and there are the invisible visible. violence against children. this is the w. news live from but then russia's opposition leader calls on voters to boycott next year's presidential call that's all for election officials barred unlike say in about only from running against president putin is due to be nominated later today an outspoken critic of the kremlin of ali has vowed to appeal the decision. also on

the program fresh clashes break out in peru over the pall being granted to former leader i'll bet you a fool he modi protesters accusing the current president pedro public option scheme of issuing the policy to save his career. and cut off from the outside world in austria a massive rockslide has blocked access to over one hundred people in a remote valley. hello and welcome my name is christopher spring a good to have you with us supporters of the russian president vladimir putin are expected to nominate him later today as presidential candidates unlike previous elections putin will be campaigning as an independent in next year's ballot instead of running for his united russia party is nomination comes just a day off to his main critic opposition leader alexei navalny was barred from

joining that presidential race not only says officials are trying to stifle any possible challenge to putin. the election commission's vote was a setback for know volumnia 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 alexy 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. or the. voting consents 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

nirvana 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. that me and i will but it just moments after the commission's decision to reject his bid no volunteer released a prerecorded 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 they haven't campaigned and they will not campaign is better to look up on your. president vladimir putin is campaigning as an independent polls show him on course to win a fourth term. allowing him to stay in office another six years.

ok let's get some more background on this now from our moscow correspondent emily show and emily let me a putin has all but dominated russian politics for about the last seventeen eighteen years now. and he's a pretty much assured of reelection in march of next year why is it then that he's decided to run as an independent rather than for his united russia party well it could be for several reasons one is polls which show that actually people trust putin much more than the government for example he polls much higher when it comes to trust then. you have who is in charge of the government so he may be trying to distance and himself from his party united russia and from the the structure of the government itself also another reason could be to keep kind of

people's interests in these elections as you say he's been essentially in power for a very long time he keeps winning the election and the kremlin really wants to keep turnout high in order to show that these elections are legitimate there were media reports on the weekend that the kremlin wants to keep wants to get the turnout as high as seventy percent that's their goal that they want to achieve so experts here are saying that perhaps they want to try to present a new putin a new face of putin to keep people's interest in these elections up and emily with his strongest critic alexei of only barred from running against him one of the candidates are in the race do they have any support whatsoever. well one interesting factor here is in the opposition now particularly in reference to numb viney is the journalist and public figure. who has yesterday she said that

he could join her campaign if the central election commission accept her or her registration as a candidate for the presidential election so far none has been rather scathing about sub chokri used to be kind of a socialite she was on reality t.v. early on in her career and also she's not likely to have much public sick support still it's an interesting factor to watch it is however important to point out that polls the newest polls show that even if you look at independent polls. putin is likely to win so the biggest goal is to show that these elections are legitimate emily many thanks for the early show in the correspondent in moscow. we're going to catch up with some of the other stories now making the news around the world russian officials say the country has begun establishing

a permanent presence at its military bases in syria its own forces will keep the main base and expand the naval facility near the port city of tire two is making it a fully fledged naval base. the british defense ministry says one of its frigates is schools had a russian warship through the north sea on christmas day the admiral called is just one of several russian vessels that are being tracked in recent days the role navy saying there's been an upsurge in russian warships passing through british water is . liberians are voting today in a runoff poll to choose a new president former international football the george way facing vice president joseph walk by in the poll with analysts expecting tight to come the winner will succeed president ellen johnson sirleaf is stepping down after twelve years as africa's first elected female leader. now there's been a second day of on rest in peru over the release from jail of ex leader

a battle for him already the former president who's now in hospital was granted a medical pardon off the serving less than half of a twenty five year sentence given to him for corruption and human rights abuses his controversial release comes by order of the current president paid through could shinseki. protesters and police kirsch on the streets of lima the anger over x. leader i'll bet a few he morey's pardon isn't going away. some demonstrators carry photos of victims slain jaring for him henri's presidency. during a decade in power for him henri oversaw extrajudicial executions massacres and the forced sterilization of thousands of women. families of the victims are furious with current president pedro pablo could since the two ordering food he mores released. was. a stanley's the rights to justice that we

have are being trampled we are here rejecting that pardon and demanding that all the processes be made more transparent in a manner that must be followed and according to the norms that peruvian laws dictate what. president pedro pablo christian skee appealed to the people calling the pardon the most difficult decision of his life. i am convinced that those of us who consider ourselves democrats cannot allow alberto fujimori to die in prison or for justice is not vengeance. nor is bringing guns. could since he had campaigned on a promise not to pardon for him henri his change of heart appears to many to be political possibly part of a quid pro quo that's allowed him to stay in office who had just survived a no confidence vote spearheaded by the daughter of our better tofu he mori when he announced for him henri's pardon. fouhy mori now aged seventy nine is in

hospital being treated for heart back and stomach problems his children are delighted by the turn of events. but despite being intensive care it has been the happiest christmas of the past twelve years. they are known. to have mores legacy and career as a nation divided his support his credit him with defeating rebels and stabilizing the economy his opponents say he belongs behind bars and now they're demanding that the current president go as well. authorities in western australia keeping a close eye on the mountains above the valley after a massive landslide buried the area's only access road that worried some of the slopes stable that more rocks could still come crashing down the landslide came on christmas eve with people in a nearby village lucky to escape. rocks keep falling adding to

the tens of thousands of tons of rubble in the valley the mayor of wasilla says the precipice above the village still poses a risk that if the danger is far from over after the first helicopter flight today we thought we could clear most of the roadblock but during the day then it turned out there is still a risk of rocks coming down to play out in light of the ongoing danger all evacuations from the valley have been suspended leaving around one hundred thirty people cut off from the outside world the rockslide just missed a group of children on their way back from a christmas service locals say it's a miracle no one was injured. you know. it sounded like an earthquake the entire house was shaking we ran out onto the balcony where everything was dark there was a huge dust avalanche blowing down it was so dark and scary it was unbelievable

everyone here in the valley just says it was unbelievable so we're going on over from. this all access road to the village now lies buried under fifty meters of rubble and might not be cleared until the middle of the week for those who are trapped there's one crumb of comfort because of the christmas holiday everyone was well stocked up on food. russia's deputy prime minister vitaly moot court has temporarily stepped down as head of the country's football federation his resignation comes three weeks after the international olympic committee handed him a lifelong ban over his alleged involvement in the state sponsored doping of russian athletes says he's stepping aside in order to appeal the ban the court of arbitration for sport. at the beginning of december the i.o.c. is executive board were presented with reports containing evidence of systematic

doping in russia and they came to the following conclusion that the russian olympic committee is suspended who is immediate effect. russian athletes and the olympic committee were the only ones to be banned. no official of the russian ministry of sport will be a credit it for the olympic winter games two thousand and eighteen. the minister of sport restore vitali would go and then deputy minister yuri not go nick will be excluded from any parties in any party see patients in all future olympic games since this decision was made on december fifth we tally macos position as the head of russia's football union has been under scrutiny and he has faced calls to resign on monday he ceded to the pressure at least for the time being. i addressed the russian football union's executive board regarding the

temporary impossibility to perform my duties during the period of my court proceedings in order to let the union work normally i have asked to be relieved of my duties for up to six months if i can return earlier than i will do so i have not resigned i have a mandate until twenty twenty so we must go is still the chief of russia's well a couple guys in committee but he has not ruled out vacating the post if asked to by president vladimir putin monday's interim resignation has cost a dark cloud of uncertainty over the world cup in russia with just under six months left until the tournament kicks off in moscow on june fourteenth. it's been a dramatic opening to the sydney hobart yacht race one of sidings most grueling competitions blackjack currently leading the pack but early on it was a near collision between two of the favorites in this race that was what was stealing the headlines comanche wasn't too pleased with some erratic maneuvering from wild oats eleven the two yachts as you can see here almost bumping into each

other just often leaving sydney comanche by the way i suppose subsequently launching an official protest favor winds could remain the race record of one day and may for this year. that's your news update more from us at the top of the this is up next here on the tell me if you're thinking about buying a skyscraper and the. alphas has all you need tonight is to stay with us for that. what does a football loving country to reach its goals. will tell you our german soccer made it back to the top. in our web special on dot com.