you seem to want to go first. with. surfers finding against him soon. starting january seventh. this is date of the news coming to you live from berlin russian opposition leader alexina volney is calling for a boycott of the presidential vote next year this after the country's election commission bored him from running against president putin and all spoken putin critic of all me is valen to appeal that decision also in moscow

a bus crashes into a subway underpass pilling at least four people several others have been injured police are now questioning the driver and investigating what caused the crash plus pope francis delivers his christmas day blessing and his message he called for israelis and palestinians to come together and resume talks aimed at a two state solution the pontiff called this the path to peace in the holy land. and sarah harman welcome to the show and thanks for joining us russian opposition leader alexina vall may may have reached the end of the line in his bid to enter next year's presidential race the country's election commission has rejected his candidacy citing a past conviction of only a kremlin critic says the move was only made. to stifle office to president

vladimir putin. the election commission's vote was a setback for no vaal me twelve of the thirteen members supported the motion to bar him from running in next year's election with one member abstaining earlier the commission argued the opposition leader was in eligible due to a past conviction for embezzlement. the crime which alexei until you gave each was charged with is a serious one which deprives a person who committed that crime of the right to run for the post of russian federation president. no valving can sense the charge was trumped up to thwart his political ambitions speaking before the vote the kremlin critic said a candidate was needed to confront the country's problems. it's not about an avanti but a candidate is needed who will finally speak openly about everything taking place

in our country now one who will describe our reality honestly the lack of any future prospects and the poverty i did that and that's why you want to allow me to take part in the election why it. was that me and i wouldn't. just moments after the commission's decision to reject his bid no volunteer released a pre recorded message calling on supporters to boycott next year's vote when we announce a boycott of the election but the way they want to carry out the vote is not a real election it will feature only putin and the candidates he has personally selected the ones who don't pose any threat to him if they haven't campaigned and they will not campaign is better to look up on your. president vladimir putin taking out a. out of moscow and will ensure one has been falls allowing him to stay in office another storm of all me he's calling for this election to be boycotted

now but what is he really going to do. well he's going to appeal the decision as you said sara and he also has said in that video that you just showed excerpts from that he wanted to turn his campaign headquarters all over the country into a so-called boycott center he says he wants to campaign against the elections so we don't know whether that means perhaps protests as well we'll have to wait and see and he also called on his supporters not only to boycott but also to monitor turned out during the elections and that's interesting because there were media reports yesterday that the kremlin is hoping to achieve seventy percent turnout and that seventy that they hope that seventy percent of people will vote for putin that's their goal so obviously if you can undermine whatever numbers they provide

for turnout or even undermine that turnout by boycotting the election and by calling his supporters to boycott the election then i suppose he hopes that will undermine the legitimacy of the presidential elections as a whole all right of all men fall barred from running or there are any other opposition candidates. well there are even though putin is widely expected to win with a huge majority. has actually called on opposition candidates to pull out of the elections as well and one to mention here is the opposition candidate seen yes up chalk she's a former socialite and journalist and she has actually said that she would withdraw if any. candidacy were not allowed which has now happened she is widely seen as a kremlin candidate a kremlin project one that the kremlin has put forward to make these elections seem

legitimate by putting a real opposition candidate forward she's said things like that the crimean an exception was against international law which of course here is very controversial so that's one to watch so far her campaign hasn't said anything on social media about this newest news about not. showing reporting for us in moscow thank you. well staying in moscow at least four people have been killed and more than a dozen others injured after a bus plowed into a busy pedestrian underpass mosque also already as have ruled out terrorism and have detained the bus driver for questioning. c.c.t.v. footage shows the bus leaving the side of a busy multi-lane highway and plunging into a pedestrian underpass near a metro station several victims were crushed beneath the wheels as the vehicle careered down the steps emergency services rushed to the seeing to recover the bus

there's no evidence so far of any terrorist involvement. there are probably technical and human factors of play the state of the road cannot have been a factor the road was clear. it's thought the bus driver may have lost control of the vehicle because of a problem with the handbrake police held him for questioning there were we rescued seven people for a film unfortunately did not make it we managed to prevent the bus catching fire the bus is now been towed out of the pedestrian underground passage we've finished our operation near. to where the and thirty would approve the. incident happened on one of moscow's busiest roads mondays an ordinary working day in russia where the orthodox christmas is celebrated on january the seventh. here's a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world at least six

people have been killed in a suicide bombing in the afghan capital kabul a blast occurring during the morning rush hour near an office belonging to the country's national intelligence agency so-called islamic state has claimed responsibility. for all and police say they believe a man who crashed his car into the headquarters of the social democratic party on christmas eve was trying so aside the fifty eight year old been hospitalized for minor head injuries police found several canisters of petrol and as car. iraq saw it and austria's valls valley has cut off an entire village from the outside world rock soil and trees fell across the communities main service road just ten minutes before the rocks came down a number of locals and travelled the road to get to christmas mass no injuries have been reported. makes me queen elizabeth has given her traditional christmas day address she paid tribute to the london and manchester city's for their handling of

the terror attacks this year the queen also remember the seventy one victims of the ground felt tower fire this marks the sixty fifth christmas speeches monarch and the first televised broadcast then since nine hundred fifty seven sixty. presenter. alright looking now at some christmas celebrations around the world across continents and cultures christians have been celebrating christmas pope francis gave the traditional or be at or be a blessing from a balcony overlooking st peter's square it's one of the most sacred addresses in the catholic calendar. they put in these. its feet to find. some ten thousand catholics and to risk gathered outside st pete is to hear the pope's traditional

blessing be at all be means to the city and the world and the pope also how do will be matter on his mind in his address francis repeated calls for a solution to the ongoing conflict in the middle east which was recently stoked by u.s. president donald trump's recognition of jerusalem as israel's capital. on this festive day let us ask the lord for peace for jerusalem and for all the holy land let us pray that the will to resume dialogue may prevail between the parties and that a negotiated solution can finally be reached one that would allow the peaceful coexistence of two states within mutually agreed and internationally recognized borders. the pope's christmas eve mass was no less political francis drew attention to the plight of refugees he told catholics to be welcoming towards

people who have been driven from their homelands by conflict comparing marion jones its journey to bethlehem with the mass migration scene today the holy couple had arrived he said at a place where there was no room for them to stay. or he just so many other footsteps are hidden in the steps of joseph and mary we see the tracks of entire families forced to set out in our own day we see the tracks of millions who do not choose to go away but driven from their land leave behind their dear ones. soreness. am the pope's support for refugees has put him at odds with some politicians but already it's become

a key feature of his tenure. this. in german soccer the bundesliga is enjoying a well earned winter after one of the most compelling first halves of the season in a year high profile sacking the some spectacular goals and huge controversy over the new video referee system means there's hardly been a dull moment here's a look back at the season so far. the comeback of the year so your pint gets replaced the sacked catalogue returned for a fourth stint as coach of byron munich in october seventy two year old trying to steady the ship and buyer now have an eleven point lead at the top of the bundesliga. brasier dortmund also changed coaches after

a flying start to underpay top bush dortmund season fell apart as they went eight league games without a win the dutchman was fired in early december and replaced with x cologne boss. and tossing them if to go back alone in a few days later i'm dortmund coach no would have believed such a story if it hadn't have happened when the mother used to live in sin it came through the ritz it was a kind of. show got had departed cologne with the side rooted to the bottom of the bundesliga having finished an impressive fifth and reached europe last season after top score anthony mcdevitt left for china and wasn't replaced their campaign nose dived with injuries also not helping. the sporting director and coach paid the price and relegation now back. in contrast second place childcare have been one of the positive surprises in the first half of the season thirty two year old coach to many go to disco has found the perfect mix there's been no magical football just

hard work and a huge team spirit as shown by their incredible four all draw at darby rivals dortmund having been down for now. the big talking point this term has been the video review trial rather than limit controversy the system has caused more confusion with the rules over its use unclear referees are in the spotlight more than ever. using video evidence is correct in their view but the way we have implemented it has been a catastrophe both internally and externally and that's what will surely hit the buffers and see what you want to feel like everything into. ball it's important to keep your eye on the ball tree minds keeper robin sent no will be making that mistake again in this league clubs will hope to have a bit more focus for the second half of the season starting on january twelfth. the braves farmers have plunged into the serpentina lake in central london for the traditional christmas day race and despite the cold temperatures dozens competed in

the annual peter pan cup members of the scots guard british army unit based nearby also took part in the festivities in the middle of hyde park no wetsuits for these guys just santa suit said a couple of father christmas is also jumping in for into it. you're watching t.v. news coming to live from berlin we'll have an update for you at the top of the hour until then thanks for watching and do take care. w.'s program guide. dot com highlights. when i'm traveling i like to be comfortable.