[000:00:00;00] plane . this is d w news live from berlin the standoff at the venezuelan border intensified opposition leader one why don't more instead block 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 to dura has vowed not to let him what he called change humanitarian aid from the united states also coming up

tens of thousands of the sather in lagos in support of nigeria's president mohamed to depart that'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 mostly by the nigerians and the u.s. says it's confident a little clark rest can be made with north korea as president obama trump prepares for a second meeting with kim job soon here predicts the country will become a great economic powerhouse. welcome to the show. mendoza well an opposition leader and self declared interim president one by doa has urged nicolas maduro to break the blockade on the border with colombia and bring an end supply is that have been stuck there for days quite

a war and 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 and as well and 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 here. 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 cooler 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 early a 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 harm real liked it to a second term today the president is addressing the crowd and next saturday's election the country will also vote for a new parliament. t w correspondent on the am creation 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 hottest time off the campaigning season here in nigeria one week to go until the elections will take place and today president mamadou 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 below. 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 one of the wow we may be now told me when i ask him right away why is he actually supporting the president why are you going to vote for. special whole look for the body moxy if you see.

the posse because a lot of dancing games on the boxing right what the plans you had what are you going to the past four years and. foxy is also what i admire and i'll have my kind of leader of the party hard. for me to show that nigeria has agreed to a future with a lot of our very i'm going to do well he's a man of integrity he doesn't take any nonsense. you somebody that's made sure that . you would know i'm out here for you. for the wife for used books on very streets i know it has gripped my for the country you have got three. he's four more years for the. music we're doing instead of the frost you have going to march and we look where we got the roots ok you can you can.

tell. your security toby we have to leave it here thanks a lot i mean you can hear toby is a dad morris supporter 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 negotiations many will be also very critical about president hu hari yes they might talk positive about his on the corruption fight but when it comes to the economy there's a lot of criticism in nigeria the economy has been going through a great really really bad crisis and it's his of course a lot of the only married people here in lagos and they say how he hasn't reacted and they quickly and fixing the economy challenges as many of them might vote for but got to his main contest 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 just. 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 shoji 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 official says president trump did not feel the need to submit the report. the greek parliament has approved a measure for macedonia and to join. nato or the two states resolved a decade old main dispute last month lawmakers in athens and doors in agreement with macedonia changing its name to north macedonia. that's where the wrong pictures i apologize for that. we're now

seeing those pictures of greens. a u.s. envoy for north korea has expressed confidence real progress can be made at a summit later this month between doll trump and kim jong un but special envoy stephen bacon also caution 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 annoy. it's the seventy first anniversary of the korean people zomi 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 junior untrue what you wanted to 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 his envoy doing the groundwork for the summit met south korea's foreign minister and so talks with the north has been productive but he added a note of caution. president is very much looking forward to taking the next steps we have some hard work to do with the d.p. r. k. to tween now and then. and i'm confident that if both sides stay committed we can make real progress or. begin is thought to have discussed specific to just 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 an advance on 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 barr of ake 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've 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 the krays of course not going to just do this for no reason they're going to put these their nuclear program ahead and that kind of bargaining chip and they hope to get from the u.s. what they've been calling corresponding measures which basically means that they want to be rewarded and the most likely thing that they want to ask for it is sanctions relief they want the u.s. to pull back some of the constraints that are agrees ability to trade internationally because north korea wants to develop their economy and it remains to be seen whether or not that you say will be able to come to some kind of agreement where north korea will commits to denuclearize ation in some kind of binding way and the u.s.

will do something to make that work there while. time now for the latest from the berlin international film festival also known as the early nala day to showcase veteran director of false what was own 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 taking it to take issue. a claim french director of false well known tells to story off 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 these awful. moment and also talk of it is the first and the calling. the fear in this based on the real case of father bear now on the french priest who is currently facing charges of sex really assaulting around seventy boats direct of all swallows all says he 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. to petition to wash and i think i have in the movie as in real life the victims fight for justice and against father play in our superiors whom they accuse of covering up the alleged abuse yourself to get your feet wet plus wallows 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 as guilty but the courts have yet to decide that. false wattles also says he's aim is to give the victims a voice now he and his cast must wait to see if their fin will win over the barely knowledge. a move or we go a quick. a reminder of the top stories we're following for you and as well as opposition leader one white oh has warned that the government's blockade of aid supplies at the border with colombia could constitute crimes against humanity president nicolas maduro meanwhile calls the aid bank 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 bari it's the latest major campaign rally ahead of next week's election. up next to

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