it's a little bit but. this is the end of the news live from berlin rallies have been taking place across venezuela both for and against the country's embattled president nicolas maduro opponents are calling on him to resign and call fresh elections joining their ranks is a top venezuelan general who denounce material on twitter will go to caracas with the latest on the ground also coming up. russian president vladimir putin says his country will follow washington's lead in suspending a landmark nuclear arms control act experts warned of

a new arms race plus but. not everybody wants tom brady and the new england patriots to win a record six super bowl a lot of american football fans are backing their opponents the l.a. ramps and we'll find that on. nick spicer welcome to the program. tens of thousands of protesters have held rival rallies across venezuela both for and against president nicolas maduro the self declared interim president one why go join supporters in the capital caracas he's trying to force the incumbent incumbent president maduro out of office and has already called for fresh protests in ten days time the opposition considers the duros government to be illegitimate and blames him for the country's economic

collapse i one guy whose message to supporters is that changes around the corner he and his back is a demanding fresh presidential election as i some who came out to support the opposition leader say even basic survival has become a struggle i went on with the same and wanted to make this very difficult and getting worse all the time but since november the situation's been out of control and i can't get hold of my blood pressure medication anywhere and it used to be the cheapest on the market but now we can't get hold of even the most basic painkillers i mean. the idea has garnered international backing for his claim to be acting president when as well a sitting president might do too as a key source of support in venezuela's military leaders but in a surprise move the high ranking commander in the air force threw his support behind why do via twitter on saturday. i am addressing you today to let you know

that i reject the illegitimate and dictatorial authority of mr nicolas maduro ninety percent of the armed forces oppose the dictator and support the venezuelan people in this way. but majority backers also held rallies marking twenty years since the rise to power of late leader chavis madhura addressed the rally and suggested holding congressional elections earlier than planned but he remained defiant you know that in this in anything going on the opposition are tricking people in minutes wailing saying they're in government and that the entire country and. armed forces obey then trickery trickery and more trickery nothing don't you know. the crisis has split not only venezuela itself but with washington and the european parliament back in go idle and russia and china supporting my due to the split goes fabio on the south american nation. earlier i spoke to correspondent oscar schlanger in caracas and i asked him if

a high ranking general moving to support could mark the beginning of the end of president maduro well that's what many opposition think so he can this will be the domino effect on the armed forces because there are serious allegations that is general in the aviation division service including that ninety percent of the military is against the dictatorship of nicolas maduro as he said now that commander in chief of the aviation department has said that this general has absolutely no leadership within. or has any leadership in the aviation department but it is obvious that he is one of the leading generals in plan if occasion with the aviation so it definitely puts a question mark on the that loyalty that the men who are out of government the government is saying that they have from the military in fact today's slogan for

them is no no more traitors and also loyalty so we're seeing some of that in the demonstrations in favor of my will today woodrow seemed to give up a little ground and proposing to hold congressional the presidential elections earlier than planned is that enough to satisfy his critics. absolutely know not his critics are in the congress and holding congressional elections it is an attack a frontal attack against that. power of that is the only one that's been recognized as democratic internationally so in fact this put it in bold and. the congressman here in venezuela against michael don't do not favor them at all you are out today with the protesters what were you hearing from them well i was with the opposition protesters today and a lot of them were very hopeful that this is the beginning of the end of what they

say is a battle of twenty years of protest against this revolution now many of them came from a bit of east more and have turned their backs on motherhood oh they are saying a lot of them were saying that they cannot find any medicines that food is very expensive that they cannot find a lot of the things that they could find before and that's why they were protesting today in order to ask the government to allow this humanitarian aid to enter the country ok. in caracas thanks for that. and now to some of the other stories making news around the world. police in paris have clashed with so-called yellow vest protesters this is the twelfth consecutive weekend the protesters have taken to the streets on friday a court ruled that police could continue to use rubber bullets against riders despite a public outcry. monsoon rains have caused severe flooding in northeastern

australia records have been broken in the city of townsville which has seen over a year's rain in a matter of days straightly has also been experiencing record heat waves this summer. and the central african republic has reached a peace deal with fourteen armed groups after several days of talks the first ever direct dialogue between the parties was aimed at ending years of conflict that has killed thousands of people and displaced hundreds of thousands more russia has pulled out of a key cold war era nuclear arms control treaty one day after the united states did russian president vladimir putin announced that moscow would begin developing new weapons systems right after he's ordered his ministers not to initiate any new disarmament talks with washington. russia's response came quickly president vladimir putin said he was simply doing what the americans did the day

before halting its involvement in the intermediate range nuclear forces treaty or i and if you can keep our american partners have announced they are suspending their participation in the deal and we are also suspending our participation but. we will wait until our partners a mature enough to conduct an equal meaningful dialogue with us on this important topic you know. the u.s. decision ended months of speculation president on the trump hinted at a pullout in october last year secretary of state markham pay of finally announced the move on friday. if russia does not return to full verifiable compliance with the treaty within the six month period by verifiably destroying its i.m.f. violating missiles their launchers and associated equipment the treaty will terminate this is the weapon that the u.s. is talking about the russian build s s c eight i'm in south system washington and

many experts believe has a range of more than five hundred kilometers which would mean it's in violation of the i.n.f. treaty the kremlin insists it has not violated the agreement and claims that u.s. antiballistic missile interceptors being deployed in eastern europe could be violating the terms of the treaty. russia's tit for tat response shift the blame for the end of the i.n.f. treaty to the u.s. and even flooding there putin says russia is ready to talk it's clear that the threat of a new arms race is real and some here in moscow are certainly concerned about that prospect. worries me a lot i'm scared that could be a second cold war like the one in the soviet union. that flight time is only something like ten or fifteen minutes then we wiped out and they're wiped out and what for yeah the most that the i think it's really bad when countries only think of themselves and don't think about the whole world two superpowers should sit down and agree on something this is in the go but it's moscow says it will now work on

a range of new high tech weapons sparking concern in russia and in many european countries about the possibility of a new arms race if you ever wished you could join a famous band on an iconic album cover one young russian has achieved just that with the help of photoshop and thanks to instagram he's fast becoming a major hit himself. who is madonna baring her neck to. and what is david bowie up to here. in the russian instagram a chance he gives famous album covers a new back story and gives himself a role in music history. from the one i first heard the in thing for me is to make people laugh and sometimes i think i managed to do that very purpose a common start people write a song and sometimes people take a joke even further wonderful or joke about what they see and that's the best

feedback i can get. out. creativity and a willingness to improvise a key during photo shoots chance discovers. today the idea is to turn the band queen into a four headed giant holding him in its hand. the twenty four year old poses in front of the green screen that makes it easier to insert his photo into the covers later university student are shown pillai you have helped him get the idea shaped. the two friends usually edit the photos together. they try to match the details to the original and to get the proportions just right they only take about an hour to work on each. chance he started this project almost two years ago now he uploads a new photo every few weeks he has nearly twenty seven thousand followers on

instagram already. chance he is always hoping for a reaction to his album parodies most of all from the musicians themselves he text them in his posts and has even gotten a few lights from the stars for him cover art isn't just something for vinyl collectors. from the age of the internets. covers are still very important because they are the face of an elephant is the first thing that a listener comes across even before they've listened to the music even if they've streamed online. after more than. is still enjoying his project just as much as when he started. the instagram already has a lot of ideas for his page he next wants to try and edges himself into music videos one thing is clear. his creativity music will always remain a jumping off point.

the american football final call the super bowl takes place on sunday the l.a. rams are taking on the new england patriots the patriots star quarterback tom brady is going for a sixth n.f.l. championship title but a lot of fans are getting tired of seeing him and his team in the final seemingly year after year. tom brady and the new england patriots are gunning for their sixth super bowl but it seems not all of the u.s. is behind them in georgia the memory is still painfully fresh of the atlanta falcons super bowl defeat two years ago at the hands of brady and co we have to get out i said i'm like. i think they're like yes yes if i can make. it. man i'm so sick of the patriots but mainly because they beat us two years ago this is what i would never get over in l.a.

most rams fans are content to focus on their own team's chances. the rams the rams are going to win they're bringing during super bowl championships. but others can't help but return to a familiar theme i'm looking for. tom brady to be upset and looking for disappointment in space. to get reactions shot where you know he's defeated meanwhile one of brady's former teammates had a message for america's pig sick pigskin fans hater. i think people do get kind of sick of them and white people in new england people why the patriots we love a six superbowl for brady will do to new england's love affair with its adopted son but for everyone else in the u.s. this weekend there seems to be only one month for the rest. stay with this year after the break we'll bring you all the action in saturday's bonus league games. league leaders dortmund faced

a huge test of their title potentials they were up against frankfurt's formidable attack highlights from that match and the other games for match day twenty coming up on the bundesliga with nick mechanics line. you're watching news thanks for watching. bursts. home which means of species. a home worth saving. given those are big changes and most start with small steps like a global ideas tell stories of creative people and innovative project.