big business ben california has become the largest u.s. state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana customers lined up to be the first to take advantage of the change in the law which now allows a adults twenty one and older to buy possess and grow the drug until now it had only been available for medical purposes voters approved the change in a referendum in two thousand and sixteen the broad legalisation of cannabis is predicted to generate around a billion dollars in tax revenue. to discuss this step in california joe schrank joins me from los angeles he's the founder and director of high sobriety a rehab clinic that helps heroin addicts overcome their habits by using cannabis mr shank it's good to see you how do you feel about this development considering the work that you do and the current opioid crisis in the united states well you know this is actually helped with cannabis available all the research is clear of this there's twenty five percent of your overdose deaths in states that have this kind of this is. there's no sens

california has become the largest u.s. state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana customers lined up to be the first to take advantage of the change in the law which allows adults twenty one and older to buy possess and grow the drug until now it had only been available for medical purposes voters approved the change in a referendum in two thousand and sixteen the broad legalization of cannabis is predicted to generate around a billion dollars in tax revenue. to discuss this step in california joe schrank joins me from los angeles he's the founder and director of high sobriety a rehab clinic that helps heroin addicts overcome their habits by using cannabis mr schank it's good to see you how do you feel about this development considering the work that you do and the current opioid crisis in the united states well you know this is actually helped with cannabis available all the research is clear of this there's twenty five percent of your overdose deaths in states that have this whole can of this is don't there's no

also coming out mudslides in southern california leave at least thirteen people dead and carve a path of destruction through coastal towns already ravaged by wildfires last week . and just forty eight hours remain for talks on forming a new coalition government here in germany and america's conservative bloc and the social democrats must strike a deal of the country could be heading back to the polls. also on the show they fled war and starvation hoping that life across the border is better. these are some of the one million refugees seeking an escape from civil war in south sudan and neighboring countries but they face a new threats once they arrive with an exclusive report. i'm sunni so most kind of thank you for joining us one of the architects of u.s. president donald trump's election victory in two thousand and sixteen steve bannon has stepped down as executive chairman of breitbart news network now the announcement by the right wing news outlet comes less than a week after bannon's explosive criticism of trump and his family were published in a new book. president donald trump l

full full can analysis from berlin brussels paris and london also coming down mudslides in southern california leave at least thirteen people dead and carbon out of destruction through upscale coastal communities the towns hardest head had been stripped of protective vegetation in last month's wildfires. and former white house chief strategist steve benen stepped down as chairman of breitbart news that's after his explosive criticism of president trump and his family you know a controversial new book. the former. i'm sumi so misconduct good to have you with us here in germany the party's trying to form a new coalition government are heading into the final stages of their exploratory talks there's currently a news blackout on those talks but leaked reports suggest on america's conservative bloc and the social democrats are compromising on campaign pledges as they raced towards thursday's talks deadline reports say the parties have agreed on an immigration law that would allow highly skilled foreign workers to come to germany earlier leaks suggested the parties would abandon germany's targets fo

this is news live from berlin a disturbing discovery in southern california police find thirteen siblings held captive in this suburban home some in chains but they charge the parents with torture we'll get more from los angeles also coming up pope francis on a difficult visit and she like the pontiff faces a weakened the catholic church they're leading followers after a wave of sex abuse scandals involving priests. and top served politician all over yvon of it just gunned down in kosovo triggering fears of new tensions with serbia a look at what is killing could mean. to have you with us we open with a disturbing story out of california or police say they have freed thirteen siblings who were allegedly imprisoned by their own parents the victims range in age from two years to twenty nine police say they were alerted by a teenage daughter who managed to escape and call nine one one. authorities were shocked at what they found hidden in this quiet suburb describing him a seated captives in foul smelling surroundings with padlocks and shackles. neighbors described the family as reclusive th

discovery in southern california police find thirteen siblings held captive in suburban home some in chains they have charged the parents with torture and we will go live to los angeles for more. also coming up hope francis on a difficult visit and the pontiff faces a week it's catholic church they're leaving followers after wave of sex abuse scandals involving priests. and swaying the skeptics the social democratic party leader is on a mission to win over grassroots members so the idea of a grand coalition with angela merkel's conservatives and months of political uncertainty. welcome to the program thanks for joining us police in california say that they have free thirteen siblings who were allegedly imprisoned by their parents the victims range in age from two to twenty nine police say that they were alerted by a teenage daughter who managed to escape and call nine one one. authorities were shocked at what they found hidden in this quiet suburb describing him a seated captives in foul smelling surroundings with padlocks and shackles. neighbors described the family as reclusive the

and legal marijuana hits the shelves in california recreational users can now buy the drug without fear of arrest as america's most populous state. i'm sorry kelly great to have you with us clashes overnight in iran have left at least nine people dead the anti-government protests have been raging for nearly a week in tehran and around the country in total several hundred people have been arrested and at least twenty have been killed according to state media iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei appeared to condemn the arrest in a post on his official website in which he accused iran's enemies of meddling in the country. and let's talk a little bit more about that crackdown we are joined by a.f.p. correspondent eric randolph was joining us with the latest from tehran and eric as we've heard iranian state television reporting nine more people killed overnight more than one hundred protesters arrested what are we to make of the authorities response to the unrest and how big of a threat are these protests to the regime. well this is the biggest test the regime has faced since there w

the united states now or california has become the largest state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana voters approve the move in a referendum in two thousand and sixteen the change in the law is predicted to generate around a billion dollars in tax revenue every year but some users say that despite the groundbreaking legislation they will continue to buy the drug on the black market by jove do you really. touching the ribbon the owner of this medical center in oakland says he wants california to be a beacon of hope to parts of the world where people are still suffering under prohibit as he put it customers have been lining up since early in the morning to be the first to take advantage of the change in the law it's allows adults twenty one and older to buy possess and grow marijuana until now it's only been available for medical purposes. its history its history and i think it's it's kind of pressure are going to help a lot of people a lot of different demographics in the long run been a medical patient for quite some time and my car expired so i was kind of waiting for the

california has become the largest u.s. state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana voters approved the move in a referendum in two thousand and sixteen the change in the law is to set to generate a billion dollars in tax revenue every year but some users say that despite the new legislation they'll still buy the drug on the black market. with these three. cutting the ribbon the owner of this medical center in oakland says he wants california to be a beacon of hope to parts of the world where people are still suffering under prohibit as he put it. customers have been lining up since early in the morning to be the first to take advantage of the change in the law it allows adults twenty one and older to buy possess and grow marijuana until now it had only been available for medical purposes. it's history this is serious and i think it's it's been a fish on it's going to help a lot of people a lot of different demographics in the long run been a medical patient for quite some time and my card expired so it was kind of

had been governor of california before he ran successfully for president and if you have a legal problem you go to a lawyer if you have a broken bone you hope that your doctor is very qualified and only when it comes to the job of being the most powerful men on earth a lack of experience is suddenly an assett i mean i certainly would not call you boring to think that way i mean it sounds very reasonable to me carson if you compare europe to american politics american politics really are a media spectacle of me a trump or even an oprah winfrey becoming head of state that is just not the norm here right. you know in europe it's different i mean to be fair we also had someone like silvio berlusconi form a show men and businessmen become prime minister of italy but that is clearly the exception the difference is in europe the political parties and their structure is a much more important so someone who wants to get to the top first has to work himself up the ladder in the hierarchy of his party has to have different positions before he gets a shot at the top job and in america of course the

program thirteen brothers and sisters held captive some in chains in this suburban home in southern california police charged the parents with torture. pope francis asked the chilean people to forgive the church for a sex abuse scandal expresses his pain and shame over scum with so many away from the face value protesters joined crowds welcoming him to the capital santiago. i'm phil gayle welcome to the program a prominent leader of ethnic serbs in kosovo has been gunned down in front of his political party's office in the city of michel venture the assassination of all the evanovich threatens to inflame ethnic tensions between serbia and its former province kosovo declared independence from serbia in two thousand and eight after decade after a war that killed thirteen thousand many ethnic albanians but belgrade has rejected independence because of what is still views the territory as itself a province in and cost of our officials have so far refrained from accusing each other being behind the killing but it's already cast a shadow over efforts to normalize relations between the two countries.

and starting the new year on a high california legalizes recreational marijuana we have a report from the first day of business. speaking of business in the new year christopher koper is here to tell us a little bit more about positive sentiment actually that's right and kicking off on the market is exactly sarah last year's record setting run continues at least in asia hong kong stocks rose to the highest level in over a decade on tuesday and markets in shanghai posted gains as well solid manufacturing figures out of china are considered early positive signs for global consumption in the year ahead however the optimism did not span all the way over to europe most markets here are trading lower. now for more let's bring in our markets correspondent unadvised in frankfurt and as a why are investors in europe much less of beat. well afaik it's a mix freeze and a the euro is a lot higher as the currency than the asians currency meaning that exporters won't have the greatest time probably in two thousand and eighteen the euro has just hit a three year high and that is traditionally weigh

this is news the live from our lead a disturbing discovery in southern california police find thirteen siblings held captive in a suburban home in chains they have charged the parents with torture we will go live to los angeles for more on. also coming up pope francis on a difficult visit in chile the pontiff faces a week in catholic church they are bleeding followers after a playbook sex abuse scandals involving priests and swaying the skeptics the social democratic party leader is on a mission to win over grassroots members the idea of a grand coalition with angela merkel's conservatives and months of political uncertainty. plus the music world mourns the loss of dolores o'riordan the lead singer of the cranberries who has died suddenly at age forty six. is reading your party worried about negative stuff it's all. her anguished voice pushed the irish band to icon status during the one nine hundred ninety s. we will talk about the life and the dark sides of her life and music. welcome to the program thanks for joining us. we begin with a horror story from california where police say t

coming up thirteen brothers and sisters held captive some in chains in this suburban home in southern california police charged the parents with torture and pope francis asked for give the catholic church for a sex abuse scandal you expresses his pain and shame over a scandal that has turned many chileans away from their faith earlier protesters joining the crowds welcoming him to the capital sunk. off it's good to have you with a prominent leader of ethnic serbs in kosovo has been gunned down in front of his political party's office in the city of new tributes. murder threatens to inflame ethnic tensions between serbia and its former province a kosovo declared independence from serbia in two thousand and eight a decade after a war that claimed thirteen thousand mainly ethnic albanian law but belgrade rejects independence for kosovo which it still views as its southern province serbian in kosovo officials have so far refrained from accusing each other of being behind the killing but it's already cast a shadow over efforts to normalize relations between the two countries. assailants unpinned fire

partners of the social democrats failure could trigger new elections also coming up mudslides in southern california lead at least thirteen people dead and carve a path of destruction through coastal towns already ravaged by wildfires. and down and out steve bennett loses his fault at one of america's leading right wing news networks the price for criticizing donald trump i'll ask an expert and. also coming up on the program they've fled war and starvation hoping that life across the border is better these are some of the one million refugees seeking an escape from civil war in south sudan but they face new threats once they arrive we have an exclusive report. hello i'm terry martin thanks for joining us. here in germany the clock is running out for the political parties locked in exploratory. talks to form a new coalition government the talks are confidential but leaked reports suggest on the americans conservative block and the social democrats are compromising on campaign pledges as they race toward thursday's deadline now one of the negotiators arrived this morning in his sports gear prompting s

mudslides in southern california have leave at least thirteen people dead and carve a path of destruction through coastal towns already ravaged by wildfires. also on the show they fled war and starvation hoping that life across the border is better these are some of the one million refugees seeking an escape from civil war in south sudan but they face new threats and the country we have an exclusive report. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us. shrouded in mists the scene around germany's parliament building today illustrating the lack of clarity concerning the country's next government september's election produced no clear result but political parties are now nearing the end of confidential talks aimed at. forming a new governing coalition leaked reports suggest until americans conservative bloc and the social democrats have reached agreements on climate policy in migration but s.p.d. leader martin shoals refused to comment as he headed into today's negotiations all parties have agreed to a news blackout ahead of thursday's deadline if they reach agreement by then the next st

plus digging out the survivors of that devastating mudslide in southern california this woman is lucky but rescuers are still searching for others trapped or buried or swept away at least seventeen people are confirmed dead. it's good to have you with us tonight time is running l. political leaders here in germany are bracing for a long and difficult night of negotiations the german chancellor angela merkel and her conservatives and the center left s.p.d. are trying to see if they have enough common ground to enter formal coalition talks now as the exploratory talks entered their final day the chancellor said that the stakes are high and that the far from sort. orcon there are still big hurdles to overcome. the stuff through the speaking from my party i can say we'll be as constructive as possible in our search for compromises. but of course i also were aware that we want to deliver the right kind of deal for the country and that means it's going to be a tough day. with this how to talk via. our that was the german chancellor there under the merkel let's go to our correspondent now sha

also coming up mudslides in southern cal is out there in california leave at least thirteen people dead in carver top of destruction through coastal towns already ravaged by wildfires. and just forty eight hours remain for talks on forming a new coalition government here in germany i'm going to calls conservative bloc on the social democrats must strike a deal for the country could be heading back to the polls. i'm sumi so much got it good to have you with us from white house insider to banish the outsider steve bannon has stepped down as executive chairman of the right wing breitbart news network the announcement comes less than a week after ben's withering criticism of trump and his family were published in a new book bannon had once been part of the u.s. leaders inner circle steering trumps america first foreign policy and his remarks appear to have cost him dearly. president donald trump lashed out at steve bannon for comments made in michael wolff fire and fury inside the trump white house which questions the president's fitness for office bannon fell out of the president's five af

partners the social democrats failure could trigger new elections also coming up mudslides in southern california have left at least thirteen people dead and carved a path of destruction through coastal towns for any ravaged by wild pines. and myanmar charges two journalists with violating the country's official secrets act the pair say they were trying to reveal the truth about the military's crackdown on the wreckage of muslims. hello i'm terry martin thanks for joining us shrouded in mist germany's future government just like the country's parliament building this morning but political parties are nearing the end of confidential talks about forming a new coalition government leaked reports suggest angle america's conservative bloc and the social democrats have reached agreement on climate policy and migration but as for the leader must ensure its refused to comment as he headed into today's negotiations all parties have agreed to a news blackout ahead of thursday's deadline if they reach agreement by then the next step will be entering formal coalition taught us. well for more on those coaliti

partners the social democrats failure could trigger new elections also coming up mudslides in southern california lead at least thirteen people dead and carve a path of destruction through coastal towns already ravaged by wildfires. and stranded in the alps more than ten thousand holidaymakers are holed up as heavy snow fall and avalanches cut all villages and ski resorts. flowing terry marchant good to have you with us. here in germany the clock is running for the political parties locked in exploratory talks to form a new coalition government the talks are confidential but leaked reports suggest under michael's conservative block and the social democrats have reached agreement on climate policy and migration but s.p.d. leader martin schultz refused to comment as he headed into today's negotiations all parties have agreed to a news blackout ahead of thursday's deadline if they reach agreement by then the next step will be entering full coalition talks well for more on those coalition exploratory talks let's bring in our parliamentary studios here in berlin and barbara basal in brussels first to

thirteen brothers and sisters held captive in chains in their suburban home in southern california police charged the parents with torture. i feel gail welcome to the program a prominent leader of kosovo's ethnic serbs has been gunned down in front of his political party's office in the city of misrata in port said yvonne of each was pronounced dead in a local hospital after being found in the street with gunshot wounds to the chest his killing is likely to inflame tensions between serbia and kosovo a former province that declared independence a decade ago news of his death prompted the serbian delegation to walk out of e.u. mediated talks on. the w's front hoffman has extensive experience of reporting from the boat. welcome frank. rich is kidding looks like an assassination what are authorities saying well the doctor came out after he treated all of a van of which this morning saying that he probably was already dead when he arrived at the hospital he was shot as you just mentioned with five bullets and he was probably already debt right after that he had no chance to so wife half an hou

fresh tensions between kosovo and serbia also coming up police make a disturbing discovery in southern california thirteen siblings held captive in this suburban home and they've charged the parents with torture. normal no more migrants camps that's a promise the french president delivered in a port city that has become a magnet for thousands of asylum seekers and he will clamp down on illegal migration. to thank you for joining us a prominent leader of ethnic serbs in kosovo has been gunned down in front of his political party's office in the city of new reports say all over avan a bitch was pronounced dead in a local hospital after being found lying in the street with gunshot wounds to his trust his killing is likely to inflame tensions between serbia and kosovo a former province that declared independence ten years ago a serbian delegation walked out of mediated talks on kosovo at the news of evanovich is death. to get these prank calls one is following the story for us he has extensive experience reporting on the balkans hi frank this looks like an assassination what are police saying well th

are still searching for others trapped or buried under this week's devastating mudslides in southern california. thank you very much for your company the clock is ticking for political leaders here in germany who are bracing for a long and difficult night of negotiations conservatives and the center left s.p.d. are trying to see if they have enough common ground to enter formal coalition talks well as the exploratory talks enters their final day americal set the stakes were high and the outcome far from certain. the no or can often there are still big hurdles to overcome. stuff through the seeking for my party i can say we'll be as constructive as possible in our search for compromises. in that of course are all of us who are aware that we want to deliver the right kind of deal for the country that means it's going to be a tough day. with the hope that clock via. the chancel there speaking earlier today will the. pots is at the social democrat headquarters she is following those talks for us their show there are descending is that they left the most contentious issues for a last walk us through

i just irving discovery in southern california thirteen siblings held captive in the suburban home some in chains the police have charged the parents with torture. plus pope francis asks the chilean people to forget he expresses his pain and shame over a sexual abuse scandal in the catholic church earlier protesters joined crowds welcoming protests the scandal has turned many chileans away from their faith. i'm sumi so much kinder good to have you with us a prominent leader of ethnic serbs in kosovo has been gunned down in front of his political party's office in the city of metro reports say all over yvonne of it was pronounced dead in a local. hospital after being found lying in the street with gunshot wounds to his chest his killing is likely to inflame tensions between serbia and kosovo a former province that declared independence ten years ago a separate delegation walked out of e.u. mediated talks on kosovo and news of if one of its death. did these frank calls one is following the story for us he has extensive experience reporting on the balkans hi frank this looks like an assass

and legal marijuana hits the shelves in california recreational users can now buy the drug without fear of arrest in america's most populous state. of meddling in the country. and from our i am joined now by mehdi most any and editor at t w is farsi language department welcome to you there are fears of a greater crackdown there in iran president hassan rouhani has apparently promised to deal with those who break the law who could be targeted as they see the government seems to be holding back for a full crackdown this the most ration why disparate and decentralize and. we don't any leaders it would be really difficult to target the government to target a specific group or people rouhani talk about to side the first talk about the right of people to have a peaceful demonstration and say can things is once a both the violence that's happened i don't i can't see really. specific map or solution for government to go to ireland actually stop these demonstrations and in the meantime i mean when we look at what these protesters are opposing iran just generally speaking has a number of politica

and it has been a long time coming but america's most populous state california has legalized cannabis for recreational use. and what is it about new year's day that makes people want to go jump into really cold water we'll take a look at that and some of the other things people get up to around the world on the first day of the news. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for being with us on protests have erupted for a fifth consecutive day in tehran and around iran amidst reports of growing violence. shorty's say demonstrators tried to overrun a number of military bases and police stations and total at least thirteen people have now lost their lives protests initially broke out against economic conditions in the country but they've also been drawing opponents of the country's religious establishment. this footage has been provided by demonstrators people have been on the streets in various parts of iran's since thursday protesting conditions in the country and this is footage provided by iranian state t.v. which claims that protesters are violent and that some have damaged a.t.m.'s buildin

thirteen brothers and sisters held captive some in chains in this suburban home in southern california police charged the parents with torture. and pope francis asked chilling to forgive the catholic church for a sex abuse scandal expresses his pain and shame over a scandal that has turned many chileans away from their faith protesters joined crowds welcoming him to the capital santiago. i'm phil gayle welcome to the program. problems leader of ethnic serbs in kosovo has been gunned down in front of his political party's office in the city of mitrovica all of a lot of it just murder threatens to inflame ethnic tensions between serbia and its former province kosovo declared independence from serbia in two thousand and eight a decade after a war that killed thirteen thousand mainly ethnic albanians but belgrade has rejected the independence of casa but which is still views as its southern province serbian cause of an official so so far refrained from accusing each other being behind the killing but it's already cast a shadow over efforts to normalize relations between the two countries.

the plan has already drawn heavy criticism from several coastal states among them the carolinas and california also in florida where memories of the deepwater horizon spill remain fresh the two thousand and ten oil platform explosion claimed the lives of eleven oil workers and devastated the gulf coast. apple now says its i phones and computers are affected by the security flaw disclosed in intel processors earlier this week billions of devices around the world could be vulnerable to hackers and there's more disturbing news intel knew about the flaws well before they were disclosed to the public and the behavior of the company's chief executive officer before the revelation raises questions as well. intel c.e.o. brian cresent sold thirty nine million dollars in company stocks and options in november months after learning about the flaw and well before the problem was reported publicly intel says the stock sale was unrelated to the chip problem it said it planned on going public with the flaw soon and it was working in the meantime to find a fix the bug is a nightmare for the u.s. tech giant bu

a disturbing discovery in southern california police find thirteen siblings held captive in the suburban home in chains of parents with torture will go to los angeles for more also coming up pope francis on a difficult visit. the pontiff faces a weakened the catholic church there bleeding followers after a wave of sex abuse scandals involving priests. the music world mourns the loss of . the lead singer of the cranberries who has died suddenly at the age of forty six . voice pushed the irish band to icon status during the one nine hundred ninety s. we'll look back at her life and music. and i thank you for joining us so we opened with a disturbing story out of california where police say they have freed to thirteen siblings who are allegedly imprisoned by their own parents the victims range in age from two years to twenty nine police say they were alerted by a teenage daughter who managed to escape and call nine one one. authorities were shocked at what they found hidden in this quiet suburb describing emaciated captives in foul smelling surroundings with padlocks and shackles. neighbors

news live from her lead a horrifying discovery in southern california police find thirteen siblings held captive in this suburban home. in chains they have charged the parents with torture and we will go live to los angeles for more on also coming up pope francis on a difficult visit in chile the pontiff faces a catholic church there bleeding followers after a wave of sex abuse scandals involving creeks. and swaying the skeptics the social democratic party leader is on a mission to win over grassroots members of the idea of a grand coalition with angela merkel's conservatives and. an end to months of political uncertainty. welcome to the program thanks for joining us. we begin with a horror story from california where police say they have freed thirteen siblings who were allegedly imprisoned by their parents police say that they were alerted by and a mesa gaited seventeen year old girl who managed to escape when officers entered the home of the city of paris they found some of her sisters and brothers shackled to their beds with chains and padlocks the victims range in age from two years

also coming up police make a disturbing discovery in southern california thirteen siblings held captive in this suburban home in chains they charged the parents with torture. the french president visits kull a a port city that's become a magnet for asylum seekers a model because there are to announce a new policy aimed to clamp down on illegal migration. plus scandal overshadows the pope's first visit to chile pope francis faces national outrage over a high profile sex abuse case many chileans have turned away from the catholic faith this allusion by a long time cover up. good to have you with us a prominent leader of ethnic serbs in kosovo has been gunned down in front of his political party's office in the city of meter of reports say all over it was pronounced dead in a local hospital after being found lying in the street would. gunshot wounds to his chest his killing is likely to inflame tensions between serbia and kosovo a former province that declared independence ten years ago a serbian delegation walked out of mediated talks on kosovo at the news of ivana veges death. did these

the plan has already drawn heavy criticism from several coastal states among them the carolinas and california also in florida where memories of the deepwater horizon spill remain fresh the two thousand and ten oil platform explosion claimed the lives of eleven oil workers and devastated the gulf coast. apple says its i phones and macs are affected by the security flaw in intel processes billions of devices are vulnerable to hackers intel knew about those flaws long ago and the behavior of intel's chief executive officer before the revelation raises some serious questions. apple says the bug affects all of its devices that means everything from i phones to apple watches is potentially open to hacking the company says it's unaware of any exploits aimed at the flaw that is specific hacking attacks it plans to release patches for operating systems and its safari browser's the bug is a nightmare for us tech giant intel but also for consumers one common patch known as kaiser devours energy and slows the fix device scrutiny is now falling on intel leadership c.e.o. brian presented sold thirty nine m

state of california are searching for those still missing after devastating mudslides and flooding hit coastal areas this week seventeen people have died and around one hundred homes have been destroyed the devastation struck early tuesday after a winter storm drenched hillsides that had been stripped bare by wildfires last month the hills came crashing down on monta sado early on cheese time morning to made his of rain fell in just fifteen minutes that unleashed a stream of maad and said she is careening on to mt to see does your side mansions residents describe it as an apocalyptic saying the sky lit up because some buildings had blown up the gas mains it turns out so here's all this fire coming down i mean and a fire going up and here's all this rain coming down and you wonder what it was happening more than a day later the scale of the devastation is becoming clear this was one of the us is busiest freeways now it's a cesspool. and the city's beach too is dotted with people's cars firefighters have been searching here for those buried in the mud and they've been searching and more

thank you to david and the brave people of california thank you very much david played. some trials over the past year touched this chamber very personally with us tonight is one of the toughest people ever to serve in this house a guy who took a bullet almost died and was back to work three and a half months later the legend from louisiana congressman. i had one. thank. you one thank. i think they like used to call. we're incredibly grateful for the heroic efforts of the capitol police officers the alexandria police and the doctors nurses and paramedics who saved his life and the lives of many others some in this room in the aftermath yes the oak . in the aftermath of that terrible shooting we came together not as republicans or democrats but as representatives of the people. but it is not enough to come together only in times of tragedy tonight i call upon all of us to set aside our differences to seek out common ground and to summon the unity we need to deliver for the people. this is really the key these are the people we were elected to serve thad allen thousand ove

the plan has already drawn heavy criticism from several coastal states among them the carolinas and california also in florida where memories of the deepwater horizon spill remain fresh the two thousand and ten oil platform explosion claimed the lives of eleven oil workers and devastated the gulf coast. apple says its i phones and macs are affected by the security floor and intel processes billions of devices are vulnerable to hackers intel knew about the falls long ago and the behavior of intel's chief executive officer before the revelation raises serious questions. apple says the bug affects all of its devices that means everything from i phones to apple watches is potentially open to hacking the company says it's unaware of any exploits aimed at the flaw that is specific hacking attacks it plans to release patches for operating systems and its safari browser's the bug is a nightmare for us tech giant intel but also for consumers one common patch known as kaiser devours energy and slows the fix device scrutiny is now falling on intel leadership c.e.o. brian presented sold thirty nine millio

to california and the united states where rescue workers are searching for more than a dozen people still missing after devastating mudslides and flooding hit coastal areas this week seventeen people have died in a round one hundred homes have been destroyed the devastation struck early tuesday after a winter storm drenched hillsides that had been stripped bare by wildfires last month the hills came crashing down on mt to sado early on tuesday morning to made is of rain fell in just fifteen minutes that unleashed a stream of mog and said she is careening on to mt to save those who side mansions residents describe it as an apocalyptic saying sky lit up because some buildings had blown up the gas mains it turns out so here's all this fire coming down i mean and fire going up and there's all this rain coming down and you wonder why it was happening more than a day later the scale of the devastation is becoming clear this was one of the us is busiest freeways now it's a cesspool. and the city's beach too is dotted with people's cars five fighters have been searching here for those buried in t

knew him also coming up the children chained to their beds a disturbing find by police in southern california thirteen brothers and sisters held captive in this suburban home tonight the parents are charged with torture. plus a tough lesson in life for a thousand danish teenagers it takes just moments to share a video online but if that video was considered child pornography there could be devastating consequences. it's good to have you with those we begin tonight with the shooting death of a politician that's being called an act of terror today all over a band of a prominent leader of ethnic serbs in kosovo was gunned down in front of his political party's office in the city of new tributes event of it is murder threatens to inflame ethnic tensions between serbia and its former province kosovo kosovo cleared independence from serbia in two thousand and eight. a decade after a war that killed thirteen thousand mainly ethnic albanians but belgrade rejects independence for kosovo which it still views as its southern province of serbia and kosovo officials have so far refrained from accusing eac

concerning baby plans went viral last year after she was elected leader of new zealand's labor party a california couple who held their thirteen malnourished children captive for years in their home have pleaded not guilty to charges of torture and child abuse prosecutors say the children were shackled even to go to the bathroom the pair face life in prison if convicted of all charges. tomorrow marks the first anniversary of donald trump's first term as president of the united states some said he wouldn't last until christmas but with the economy booming and his health reportedly good trump is holding steady his unpredictable nature has had his supporters cheering and opponents cringing a look back now at trump's first year in office. it was an audacious first week in office. big ration had been a central tenet of candidate trump's campaign within days of his inauguration president trump issued the first report became known as muslim bands his supporters welcomed the move but thousands of people turned out at airports across the country to protest the executive order legal challenges against the

state of california rescuers are still searching for several people missing after least seventeen people died in massive mudslide heavy rains earlier this week calls to more than debris to slide down hills in areas north of los angeles. from the white house says president trump will prove the nuclear deal with iran which grants sanctions relief to tehran in exchange for curbs on its nuclear program but mr trump's administration has warned this is the final time he'll approve it unless it is changed significantly he's repeatedly denounced the agreement as bad for the united states. meanwhile president trump has denied using vulgar language to describe haiti el salvador and several african nations is reported to have made the remarks that it is during a meeting on immigration at the white house mr trump has admitted to using tough words but not the ones that have been attributed to him a number of african and haitian politicians have denounced the comments is racist. sometimes the presidents share dealing is unwittingly troublesome on friday he made an appearance with the nephew of martin

the plan has already drawn heavy criticism from several coastal states among them the carolinas and california also in florida where memories of the deepwater horizon spill remain fresh the two thousand and ten oil platform explosion claimed the lives of eleven oil workers and devastated the gulf coast. and staying in the united states it's been a very happy near new year for wall street the dow jones industrial average has surged past the twenty five thousand points for the first time in history thursday's new milestone comes on the back of a rapid rise for the blue chip index boosted in part by an overhaul of u.s. taxes which substantially cuts the corporate tax rate now u.s. president on trump was quick to claim responsibility for the new record and already has his sights set on yet another. we did in fact break twenty five thousand very substantially break it very easily. so i guess i do numbers there he says it but what they what it means is every time you see that number go up on wall street it means jobs i mean success well let's put this into perspective and have a look at the dow jone

and a desperate search for survivors after mudslides tear through coastal towns in southern california at least seventeen people have died and more are still missing . good to have you with us tunisia has been rocked by a third night of violent clashes as on rest over government imposed price hikes intensifies riot police have used tear gas to disperse protesters in the capital tunis and four other cities one man has died scores have been injured and more than two hundred arrested the prime minister had warned rioters to expect a heavy security presence on the streets. even threats of a clampdown to keep them away hundreds of disaffected tunisians clashed with riot police and another long night of violent unrest with both sides trading tear gas and drops some coming off wash from where. i was trying to talk to one of the policemen and suddenly one of them at me was his boss and. seven years ago it was the cradle of the arab spring after a revolt against rising costs that revolution made no be history but its spirit and its calls lives on. for many in the rural heartland economic frustr

legalize ation has come into effect in california allowing the recreational sale of cannabis customers lined up to be the first to take advantage of the law change the beginning of what's expected to be a billion dollar industry californians voted to broadly legalize the drug in the two thousand and sixteen referendum. catholics are celebrating the world peace day of peace rather at the vatican pope francis celebrated a solemn mass to mark the occasion he warned the world's one billion catholics to be aware of gossip and what he called the banality of consumerism and to focus on what really matters to sports now where it's been a good start to twenty eighteen for german tennis fans after and julie kavner and alexander secured a two one win for germany over belgium in the hopman cup the duo won their mixed doubles match against ten's and david to secure the victory that came after care or also be in the singles next up germany faces canada on wednesday. much of the world has spent today recovering from last night's party and welcoming in the new year but not everyone is nursing a sore h

as soon as we have that link established we will go see him moving on to other stories now police in california have freed to thirteen siblings between the ages of two and twenty nine he would been locked up in a house outside of los angeles they made the discovery after a seventeen year old girl escaped the family's house the parents are now being held and could face charges including torture. pope francis has held a public mass in front of hundreds of thousands in the chilean capital santiago he's asked chileans to forgive the catholic church for a sex abuse scandal that has turned many away from their faith the visit has sparked protests in santiago police have arrested dozens near the site of the mass bangladesh and we in mar have agreed to repatriate more than six hundred fifty thousand muslim refugees to me and more over the next two years we in march says that it will allow the britain judge to apply for citizenship the un refugee agency warned that it is essential that refugees only be returned voluntarily. when european union leaders have weighed in on a new british debate on whether t

s needed such invited famous actor and former california state governor arnold schwarzenegger to the presentation of the new g. class up front at c.v. . with so many carmakers buying for attention against the paper can turn. us try makers are also sent casing large vehicles like ford which present a new pickup trucks and wreck it as see these are generating fat profits for american manufacturers spurred by low gasoline prices american consumers are snapping them up for it may have to promise to invest eleven billion dollars in electric cars in the coming years here in detroit the new team ability is barely to be seen instead power in performance by the name of the game. are down to the skies the european airplane maker air bus says its may end production of the a three eighty super jumbo the two story plane was supposed to revolutionize air travel with a capacity of up to five hundred passengers but its most important customer emirates is not ordering enough planes to keep the a three eighty program a law. what was hoped to be the company's biggest success is turning into a disappoin

he has also been subpoenaed to talk to a grand jury investigating the rush allegations officials in california have described the thirteen siblings freed from prison like conditions in their home as friendly and co-operative they were seeking medical care and counseling police found the family after being alerted by a seventeen year old girl who had escaped the house the parents face charges of torture and child endangerment. people in northern kosovo have been paying their respects to all or evanovich unknown attackers gunned down the moderate to ethnic serbs politician outside his office early on tuesday his murder is likely to increase tensions between kosovo and serbia which does not recognize the independence of its former province. and a former s.s. guard oscar corning has failed in an appeal for clemency a court ruling said that ninety six year old girl who is known as the book keeper of auschwitz has to serve a four year sentence as an accessory to murder in the nazi death camp he has repeatedly expressed remorse for his actions. all right and it looks like we have been able to bring o

the death toll from the devastating mudslides and flooding that hit southern california earlier this week has risen to seventeen authorities are continuing to search for over a dozen people who are still missing the mudslides destroyed around one hundred homes and damage some three hundred. seventy percent chance of success that is the verdict of one senior german politician on the exploratory coalition talks between chancellor angela merkel's conservatives and the social democrats almost four months after voters went to the polls the party sets up themselves a deadline of today to decide whether they can agree on terms michael's conservative bloc is sitting down for its fifth day of discussions with the center left s.p.d. led by martin schultz and the two sides are said to have made progress on issues like taxation and clean energy but they have left the more sensitive policy disagreements until today if successful the parties will enter into formal coalition negotiations if not in germany could face fresh elections and an uncertain future for chancellor merkel well the chancellor s

officials in california have described the thirteen siblings freed from prison like conditions in the home as friendly and co-operative they're receiving medical and medical care and counseling right now people found the family off to being police rather from the family off to being alerted by a seventeen year old girl who had escaped the house the parents face charges of torture and child endangerment. now german chancellor angela merkel has been holding talks today with austria's new child so sebastian cortes the meeting was under close scrutiny for any signs of discord between the choosing it is called heads off by a controversial coalition with austria's far right and he himself has been a vocal critic of migration policy as the two leaders were hoping to find common ground on improving the protection of europe's borders. the youngest government leader in europe meets the longest serving one and it's not just age that divides these two it's austrian foreign minister sebastien cortes sharply criticized refugee policy now however even the german chancellor favors setting a limit on

the death toll from a mudslide in malta seato california has risen to eighteen and firefighters are still searching for another seven people have been missing since tuesday emergency services have ordered the remaining residents to evacuate they want to bring in additional heavy equipment and to intensify the search. and in saudi arabia there's been a first for female sports fans with ortiz allowing women to watch a football match for the first time the move is part of a series of reforms easing restrictions on women starting in june women will also be allowed to drive. now and choose your own thoughts he's arrested another one hundred fifty people yesterday bringing the total number of those detained this week to almost eight hundred since monday protests have been flaring up across the country with demonstrators demanding an end to new austerity measures and to tax increases the violence has prompted fears of a fresh political crisis in the run up to sunday's anniversary of the twenty left an arab spring uprising. we reject the new financial law it's what these protest is telling the go

officials in california have described the thirteen siblings freed from prison like conditions in their home as friendly and co-operative they're receiving medical care and counseling police found the family after being alerted by a seventeen year old girl who had escaped the house the parents face charges of torture and child endangerment a meteor lit up the sky over parts of the american midwest and canada yesterday evening the images you're seeing here were recorded in michigan officials say the meteor exploded about seventy kilometers north of detroit and caused a two point zero magnitude tremor. now bringing europe closer to europeans that's what the e.u. parliament is hoping for in a series of debates with countries leaders on the future of the bloc first up to present his ideas was the irish prime minister leo for a car he said today that europe was at a crossroads with the rise of populism and skepticism and with gregg's that looming cold on the e.u. to ensure britain honors all its pledges on the future of northern ireland in our history. max hoffman has been following the stor

thirteen brothers and sisters held captive in chains in this suburban home in southern california police charged the parents with torture. france's president promises another clampdown on illegal migration to make the promise in the northern port city of calumet that for thousands of asylum seekers trying to get to britain. chile can forgive the catholic church for a sex abuse scandal expresses what he called his pain and shame over a scandal that's turned many children's away from the effort protestors joins crowds welcoming him to the capital santiago. i'm for a welcome to the program. a problem that leader of ethnic serbs in kosovo has been gunned down in front of his political party's office in the city of mitchell beach or if out of it is murder threatens to inflame ethnic tensions between its former province kosovo declared independence from serbia in two thousand and eight a decade after a war that killed thirteen thousand mainly ethnic albanians but belgrade rejects independence for cause but which it still become as its southern province so be the cause of an officials have so f