it s the eu s only directly-elected body. a new batch of parliament members will sit for the next five years. results are expected on sunday. but what do meps do exactly? well, they do a number of things that we don t have time to explain now. but you can find more information on cnn.com. the key here is there are a lot of euro skeptics in the union. they say they weakened the parties. far right parties are springing up, and they are poised to snag seats in the european parliament. jim bolden has more on the rise of these extreme parties. reporter: austrian flags waving, tattooed supporters here to listen to the leader of the freedom party, which is austria s fourth-largest party in the european parliament with two seats.
the wettest january in over 200 years has sent the river thames over its banks. weekend shows no signs of driving out out to jim bolden. reporter: this river is the last thing the thames river valley needs this weekend, however, this is a good sign for the residents here. the army has shown up in order to lay down sandbags. we re very close to the river thames. the government has said it s very likely to see the river rising for this weekend, after we have the third major atlantic storm hit this country this week. back to you, christi. hey, jim, thank you so much. let s go to belgium now. this is a jolting head line, folks but that country has just decided that children have the right to die by youtheuthanasia. reporter: belgium has become the first country in the world
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jim changed his routine. ask your doctor about xarelto. once-a-day xarelto means no regular blood monitoring no known dietary restrictions. for more information and savings options, call 1-888-xarelto or visit goxarelto.com. saturday morning. it s the bottom of the hour. basically 6:29 is what i m talking about. i m christi paul. i m victor blackwell. let s start with five things you need to know for your new day. first, south carolina was shaken by a 4.1 magnitude earthquake. yes, south carolina. edgefield, south carolina, the tremor was felt as far away as metro atlanta, though.
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