novak djokovic arrives for his final appeal to stay in australia judges are currently deciding on his deportation. a huge underwater volcanic eruption near tonga triggers tsunami warnings across the pacific ocean. siege at a texas synagogue police are negotiating with a hostage taker in the us state and the first case of the omicron variant is officially confirmed in beijing, just three weeks before the start of the winter olympics. three judges in australia have begun considering novak djokovic s appeal against the cancellation of his visa on the grounds
open starts in less than 2a hours time when novak djokovic would be expected to defend his australian open title, so time is very much of the essence here stop and the people any noise you can hear behind me are around a0 or 50 supporters of novak djokovic. they are pretty confident that he will not only win this appeal but go on to defend his australian open title. but, of course, pretty soon it s going to be in the hands of those three federal courtjudges. find the hands of those three federal court judges. federal court udges. and if he were to lose federal courtjudges. and if he were to lose he federal courtjudges. and if he were to lose he might - federal courtjudges. and if he were to lose he might not - federal courtjudges. and if he were to lose he might not be l were to lose he might not be able to get another visa for three years. i able to get another visa for three veere able to get another visa for three years. i think what this case really three years. i think wh
plus, if you haven t seen these pictures, you want to. and underwater volcano near tonga has ree resulted for the third time in four days, those pictures captured by satellite. a massive eruption over the weekend sparked tsunami advisories across the u.s. west coast. and in china, major changes now to the winter olympics, which are less than three weeks away. amid coronavirus concerns tickets will not be sold to the general public but distributed by authorities instead. the country s zero covid policy has meant stringent restrictions, new lockdowns, beijing reporting its first case according to its numbers of the highly transmissible omicron variant just this past saturday. we begin first with the winter storm wreaking havoc across the eastern united states this morning. cnn s dianne gallagher is in charlotte, north carolina. polo sandoval is live from pittsburgh.
years? i get another beta for three ears? ~ ., , get another beta for three ears? ~ . , . ., , years? i think what this case really has years? i think what this case really has served years? i think what this case really has served to - years? i think what this case | really has served to highlight is how strict, uncompromising and confusing australia s immigration system can be. novak djokovic flew to australia believing that he had a medical exemption from covid i9 vaccination front tennis australia which is the governing body here and also the victorian state government however when he arrived at the border which is a federal matter, those federal agents decided he did not meet those immigration rules and that is why this saga has lasted for ten days or so but we are expecting a definitive result either today or tomorrow. phil mercer, thank either today or tomorrow. phil mercer, thank you. police in texas are negotiating with a man who has taken people hostage at a synagogue
this is bbc news. welcome if you re watching here in the uk or around the globe. i m tim wilcox. our top stories: novak djokovic arrives for his final appeal to stay in australia. judges are currently deciding on his deportation. all the hostages held at a texas synagogue have been released safely after being captive for ten hours. the first case of the omicron variant is officially confirmed in beijing, just three weeks before the start of the winter olympics. new zealand s prime minister warns the volcanic eruption in the pacific caused significant damage in tonga. some coastal areas are still cut off. and robbery on the move. thousands of packages stolen in los angeles