navy port call in taiwan. i am aware of the expressed concern on the part of the chinese administration, if you will, that that is a third rail. of course, the evolution from the truman eyes of hauser era and the watershed event was obviously from kissinger and nixon went to china in the early 70s and i think that there has been this hope and assumption that by engaging china over the last 35 -ish or however many years that we are drying them back into this business of being a responsible member in the international community and i think it's a personal opinion now you see their activities of being very aggressive and changing tomography in building island and that's the thing and it's probably time to consider that they are not interested necessarily in of being a productive member of international community and they had their own worldview and so as i was doing some of the research in preparation for this that we put at 86 with brand-new site wonders in taiwan 1958 and they worked well for the first time. it

taiwan from being a mining hub.oing to prevent taiwan from being a mining hub. emily: ebay's shift from its longtime partner is not paying off for paypal. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ emily: lift is expanding to europe. to his opening an office in the southern german city of munich. this comes after it announced an expansion into toronto in november, its first outside the u.s. the company hasn't said how many people it is hiring for the office, but they will work on the company's autonomous driving efforts. alphabet plans to rollout a ride-hailing service using driverless cars this year. saying haves aren't any vehicles are involved or the cost. it is the third deal between an italian-american carmaker and the search giant. aymo scored hybrid minivans in 2016 and another 500 last year. ebay rose to a record this week after giving optimistic revenue forecast and unveiling plans to shift payment business from longtime partner paypal to a global payments company based in the netherlands. shares of paypal tumbled on the news.

taiwan is taking things slower, but it is safer, as well. >> for now, taiwan is taking a more palatable into the crypto world. >> i think people will start to get into it. i can actually use bitcoin in my everyday life. this is where they can start, having a beer at a local pub. emily: joining us now is stephen engle, who spent all last week in taipei. >> do you think this coincheck situation derails taiwan? stephen: it could enhance regulation and oversight, but it can put a damper on the kind of innovation taiwan is trying to achieve, at least another breed -- the younger breed of lawmaker that is trained to facilitate -- that is trying to facilitate this revolution through that innovations act that they passed in december. this whole story in japan blew up just as i was wrapping up my reporting, did i get a lot of messages from the various people i talked about. they were wondering how this is going to play out. the cautionary tale for taiwan has always been what happened in china, with the fraud there. japan was always looked upon as being the model for which to build a cryptocurren

martin schultz after eleven days of negotiations could be the one also coming up an earthquake in taiwan kills at least two people and injures many more we'll get the latest on the rescue operation that's currently underway and there was a david versus goliath clash of the german cup with byron munich facing off against third division potter born could the underdogs sneak an upset result. it's good to have you with the will they won't they relationship at the heart of germany's political deadlock appears to be edging towards consummation. conservatives are thrashing out the last details of a coalition deal with the social democrats led by martin shoals it's a marriage four months in the making since voters left the chancellor at the altar waiting on a new partner and who are fourth term. at c.d.u. party headquarters in berlin reporters wait for information on the progress of talks to form a grand coalition one hundred thirty four days after germany's general election the country is still without a government. updates from the parties have been few and far between. believe me when we can

this new grand coalition belinda thank you very much you're welcome an earthquake off the coast of taiwan has killed two people and injured around two hundred more the quake measured six point four on the richter scale and hit taiwan's east coast about one hundred twenty kilometers south of the capital taipei . a resident captures the moments people spill out of that buildings the houses of collapsed he says and we're trying to evacuate the six point four magnitude quake struck just before midnight most people here and while the end city would have been told us. in the off the mouth of the trauma people rushed to help a woman on the street. the building next to her one of several in the city the quake crippled at this hotel rescue workers scoured the windows and balconies for people as they pull more than one hundred to safety several residents are trapped inside. authorities say a major highway and two bridges was damaged and hundreds of households left without power. the sound of sirens since ground familiar in this region she states quake is one of dozens to strike the area in recent d

rescue crews in taiwan search for people trapped in this hotel after a powerful earthquake. hello welcome to al-jazeera live from doha i'm martin dennis also coming up. more than a hundred and thirty people were killed in forty eight hours as russian and syrian jets hit rebel areas in italy and east and good. for the first time in south africa the state of the nation address is perspire and as pressure grows on president zuma to resign. three. and it's lift off in florida for the world's most powerful rocket it could be a turning point in space exploration. but let's start with that earthquake that has hit taiwan it was a magnitude six point four quake it hit the eastern part of the island we understand at least four people have died more than two hundred people are reported to have been injured and this is the scene live it's in the port city of and that's where rescue crews say at least five people remain trapped inside this hotel this atoll which as you can see is at such a precarious angle that it's only the brink of collapse but one hundred forty five people are unaccou

daybreak in taiwan.er of this quake now becoming clearer, buildings partially pushed over, lower floors crushed. buildings partially pushed over, lowerfloors crushed. here, you can see cars beneath the rubble as emergency workers use hammers to smash glass, still searching for anyone who might be still inside. people worked through the night, rushing to help those trapped in their homes. fearing the buildings we re their homes. fearing the buildings were about to come down. here, a child is lowered from the kitchen window. at least four high—rise buildings are close to collapse, their foundations crumbling after a violent earthquake which was close to the surface. it struckjust before midnight, its epicentre a few miles off the island's east coast. this man says ijust walked out before the floor collapsed, i did not see where it fell to, now there are three people inside. the report asks him on which floor, he replies we re asks him on which floor, he replies were on the third floor. they are fine, they

let's get the latest from our taiwan correspondent cindy sui.y with the two people trapped? authorities say that the rescue workers including firefighters and soldiers are still trying to find these two employees who were working on the first floor of the hotel that partially collapsed. there are some reports saying that they are finding signs of life but it is too early to say. what has been encouraging is that a third employee who was trapped on the lower floor was found alive a few hours ago. he was not even injured at all. he had his mobile phone with him and a flashlight. he was able to contact authorities to tell them where he was. they are hoping to also find the other two employees a light. amazing to look at, that hotel, as we see, what does look like the ground floor is in fact the third floor. three floors have been crushed below that. exactly. this is the worst affected building. the b one floor, first and second floor we re one floor, first and second floor were crushed. it is amazing that anyone survived but as i said earlier, one

taiwan's president time one arrived on wednesday morning. and they're building steel frames the prop up the collapsed building this will ensure rescuers received when they get it we are racing against time and now is the crucial time. i once fire agency reports that five more buildings including a hospital were also damaged as were several roads leading to the city. this earthquake followed another one over the weekend off the coast of. this earthquake today and the sequence for the last few days has been right in one of the hot spots on the northeast coast of taiwan so it's not a surprise oh it's in an area where half the sharks are inevitable you know the question is how many big aftershocks will there be and are usually one in ten or one in twenty chance of a bigger earthquake so they need to be prepared at least for a few days for more action the city lies along the pacific rim of fire known for regular seismic activity from alaska to southeast asia. al-jazeera let's get more on this now we're joined by kenny who's the director of disast

the headlines: after the taiwan quake, the aftershocks. those trapped inside the toppling buildings take the brunt. an eyewitness is talking to the bbc when this happens. oh my god. this is an after—shock, i'm sorry. positive early gains as asian stock markets open, and after us shares bounced back from a roller coaster ride for the world's stock markets. i'm sharanjit leyl in london. also in the programme: the us vice president mike pence arrives in asia ahead of a meeting with japan's prime minister. and it's liftoff for the rocket claimed to be the most powerful ever built. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. glad you could join us. it's 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 9am in the coastal city of hualien in taiwan — where an earthquake has struck. it registered 6.4 but because the quake was so shallow, it's done major damage. at least two people have been killed and many others have been injured. rescue teams worked throughout the night to free those trapped in collapsed buildings. th

two dead and many injured in a taiwan earthquake. a witness is on air with the bbc when this happens. 0h, oh, my god. there is an after—shock, sorry. us shares on a rollercoaster after the global sell off — what will happen as asian markets open? i'm sharanjit leyl in london. also in the programme. the us vice president arrives in asia on a trip that will take him to the winter olympics. and it's lift—off for the rocket that's claimed to be the most powerful ever launched. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it's 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 8am in the coastal city of hualien in taiwan — where an earthquake has struck. it registered 6.4 but because the quake was so shallow — it's done major damage. at least two people have been killed and many others have been injured, rescue teams worked throughout the night to free those trapped in collapsed buildings. the quake struck 1a miles northeast of hualien shortly before midnight. one eyewitness was on air with the bbc when an af

of race to rescue tracks of i was off to an earthquake in taiwan these buildings tell taking on the brink of collapse. and welcome to al-jazeera live from my headquarters in doha with me elizabeth bron i'm also ahead. people killed in just twenty four hours as russian and syrian government jets head to rebel held areas. speculation builds about the future of south africa's president jacob zuma often on the president to delay to his state of the nation address plus. three. left off from florida for the world's most powerful rock and what could be a turning point in space exploration. a magnitude six point four earthquake has hit eastern time on killing at least four people and injuring more than two hundred others it happened in the port city of while then very far far to say at least five people remain trapped inside a hotel on the brink of collapse one hundred and forty five people remain unaccounted for. has the latest. working against the clock to search for survivors. rescuers are using cranes to get to those trapped in what's left of while ins marshall hotel when the earthquake struc

also rescue crews are searching for survivors after a powerful earthquake hit taiwan. forced out of kenya a week after standing by our position leader raul loading given his controversial swearing in ceremony a major supporter is deported plus. three. and liftoff in florida for the world's most powerful rocket a key turning point for the privatizing of space exploration. welcome to the news hour it's been described as the deadliest day in the rebel held syrian region of eastern cooter in over a month at least seventy one people have been killed by a strikes in the damascus suburb which has been besieged by the government for four years syrian government and russian forces have ramped up their attacks there as well as the rebel held areas of italy province there are two of the four apparent deescalation zones agreed by iran russia and turkey last year and a total of one hundred thirty eight people have been killed in those areas in the last forty eight hours activists say many of them were civilians including. children u.n. war crimes experts say the siege of eastern in

alone east coast of taiwan as fish in manly fish many fishing harbors and. and the remotest is the side of taiwan and so in terms of population it's not as dense as pop populated as just urban area but. in the downtown area of quality and all these buildings are. are. having there before for decades so their structure and their construction are makeup may have caused can some concerns and joys did you feel the quake where you are in taipei what was that like i see there's also talk of course of aftershocks also right the magnitudes the earth's core that happens in. quality and it was a major as magnitude six point four a six point zero but by the time it ridge type bed as it was already it was it was did reduce to magnitude four four point zero so i we can still feel shaking here in taipei one hour ago but it did a lot different for a long time and but it did cause quite a panic for for me for me myself and my family choice when joining me there on the line from taipei with the latest on that magnitude six point four earthquake this rocked eastern taiwan joy

but much hyped deadline and they're still out after all night talks also coming up an earthquake in taiwan kills at least four people and more than one hundred are still missing who will get the latest on the rescue operation that's under way. pressure mounts on south africa's president to resign jacob zuma has long been tainted by corruption allegations his deeply split party. here in the studio. also on the program space x. launches the world's most powerful rocket it's the latest milestone for billionaire tech wizards the lawn most another step forward setting foot on mars we'll tell you about its unusual car. and an intriguing clash in the german cup on tuesday evening as munich faced off against third division. and we look forward to this evening's top match. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us. there's still no sign of a grand coalition for germany talks between chancellor merkel's conservatives and the social democrats went all through the night at the c.d.u. party headquarters here in berlin but without a final agreement the country's two biggest political parties are s

rescue crews in taiwan search for people trapped in this hotel after a powerful earthquake. hello welcome to our jazeera live from doha i'm martine that is also coming up. more than one hundred thirty people were killed in forty eight hours as russian and syrian government jets hit rebel areas in it live in the eastern ghouta. for the first time in south africa the state of the nation address is postponed as pressure grows on president zuma to resign plus three. i. lift off in florida for the world's most powerful rocket it could be a turning point in space exploration. right let's start with that magnitude six point four earthquake that has hit eastern taiwan at least four people have died more than two hundred others have been injured now this is the scene live from the pulled city of quality and that's where firefighters say at least five people at. trapped inside of this building which as you can see is at a dangerously precarious angle about one hundred forty five people overall remain unaccounted for report comes from the silver. working against the clock to search for

also ahead dangerous and delicate the rush to rescue survivors after an earthquake in taiwan leaves the building on the brink of collapse. more than a hundred people killed in just twenty four hours as russian and syrian government jets head to rebel held areas. of the drive for a new air and space exploration a road trip by the world's most powerful rocket. germany is on the brink of ending months of political limbo chancellor angela merkel's conservative party is reportedly set to form a coalition government with her main rival they have been and now from talks to end . after september well a top christian social union politician has welcomed the news. so frieden we are content we said that tonight we have to get out of the trenches nobody must hide anymore and we need to try to openly solve the conflicts that's got our correspondent paul brennan now he's joining us live from berlin and so that all sounds very positive do they have a deal paul it certainly appears so yes we haven't heard from merkel the german chancellor and the leader of the c.d.u. party and we haven't yet heard from

he could have you with us live on al-jazeera why is taiwan susceptible to earthquakes. well like much of the pacific rim it's on a plate boundary next to their several plate boundaries in taiwan i was well known to have lots of earthquakes and this earthquake today in the sequence for the last few days has been right in one of the hot spots on the northeast coast of taiwan so it's not a surprise maybe for international viewers we always ask the inevitable question about why on earth quakes called be predicted. well we've been trying for hundreds of years the problem is that the fall rocks that break in these earthquakes are very hard to measure how much stress there is on the rocks and it's very hard to know just how much stress it takes to break the rocks and so we don't know when in the hundred year cycle of loading and then finally breaking the rocks they're about to go as we do everything we can predict them but we just don't know enough although any signs could anticipate that something's on its way. well the best sign is other quakes if we have sixty days ago that

together and what message does this deal send to the world also coming up a powerful aftershock hits taiwan amid rescue efforts following tuesday's earthquake at least seven people died and many more were injured and music for the games the latest arrivals at the pyong change the winter olympics not athletes but an orchestra from north korea sent over the border to perform at the opening ceremony. i bring golf it's good to have you with us after a final twenty hours of marathon talks germany's biggest political parties have announced an agreement to form a new government chancellor angela merkel praised the deal that her conservatives struck with the social democrats as the basis for good government social democrat leader martin scholtz said that the new grand coalition will bring fundamental change for both germany and europe. here's part of what chancellor angela merkel had to say about the breakthrough. fund google goggles i know millions of our citizens have been scrutinizing the negotiations. they have to justifiable requirements of us. just films government and seconds to remember the

the next thirty minutes rescue crews are searching for survivors after a powerful earthquake hits taiwan. also kicked out of kenya a week after standing by opposition leader raul odette gave his controversial swearing in ceremony a major supporter was deported plus. three. i left off in florida for the world's most powerful rocket a key turning point for the private eyes ation of space exploration. welcome to the program has been described as the deadliest day in the rebel held syrian region of eastern cooter in over a month at least seventy one people have been killed by an strikes in the damascus suburb which has been besieged by the government for four years syrian government and russian forces of wrapped up their attacks there as well as the rebel held areas of italy a province there too for apparent deescalation zones agreed by iran and russia last year a total of one hundred thirty eight people have been killed in the. areas in the last forty eight hours activists say many of the worst civilians including children u.n. war crimes experts say the siege of eastern involves crimes of

bring you all of the latest developments for now though let's move on to some other world news in taiwan rescue efforts are underway after a six point four magnitude earthquake killed at least five people and injured hundreds of others authorities say more than eighty people are still unaccounted for it's the second major quake to hit the island nation in recent days with more aftershocks feared. this building is still standing but the lower floors are crushed beneath its weight firefighters are searching for any and every way in so they can find survivors and get them out to safety the quake hit city on taiwan's east coast shortly before midnight tuesday that left several buildings listing dangerously near collapse including a military hospital and this hotel where an overnight worker was rescued from inside. there was only me working the night shift i don't know what happened to the people upstairs. his son and grandson soon arrive they are overjoyed to find him alive. but dozens of others are still missing rescue workers have reason to believe there are people alive and waiting to be

trade representative in taiwan. you go into the high end grocery stores in taiwan, they are very proud to sell u.s. beef and their high end beef in the corners of the grocery stores is idaho beef. we can do better. a trade representative would help us that way. by addressing barriers to diversification, by providing trade representative to taiwan, by continuing to recruit companies to taiwan, we move endow forward. i note that work force training dollars have been proposed by this body. that funding is needed to develop the skilled, educated and prepared work force businesses are looking for. i support this funding. in the same vein, i support computer science, including coding in all grades. computer science is an important classroom subject, as important in this day and age as any. it's a requisite for students to become life-ready, work force ready. together, overall, we have done a good job investing for the future, building at uw, building at our community colleges, constructing and maintaining schools, helping

a magnitude six point four earthquake rocks the east coast of taiwan two people have been killed and more than one hundred others injured. so this is al jazeera live from london also coming up syrian forces pound eastern ghouta so-called deescalation zone one hundred people killed in just forty eight hours most of them civilians and sure knows how to get our attention why billionaire along musk is sending a giant rockets with a sports car on top into space and it's pretty basic but it's saving lives in mogadishu and on the road to somalia's a leak free ambulance service. in taiwan a six point four magnitude earthquake has hit the east coast of the island killing at least two people and injuring more than a hundred others the quake has brought down the hotel and at least three other buildings the united states geological survey says it struck near the north eastern port city of wiley and several people off thought to be trapped inside the hotel it's the latest in a string of quakes that have hit the region in recent days well george flying is a taiwanese journalist based in taipei she

taiwan would say the same but they think the government of china is in taiwan. have a statusyou quo over there that has existed and this is for the future. when kissinger was talking about taiwan eons ago -- taiwan came will have toaid we worry about that, 100 years from now it will all be fine. about china's ship killing missiles. df21's. >> what you call them ship killing? michael: there has been this desire to create a ballistic missile that can hit a moving ship or a moving ship group. it is externally difficult to do. ballistic missiles -- they come down with a set course in mind and there is not much thought after that. maneuver, yet to be glad the communications back-and-forth. it is very difficult to do and no one has really been able to do it. china kind to have this capability. they had his missiles, ballistic missiles that are very hard to defend against. cruise missiles -- we're pretty good about defending but posted missiles are a different animal, they operate differently. they operate up in the areas of space, very hard to detect sometimes, very h

of race to rescue trapped survivors after an earthquake in taiwan these buildings tilting on the brink of collapse. and welcome to al jazeera live from our headquarters in doha with me elizabeth cohen i'm also ahead speculation bells about the future of south africa's president jacob zuma after an unprecedented delay to his state of the nation address. ninety one people killed in just twenty four hours the syrian and russian jets hit rebel held areas an adlib an east and class. three. that's left often florida for the world's most powerful rocket why it could be a turning point in space exploration. a magnitude six point four earthquake has hit east in taiwan killing at least four people and injuring more than two hundred albums these are live pictures where rescue is in the port city of say many people trapped and badly damaged buildings which look like they could collapse at any moment. has the latest. working against the clock to search for survivors. rescuers are using cranes to get to those trapped in what's left of while ins marshall hotel when the earthquake struck just before m

was on sunday night that's been followed by several days of constant aftershocks felt throughout taiwan island even several hours away from while yet and experts here were saying that there is a possibility of another large earthquake and one did happen tonight what's unclear now though is whether that was the one in only large one that's going to occur or if there is going to be another one so that'll be something to watch in the frost thank you very much a power struggle in the popular holiday spot the mo d. has plunged this indian ocean island into deep political crisis president abdulla yummie ordered the arrest of a former president and two supreme court justices now on monday yummie declared a state of emergency the standoff between the president and the supreme court it all erupted when the tribunal ordered the release of imprisoned opposition leaders as collating tensions are worrying foreign governments and the people of the maltese who rely heavily on tourism. judges at the supreme court found themselves on the other side of the law during the early morning raid on tuesday two

daybreak in taiwan.this earthquake now becoming clearer, buildings partially pushed over, lower floors crushed. here you can see cars beneath the rubble, as emergency workers use hammers to smash glass, still searching for anyone who might be trapped inside. people worked through the night, rushing to help those trapped in their homes, fearing the buildings were about to come down. here, a child is lowered from a kitchen window. at least four high—rise buildings are close to collapse, their foundations crumbling after a violent earthquake which was close to the surface. it struckjust before midnight, its epicentre a few miles off i didn't see where it fell to. now there are three people inside." the reporter asks him, "on which floor?", he replies, "we were on the third floor. they are fine, theyjust called me." we were all in bed and everything just started shaking, the bed started shaking. everyone kind of started screaming. one eyewitness described the moment the quake struck, after—shocks happening e

trade representative in taiwan. the president of taiwan and i discussed a trade representative when we met last fall and she was very supportive of this opportunity. i'm sure some of you saw recent reports about how idaho is comparing to wyoming in terms of their economy. in traveling the taiwan, one of the things i noted twice now is that idaho for a long time has had a trade representative in taiwan. you go into the high end grocery stores in taiwan, they are very proud to sell u.s. beef and their high end beef in the corners of the grocery stores is idaho beef. we can do better. a trade representative would help us that way. by addressing barriers to diversification, by providing trade representative to taiwan, by continuing to recruit companies to taiwan, we move endow forward. i note that work force training dollars have been proposed by this body. that funding is needed to develop the skilled, educated and prepared work force businesses are looking for. i support this funding. in the same vein, i support compu

these are the top stories here at al-jazeera a magnitude six point four earthquake has hit east in taiwan killing at least four people and injuring more than two hundred firefighters in and say at least five people remain trapped inside this hotel on the brink of collapse one hundred forty five people remain unaccounted for the silver ripple is. working against the clock to search for survivors. rescuers are using cranes to get to those trapped in what's left of qualities marshall hotel. when the earthquake struck just before midnight local time the ground floor katie dean leaving the entire building slanting on its site. to go. on with this is. there are two people left inside one is my older brother and another is a colleague who is in the rescue was a trying to dig further down to look for my brother that's the situation for now. taiwan's president sign one arriving fly in on wednesday morning say when they hear that kind of assume that they're building steel frames that will prop up the collapsed building this will ensure rescue received when they get it we are racing against time and

rescue teams trained in dealing with earthquakes have been brought in from across taiwan. a resort area some of the hotels were first to feel the effects of the shock waves the lower floors of the marshall hotel caved in leaving the entire building slanting on its side rescuers moved in with ropes and cranes to get those trapped in what was left of the hotel back to safety. in that hotel room. at the moment there are still people trapped inside but there's no way for us to confirm their position or number because the people living there aren't long term president. taiwan's fire agency reports three more buildings were damaged as were several roads leading to the city this earthquake followed another one over the weekend off the coast of folly and in what is an area of high seismic activity today and the sequence for the last few days has been right in one of the hot spots on the northeast coast of taiwan so it's not a surprise oh it's in an area where half the sharks are inevitable you know the question is how many big aftershocks will there be in our usual odds are one in

an earthquake in taiwan has killed two people, and injured 200. emergency services continued to sift through partially destroyed buildings after the 6.4 magnitude quake hit. there are reports that south africa's president jacob zuma could resign — if he can agree a deal with his deputy cyril ramaphosa. mr zuma has been under pressure to quit to avoid a power struggle. and this video is trending on bbc.com. the most powerful rocket in the world has blasted off, making a clean getaway from florida. by the american entrepreneur, elon musk, and it's carrying his old sports car. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and our top story here in the uk: former executives of carillion have spoken publicly for the first time and now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. asian stock markets surged this morning after wall street bounces back. bowling touches down at the singapore airshow. what deals will they make? —— boeing. good morning, asia. hello, world. glad you could join us for this edition of asia business report. i

emergency crews keep up the search for survivors after the earthquake devastated taiwan each town to take a look at fresh air. i'm sumi so much going to thank you for joining us the feud over north korea's nuclear program moved to center stage on the eve of the olympic games in south korea u.s. vice president mike pence has arrived in seoul on this promising new more aggressive sanctions against the north he met with south korean president jay is following on this warning not to allow him to quote hide behind feeling it fam and today kim jong un presided over a military parade or show of force after sending athletes and performers over the border that move seen as either a bid to thaw in relations with the south or a ploy to provoke the u.s. . north korea and the united states are still sending mixed messages a day before the twenty teen winter games. despite signaling it was willing to talk north korea hasn't traded the savior for the olive branch quite yet pyongyang staged a massive military parade marking the founding of its armed forces. addressing his troops north korean leader

taiwan's position on the plate makes it particularly vulnerable.helle: freezing temperatures have sparked travel chaos nationwide. in paris, bus, train, travel, airport services are facing delays with the weather causing major gridlock on the capitals roads. to bring a clearer picture of what's going on, we can cross life to -- at the eiffel tower. i understand that many tourists have been turned away from the tower today? some haven't gone home, have they? absolutely. some people were turned away from the eiffel tower because it's closed the with -- because of the weather conditions. closed since tuesday, but they stuck around to get a selfie under the tower with the snow. even on the south side or the north shore -- inside. some people decided to bring their skis down to ski down the steps. mood is not ruined by the fact of the eiffel tower is closed. rochelle: fantastic. i would not have thought about bringing my skis out. more concerned about trying to make it into work on time. you can see people behind you clearly having a good time. on a mor

rescue crews search for survivors after a powerful earthquake hits taiwan this is the scene live from quality and. for the first time in south africa the state of the nation address is postponed as pressure grows on president zuma to resign. all eyes on the global stock markets after wall street rallies following a cuban moshe's twenty four hours. now it's being described as the deadliest day in the rebel held syrian region of eastern ghouta in over a month at least seventy one people were killed in airstrikes on the damascus suburb which has been besieged by the government for for years now government and russian forces have increased their attacks there as well as on the rebel held parts of it. province they are two of four so-called deescalation zones agreed by iran russia and turkey a total of one hundred thirty eight people have been killed in both these areas within the last two days activists say many of them were civilians and they include children some experts say the siege of which involves indiscriminate bombardment and deliberate starvation of the civilian population and t

warned recently the ring is active right now this time it's taiwan that's part of the brunt of its fury over as events in the city of. khost are reeling after those series of earthquakes in recent days i spoke to witness a carolyn wang and she described the latest quake over night. last night we were at work by the big cleats that night very quick the big crowd was not terrible you know still earthquake was nice twenty one was moving more fiercely so what is this is gary is that dale what are a series of quacks we say aftershocks so the horde night we scaled up out movies again and again every few minutes or so we couldn't sleep but we must get ready to escape as i don't my neighbors some of that then when out of the house and they stay in and in the yard or in those got into a their car to get warm but it was still to come without that we don't want to catch a close so we just a stay at their home inside a house most of in a really scary experience i want to ask you because you had a friend i understand inside of one of the buildings that fell and we seen such dramatic pictures of thes

and rescue workers continue to search for survivors among the rubble of taiwan quake. north korea has held a military parade in pyongyang it is a show of strength on the display of unity at the winter olympics in south korea the display was announced shortly after an agreement was reached on the north's participation in the in the pics on friday north korean athletes and jews march in the opening ceremony alongside athletes from the self going to aim has more fun in south korea. this year's north korean military parade may have been a more toned down affair but the bombast patriotism and pride were on full display this is the seventieth anniversary of the founding of the north korean army leader kim jong un said that he has built a class military one that has the most coarse and power this fight this ancient jews. have opted to take this route this year because the parade fell the day before the opening ceremony of the winter olympics the country was receiving a lot of criticism people here in south korea at least government officials had said that this could be viewed

aftershocks hamper rescue efforts in a building left tilting dangerously after taiwan's earthquake. it was two hundred fifty meters long and weighed as much as sixteen african elephants meet a massive lump of fat or part of it made its way out of london sewers and into a major museum. and for a fourth consecutive day bombs have been raining down on rebel held areas of syria which were designated deescalation zones local media say government and russian as strikes have killed at least fifty seven people in eastern on the edge of damascus on thursday including children and a medic investigated their attacks there and in italy province since a russian jet was shot down on saturday and not killed more than two hundred people in just four days adding to the bloodshed the u.s. led coalition says it's killed at least one hundred pro fights is in a province who are attacking the syrian democratic forces syria has branded it a war crime momentum droom reports on the latest violence. by thursday the bombing raids in eastern huta had only intensified at least two dozen were carried out and act

aftershocks hamper rescue efforts in a building left tilting dangerously off to taiwan's earthquake. thank you my. top democrat nancy pelosi makes history with an eight hour speech in the house of representatives. you know for a fourth consecutive day bombs are being raining down on rebel held areas of syria which were designated deescalation zones government and russian ass trikes have killed at least twenty three people in east and go to on the edge of damascus on thursday including children and a medic a rescue later their attacks there and an idiot province since a russian jet was shot down on saturday two hundred people in just four days adding to the bloodshed the u.s. that coalition says it's killed at least one hundred fighters and bears or problems who are attacking the syrian democratic forces syria has branded it a war crime ravichandran reports on the latest violence. by thursday the bombing raids in eastern huta had only intensified at least two dozen were carried out and activists say they see no end in sight to this horror from the sky the night before fires in the tow

a look at the weather is coming up next then the search for survivors intensifies an instant taiwan after an earthquake leaves buildings on the brink of collapse plus. and the president's chief of staff have had full confidence and trust in his abilities and his performance. with another key donald trump aide is forced to leave the white house. through triangle rape you can you. do not gain freedom to use in. gondolas. that i would get in the snow did not clear from paris indeed more snow fell disruptive snow this is the picture yesterday it won't be hugely best as today to be honest the snow has stopped falling there but to get this in mad and for it to last in the capital of france is actually quite a rarity does snow just doesn't stick very often so there was quite major disruption as i say it stopped snowing significantly now most of the deeper cloud is not so much in france as now further east so the cup place in alps and over austria that's where the action is that's where the snow will be falling however it is still cold elsewhere if i sweep away the cloud just put in the color bac

much hyped deadline and they're still at it after all night talks also coming up an earthquake in taiwan kills at least four people and more than one hundred are missing we'll get the latest on the rescue operation that's underway. space x. launches the world's most powerful rocket it's the latest milestone for billionaire tech wizard. and another step toward setting foot on mars we'll tell you the usual . hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us there's still no sign of a grand coalition for germany talks between chancellor conservatives and the social democrats went all through the night at the c.d.u. party headquarters here in berlin but without a final agreement the country's two biggest political parties are locked in disagreement over labor laws and health care reform among other things it's been more than four months since national elections if the parties cannot agree each germany could face fresh elections. our political correspondent hans blunt is standing by at the c.d.u. party headquarters in berlin where those marathon talks are continuing hans any sign of progress an

well moving on to taiwan rescue efforts are underway there are a six point four magnitude earthquake killed at least four people and injured hundreds of others authorities say more than one hundred forty people are still unaccounted for it's the second major quake to hit the island nation in recent days with more aftershocks feared. this building is still standing but the lower floors are crushed beneath its weight. firefighters are searching for any and every way so they can find survivors and get them out to safety the quake hit. east coast shortly before midnight tuesday it left several buildings listing dangerously near collapse including a military hospital and this hotel where an overnight worker was rescued from inside. there was only me working the night shift i don't know what happened to the people upstairs. his son and grandson soon arrive they are overjoyed to find him alive. but dozens of others are still missing rescue workers have reason to believe there are people alive and waiting to be freed from within the devastated hotel. that's giving hope to family and friends

struck the eastern part of taiwan of folly c.t. and according to the latest confirmation from the national four agency under the ministry of interior that a total of four buildings have collapsed one of which is a hotel and downtown c.t. downtown. holly and and up to twenty nine people how was strapped trapped inside a hotel by a local rescue worker have tried to get them out and so far it's hard to confirm or so for local media saying that a total of three people are still trapped in the rubble and another building has another in the structure of another nearby has also told to do in the earthquake also some roads in the city were all a damage and we've seeing. pictures of gapping holes and cracks and hopefully local governments are trying to get the traffic back on track and joyce just tell us a bit more about the pictures that we're seeing we're seeing the hotel on its side what's the region around where the quake struck like high tide densely populated in that. it's not a very densely populated area as alone the is to a strong

the 6.4 magnitude quake left dozens of buildings unstable as you saw in eastern taiwan. the force caused some structures to shift on their foundations, residents packed into shelters including a new baseball stadium. taiwan's president has promised every effort will be made to search for survivors. >>> the national weather service is disputing claims that it's to blame for a bogus zeuner warning. here's a look at the message appeared on accuweather's phone app yesterday. customers in the east, the gulf of mexico and the caribbean received that message. now, accuweather says it was supposed to be a test, but the message was miscoded when it came from the national weather service. the national weather service denies the coding errors. >>> there is a new warning for parents about snapchat. after a new hampshire man was arrested for stealing photos from the accounts of teenage girls. the 21-year-old hacked the accounts of at least seven young women and posted their photos online. snapchat publicly displays users' photos for a short time and then deletes them but the content