In global news, business and sport. And as well be reporting later, apparently millennials are shunning the hallowed sport of golf. Too expensive . Takes too long . Certainly not online is it golf or the fault of the millennials . You can be part of the conversation, just use the hashtag bbc the briefing. The parents of 13 children rescued from a house in california have pleaded not guilty to charges of torture, abuse and false imprisonment. David and Louise Turpin were arrested after one of their daughters managed to escape and raised the alarm. A District Attorney said the rest of the children, aged between two and 29, were found at the property east of los angeles. They were severely malnourished, with brain and nerve damage, some of them chained to their beds. The bbcs james cook reports from los angeles. David turpin appearing in court to deny torturing his own children and sexually abusing one of his young daughters. His wife, louise, also pleaded not guilty. The couple are accused of imprisoning, tormenting and beating their ten daughters and three sons. Prosecutors say the siblings intuit the abuse for years as their parents plumbed the depths of human depravity. One of the children at age 12 is the weight of an average seven year old. Several of the victims have Cognitive Impairmentand of the victims have Cognitive Impairment and uropathy, which is nerve damage, as a result of this extreme and prolonged physical abuse neuropathy. Extreme and prolonged physical abuse neuropathy. Children were supposedly schools here in their home, but the District Attorney said they lacked basic knowledge. Some didnt even know what a Police Officer was. They were reportedly allowed to shower just officer was. They were reportedly allowed to showerjust once a year and were beaten, chained up and tormented. They would buy food, including pies, apple pies, pumpkin pies, leave it on the counter, but the children look at it, whatnot eat the food. The only thing the children were allowed to do in their rooms 01 children were allowed to do in their rooms or chained up was to write in journals. We now have recovered those journals, journals. We now have recovered thosejournals, hundreds journals. We now have recovered those journals, hundreds of them, and are looking through them for evidence. The 17yearold who raised the alarm after climbing out of the home through a window had been plotting the escape for two years. One of her sisters made it out with her, but turned back out of fear. This case has sent waves of revulsion across the United States and beyond. The Authorities Say the siblings are doing well, but some of them at least have almost certainly suffered irreparable physical and mental damage. The parents are due in court again next month. If convicted they face life in prison. A fierce storm that wreaked havoc across parts of western europe on thursday has now crossed to poland. Winds from storm friederike reached up to more than 200 km h, causing severe disruption to travel and plunging thousands of homes into darkness. At least eight people are thought to have been killed. Anna holligan reports. A storm so ferocious, so indiscriminate, it rips through homes and wrecks journeys. Frederick was forecast, but few were expect these hurricane strength gusts. More than 300 flights were cancelled at amsterdam schiphol airport. Some pilots did try to land. But gave up. Others gave their passengers a memorable experience. The landing was rough, not the roughest i have ever had, but a lot of bumps. Nothing was flying around so it wasnt that hard. It was bumpy for long. Many people were throwing up. I was worried about my little daughter, that she was going to be sick. But we were ok. There are still significant delays. All of the trains across the netherlands have stopped running. The routes down to the platforms have been cordoned off. That is why you see this a queue snaking outside the terminal building. Across the border in germany, meteorologists were warning people to stay indoors. Schools were closed. The National Rail operator suspended almost all Long Distance services. They are expecting significant disruption on the trains again today. Insurers in the netherlands are estimating 50 Million Euros worth of damages. Despite these unnerving images, the roads are expected to be back to normaljust in time for friday rush hour. Pretty amazing pictures coming from gcioss Pretty Amazing pictures coming from across europe. Lets brief you on some of the other stories making the news. A car has ploughed into crowds close to copacabana beach in brazil, killing a baby and injuring a dozen more people. Live Television Pictures showed victims lying on the sand and pavement, receiving emergency medical treatment. They also showed a badly damaged car nearby. Media reports suggest the driver, who has been detained, suffered an epileptic fit at the wheel. Drugs to treat the condition were reportedly found by police in the vehicle. Britain and france have signed a new treaty on securing their mutual sea border and speeding up the process of asylum claims by migrants at northern french ports. After talks with french president Emmanuel Macron, the british prime minister, theresa may, said britain would invest in more security cameras and fencing at the french port of calais and elsewhere. Scientists have taken a step towards creating a universal blood test for cancer. A team atjohns Hopkins University in the United States has trialled a method that detects eight common forms of the disease. Overall it found seventy per cent of the cancers. The researchers say the results are extremely encouraging. Now to our top business story on todays briefing. Were in washington where the Us Government faces running out of money unless congress can agree a budget deal before midnight tonight. A so called shutdown could see government offices closed, thousands of staff sent home and military personnel unpaid. In the last few hours the house of representatives has passed a short term bill to fund the government until february 16th. But getting it through the senate is proving much more difficult. With me isjoel kibazo, a partner atjk associates and a former director of communications at Africa Development bank. Good to see you. We will have a look at some of the other stories later. Lets focus on this for a moment. Yet again the possibility of a sharp downward, but this time the bottomline is republicans have a majority across the pc. There shouldnt be this problem, should there . It chose the Republican Party controls both parties of congress and the white house. They get because you need support from the democrats you cant get this important ill. The last time this happened was 2013 and the consequences of that was of course we have the government shut down and about a third of a percent of gdp was wiped off the American Economy asa was wiped off the American Economy as a direct result. So this is really important, that it doesnt happen this time. Will the shutdown happen . Is that some agreement will be cobbled together, but the democrats are linking it very much to what is called the dreamers act, the young immigrants who came to the us with their parents and they need protection and they think that protection and they think that protection needs to come, so they are linking their demands to that before the bill. Which is what donald trump is livid about. He has said there may be a shutdown . He has said there may be a shutdown . He has said that and of course he blames the democrats, which is really hard going. Considering the Republican Party controls the two houses of congress. Lets say a shutdown happens and weve seen before. One thing that struck me is most apartment say they have contingency plans. Weve cnet, it, weve been burned before. How damaging do you think it actually is . I can see in terms of confidence, perhaps the markets and what have you and the dollar might suffer, but does it change the workings of america . M doesnt because it is more than likely going to be a short term thing. But as i said before, the last time it happened, five years ago, there was an effect on the economy and actually people do get very nervous and think, we dont know when it will come. So although there are contingency plans, because you really dont know how will the shutdown will last, last time it lasted 16 days, so will it be 16 days are month . If that uncertainty and as you well no business does not like uncertainty. So with that uncertainty. Thanks very much. We will do more on the review of the other stories later in the programme. Thanks for being here. New zealands prime Ministerjacinda Ardern has announced that shes pregnant. She and her partner, Clarke Gayford, are expecting their child in the summer, making her one of very few heads of government to give birth in office. Phil mercer reports from sydney. New zealands youngest prime ministers since 1856 is about to face a fresh challenge, Jacinda Ardern and her partner Clarke Gayford are expecting their first child in june. Gayford are expecting their first child injune. After which she plans to ta ke child injune. After which she plans to take a six week break. Then she intends to be back at her desk, but says she will be contactable and available during her maternity leave. Lets do this she found out about her pregnancy in october, six days before she became prime minister. I had to announce it eventually. Theres only so long you can say you were eating too many christmas pies. I was showing from about 12 weeks. Eventually we had to say and this felt as good a time as any. Jacinda ardern, who is 37, says she plans to be pm and am and is confident she can juggle the role of motherhood with a high profile day job. I am not the first woman to multitask. Im not the first woman to work and have a baby. I know these are special circumstances, but there will be many women who will have done this well before i have. I acknowledge those women. I am about to sympathise with them a lot, as i sympathise with all women who suffer morning sickness. But i am excited, we are excited, and we want you to know that we are going to make this work and new zealand is going to help us raise a first child. On her first day as pushes Opposition Leader last year, she was co ntroversially leader last year, she was controversially asked by a tv talk show host whether she had to decide between having a career and becoming a parent. News that she is pregnant is rare for international leaders. When Benazir Bhutto served as pakistani grimaced and gave birth, it was reported to be a first for an elected world leader pakistani prime minister. Stay with us on the briefing. Coming up on the programme love is in the air. Pope francis stuns a couple of flight attendants by offering an impromptu Marriage Service aboard his papal flight. The people of saigon have just heard that, at last, there is to be a ceasefire. The reaction of american servicemen was predictable. Im going home. Demonstrators waiting for mike gatting and his rebel cricket team were attacked with tear gas and set upon by police dogs. Anti apartheid campaigners say they will carry on the protests throughout tour. They called him the butcher of lyon. Klaus altmann is being held on a fraud charge in bolivia. But the west germans want to extradite him for crimes committed in wartime france. There, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie. Millions came to bathe a close as possible at this spot, a tide of humanity that is believed by officials to have broken all records. Stay with us on the briefing. How headlines. Our headlines a couple from california, whore accused of abusing their 13 children, have pleaded not guilty to charges of abuse, torture and false imprisonment. Eight people, including two firefighters, have been killed in storm related accidents as hurricane strength winds tear across northern europe. The South African city of cape town could soon run out of water. The mayor of the South African city has lashed out at the residence and has introduced new rationing of water, as the city could run dry this april. Its the worst drought there in a century. Sarah corker reports. Cape towns water supply relies on six dams. This is the reality of three years of very little rain. Water levels are dangerously low less than 30 . For months, the citys four Million People have been urged to ration water or face day zero that is the moment the reservoirs run dry and the taps are turned off. Now, the citys mayor has accused residents of not caring and of being dangerously selfish. At this point, we must assume that they will not change their behaviour, and that the chances of reaching day zero on the 21st of april is now very likely. We can no longer ask people to stop wasting water. We now have to force them. And so from next month, their water allowance is being slashed. Its currently 87 litres per day, per person. Thats about the same amount used in an average bath. From february, there will be a new 50 litre limit, backed up by heavy fines. Dam levels are currently at 28 . Day zero takes effect when levels fall to 13. 5 . And, if cape town does become the first major city in the world to run out of water, residents will have to queue at designated water points for 25 litres a day. The government says there will be armed guards to make sure nobody takes more than they are allowed. From what i could see, there was nothing happening in the last 20 years for preservation of water. And now we sit in this predicament. It could have been done already, but it is now all hindsight. This is the third year of droughts here. Some blame climate change, others highlight a growing population. And the authorities warn these emergency measures may simply not now be enough to stop reservoirs running dry. Now for our briefing on some key events happening later. We begin with the date friday the 19th january, which marks us president Donald Trumps first year in office. Then to the middle east and beirut, where the head of lebanons powerful hezbollah movement, hassan nasrallah, will give an address to commemorate fighters killed in syria. Later in paris, german chancellor Angela Merkel will meet french president Emmanuel Macron to discuss the future of europe and priorities ahead. The meeting coming ahead of the 55th anniversary of the signing of the elysee treaty between france and germany. Lets get some sport for you. We are going to start in melbourne, in fa ct, going to start in melbourne, in fact, where the australians open is heating up richly, temperatures around 42 to 47 degrees on court. That includes britains kyle evans, who had to work in all three sets against georgias nikoloz bashilashvili. As for the rest of the sport, lets go to the bbc sports centre. Yesterday the day that the long running sanchez tra nsfer that the long running sanchez transfer saga will come to an end, and just why did england rugbys head coach give his team zero chance of winning the six nations . So, Alexis Sanchez is expected to be officially named Manchester United play on friday. The chile and is out of co ntra ct play on friday. The chile and is out of contract in june play on friday. The chile and is out of contract injune and is thought to have agreed personal terms with the old trafford club. The arsenal manager, arsene wenger, did not sell Alexis Sanchez last august the Manchester City after accepting an offer, that was because he was unable to sign a replacement. It is thought that Henrikh Mkhitaryan could move in the other direction as pa rt could move in the other direction as part of the deal. I have worked on this for 30 years, so it is likely to happen. That is how the transfer market is. It is never, these kinds of things and never guaranteed. What links an nba team and a rap star . Well, the Toronto Raptors and drake there, they are extending their relationship with basketball and canada set to benefit. They have pledged 1 million, and once that is done, they will continue to invest to grow the sport. There was a 96 point win over the Detroit Pistons on friday. They will next play at the San Antonio Spurs but will have their work cut out, they have lost the last four games against them. Rugby unions oldest international competition, the six nations, gets under way injust competition, the six nations, gets under way in just under a weeks time in england are going for a Third Straight title but are struggling with a number of big injuries. Head coach eddiejones has named eight uncapped players in their squad and jones has lostjust one of his 23 test in charge, but speaking a little tongue in cheek, he does not give his side much of a chance. Island is dominating european rugby at the moment, their provincial sides are doing well, their National Sides had great success. Everyone talks about their Central Contracting and the fact that they have their players in fantastic condition, i dont know why the other team is going to turn up why the other team is going to turn up we will get in there and we will compete. How about this for a star in the making . Some of golfs augurs names are under way in the abu dhabi championship. It was a schoolboy who made headlines when he upstaged dustinjohnson. A 13 year old was taking part in a bid to professional competition on the course, when he had to hit a better tee shot then three of the prose. He is shot finished closer than johnsons, and the overall leader. Only rory mcilroy was closer to the pin. Now finally, here is what has been catching iron social media. As i mentioned earlier, Alexis Sanchez could be signing for Manchester United on friday. A social media post from Manchester Uniteds Jesse Lingard could have fans a little excited, a little before time though because the midfielder pretended that he bumped into Alexis Sanchez at the Training Ground for his medical. Hello, welcome. You ok . How are you . How are you enjoying your time he . Enjoy it. All right, bye. Onlyjoking, he time he . Enjoy it. All right, bye. Only joking, he captained time he . Enjoy it. All right, bye. Onlyjoking, he captained the video, just in case all the Manchester United fans were getting your hopes up. Well, that is your sports briefing for this friday. Our question for the day, our conversation is why is it that golf is struggling to get millenials on board . We have had some good response from you as well, just want to pick up on two or three them. Ignore stroke counts, make it fastest round wins, then youll see athleticism, speed and dynamics. I think we do have speed golf already, actually. One of ours and the Sports Department says golf is going to be just fine, he is a golfer by the way. This is a bust after the 80s boom. And geoffrey says another tiger, that would be the answer. Thank you very much for your comments, keep them coming. Getting married at an altitude of several thousand feet is rare enough. Having the pope to officiate, well, that is a one off. Pope francis did precisely that in an improvised Wedding Service during a flight over chile, when two employees of the airline made the request. Our religion editor Martin Bashir has the story. Theyd walked up the aisles on many occasions, but never in church. Flight attendants paula ruiz and carlos elorriga married in a civil ceremony because their church in santiago had been destroyed by an earthquake eight years ago. And so, they asked the pope if he would bless their union. But pope francis, who wrote about love in the family two years ago, made them an even better offer would they like him to marry them . An astounded groom describes what happens next. Translation we had a short and small ceremony. He took our hands and he asked if there was love in our marriage, and if we want to keep on being together all life long. Im getting emotional as i say it. Its not easy. We said yes. Translation it was a huge emotion. We are very, very happy. The handwritten marriage document was signed by the bride and groom, with the pope adding his own name in spanish, francisco. He concluded the ceremony in the sky by saying i hope this motivates couples to marry. But as far as catholic weddings go, its pretty hard to beat being married by the pope on an aeroplane. Martin bashir, bbc news. The pope has now arrived in the peruvian capital, lima, on the last leg of his latin american tour. Crowds lined the streets to get a glimpse of the pontiff, he is set for meetings with president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski and Indigenous Leaders from the amazon. Stay with us here on bbc news. We have got Business Briefing in just a few moments, stay with us. Hello again. Following yesterdays storming whether thats all an astonishing wind gusts of 83 miles an hour across eastern england, the daily weather focus is back on snow. That is forecast to get heavierjust here, that is going to enhance the snow showers and where is that going . Probably western scotland, time of arrival the morning rush hour commute. It might well be one of those mornings across parts of western scotland with heavy showers and the potential for some significant snowfall. With the are getting colder, that snow is likely to get down to sea level at times. Checking the conditions of the roads in yourarea checking the conditions of the roads in your area before heading out. A few showers for the south west of england, southern wales, but many of these will be rain, perhaps a sleek mix too. It will be a fine, sunny but cold start to the day. The focus will be potentially disruptive weather, really i think across western scotland. As i say, check before travelling, it might be worth living a bit of extra time for your journey. Showers will continue to fit affect the north west of the uk, with those snow showers continuing to battle in on brisk winds. For many, a decent day with sunny spells. It will however feel cold on account of those strong west, north westerly winds. There will be a change in the weather to friday night, we have this atlantic weather from trying to move in. That is going to be spreading a band of rain into the southern uk. Exactly how far that rain band gets is uncertain, but it could start to bring in that cold air. It may bring snow across parts of wales, the brecon beacons, for example. That is quite uncertain. Further north, it is cold, frosty and icy. We have some further wintry showers around as well to take us into saturday morning. Saturday, brain, perhaps no. Following that, if fair bit of sunshine. Showers for scotland and northern ireland. Sunshine, but still on the cold side. A spell of heavy rain, there could be some heavy rain, there could be some heavy snow for time on its northern and eastern edge, before milder air returns. This is the briefing. Im david eades. On the brink. The us congress has until midnight to agree a budget deal or see Government Services shut down. Also, abandoning the club. Why the business of golf is on a downward swing. As for the markets, asian shares edging up towards record highs once again. Thats despite wall street taking a bit of a breather. The stalemate in congress hitting the us dollar. Traders weighing up the risk of a government shut down