We meet chinas medieval combat champion. Welcome to bbc news. A man armed with a shotgun has opened fire inside a church in texas. Two parishioners died in the attack. The gunman was then shot dead by members of the congregation. Police in fort worth say theyre still trying to determine the attackers motives. Gareth barlow has the latest. Grief grapes fort worth, texas. Two killed when the government began shooting at a church before parishioners returned fire. Today evil what boldly among us but let me remind you, good people raised up and stopped it before it got worse. Members of the congregation dived for cover as the government began shooting. In footage seen online, the Church Service was streamed on youtube. He got up from that position, pulled out a shotgun and fired it at a parishioner. That parishioner is deceased. There was a Security Team inside the church and they eliminated the threat. Tragically, there are two people who have been shot and they died at the local hospital. The suspect is deceased. Officers from the fbi and local sources are investigating the incident. No motive has been given for the attack. Gareth barlow, bbc news. President trump has urged americans to come together to fight anti semitism, after five people were injured in a knife attack at a rabbis home in new york state. The suspected attacker, grafton thomas, has appeared in court. He denies five counts of attempted murder. The state governor, andrew cuomo, called for tougher domestic terrorism laws and said anti jewish sentiment had become an american cancer. Chris buckler reports from washington. Members of new yorks largejewish community had gathered to celebrate their religion, only to be attacked because of it. They were at the home of a rabbi, in monsey, to mark hanukkah, when a man forced his way into house and started stabbing the people, in some cases multiple times. He pulled it out from the thing and he started to run into the big room, which was on the left side. I threw tables and chairs at him, that he should get out of here. Grafton thomas was arrested 30 miles away in manhattan. Reporter mr thomas, why did you do it . Is already appeared in court, where he pled not guilty five counts of attempted murder. Police in new york had stepped up their patrols in response to a series of anti semitic attacks in recent weeks, and across the usjewish leaders are concerned about what they say is an increase in hate crime. Just over a year ago in pittsburgh, ii worshippers were killed in a mass shooting at the tree of life synagogue. In april, there was a similar attack at a synagogue in san diego. And another shooting earlier this month at a kosher supermarket in newjersey, is also thought to have been fuelled at least in part by anti semitism. What are we waiting for . You know, first it was just verbal and ok, now people are being murdered, now people are being assaulted, now people are being stabbed. So the governor should announce an emergency in the state of new york. New yorks governor seems to be listening. He said words were not enough and it was time for action. It is domestic terrorism. These are people who intend to create mass harm, mass violence, generate fear based on race, colour, creed, that is the definition of terrorism. Many claim hate is on the rise in an increasingly fractured america, where differences too often end notjust division, but violence. The United States says it has carried a series of strikes against an iranian backed paramilitary group, in retaliation for attacks on us forces in iraq. The pentagon says five sites linked to Kataib Hezbollah were struck in iraq and syria, including sites in the kaa im district. At least 15 fighters have reportedly been killed. Qaim. A short time ago, us secretary of state mike pompeo gave details of the strikes at a news conference. The attacks that took place threatened american forces. This has been going on now four weeks and weeks and weeks. This is not the first set of attack against this particular facility and today what we did was take a decisive response that makes clear what President Trump is said four months and months and months which is we will not stand for american lives to be put in jeopardy. Stand for american lives to be put injeopardy. We will stand for american lives to be put in jeopardy. We will always stand for american lives to be put injeopardy. We will always honour the commitment to take Decisive Action when that takes place and we continued to demand the Islamic Republic act in a way which is consistent with what i laid back in may in 2010 for what it is we expect iran to do so can rejoin the community of nations. Lets get some of the days other news the Russian Intelligence Agency says a tip off from the us has helped foil what it called new year terror attacks in st petersburg. The kremlin said president putin had thanked donald trump in a phone call, for passing on us intelligence. It said this had led to the recent arrest of two russians alleged to be planning to attack large crowds of people. The authorities in the philippines say 41 people are now known to have died as typhoon phanfone devastated several islands. Tens of thousands of residents are still sheltering in evacuation centres where many celebrated christmas. A dozen people are missing. Votes are being counted in the president ial election in the west african state of guinea bissau. 0bservers praised the peaceful conduct of the poll. Both candidates, Domingos Simoes pereira from the ruling party, and the oppositions Umaro Cissoko embalo, are former prime ministers. The two men have promised to bring stability to guinea bissau, which has suffered nine coup attempts since independence from portugal in 197a. Dozens of former prisoners who were part of a swap between russia and ukraine, have arrived in the ukrainian capital, kyiv. There were emotional scenes as family members met the men, who were released after president s Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky agreed to a deal in paris earlier this month. These people have arrived after being imprisoned and that rebel held territory of donetsk and luhansk an sand ukraine. Territory of donetsk and luhansk an s and ukraine. They are seeing their relatives for the first time in 3 five years. Children have grown up without knowing if their fathers. This highly emotional moment, the best possible new year gift for the families but Ukrainian Government has been paying a high price for it. In return, it has handed over those under terrorist attack charges. Many in ukraine say this is a prisoners swamp on russian terms. As we see the president Volodymyr Zelensky warmly greet the prisoners at the airport, we are reminded that it was his promise that to bring them back home would have a price. At least five people have died in a missile attack in southern yemen. The rocket, fired by the iran backed houthi group, struck a military parade in the town of al daala. It came at the end of a Graduation Ceremony for recruits to the Security Belt forces, a powerful organisation backed by the united arab emirates. Alan johnston reports. Smoke and dust rising, this was a target, a military parade ground. The force of the blast clear to see at the foot of the reviewing stand where guests would have gathered. Moments before, they would have been watching this. A parade of new recruits werejoining watching this. A parade of new recruits were joining the Security Belt forces. They fight with the Yemeni Government entities more with the hoothi rebels. They say this was a rebel missile strike. Hoothi made no comments neither confirming nor denying their involvement. Yemens mall has dragged on for nearly five yea rs. Mall has dragged on for nearly five years. These pro Government Forces are backed by the saudi militants. They confront the hoothi in many places. There have been tens of thousands of civilian casualties. Yemen is the scent of what has been called the world s worst unitarian disaster. The un says that in yemen, a child dies every ten minutes, often of an easily preventable disease. Millions are continually at risk overfamine. Parts of australia are facing another testing day as bushfires intensify. Officials are warning of extreme danger caused by temperatures of a0 celsius or above, combined with thunderstorms and changing wind directions. In the state of south australia, there have been wind gusts of more than one hundred kilometres an hour and lightning has started new fires. Phil mercers report contains flashing images from the start. Syd ney sydney lord Matt Clover Moore said she shared the deep sympathies of those who had signed the petition but stress the fireworks were planned months in advance and most of the budget had already been spent. So, barring catastrophic fire conditions in sydney on new years eve, the event seems certain to go ahead. In between now and then, the authorities are warning of severe to extreme fire dangers across much of south eastern australia. Volunteers are a vital part of the emergency effort. Many have been fighting the flames for weeks. The government says they will be able to apply for about £3,000 in compensation, for taking time off work to battle the blazes. This is a very prolonged fire season. This is putting additional demands on ourfirefighters in particular, and it means that the turn outs, and the call outs have been far more extensive than in previous years going well and beyond and above what is normally expected of those who are engaged in volunteer service. The money and the gesture from the government broadly welcomed by volunteers on the front line. It is tough, its tough. The payment is just a recognition of what were doing. It doesnt compensate us for what were losing but its recognition. It is really strenuous, hard work, you really do feel like you want to be helping, and you really do feel like you are obliged to do that. So like, for me, it means i use my annual leave. Their work is far from over. Dangerous fire conditions and extreme heat are forecast for south eastern australia from tomorrow. Phil mercer, bbc news, sydney. The fires are also having a devastating effect on wildlife. Professor David Lindenmayer leads a team of ecologists at the Australian National university in canberra. Some people have estimated that we have directly lost to half a billion individual animals but i think people need to recognise that, not only are animals directly burnt in fires but also habitats change was often made it is unsuitable for animals to continue occupying the places they used to and, u nfortu nately places they used to and, unfortunately in australia, we have also have problems with feral animals like cats. Wildlife has to deal with the direct effects of fire, the loss of habitat and also the impacts of these feral animals so the impacts of these feral animals so quite catastrophic effects on a range of animals. Were talking about huge of reptiles, native birds, large number of animals, upwards to 8000 or more and koalas and other animals such as the greater glider which is essentially a small gliding koala. Those animals are already in steep decline as a consequence of high temperatures, logging, now fire so those animals are logging, now fire so those animals a re really logging, now fire so those animals are really going to be in substantial trouble, not to mention many, substantial trouble, not to mention any substantial trouble, not to mention many, many species of animals, lots of amphibians. These ecosystems are really dramatically altered as a consequence of these fires. Stay with us on bbc news. Still to come the man teaching children confidence through medieval battle. The most ambitious financial and political change ever attempted has got under way with the introduction of the euro. Tomorrow in holland, were going to use money we picked up in belgium today. And then well be in france and again, it will be the same money. Its just got to be the way to go. George harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed at his oxfordshire home. A 33 year old man from liverpool is being interviewed by police on suspicion of attempted murder. I think it was good. Reporter just good . No, fantastic thats better big ben bongs this is bbc news. The latest headlines authorities in texas now say two parishioners have died after a gunman walked into a church in fort worth and opened fire. President trump has called for unity in the fight against anti semitism following a knife attack on the house of a rabbi in new york state in which five people were injured. Police in london are investigating a racially motivated hate crime, which also took place during hanukkah. It follows the appearance of offensive graffiti at a number of locations in north london, including a synagogue and some shop fronts. Dan johnson reports. These are the marks of anti semitic graffiti that appeared overnight in a part of north london with a largejewish community. The star of david, sprayed on shops, phone boxes and a synagogue. Alongside the numbers, 911, a possible reference to the warped Conspiracy Theory that jews were responsible to the World Trade Center attack, or it could refer to the date of the kristallnacht, the ninth of november 1938, whenjews were rounded up in nazi germany and synagogues and businesses were destroyed. So to hit the synagogues here, feels very, very personal. It feels like a real attack, it feels very threatening. And to wake up the people who are members of this synagogue to wake up in the morning and find their synagogue attacked like this is frightening. Its being treated as a racially motivated hate crime and police say there will be extra patrols to reassure people here. So far, thereve been no arrests. This has been a particularly upsetting because it comes during hanukkah, a majorjewish festival. And although the graffiti has been washed away very quickly, it has left real concern amongst people here. Theres been condemnation from politicians amidst warnings that hate crime of all kinds has increased across the country. Tonight, the anti semitic graffiti sprayed here has been replaced with positive messages of hope and support. Dan johnson, bbc news in hampstead, north london. More than six months after the start of Anti Government demonstrations in hong kong, the city appears trapped in a stalemate between the protest movement that wont give up, and a beijing backed administration which refuses to meet its demands. The conflict has divided communities and families and exposed tension between hong kongers and mainland chinese. 0ur correspondentjonathan head has been to see how the protests have now moved into areas frequented by mainland chinese. You can find a protest almost anywhere in hong kong. Here, theyre shutting down shops in a mall not far from the border. We are reclaiming our neighbourhood, they shout. Go back to mainland china. The police arrive, as expected, to retake the mall from the protesters. And find themselves confronted by a confusing mix ofjournalists and stranded shoppers. At first, they tell everyone to move back. Then there is a change of heart and they insist we take note of the damage done to the shop fronts. Its almost routine now that there are a few arrests and a bit of pepper spray to keep the media in line. Followed by a quick exit by the mainland traders with their tell tale roller suitcases. Hurried on their way by a shower of abuse from local residents. As the hong kong protests have run into weeks and months, the movement has now broadened its targets to include a whole range of grievances. Here, close to the border with china, is the proliferation of parallel trading, of mainlanders coming over to take advantage of cheaper and better products. Now, the anger weve heard directed towards these small time traders is a long way from the lofty democratic ideals you often hear, but that anger and the fear for hong kongs identity is just as important a driving force behind these protests. The mainlanders have been shopping here for many years and an entire local economy has grown to feed their demand. But many locals believe this doesnt benefit them. Pushing up prices, he says, clogging the pavement with their suitcases and of killing the character of the neighbourhood. This fierce hostility both baffles and frightens the parallel traders who still come in numbers every weekend. Translation i dont understand, we are from the same country. We are compatriots. Why do they try to exclude us . So here, the police are deployed to keep the shops open as well. Another thankless task for an already overstretched and increasingly unpopular force. Jonathan head, bbc news, hong kong. Pope francis has urged people to talk to each other at mealtimes instead of using their mobile phones. In his weekly audience in romes st peters square, he cited jesus and his parents as an example of how families used to communicate with each other. Translation i ask myself if you and yourfamily translation i ask myself if you and your family know how to communicate, 01 your family know how to communicate, orare your family know how to communicate, 01 are you your family know how to communicate, or are you like the kid that mealtimes where everyone is chatting on their mobile phone, where silence back at a mass, but they dont communicate. Families have two get back to talking. Parents with the children, with the grandparents, everybody. By day, lu qi is a Kindergarten Teacher in shanghai. But by night, he transforms into a warrior knight when he competes in medieval combat. Heres his story. The sport sees players donning replica medieval armour and fighting one another with real weapons. Its got few players in china at the moment, but lu qi and his club, wan shi tang, hope to change that. Sticking with china. Water is usually a pretty crucial element for any boat race. But not for these hardy competitors in chinasjinzhou city. Far from letting the frozen river hold them back, theyve turned ice dragon boat racing into an annual spectacle. More than 200 contestants took to the ice in boats specially designed with skate like blades. The competition included 100 metre and 200 metre dashes across the frozen water. Its all part of an effort by the city to boost its Winter Weather attractions. Come and try it in the uk that is it from us. See you later. Hello. It has been a mostly dry and very mild weekend. As we head through the final few days of 2019, thatis through the final few days of 2019, that is set to largely continue for the rate in the north west and many places dry. This is how we ended the day on sunday. Beautiful sunsets across many parts of the country. It isa across many parts of the country. It is a big area of High Pressure bringing us this drive, settled weather. Have a weather front working in from the north so will bring some patchy range initially to the north west of scotland as his frontal system sings a little further south through the day. If few spots of light rain pushing across Northern Ireland during the afternoon. The Scottish Borders could see a few spots as well. Clea re r, could see a few spots as well. Clearer, fresher conditions working in from the north. Much of england and wales staying dry through the day after a murky start for some of us. Day after a murky start for some of us. Some shown breaking through in the afternoon. 11 or 12 in the south and seven or eight further in the north. For new years eve and tuesdayit north. For new years eve and tuesday it is another dry day. A murky start central and southern England Wales where there is low cloud that should tend to break up. More sunshine further north across the country. Fairly light wind and a little cooler. Any places stuck in single figures for tuesday. A decent day for new years eve. If you are heading out to see the fireworks, were not expecting any particularly winds or rainfall. There could be some Poor Visibility in one or two places. Not particularly cold temperatures, between four and nine degrees as we head towards midnight. New years eve is looking largely dry and settled. There could well be some mist and fog patches around as well but nothing too bad. Into new years day, that area of High Pressure still in charge for that we have a largely dry picture in fact. More isobars across the northern half of the uk so it could be a little breezy across northern and western parts of scotland into Northern Ireland as well, but england and wales is dry with light winds as well. A fine day to come for new years day, barely cloudy. The cloud is thinning and breaking later on. Sunny spells developing and it will still feel reasonable mild for this time of year although temperate is not as mild as they have been in recent days. Seven to 10 degrees for most of us on new years day. A fine day to get out for a walk to bring up the first day of 2020. Early 2020 is looking mainly dry, some rain in far north west, mist and fog around at times and things will turn a little bit colder than it has been. Bye for 110w. 00 29 09,318 4294966103 13 29,430 through medieval battle