A ground operation is now also underway. Hello and welcome my name is Christopher Spring a good to have you with us a year into Donald Trumps presidency the United States remains a country wracked by Political Division on the very day marking the First Anniversary of trumps swearing in ceremony the federal government has shut down after congress failed to reach a last minute deal on spending it means government workers will stay at home halting all but the most essential operations recriminations have already begun. It was a night of partisan politics at the capitol despite hours of debate and last minute deal making there was no agreement on a government funding deal the issues are fifty two days or forty nine. The motion is not agreed the Republican Leadership couldnt find the sixty votes needed to keep the government open the Government Shutdown means hundreds of thousands of Public Servants night have to stay home. Following the senate vote the white house said the democrats were behaving like obstructionist loses its words were echoed by the Republican Senate laid out what weve just witnessed on the floor of the sun a call decision out of democrats that shovel. Millions of americans for the sake of irresponsible political games a Government Shutdown was one hundred first of all double but Democratic SenChuck Schumer said he tried his utmost to give the republicans what they wanted he was prepared to offer donald trump money for his border wall if the president would soften his hard line on immigration no one who deserves the blame for the position we find ourselves in more than president trump. He walked away from two bipartisan deals including one today in which i even put the border wall on the table ultimately though the democrats wouldnt back down on one key demand they wanted guarantees on the future of eid hundred thousand undocumented immigrants brought to the u. S. Is children republican say thats Holding Ordinary people hostage but with most americans supporting a deal on the children democrats are calculating that voters will back down. Ok were going to get some analysis on all this now from us expert bars for money a profit fessor politics of politics rather at both ends by college thank you for coming in bars i want to pick up on those bipartisan deal deals that didnt come through that we were just hearing about in our poll the last time we had a shutdown twenty thirteen donald trump blamed president obama for failing to make the deal necessary deal with the other side what does this latest shutdown tell us about Donald Trumps fame skills as a deal maker well i mean first of all it tells us something we knew already which is that congress in american politics is very polarized its very difficult to get a deal done but its true i mean trump ran on the ticket saying that hes a great negotiator that he had certain skill superior skills from the Business World that he would translate to the political political world obviously this is not something thats that has worked. Now this is of course the u. S. Domestic story the u. S. Federal government has shut down youve just written this book the dead in makati in germany in germany rather the crisis of democracy should talking about the wider. Implications of people like trump of braggs it and so on how does this u. S. Domestic development the federal Government Shutdown how is that going to affect the outside world. Well first of all i think its going to impact the domestic world trump was elected because there was a deep frustration with the political establishment something were also seeing in the new pim european contacts and he promised that there would be a protection of American Workers from the outside world from globalization there would be investments in infrastructure theres a debate about it big infrastructure deal towards the end of general thats something he can finance if there is this Government Shutdown and obviously with the with the tax reform hes hamstrung in what concerns his his budget whats the outside world wealth i mean you could be cynic and you could say he would be distracted from the outside world which some would see as in the bat its on the other hand every time that hes cornered at home sometimes theres an escape and theres a problem case and that sets off a whole spiral of events that is hard to calculate ok. Thanks for now but do stay with us were going to talk a little bit more first though were going to switch our attention to transfer Student Office a change a year today that he was inaugurated as u. S. President in our correspondents have been gathering opinions about him for us so heres a look at how people around the world view the trunk presidency. To log is the most interesting president in u. S. History he is outspoken and adept in social media hes a star on the internet told to go out was nobody and i said then you should oppose everything takes time trump is not a bad president in your book i believe that a Bright Future of sorts does lie ahead technically i think what he does and how you talk some presents himself is terrible hes a very unpleasant man and that makes living with him very difficult when actually prince yeah. Present rate cut trump talking like that they doubt themselves and we hope he would say. No i dont want to talk about trump. Very mixed set of views there back to boris folan professor of politics and balanced budget college what is your view of the Trump Presidency so far particularly the way that donald trump conducts Foreign Policy theres been a lot of chaos and this is what Foreign Policy experts have been fearing the volatility in the International System weve seen a couple of crises. In the korean case the russia affair different moments where it wasnt quite clear what position the u. S. Was standing on and i think this is one thing that worries. States leaders and Foreign Policy experts most is that the u. S. Seems to have taken a peculiar turn over the last one hundred years one could almost say it was always clear that the u. S. Was leading the globe that it was the hedge im on but it that it was a beneficial hedge among the believed in certain universal values such as democracy under trump its not about values but its about interests and i think that worries a lot of people ok ours film and many thanks for talking to us thanks. Turning to other news now turkeys president wretch of type have to and says his own forces have launched a ground operation to oust could his militia from the syrian town of ephron he hasnt specified however whether turkish troops actually cross the border into syria turkey has been intensifying its military activities in the region in recent days syria has warned against any incursion and threaten to shoot down turkish jets. Their target is a buffer in syria thats where turkey believes the kurdish white b. G. Militia has its bases artillery rounds are intended to wear down the g. Forces before air and Ground Forces go in and is refusing to back down this operation will take place we will cleanse the region of all terror groups the specifics are dependent on developments in the fighting as is the time frame it can start any time tomorrow or even tonight actually its already begun. For turkey the wife e. G. Or Peoples Protection units is the syrian arm of the Kurdistan Workers Party an enemy of the turkish state for the us the wife e. G. Has been useful against the socalled Islamic State and washington arm the Kurdish Group to defeat i. A. S. Now the us is calling for a Border Security force in syria that would include the y. P. G. Militia turkey is dead set against that plan. Turkey has run out of patience. No one should think will sit idly by to watch events unfold he. Turkeys government wants to prevent a kurdish zone of influence at any cost from Northern Iraq to the turkish Syrian Border which it believes kurdish militias would use to attack turkey turkeys attack on the g. Forces an african looks to achieve that goal. The campaign is turkeys next round in a long conflict against Kurdish Armed factions they are often supported by the us turkeys nato ally as part of a larger regional conflict involving ever shifting alliances. Were going to catch up with some of the other stories making news around the world veteran irish politician gerry adams has handed over the leadership of the nationalists in fame party to mary lou. Adams led the party for thirty four years and was known around the world is the political face of the Irish Republican Movement which renounced violence back. In two thousand and five. The family of u. S. Rock star tom petty says the musician died of what theyre describing as an accidental Drug Overdose petit was found unconscious in his home last october a medical examination found that a toxic mix of prescribed medicines had led to multiple organ failure. Type police have arrested a suspected kingpin in asia is illegal trade in endangered species is name has been shy back here legibly ran a large Trafficking Network that smuggled animal parts to chinese and vietnamese dealers he was arrested on friday in connection with the smuggling of fourteen rhino horns with over one million u. S. Dollars. The International Olympic committee has officially announced north koreas participation in next months winter games injunction in a historic move north korea will send twenty two athletes to compete in five disciplines the two koreas will also march on for a unified korean flag for the First Time Since two thousand and seven. German soccer now in friday nights bundesliga game host adult lunch at the german capitals elim pick stadium with both sides coming away with a point valentino crossing. To set a date to give the host the lead less than a minute into the second off. But then dont mention chicago are headed home in the seventy first minute she leveled a School English teenager Jayden Sanchez cheating this one up for got a lot to put away one the final score. At the Australian Open a fist of victory from former champion of the kava as she stormed into the second week with a complaint comprehensive win of a Maria Sharapova germanys kava on top throughout the match winning six one six three the top seed meanwhile simona halep she is also still on track fighting off the challenge of american lauren davis it was a tense battle which took almost four hours to complete halep winning the marathon final set fifteen games to thirteen in the mens competition reigning champion Roger Federer still as dominant as ever the swiss master beating french mint. Skate in straight sets and djokovic is also still in the running he won his match in straight sets he beat spains albert ramos winola six two six three six three this by the way chasing a record seventh Australian Open title. Now the world cup race in kitzbuhel in austria is known as one of the most difficult races downhill races in the world this is austrias holland slope this is a race down the one income took place today as every year it got going from a starting gate over sixteen hundred metres above sea level competitors reaching speeds of more than one hundred Kilometers Per Hour sometimes with limited visibility. But high on income race known as the streak is not for the faint of heart even for the best alpine downhill skiers last years third place finisher johan clarey lost control after a jump and crashed into the safety net the frenchman was going over one hundred thirty kilometers an hour at the Time Needless to say clary was unable to finish the race but was not seriously injured. Though thomas stress in was able to avoid his misfortune the german who made his world cup debut a few years ago got off to a fast start and he mastered every twist and turn on the course the twenty four year old stayed on his skis and crossed the finish line at one minute fifty six point one five seconds a static after his maiden first place finish dressin becomes only the third german to win the hot in cup. Definitely not for the fainthearted a quick reminder for you of on top story this hour on the u. S. Government has begun a federal shutdown day president chunk marks exactly a year in office the senate failed to reach a spending deal needed to keep the government running halting all but the most essential of russians. Such as your wealth news update more from us at the top of the hour up next here on the very best of all reporting this week on stories. Chopin for the twenty first century. Dunny entry for. Unique interpretation. 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