Transcripts For LINKTV Journal 20131228 : vimarsana.com

Turkeys Prime Minister says he wont step down despite a Corruption Scandal thats forced three of his ministers to resign. He vowed to fight on as thousands of devarieties theek streets demanding his resignation on friday evening. Protestors are there and police fired water cannon and rubber bullets to disperse the protestors from the square. In turkey, many are wondering whether he will be able to hold on to his office. The Corruption Scandal badly damaged his image abroad. A dangerous situation for a country that relies on foreign capital. Berlin is home to the largest turkish population outside of turkey and people are following closely of the situation. Theyve come to pray but at friday prayers at the mosque, the political power struggle in turkey is on everyones mind. I think he cant do anything about whats going on and the games are being played behind his back. There is definitely a conspiracy somewhere. It happens all the time in turkey if not the whole world. Turkish conspiracy theories are a topic for german newspapers. The chairman of the Turkish Community says their strong support is the reason why many thank you, in germany thinks this way. Disturb turks in germany thinks this way. But thats changing. Now theres much more of a debate. Whats happening now in turkey, yet is it true what people are saying . Is it true that things that are happening are not legitimate . But at the mosque, supporters still put a positive spin on the situation. This power struggle has completely split turkey. One the broad majority of the turks are still behind the Prime Minister. In march, he faces local elections. Its a critical challenge that will also be watched closely in germany. Lebanon state News Agency Says a 19yearold man wounded in fridays car bombing in beirut has died raising the death toll in the attacks to seven. Investigators are working at the site of the blast which targeted a politician, a senior aide to a Prime Minister. A 62yearold who was a critic killed and was also in the explosion. Iraq troops have arrested a sunni lawmaker on terrorism charges killing his brother and five of his guards in the process after they opened fire on the arresting officers. The lawmaker has been prominent among the organizers of sunni protests against iraqs shiiteled government over the past year. More violence in cairo. Students loyal the Muslim Brotherhood battled police at the university and set fire to two buildings. Medics say one student died. This comes a day after three people were killed in classes and 265 arrested across egypt and a crack down on the Muslim Brotherhood which the government recently declared a terrorist organization. The campus of the university is a battlefield. Armed guards on friday fired tear gas on demonstrators. Protestors also threw molotov cocktails. Tensions erupted since violent clashes left one student dead. The students are protesting the governments decision to list the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization. Egyptian Police Arrested more han 250 Muslim Brotherhood trivias alone. There were few demonstrations for the prayers in support of the brotherhood. These peaceful marches held signs protesting the governments crackdown. Under the new law, local supporters of the brotherhood, even members which just participate in rallies risk up to five years in jail. It doesnt matter if they imprison us or kill us, whether they put us in jail for five years or 10. It doesnt make a difference at all. They imprisoned and killed us even before they declared the brotherhood of terrorist group. So it doesnt make a difference. We dont recognize this government as legitimate to begin with. The Muslim Brotherhood called for more protests in what its naming a week of rough. Saturday, the bombing of two buildings being set on fire. The leader of sudans rebel uprising says that formal negotiations are necessary before he can accept the governments proposed ceasefire. He made the comment in an interview with the bbc after the government said it had agree to an immediate end of the fighting. Meanwhile, more United Nations troops arrived in south sudans capital on friday. The Security Council approved a plan to increase the u. N. s presence in south sudan by 5,500 peacekeepers early this month. More than 13,000 u. N. Troops are tasked with restoring fees the war torn country. A fire on board a night train in Southern India claimed the lives of at least 23 people including two children. The express train caught flame in the middle of the night from bangor to another country. A defective airconditioning unit was the cause of the fire. Some 40 passengers managed to escape while nine others were injured. To a major story in china now where landmark reforms are underway. The countrys top legislative committee adopted a resolution to abolish the reeducation labor. State media said all those serving time in labor camps be set free beginning saturday the decision formalizes a november announcement by the ruling Chinese Communist party. The same committee announced a loosening of the onechild per family policy. Heres more. This couple has experience the worst thing that can happen to parents. A year actors their only son died of cancer. On top of the pain come fear about the future. We worry, not only financially but also about who will look after us when we are old. Even if we dont have illnesses, there will be a lot of problems. At least a million couple of china have lost their only child and the number is growing. Chinas onechild policy has dramatically curved population growth over the past three decades. Campaigners says it caused late abortions and forced sterilization. The communist party announced the policy change in november. It means couples may now have two children if either parent is an only child. Beijing hopes the reform will tackle the problem of a rapidly aging population. But predictions are of a boom. 100 million births in the next 20 years. China still faces the problem of excessive pop loigs las vegas so we still need to focus on the policy for a long time. Whatever policy changes may be decided in the future, this one comes too late for the couple. Theyre too old have any more children. Theres no letup in the violence in thailand. One man was shot dead during a protest in bangkok on friday. Rescuers opened fire on demonstrators injuring several others. Protests against a Prime Minister began in october after she proposed an amnesty for her exile brother. New elections have been set for february but the opposition says it will boycott the vote. A u. S. Frazzled judge ruled the controversial n. S. A. Spying program is legal. W york judge women pauly denied its request that the bulk telephone calls by the National Security agency be halted pending further legal review. The ruling is the first legal win for the Obama Administration on the issue. It contradicts a decision by a judge in washington who ruled that the n. S. A. Program is likely unconstitutional. A but of sports news for you now in ski jumping. The four hills tournament began on saturday in germany and austria. Cohost germany had high hopes for their team and ahead of the tournament, the air was thick with anticipation. It was the high point of an emotional evening. The presentation of the german ski jumpers, spearheaded by the fourth ranked. It gives mans fans in the media hope for victory. The publics expectations are higher. Thats good. It shows weve accomplished something. The tournament is very special for all of us. Thats why were looking forward to competing here. But polish fans are just as enthusiastic about their team. The world cup leader is a strong favorite this year. The 26yearold is in superb form. Looking forward to the tournament, the polish star said he would try to stay cool and relaxed and focused on jumping but hes not only the champion in contention this year. Here is another favorite. Its evolved. Many countries now have very good athletes at the starting line. This makes the touring incredibly exciting. This year would be the most exciting world cup ever. It promises to be an exciting tournament. It gets underway on saturday with qualify,s rounds. For the past few years, one yacht has left its mark on the city to hobart. It has won the challenging race off the australian coast for the seventh time equaling the previous record. Skipper Mark Richards and his crew arrived in hobart harbor well ahead of their competitors after the yacht struggled with unusual ply moderate winds early in the race. The wild oats winning time of two days, six hours, seven minutes and 27 seconds was well short of the course record it set in breezier weather last year. Now to a han who wrote soccer history. As a player, he won the uefa cup and the d. F. B. Cut. As a coach, he brought prestige to the cut. Now the 53yearold is one of three nominees of football ambassador, a designation award by d. W. And others. We caught up with him there. With his blonde mane, he stands out in germany. The squad was till striking to qualify for the Brazil World Cup when he first took over. They didnt make it despite their improving performance. Now, hes working on improving the team known as the reggae boys and the soccer infrastructure. When you see the conditions they have no, lights, a pitch that has stones it in, they were not bothered about that at all. The fans have big expectations of the man they simply call the coach. The he has reached national sporpts. Despite the enthusiasm, he is not having an easy time trying to inspire Young Players to take on the sport seriously this country is passionate about athletics. Theyre individualists and unfortunately, soccer is an opportunity to hide. You win, youve taken part, but you werent good. But no one notices. But usain bolt could make jamaican sport more popular. The star sprinter says he wants to play professional soccer when his track career is over. And this coach is prepared to include him in the reggae boys lineup. Time for one last bulletin before we go. A chinese icebreaker has failed to reach a ship stranded off antarctica. The vessel has been stuck in ice since Christmas Eve on tuesday. Australian authorities are coordinating the rescue of a 74 passengers and crew stuck on board. The stranded vessel has emergency provisions and people on the ship are safe for now. Rescue crew have ordered three other ships with ice breaking capability into the area. Well, that does it fors here on the journal. Thanks for being with us and do join us again at the top of the hour for more news and update. [captioned by the National Captioning Institute www. Ncicap. Org] giver me two years and ill be there, she says. It all started when i was 4. Weve come to new york to find germans who are living the American Dream what drives them, what hurdles that they have to vercome. Annikas mother took her to phantom of the opera when she was 4 years old and she fell in with the story of a choir girl who became an opera star. She says the story captivated her when she first saw it. The music, the whole production moved her. She wanted to be like christine to be a singer. Now she says, shes closer to er goal. Annika wants to make it big just like her musical protagonist but she will only be able to stay in new york with a work visa and for that, she will need a ontract with a music producer. Annika makes ends meet with occasional performances in restaurants. Photos of american stars have a special place in many new york bars. Can has some experience. She had dozens of gigs in germany after finishing her dancing degree. Here, the pressure is really on to look her best. I hope no one looks at my feet, she says. Ive got a stain but theres no time for that now. Looking good is part of the job and she will never be sure who will be on the audience. There might be someone who can ive her her big break. Thank you. You are really a star. A few encouraging star from the pianist and then she gives it her all, even if the audience could be bigger. I dream that i can call my own ive found a dream we will check back with annika in a couple of weeks. In the meantime, were off to brooklyning right, next to manhattan, its a sort of big city within a big city. Popular with many who cant afford the astronomical rents in manhattan. One of them is entrepreneur ben. Hes agreed to show us his company. Its the brainchild and his former University Buddies from munich. Their product turns normal cell phones into digital house keys. The keys can also be sent by phone. He tells me that their product lets people use cell phones to open doors and they can send their keys electronically to everyone who comes to visit. Ben hopes his idea will help him take over the american market. Thats why he and his cofounders made the move to new york earlier in the year. For now, theyre working out of this apartment for a few weeks rent free. The tenant is a friend of ben who is out of town. At the moment, theyre living off the 35,000 in prize money that theyve won with their business idea in new york. This is a business coach who helps young entrepreneurs designed to help fledging Companies Cut through red tape. Today, he is coaching the showing the coach they are making to his app. They had a great business idea for new york city. They have identified a problem which is accessing buildings which is a big problem for new york city. And they have a great vision for where they want to take the company. It may help thousands of new york city. But now, for company is still looking for an Affordable Office of its own. The next day, 27yearold ben art is off to an important meeting. Hes going to install one of the key systems in a new york office. A local electrician takes care of the technical aspects. Ben says this is the first of the devices to be installed in new york and he hopes it will work. But something isnt quite right. The device doesnt seem to work. The electrician cant find the problem. A setback with a very first customer. If they fail here, the crews American Dream might end before it even begin. The device didnt work as they has hoped. Now, theyll have to come back next week and install another relay. Its up to the young inventor to do damage control. He tries to explain the glitch to the customer. I think it didnt accept it or it couldnt read the password or whatever. I will pay him another visit in a couple of weeks to see if he has his products up and running. First, lets check in to see how our singer, annika is getting along. Shes played giggs and practiced her networking skills, but still no contract. To keep her spirits up, annika takes long walks through her dream city. She loves the excitement that new yorkers brought into her life the road to her broadway dream is long, she says. So shes ready to make some compromises. She says until then, she will definitely stay in america and do something in the arts. It could be acting or singing in a nightclub, a cabaret or on broadway. As long as shes on stage, acting, singing or both. Of course, she miss her friends and family in germany. I ask her why shes so determined to stay. She tells me its the people and their passion for music. She says shes not ready to give that up. On her walks through new york, she meets people who have seen their dreams fade away. Almost 50 Million People in the u. S. Are dependent on food stamps. Annika doesnt want to think about what will happen if she doesnt realize her dreams of becoming a broadway star. Shes determined to make a name for herself in new york. For her auditions, she needs a head shot. This man is here to help her with that. Shes a new yorkbased star photographer and a friend of her mother. Hes worked with the likes of heidi klum and kate moss. I asked if she enjoyed the shoot. Of course, she says. Its especially fun working with someone whos so great at what they do and who gives you good feedbacks. Also when you knows that the person that youre working with is having fun too. The photographers glad to help out young people, even at the beginning of their careers. Its always good to help, of course. If you can, and if you can help somebody doing something good and fulfill their dreams, thats a good thing because it becomes part of their dreams. Rudolphs words give annika encouragement to pursuer her dream of broadway fame. Ben is also confident when i met him again. He has his first customer after getting all the bugs workeds out. I asked him about his plans. I want to stay here, he says. If i make it here, then i can make it in germany. That doesnt apply the other way around. New york in bens eyes is the hardest market in the world. But hes not ready to close the door on germany. He might be able to bring the company back home once it is firmly established. A couple of days later, i meet annika in an upscale restaurant. Shes nervous. Today, shes signing on with her new manager. Hi big day today. You get to sign the contract. Are you excited . I am. His name is robert bloom. She met him through a friend. Hes sure shes got a real chance. Already, shes started her next performances. Finally, annika signs the dotted line. Ok. You feel different . Yes. Not quite like a marriage contract. Annika is relieved to have found a manager like robert bloom. Hes already helped a lot of new come kerse newcomers get their start. Now that were signed their first thing i have to do is we have to get her a work visa. I know one visa that will allow her to officially work and get paid. First, annika will have to return to germany for a few months to apply for her work permit. As soon as its issued, shell be back in new york chasing her American Dream. I like this place. Beautiful place. Very nice. I meet ben again at a new york trade fair. He and his team are introducing the app to visitors. He says business is running smoothly. We have 20 customers in manhattan and brooklyn, he tells me. Its great. Were earning real money. But we need to expand in manhattan and really, all of new york in the coming months to eep the business afloat. For ben, stereotypes mean good business. He benefits from the fact that americans consider germans very trustworthy when it comes to security matters. By next year, he expects to be in the black. He says that following his dream and moving to new york was worth it. Of course, it was risky but everything worked out and now he and his crew are a success. Its everything they could have hoped for. The u. S. Remains a place that fascinates ben and many or germans. Making their American Dream a reality takes strong will, hard reality takes strong will, hard work and a bit of luck. . . n . no . What are we doing today . Today we are looking for roger ridley. Hes a street musician that plays down here in santa monica. I was walking by the promenade the other day and i heard him singing the song stand by me. Such an amazing version, such an amazing voice, you know. And a couple days before that i had heard the john lennon version. So i approached roger and i said, hey man, if we come back down here with some recording equipment and some cameras, wed love to record you and film you playing stand by me. Why roger . Well the thing about music is that sometimes the best music in the world is just in the moment. Its not always famous musicians or things you hear on the radio or