[000:00:00;00] players . play. play. this is t.w. news live from berlin the standoff at the venezuelan border intensifies opposition leader want why don't warns that blocking much needed aid could constitute crimes against humanity but soldiers loyal to president nicolas maduro remain firmly at the bridge marking the border with colombia underwrote has vowed not to lead and what he called fake humanitarian aid from the united states also coming up tens of

thousands gather in lagos in support of nigeria's president muhammadu buhari it's the last major campaign rally ahead of next week's elections we'll go live to our correspondent for the lowdown on the issues most dividing nigerians and the u.s. says it's confident real progress can be made with north korea as president donald trump prepares for his second meeting with kim jong il and he predicts the country will become a great economic powerhouse. playing . welcome to the show. venezuelan opposition leader and self declared interim president one has urged nicolas maduro to break the blockade on the border with colombia and bring in aid

supplies that have been stuck there for days at the blockade could constitute crimes against humanity and warned there could be consequences if the much needed food and medicine is not let in. the moment is now the majority of governments doesn't like to talk about their crimes against humanity by directly or indirectly killing two hundred fifty to three hundred thousand venezuelans who today need this humanitarian aid venezuelan president nicolas maduro meanwhile has said venezuela is not a nation of beggars and blamed washington for the country's ongoing humanitarian crisis. in venezuela medicine electricity and food are all in short supply at this market hyperinflation means that even vegetables are barely affordable. as people struggle to put food on the table

trucks carrying humanitarian aid arrive at the venezuelan border. anxious citizens wait in hope for food and medical supplies to be let through. when i saw the trucks with aid arriving i felt very emotional i feel deeply nostalgic i couldn't help but scream and cry. when. i call in venezuela's armed forces to be on the side of the people. and allow this aid to get to where it's needed you know living in haiti. but the gates are closed . and closely guarded by venezuela's military under the orders of nicolas maduro. in the capital caracas the embattled president denied a humanitarian crisis exists and said the shipments are part of a u.s. led couper tempt me minister not venezuela won't allow the spectacle of fake

humanitarian aid because we're no one's beggars it's not simple he also lashed out at european and latin american ministers who at an earlier meeting in your ago i called from the do or go to hold free and fair elections. meanwhile thousands of desperate venezuelans continue to stream across the border to colombia hoping to access the aid arriving there. and lagos nigeria supporters of the president have gathered for a rally in the run up to next week's elections the all progressives congress party hopes to see president mohamed to hari reelected to a second term today and the president is addressing the crowd and next saturday's election the country will also go for a new parliament. t w correspondent ugly and kesha is at the election campaign event in lagos and joins us now for the

latest adrian tell us what's going on where you are. right now at the stadium here in lagos and it is the hardest time often the campaigning season here in nigeria one week to go until the elections will take place and today president obama who how he came here to lagos to the economic capital to to the biggest city in nigeria which is of course a very crucial city because more than five million voters are registered. what can you tell us about the candidates and their supporters. so generally there's about seventy of the presidential candidates for this elections but it's going to be a neck and neck race between the two of them number one one hundred one how are you the current president who is in lagos today and number two are abu bakar his main contester let's bring in one of the supporters of women who are we maybe now to him and ask him right away why is he actually supporting the president why are you

going to vote for. special whole talk about it mark see if you see. before the party because a lot of dance again for the party right what do the plans of god what is going to the past four years. of the party he's also what i admire and i have my ask you kind of leader of the party how's that lead us out for me to show that's my job agree to a future because of our very own individual he's a man of integrity is he doesn't take any nonsense. you somebody that's made sure the. he would not allow. for the wife who spoke on very streets. and also he has good night for the country you have got three parents and he's four more years two for the. music projects in time given you are going to

march when we got when we got the roots ok you can talk about health. security told me we have to leave it here thanks a lot i mean you can hear toby as a dad was very supportive he clearly emphasizes on the progress that according to him has made but on the other hand we also have to say that there's a lot of critical people here in lagos as well who obviously not in the stadium today but if you go outside and you talk to ordinary negotiates many will be also very critical about president yes they might talk positive about his article or option five but when it comes to the economy there's a lot of criticism here in nigeria the economy has been going through a really really bad crisis and that's his of course a lot of the ordinary people here in lagos and they say he hasn't reacted and they quickly and fixing the economy can challenge us and many of them might vote for back atiku his main contester he was the vice president before but he was also a successful businessman and many believe he has the better capacity to strengthen

the economy and i do. that stay w. correspondent adrian creech thank you very much. now to some of the other stories making news around the world. the white house has missed a deadline to report to congress on the killing of saudi journalist jamal khashoggi at the saudi consulate in istanbul last october republican and democratic lawmakers had given the administration until friday to present findings on who was responsible and officials says president trump did not feel the need to submit a report. the greek parliament has approved a measure for macedonia to join nato after the two states resolved a decades old name dispute last month lawmakers in athens and dorst an agreement with macedonia on changing its name to north macedonia. a canadian man who gunned down six members of a quebec city mosque and twenty seventeen has been sentenced to life in prison the

judge said alex song globe as a nets would be eligible for parole after serving forty years behind bars prime minister justin trudeau to announce the shooting as a terrorist attack. a u.s. envoy for north korea has expressed confidence real progress can be made at a summit later this month between donald trump and kim jong un but special envoy stephen bacon also cautioned there was still work to be done ahead of the talks trump has said the second meeting between the two leaders will be held in the vietnamese capital one only. it's the seventy first anniversary of the korean people's army and something to celebrate for north korea's leader kim jong il and while the u.s. was buzzing with anticipation about the forthcoming summit he was saying nothing which was you know you actually untrue would you don't do or in washington president trump was convinced the great times lay ahead for north korea if the

summit is a success it will become a great economic powerhouse he tweeted it will become a different kind of rockets an economic one. trump believes there are grounds for optimism returning from pyongyang is envoy doing the groundwork for the summit met south korea's foreign minister and said talks with the north had been productive but he added a note of caution president is very much looking forward to taking the next steps and we have some hard work to do with that now and then. i'm confident. stay committed we can make real progress here. is thought to have discussed specific it is all moments steps that north korea could promise of the vietnam summit and what corresponding measures the united states would be willing to take that would be in advance of the first summit where kim jong un pledged to work towards the complete denuclearize ation of the korean peninsula but did not provide

a clear timetable. earlier we spoke to correspondent stephen bohr awake and seoul and asked him what the main issues are that need to be resolved. there is still a long way to go and for all the talk we heard over the past of our minds about how things are quite good between the two sides they still haven't addressed the big questions which are north korea still has just as many of their weapons as they did before all of this started and they still haven't provided a road map or time to molest or how they will get rid of them are crazy of course not going to just do this for no reason they're going to put these their nuclear program ahead as a kind of bargaining chip and they hope to get from the us what they've been calling corresponding measures which basically means that they want to be rewarded and the most likely thing that they're going to ask for it is sanctions relief they want the u.s. to pull back some of the constraints that are at korea's ability to trade

internationally because north korea wants to develop their economy and it remains to be seen whether or not the two sides will be able to come to some kind of agreement where north korea will commit to you know there is a shift in some kind of binding way and the u.s. will do something to make that repair while. time now for the latest from the berlin international film festival also known as the burly nala day to showcase veteran director of. film the grace of god it depicts the biggest church abuse case in the history of france the film itself has also been caught up in the scandal the priest accused of molesting more than seventy boys is now trying to block its release in france. it was a rather quiet night on the red carpet with the premiere of the movie technique difficulties should. they claim french director of holmes well the story of several men who were abused by

a catholic priest when they were kids. long repressed memories awakened when they find out at the same priest is still in charge. he says you got connected to. the first and call them. the fifth in this based on the real case of. a french priest who is currently facing charges of sex really is salting around seventy. director of false wells also she wanted to break the silence about the alleged crimes in preparation for his film he spoke extensively with the victims. i stuck closely to their stories but to protect their families i took some liberties with the details which were much more disturbing than in the film we're going. to wash. it down here in the movie as in real life the victims fight

for justice and against father superiors whom they accuse of covering up the alleged abuse because you've got your feet wet swallows on his cast are celebrating the world premiere of their movie here in berlin lawyers representing the real priest want the movie banned from cinema. screens in france the movie they say portrays the priest of skill but the courts have yet to decide that it's. false wattles also says he's aim is to give the victims a voice now he and his cost must wait to see if they if in will win over the billion. and just a quick reminder of the top stories we're following for you venezuela's opposition leader one by doe has warned that the government's blockade of a supplies at the border with colombia could constitute crimes against humanity president nicolas maduro meanwhile calls the a faint and blames washington for the

country's ongoing humanitarian crisis. tens of thousands of people have gathered in lagos in support of president mohamed to hari that's the last major campaign rally ahead of next week's elections. our last also euro max is up next here on the w. today the copenhagen light festival illuminates the dark seas and denmark and we show you where hollywood celebrities go first. hey this is no. game music sounded like thirty years ago. today these tracks take the experience to an older level of french to him composer