Viewers eyes and bring you the rest of the news from john chiang. Kai my ash waiter its good to have you with us a russian passenger plane has crashed outside moscow killing all seventy one people on board the sato Airlines Regional jet disappeared from radar screens shortly after takeoff from a moscow airport the cause of the crash remains unclear the russian president Vladimir Putin has instructed the government to set up a special commission to investigate. The Saratov Airlines jet was carrying sixty five passengers and six crew their craft came down on snow covered ground just outside moscow Emergency Services rushed to the scene but the authorities later confirmed there were no survivors. The plane crash just a few minutes after takeoff from moscows dome a good of an airport the flight was heading for the city of all six some fifteen hundred kilometers to the southeast near russias border with kazakstan most of the passengers are thought to have lived in the region People Living near the crash site spoke of a massive impact the explosion was so powerful they almost broke the windows but when you were at them fast we called the local power station we saw it maybe it had exploded but then we got a call back saying that it was a plane crash. That it will seem a little bit of an investigation into the cause of the crash is underway believe in the was built in the golden a deal puppies look at the Moscow Region or transport authority has opened a criminal case into the violation of safety both resulting in the death of two or more persons by negligence but yes mr smith who bully leads as the salvage operation continues russian president Vladimir Putin has postponed travel plans to monitor the investigation. And now to some of the other stories making news around the world eight people have been killed in an explosion at a carnival parade in Bolivia Police say a Street Vendors gas canister exploded during carnival celebrations in the city of rudolph at least forty people were also injured. And at least nine people have died in a gun battle between the indian army and separatists in the disputed region of kashmir militants stormed an army camp there on saturday no group has claimed responsibility but the Indian Army Says pro pakistani militants carried out the assault. In turkey the main program her dish Opposition Party the h d p has elected a new leadership istanbul lawmaker petted and bold on and says i to mealy the only candidates will be the new coleaders of the second largest Opposition Party in Turkeys Parliament the vote follows a crackdown on the party for a legit terror links that led to the jailing of its former leaders and hundreds of arrests. Mourners have gathered outside the home of pakistani human rights campaigner. John geer she died on sunday of cardiac arrest in lahore at age sixty six to hunt deer campaigned tirelessly for for democracy and free speech in pakistan and she faced many Death Threats for speaking out against the strict blasphemy laws of the conservative muslim majority country term and chancellor Angela Merkel has vowed to serve another four year term despite growing criticism within her conservative bloc many contend that she granted too many concessions in a Coalition Deal with the center left social democrats that ended months of political gridlock on sunday she shot back saying it would have been irresponsible to let the negotiations collapse the social democrats rank and file have to vote on the Coalition Agreement on march fourth. The chancellor stepping out to defend the Coalition Deal specifically the key foreign and finance ministries going to the social democrats. It was the only way she says to stop the talks collapsing. Into him smell of course i also find it painful i would like to have kept the finance ministry but its what we decided politically and in the Coalition Agreement and the finance minister cannot just do whatever he likes. Merkel also addressed the question of staffing within her own party to have in many calls for fresh talent perhaps surprisingly the chancellor agrees with that. This mind i not only have to make sure that we keep in mind not just the over sixtys but also younger people. My message to the Party Conference is that we need to be clear about how we go forward into government. The ministerial lineup should be clear and she weeks time mrs merkel avoided talking about a successor she wants to remain chancellor and party leader for another four years. Do you think you have lost your authority. And i didnt know i dont feel that but of course i do understand that the party will be thinking the type in the chancellor for twelve years and clearly i cant be chancellor for another twelve years. On the other hand i had extensive discussions with the party before the election on whether it was right and desirable for me to campaign for another four years and they agreed that it was. Odd for the message to her party is clear im still chancellor but im listening to my critics. South africa is preparing to mark the hundredth anniversary of Nelson Mandelas birth but the governing African NationalCongress Party is in the midst of an upheaval president jacob zuma has refused to resign amid corruption allegations the n. C. S. Decision making committee is expected to call for zuma to step down when it meets on monday that could pave the way for his rival Deputy President cyril rama poser to move into the top position. On our. Power. Was the anti apartheid rallying cry of the struggle led by Nelson Mandela in one hundred years ago. His resistance eventually delivered power into the hands of the a. N. C. But it is the transition of that power that is threatening to test south africas ruling party apart the birthday celebrations were launched by the a. N. C. Is a new leader Cyril Ramaphosa hes the rival within the a. N. C. Of embattled president jacob zuma. After attending a Church Service a day ahead of the meeting rama poso spoke of transition but avoided questions about seumas fate. For so many people. Like thank you very much for getting the communication. The same. As. Mondays the still. Thinking person im sure you can think i dont really think. But soon as nine year presidency has been beset by allegations of graft and economic mismanagement zuma denies wrongdoing that hes been involved in scandals including multimillion dollar upgrades to his private home using state funds a day ahead of mondays crunch decision rahm opposer recognize that people are frustrated at the uncertainty over the transition of power. Over you as you do wank roosevelt we werent doing so will be no one. Wants to convey interest although you quote. All week or two you say you would die. But uniting the nation or even the a. N. C. Polity is proving a difficult goal to achieve in south africa. Needs is universal. Thought is in morocco are struggling to clear roads after heavy snowfall affected parts of the country the transport Ministry Says it has mobilized more than a hundred snow plows to clear roads in the worst affected regions schools have been closed in rural areas so teachers and students dont have to travel and the dangerous conditions parts of iraq have experienced snow this winter for the first time in fifty years. Here in germany its kind of all season and thousands of revelers have been dressing up in flashy costumes to celebrate many groups take part in the festivities theyre creating humorous floats for huge parades on rose monday. And this year the Jewish Community of this is joining in the thought i revel is in germanys carnival strongholds like here in cologne have been getting into party mode well in advance of mondays big parades. In neighboring this years procession will feature a novelty for the first time the Jewish Community is taking part in the parade with its own float. Right now were experiencing a sharp increase in anti semitism in germany. You can lament it you can argue about it or you can approach it with a sense of humor. And thats why the Jewish Community is contributing a satirical flowed out of. The slow chose the one nine hundred century german writer heinrich china with a kippa and prayer beats the native converted from judaism to christianity to get around precious ban on jews teaching at university. Today the Jewish Community still harvest mixed emotions towards conover. During the nazi era the carnival parades were used to stir up hatred against germanys jewish population. As a huge issue down not within our community there were two or three people who said why are you doing this have you lost your mind theyre still troubled by what happened in the past. Many conical sounds of welcome to jewish communities decision to get involved a lot of young people in particular dont always have a sense of history or arent aware of all the things that happens in the past its good were still being reminded of it in college that its sad that a jewish law is needed that shouldnt be the case. As a muslim i think its ok the Jewish Community is a float Party Together as a kind of a. The float will also include a special guest the head of Muslim Community hell be in costume as a persian poet. Kind of im not a carnival frown because we find its also hard for me personally because as you know alcohol is an issue for muslims within our Muslim Community our leadership board debated at length and considered the pros and cons but the pros one zero and we want to support sending a signal mission had he says acknowledged. That you religious leaders want to underscore that germanys jews and muslims stand side by side and not only at carnivals on. Now to the Winter Olympics which is in day two now in pyongyang and were joined by nick mechanic line from the d. W. Sports desk so lets dive into what all the latest action is we know that there were supposed to be seven gold medals decided today but there are only six so what happened there if i asking was postponed until next thursday because surprising enough its really really windy so they couldnt go down the peace but anyway there were six other medals going out the netherlands keeping their dominance in ski speed skating enough all got france off the mark winning their first made in the moguls and another shot goal for the germans actually on winning in the biathlon he was actually supposed to be one of the favorites and there you go you want to gold but the biggest stories of dates who were really the disaster induced critics lost twenty of the last to an n. P. C. Finish outside of the medals that was quite a disappointment for him and a seventeen year old wonder kid who wanted the mens slopestyle snowboarding and last but not least a massive comeback in the thirty kilometer ski you mention Felix Loftus Arthur that must have been absolutely heartbreaking for him to medal twice it was indeed hed won he was the reigning olympic champion and won the last two he wants to be the first person since shaws hochul to win three in a row and fit in the third one he did very very well and thought in the fourth and see he has been just awesome and right now the side of the wall and slow down but will miss through hundreds of the second and finish fifth and you can see how one of his coaches are as well and he was absolutely devastated. The man come in the picture there is his father the National Team coach but the winner of course the newly picked up champion is the austrian darvish. How did very good time in the fourth run was going to win a medal and they saw its of it being a silver bronze he went for gold and so heartbreaking for felix last but on a more positive note there are some Great Stories coming out of mens slips out today werent there dude i mean ive said before im a seventeen year old you would imagine of the guy behind this red hes seventeen winning a gold medal at the olympics can you imagine that he actually trains in his back garden which i find quite amazing to hear you go the trick that he did was a backside triple cork fourteen forty which is three twists and a flip to finish first when his very first gold medal lympics but hes not the only big story in this particular event the man who about to see on his right is mark morris of canada was not surprised he won a medal the surprise is eleven months ago during training he hit a tree he broke his jaw and fractured ruptured spleen and he was in a really really bad state and winning a medal after coming back from that is a pretty big story and i think thats just an impetus for you know its the sunny side of things if you can briefly there are some excitement in the thirty kilometer seattle on for the men as well was indeed and theres no way sim and crew greasy behind this he one is very very first olympic race and were going to see now is him right now forming on his face in the very the very very start with people pummeling over him a complete pile up. From very last to finishing first he went past sixty three of his years he finished in a time of one hour sixteen minutes twenty seconds second question so quite the starts debut for the norwegian here and then picks him from so much excitement in a seventeen year old winning goal to one of the rest of us doing with our lives but we do know that its thank you nick mechanic live from the sports desk thank you for watching t. W. News were back again at the top of the hour dont forget you can check out our website. My a shredder. On freedom and the whole. World i come from the region is rich in history and talents much will poor and if you can issue an opportunity and freedom this makes it especially difficult for can depend the driver as i see many of the younger and promising to