community that doesn't want them. a year ago other protests at the camp led to people breaking in and beating detainees, one person was kill. on the island some have gone on hunger strikes and stitch

we have reports from sydney. >> a sea of green and gold. organizeers of the asian cup could not have scripted this any better. a sold-out stadium the socceroos in the final and a chance for revenge against the only team to have beaten them in this tournament--south korea. >> i hope south korea wins. >> have you enjoyed it so far? >> yes, i have. >> it's really being home. >> you see the crowd now and it's one of the games that most people play in terms of kids, like my kids play. i play. >> this was arguebly the most important match of the event. but having been battered for most of the first half south korea was caught with a sucker-punch to lift off stadium australia. in the second half the aussies try to hold on to their lead, which they did until the 91st minute when they took home the equalizer to force extra time to send the south korean fans into a mild case of delirium. having led for so long the australians could have folded. they went back on the attack. fantastic work on the bye line. and they write their names in australian spor

final is sydney a week after that started. andrew thomas is there to meet them. >> reporter: these 12 people have been running around the world, running six marathons on six continents - 42 kilometres in ant dark ticka -- antarctica aring chile, florida, spain, morocco and dubai. the runners have flown more than they run. nine times, but the final flight to sydney some dressed up for show. within four hours of landing the real gear is on. >> your head is all over the place from what day is it what country are we in what time zone. >> ted jackson raised more than 200,000 for charity. his wife has multiple sclerosis. >> i had a text saying as up po £and 6,000. -- £136,000. every time i'm on a plane it goes up. >> doctors found a tooum our on douglas wilson's brain. the marathons are to get the fitness back. >> the mental fatigue is starting to kick in. all the flying and the jetlag. it's coming to an end. in sydney a midnight start is needed to get all seven races run. quickly the runners spread out. each marathon has had a chan

andrew thomas has more from sydney. >> in sydney samar is on the phone to her brother. it's stressful. her brother is in hospital. he has swallowed razor blades. she is worried he might die. he is not normal. he is not normal. he is not my brother. >> in december 2013, fazail an eye asylum seeker was trying to join his sister and daughter both had flown to sydney in 2008, been given refugee visas and have since become australian citizens but he wasn't so lucky. to deter others from coming asylum seekers taking boats are sent to new guinea or to naru. they are kept in camps while their refugee status is assessed. earlier this week protests began and water shortages triggered them. detainees are taking showers with rainwater. the broad issue is open ended detention and the best case scenario is a community that doesn't want them. other protests led to new begin ians beating detainees. one was killed. on the mannis island some have gone on hunger strike and stitched up their lips and fazal swallowed razor blades? >> he is not like other people. trust me. he is very kind. h

and whether the split-second decisions -- if you think back to the sydney siege which was carried outally unstable man, nothing like the professional coolness and determination that these brothers have shown as professional killers, and at that point there were two hostages killed in that situation and in marketplace in sydney. the hostage taker was an amateur. here was something much more sophisticated. it was a situation where the special forces would go in and when they believed there was an imminent threat to the life of the hostage. >> all around the life of that one hostage. can you tell us something more about these men and the links to yemen? the elder brother spoke to a yemeni preacher, telling us that he doesn't believe that. >> to me it doesn't matter that much. people now suddenly pledge of allegiance at the drop of a hat to the islamic state or all nusra or -- i forget the name of the new extremist organization that the white house suddenly said appeared recently in syria. these things are quite fluid. the point is that you don't have to belong to any particular organizat

we saw the sydney siege, the hostage crisis there in sydney. the attack in ottawa as well. does the west change its strategy to deal with these lone wolf attacks? >> yeah we have. we have seen a shift now. partially due to strategy and partially due to our success at disrupting more complex attacks towards these kinds of as you mentioned, kind of lone wolf, lower tech type of attacks. it doesn't set off the traditional trip wires. what the west needs to be doing is in addition to more robust policing methods, we also need to start taking the battle of ideas online and offline much more seriously. and if we can't stop all of these attacks in their tracks. there's an area where there's a lot of room for us to potentially expand and do much more work. >> you know ross in terms of reaction on social media, people are saying listen, while we don't condone what's happening, they say listen we believe that magazine charlie hebdo went far sometimes in terms of satire. what's your take on that. >> i mean, of course, this particular magazine as many other satirical publications do it

sydney, what are you seeing now? >> reporter: jim and jackie i can tell you, we're getting just enough snow to give us a layer here. it was heavy about 9:30 but now there's light, wet flurries. you can see no footprints in the snow here on the boardwalk. also inside the rain forest cafe, certainly a warm jungle in there. only two servers and very few patrons out here tonight. many are taking heed to the freezing temperatures and heavy winds, bracing for what's yet to come. >> it's just like being in a condo. >> reporter: gary and his son will ride out the snowstorm. dense, heavy fog early in the night turned to heavy snow by 9:30. their hatch is fastened down at the marina. >> unless you're in alaska when do you get an opportunity to see 12 inches of snow come out of the sky on your boat? >> reporter: with the ocean churning and wind gusts that could reach 50 miles per hour road crews spread salt into the night. atlantic city police patrolling every inch of the quiet resort. >> it's gotten a lot colder. there's actua

i think from morocco to sydney. he ran two in 24 hours. so it was a beast of a challenge, and congratulations to him for finishing. >> don't call him for a week to congratulate him. he will be sleeping. thanks shu. >>> next at 6:00, old carpet ripped out of an airport. sounds like a big improvement. why the carpet's removal has thousands mourning its passing and rushing t huh, fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. everybody knows that. well, did you know you that former pro football player ickey woods will celebrate almost anything? unh-uh. number 44... whoooo! forty-four, that's me! get some cold cuts... get some cold cuts... get some cold cuts! whooo! gimme some! geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. whoo! forty-four ladies, that's me! whoo...gonna get some cold cuts today! mmmm. ring ring! ring ring! progresso. i forgive you. you do? it's ok that your soup tastes like my homemade. it's our slow simmer vegetables and tender white meat chicken. apology accepted.

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jon donnison, bbc news, sydney. >>> do stay with us here on "bbc world news." still to come a special report for you from china's border region where airing a political grievance can lead to many years in jail. stay with us for more. a revolutionary new program that allows you to earn a degree at your pace and graduate at the speed of you. flexpath from capella university. >>> this is "bbc world news." i'm david eades. the latest headlines. a ship being rescued off the italian coast has 450 migrants onboard. 40 of them children. the italian coast guard has told the bbc. >>> the operation to find wreckage from the missing airasia plane has moved underwater with specialist equipment to search the sea floor. >>> china says it's facing a growing threat from militant islam. it's in the midst of a year-long crackdown on what it describes as terrorism driven by religious extremism. the campaign is focused on the western province of xinjiang that's home to china's uyghur ethnic minority. they are predominantly muslim. despite doubling the policing budget and jailing hu

a gunman claiming to be working for the islamic state took control of the cafÉ in downtown sydney.he killed one of the hostages, police stormed the building. >> malaysia has formally declared the disappearance of flight mh-370 an accident, and says the 239 passengers and crew must be presumed dead. >> the flight went missing last march. a massive search operation was launched, but no trace of the aircraft has ever been found. >> the official declaration clears the way for relatives of the victims to receive compensation, but for many of them, they would rather have concrete answers as to what caused the plane to crash. >> it is one of the great mysteries of our age what happened to flight mh-370. search efforts have been concentrated far west of australia over the southern indian ocean. that is where experts think the aircraft went down after inexplicably veering off course while on its way to beijing. the operation despite being the most expensive in history has failed to turn up any trace of the plane. malaysia airlines held today's announcement will offer the families closure of

i'm told there are demonstrations taking place in madrid bay root, tokyo sydney, america.what does this say about--i suppose our hopes of a more unified and peaceful world. >> well, it shows that those values are universal and it's not a question of where you're born, it's a question of do you believe in everyone being able to voice their concerns, whether you agree with it or not. it's a basic right to express themselves. do what they want to do whether you're from france, sydney, ramallah another country, it is any possibility when it comes to this. >> there are communities who feel vulnerable and isolated. do you think anything is going to change regarding those communities in france as a result of what has happened today? >> well, for the moment we have to go step by step. what is interesting to look at the march right now. the number of different flags that you see i've seen flags from romania. >> yes usual piano, arab flags. lots of arab flags flying right now. >> and it is similar to a full cup, when a team won a world cup, there was demonstrations of flag and right

i think from morocco to sydney. he ran two in 24 hours.f a challenge, and congratulations to him for finishing. >> don't call him for a week to congratulate him. he will be sleeping. thanks shu. >>> next at 6:00, old carpet ripped out of an airport. sounds like a big improvement. why the carpet's removal has thousands mourning its passing >>> join us for abc7 news on kofy of 20. at 11:00 here on channel 7 an about-face by the dmv when it comes to uber lyft and other services. the potential roadblock has been removed for now. >>> in port, oregon the antihours king and the most mundane items can become iconic. that what's portlanders are on the rush to get their behind on carpet. the carpet has covered the airport's floors for two decades and is being ripped out. the carpet has become a sensation over the last few years, making an appearance in thousands of selfies. carpet has two facebook pages with 12,000 fans. a beer is named after it along with t-shirts, pillows and bags and one woman as a tattoo of the design on her you can find a new f

andrew thomas has more from sydney. >> reporter: today it is one of the most popular peaches in sydneycentury ago it was the scope of an historic incident. fresh water beach is australia home of surfing. the statue that stands above it explains it. he was app olympic gold medal winning surfer. the hawaiian surfed. when he came to australia in january 1915 to swim he brought a board. it was a curiosity. none could do what duke could. his exhibition gave a boost to surfing in as a country that took to the surfboard like no other. >> from what he did, it was spawned. we were a small nation at that point in time. hawaiians had been surfing for years. he brought something to australia. it was special. the competitive edge of australians took it to another level. >> one in 10 australians are thought to surf once a year. australia makes up a sizeable chunk of a growing wide industry. amateur sources, even this one contribute to the industry of $10 million, people even indulging in cameras strapped to their head. there was industry in 1915. on saturday a replica was ridden by a top hawaiian su

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this is how it looks in sydney. it is close to 1% down.duction rose but missed estimates last quarter. paul allen has been looking through the numbers. paul, rio calls the figures robust but does the world really need more iron ore? >> uh, angry -- angie, i think we're not the only ones asking that question. rio shares are down by about 1%, despite these strong production numbers. the question is who wants to keep buying this stuff? fourth quarter production, 79.1 million tons. that's up 12%, giving them just over 295 million tons for the year, which is more than the 266 million tons shipped the year before. and the year coming is going to -- there's going to be even more iron. rio tinto expecting to shim 330 million tons. rio tinto does call these production numbers robust and in line with their targets and estimates but, of course, this increasing supply is driving the price down ever more. iron ore was down 47% last year. currently hovering around the $6 mark. and supply is outstripping demand growth in china. if we look ahead further,

up next celebrating the new year from sydney to paris.ll look at how people rang in the new year around the world. >>> also, the rose parade and the people who are catched thought the cold tonight to see it in person. >>> and the new year's eve fire that burned buildings more than olivia. super hungry? get my chipotle chicken club combo. it's got the chipotle sauce you love and spicy crispy chicken. you get it with fries and a drink for just $4.99. that's a ton of food. let's do this. >>> live from the kgo broadcast center, this is abc 7 news. >> good evening once again. we'll begin this half hour with a look live at the embarcadero. the city expects it will be packed with thousands of people by midnight. you can see people are already starting to gather on the embarcadero. but we still got two and a half hours or so before the fireworks. >> we'll have more on the celebrations ahead on the abc 7 news at 11:00 on channel 7. and at midnight, abc7news.com will stream the fireworks for you. >> well, we are still counting down to new year's in

a new report says one victim of the siege at a sydney cafe of hit by fragments from bullets shot by police. >>> arthritis evacuated, fighter jets scrambled. all sparked by tweets. >> i want to see those who are responsible for those -- that kind of activity tracked down and prosecuted. >> we'll explain how dozens of fake bomb threats in the past week and a half are disrupting tloits in the u.s. >>> and children in thieg armed with machine guns. the shocking image from terror group boko haram. >>> become hello, and welcome to our viewers in the united states and across the world. i'm rosemary church. >> i'm errol barnett. thanks for joining us for a second hour. >>> a new day has brought yet another ultimatum from isis. >> the terror group had released an audio recording that appears to be the voice of japanese hostage journalist kenji goto. according to the message, isis will kill a jordanian pile they're holding captive unless jordan hans over a female prisoner by sunset thursday although they have yet to prove that that pile is still alive. cnn cannot independently verify the authenticit

andrew thomas, al jazeera sydney. >> time for a short break. when we come back, we'll have sport. >> welcome back. it's been 25 years since east germans stormed the offices of the feared secret police in berlin. now a memorial brings to life the dark intrigue that took place. we have more from berlin. >> on an anonymous street, a featureless facade conceal the headquarters of germany's feared secret police. on its upper floors, preserved in original condition is the inner sanctum of communist state repression. this is the voice of head of state security. >> all that drivel about no executions and no death sentence nonsense, comrades, execute, and if necessary without a court verdict. from his desk, he ordered a ruthless clamp down on dissent. these are the faces of those conscripted often against their will into spying on neighbors and friends. this is the surveillance training video with instructions on how to gather evidence and make an arrest. by each door is an interrogation chamber. this entire system was given over to one thing making the

>>> we have got the sport in a moment including action from the australian open plus -- >> i'm in sydney main conversation here isn't surfing but the socceroos. ♪ ♪ >>> farmers in the u.k. have been affected by a price war with supermarkets over the cost of milk. in the last month dozens of dairy farmers were forced to leave the industry all together. in the second part of our series on global milk prices we report from southern england. >> reporter: tim has his favorites in his 250-strong herd. but the milk market is in freefall putting two farmers out of business every day. tim is still in the game but barely. >> we have seen probably 30 to 40% come off of milk prices driving the producers to the point of unviability now. >> reporter: the cost of producing a liter of milk is $0.45. but prices have gradually eroded and now many farms now operate at a loss. it's a problem of supply and demand these cows enjoyed a good summer and gave more milk than ever while russia's ban on import has created a backlog. also to blame are supermarkets. their price wars have made milk cheaper than bottled

. >> he follows by morocco, and dubai and sydney. is this guy insane?ou doing this. he has reasons. >> i just saw it as another challenge that i can take on and prove a person like me can take on. >> i'm raising money for the foundation for cancer research. >> to try to raise for the foundation. his biggest concerns are the jet lag, sleep did he have prifation and meeting meals on airplanes. >> so will be a challenge. landing and going running, getting on a plane and doing it for seven days >> his wife is a try athlete and his biggest supporter. >> she will meet me in sydney. sitting in a resort for the week i'm running. >> tim is the only american running in the event. his funding is on trip. and he is determined to finish all seven. >> this will elevate the sense of personal accomplishment that i feel as well. >> that is amazing. to donate or just follow tim on the journey go to our web site for a link. abc7 sports brought to you by bank of the west. i like his wife's plan. >> yes. >> that is existing. >> gruelling. >> yes. and eating airplane food fo

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. >> reporter: sydney, australia, at midnight. for the first time, this breathtaking null year's light show captured by drones. seven tons of fireworks illuminating the sydney harbor bridge and the iconic opera house. celebrations from hong kong's victoria harbor to a glittering light show outside beijing's olympic stadium. in dubai, this spectacular display at the tallest building in the world. over 70,000 l.e.d. panels reaching nearly half a mile into the sky. in moscow, fireworks lighting up red square. but perhaps no one will celebrate more than these american astronauts. >> we figure that we will be over midnight somewhere over the earth 16 times throughout this day. >> reporter: counting down with all of us from above. linzie janis, abc news, new york. >> and 16 celebrations up in space. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" on this news year's eve. shrinking your family's favorite products. packages that may look the same, but are you getting less than you expect while still paying the same price? >>> c

. >>> we have new information now on the deadly terror siege in sydney australia, last month. the coroner found that one of the hostages was actually killed by fragments of a bullet fired by police. you'll remember that a gunman held more than a dozen hostages for more than 17 hours at a cafe in sydney. the gunman executed one of the hostages. police eventually stormed the cafe and killed the gunman who is a self-described cleric with a long criminal history. >>> let's turn our attention to something a little lighter this morning. super bowl xlix. now just oh yeah, here's the countdown clock if you're keeping up at home. three days 14 hours, 12 minutes until christine maddela throws a giant super bowl party that i haven't been invited to yet. the showdown is this sunday here on nbc 10. >>> and while many fans will be focused on the game a lot of people are watching for the commercials. not all of them are light-hearted this year. one ad will be the first ever to address domestic violence and sexual assault. >> 911, operator 911, where's the emergency? >> 127. >> okay what's go

thata president has to respond to everything whether they are missing gis in nigeria or bombing in sydney australia or a plane that gets shot down in ukraine, let alone an oil spill in this country where there is a central focus of wax >> host: i just don't know if this is a manageable climate right now. i'm open to the idea that maybe it has been uniquely not good. i think that as fast as they were to respond to things than there were crisis in the campaign for they are more methodical now as president and as the head of the government. there is an argument to be ade that methodical is a good thing. you don't want to be rash. but they never fod that touched went to be immdiately on top of something. and it's funny that they handled this pelessonhey try to be asked out front early on but nobody noticed that they were. and then the case have been to somehow not a lot, but the campaign made it worse in the campaign environment for the most part the infrastructure of washington would have said they handled it pretty well. >> host: your last sentence is the way to get something done obama sai

the sydney morning herald reporting now supposedly leaked information about the plane, saying flight 8501 was traveling at a ground speed of around 75 miles per hour in its descent and before that was climbing at a rate of 6,000 to 9,000 feet per second. to you first, what do those numbers tell you if they are true? >> well first of all, i think the 6,000 to 9,000 feet would probably be per minute rather than per second. >> yeah. >> an aircraft -- an aircraft at that altitude can't climb at that sort of rate. the only way any rate of climb of that nature could have happened would have been through an updraft in a severe thunderstorm. and even that is you know an extreme figure. the figure that you gave 70 miles an hour, 63 knots, would have been a forward ground speed. that's below the normal flying speed of an airline, it suggests that the aircraft is stalled and was literally falling basically down. so those are the interpretations you can give to those figures as far as i can see. it is entirely possible that the flight crew were trying to regain control of this aircraft but with

. >> he follows by morocco, and dubai and sydney. is this guy insane?w it as another challenge that i can take on and prove a person like me can take on. >> i'm raising money for the foundation for cancer research. >> to try to raise for the foundation. his biggest concerns are the jet lag, sleep did he have prifation and meeting meals on airplanes. >> so will be a challenge. landing and going running, getting on a plane and doing it for seven days >> his wife is a try athlete and his biggest supporter. >> she will meet me in sydney. sitting in a resort for the week i'm running. >> tim is the only american running in the event. his funding is on trip. and he is determined to finish all seven. >> this will elevate the sense of personal accomplishment that i feel as well. >> that is amazing. to donate or just follow tim on the journey go to our web site for a link. abc7 sports brought to you by bank of the west. i like his wife's plan. >> yes. >> that is existing. >> gruelling. >> yes. and eating airplane food for seven days. >> join us tonight at 9:00. t

plus-- >> reporter: we're in sydney where we're ahead of the asian cup final. >> felicity. djokovic will meet andy murray in the final. djokovic beat wawrinka it's in semifinals at melbourne park. they were back and forth. djokovic ran away with it, six love in the fifth. they'll hold the upper hand in the final. >> banned from the sport for two years after fighting a drugs test. jeptoo tested positive for a and b samples. >> backing from six associations in europe. the election takes place in zurich on may 29th. >>> the president of the asian football association says that they is a desire from southern gulf nations to remove australia from the confederation. australia joined arab in 2006 after switching from oceana, and it comes after the sock radios will play. >> a time in sydney usually means a day at the beach. but the main topic of conversation is not surfacing for the sock radios. >> how do you think it is going to go? >> i think they're going to win. >> i have watched a bit over time. >> after a poor world cup in brazil this tournament has been a huge success with 7

>> yeah this is very different than the sydney scene in australia, where you have a lone wolf going into a random coffee shop and shooting the place up. this is very different. these people knew what they were doing. they have had connections, training by al qaeda. they targeted specifically a news organization a much more strategic attack by them. they have the training, they have the weapons. this is a very different situation, and that's why i think the french are very much interested in capturing these guys alive, to find out what the networks are so they can prevent other actions like this in the future. >> you make a great point there, when we compare and contrast the big differences here. michael, i'll ask you to stand by and i'll bring back to our coverage nbc news correspondent ron allen, who joins us live from paris. ron, speaking with our colleague, bill neely, who's now in this small french countryside town, he talks about the periphery and being on lockdown but the confirmation that this is the brothers that the antiterrorism police have been looking for, but the deputy mayo

sydney going, who are you? piers got offended. most air time this guy has gotten. you are, you are making it a year. >> i know. i know. >> oh, my god. >> funny photo. awe off it accide it accidentally happened. >> who is the new surgeon general? >> i don't know the name of the new surgeon general? >> vivid murphy. >> who is he replacing? >> okay. you know what? i, i, no. >> i'm not chris matthews, say it. i never will be. let's play hardball. you didn't see that coming at all. you are like of all the people, she is going off to reference, why would she ever bring up chris matthews. that makes no sense. i knew it would get you. >> no it actually does make sense. >> lake a little shake. orange is the new black, i am crazy eyes. i am your crazy eyes. >> i met crazy eyes. >> very nice. >> beautiful. fun. nice. i can't remember where i met her. she was lovely. >> prison? >> not prison. >> what do you think of joe and theresa going away any day now? >> i have no comment. if you say anything about them. >> convicted felons. >> those peop

the tumor sydney had had a high ntamou of the her 2 protein. for more information on the trial, check out the wusa app. we will have more thursday on the noon newscast to take your phone calls from noon to 12:30 regarding women's health. >>> a new crowd funding website is motivating animal loves to donate lots of money to pet projects of all times. one cats online campaign got a cat a new life and new home. this short-haired rescue was badly burned and abandoned. the surgery she needed cost $4,000. so the group turned to loveanimals.org, a site that was started about a year ago. >> i saw the crowd funding as a fast growing phenomenon. i saw nobody was doing it for animal projects. >> nearly 140 people chipped in to pay for the kitty's care. >> so close but so far. coming up, see what happens when a pilot tries to fly from california to hawaii and runs out of gas over the pacific. >> and world leaders gather at thank you, cable for the slower internet upload speeds. for fewer video on demand titles. thank you cable, because if we never had you..

we'll go live to sydney australia to talk about the latest and we'll also talk about airasia's safetyand new questions about that. >>> also ahead here the hit film "back to the future" made om some predictions about 2015 when it came out 30 years ago. what did it get right and what did it get wrong about what would life be like this year. we'll look into that one for you. stay with us. >>> welcome back. here are the stop stories. the sus has slapped north korea with sanctions after alleging it was against the attack against sony, preventing them from access to the u.s. north korea insists it had nothing to do with the cyberattack. >>> rough seas are keeping search teams from getting a closer look at two large pieces of metal spotted in the java sea. they believe the ongts are from airasia flight 8501. 30 dodd byes now have been recovered from the suspected crash area. six of them have been identified. well the new debris and oil slick spotted off the coast of borneo may mean that the searchers are getting close to finding the plane's fuselage and more key pieces of this plane. so that