if you're going to. serious or stay safe it's really interesting. this is deja vu news live from berlin criminal charges in the arctic sea largest ever oil spill more than 20000 tons of fuel leaked into waterways near the world's northernmost city russian investigators blame the mayor for the $150000000.00 disaster also coming up on moral reckoning in the u.s. over monuments to its racist past protesters pull down statues of pro-slavery civil

war leaders but not all americans are ready to denounce this chapter of history. he warned during lockdown for parents far away after weeks of separation this surrogate baby in ukraine finally meets her family that many others still face a long wait. i'm sumi so it's got to thank you for joining us the mayor of the world's northernmost city has been charged with criminal negligence over a massive oil spill in siberia last month tens of thousands of tons of diesel fuel have leaked into local waterways around the city of norilsk investigators say the mayor failed to react quickly enough. environmentalist's of calling it the worst disaster in the region in living memory. when 20 tons of fuel have leaked

into rivers and waterways in russia's arctic north turning large expanses of water red. the pollution is already damaging ecosystems and wildlife. it's foolish to say or think that nothing will perish and that what's happened will go away without a trace our work is so dead donkey today i myself saw a dead muskrat it's a bird lands on fuel or it's a muskrat swims in fuel it is definitely condemned to death which is. this bill took place after a fuel tank belonging to a power plant collapsed in the city of norilsk. a number of workers that have already been detained now the local mayor has been accused of criminal negligence for failing to react to the impending disaster a coordinated response. who did us lead when you study investigation found that the mayor of norilsk affirmation being aware of the amount of fuel spilled on the tank

who did not take proper measures to respond to the emergency and to eliminate its consequences. the man may have to go to prison if found guilty investigators think the incident happened because the company failed to carry out repairs on machinery belonging to the plant some reports suggest equipment became unstable because permafrost in the area is melting officials say the situation on the ground is beginning to stabilize but that's a full cleanup will take years. did he use emily sure when is in moscow following the story for us hi emily how serious are these charges. well there are serious i mean there criminal charges criminal negligence that's what the mayor is being accused of and he hasn't been taking in custody so far but if he's found guilty he could face a prison sentence and this also has i think the fact that he was that he's been

accused of criminal negligence also has a political significance a symbolic significance it was clear when this happened that kind of heads would have to roll including on the political level especially after the mere putin went on t.v. to publish publicly at the monish officials for keeping this accident kind of quiet for 2 days he he was really angry and showed that very clearly and actually other officials have from the plant itself as all have also been detained including the head of the plant and tell us more about how badly this area of russia's arctic north has been affected by the spill. well we've been speaking to greenpeace in recent days and they really have been emphasizing that this is a huge disaster one of the biggest in the region in living memory in recent history

the the subsoil of the region has been polluted a nearby river has been polluted freshwater lake has been polluted which is one of the main sources of water for the region and there is concern that the bigger river as well could be polluted that flows into the arctic ocean so that could of course have catastrophic consequences the city is often known as russia's most polluted city the norilsk nickel factory is based there they're behind this accident and they've been behind accidents in the past before and all thirty's are saying that this particular accident could take years to clean out. and reporting there from moscow thank you in the wake of nationwide protests pressure is building across the u.s. to take down historic statues glorifying slavery the removal of racist symbols

joins a list of reforms demanded by demonstrators in the wake of the death of george floyd but not all americans are ready to listen to the calls for change. with the burden of grief. so everybody can board. the mother of george floyd joining protest minutes after addressing the united states congress. when you watch your big brother who do look your whole entire you lie da da big applause mom. i'm tired i'm tired of pay pal you feel when you watch something like on a charge and make the necessary changes they make law enforcement the solution and not the problem. protests continue across the united states with many demonstrators now directing their anger towards controversial relics of

u.s. history. statues of confederate leaders in the southern states are being toppled or beheaded these men fought for the slave holding states in america's civil war and for many they evoke a deeply racist past the highest ranking democrat nancy pelosi now pressuring for statues of these men to be removed from the halls of congress. the confederate flag is also being reevaluated to sport competition as announcing a ban on the flag at its events came after the u.s. navy put in place a similar ban military bases with the names of confederate leaders are also in the spotlight with demands for them to be renamed. president donald trump disagrees his press secretary read out his social media closed on the matter stuart my administration will not even consider the renaming of these magnificent and fabled military installations our history as the greatest nation in the world will not be

tampered with respect our military lied with pride says showing no signs of slowing it seems that americans will not only have to think about reform for the future but consider a debate about how the country looks back at its past. now to some other stories from around the world amazon is banning police use of its facial recognition program for the next year the technology has been shown to misidentify people with darker skin it comes amid growing calls for police reform in the wake of the police killing of george floyd. the number of corona virus cases recorded in the u.s. has topped 2000000 johns hopkins university says new infections are on the rise in at least 19 states the u.s. has more cases than any other country in the world. lufthansa says it employs 22000 more people than it needs and to get possible job cuts the german carrier has been massively affected by the worldwide travel bans tons of pilots have offered to take

a 45 percent pay cut to help alleviate the situation neta video conference summit german chancellor angela merkel called on chinese prime minister lee kay chung to secure equal treatment for foreign companies operating in china as germany is about to take over the e.u. presidency in july merkel and li also discussed how to stimulate post corona trade amid growing tensions between beijing and washington. ukraine is one of the few countries in the world where surrogacy is affordable and easy to arrange but the global health emergency has prevented dozens of parents from joining their newborn children the long wait has been painful for couples but potentially disastrous for their children's development some families have finally managed to be united our correspondent nick connelly met one such family one month and 3 days late but at least they're together. and your elders have traveled more than 10000 kilometers by car through continent in lockdown to finally meet their

daughter not once but he didn't she still has to get used to us she doesn't know who we are. the daughter spent her 1st month with a carer in an apartment her parents only able to see her on a screen. you know the so sad we were crying just seeing her pictures and unable to do anything for her you just feel so helpless while you can do is wait. as their daughter's birth came and went and with no end to look down in sight all people are in general this could do scour the ukrainian press with the help of a translation up on the lookout for some sign of hope neither the spanish government nor the ukrainian embassy could help when they read that ukraine's human rights on between one had promised help parents into the country and those jumped in their car to drive the 3600 kilometers from their home in madrid to kiev. and we need your 1st trip was a leap in the dark we didn't know what we'd encounter at the borders on route they

received a long hoped for permission to enter ukraine yeah i cried when we received this i didn't think a piece of paper could make this happy. but it wasn't enough. and he said this week was not the czechs and we're just 500 kilometers from kiev then they told us no we just couldn't take it anymore they were missing just one document enough for them to be turned back at the ukrainian border returning home to madrid with the only option without their baby a week later they were back at the ukrainian frontier after 7000 kilometer round trip to madrid and back this time with the right documents and they were finally allowed into the country. other parents have been less fortunate separated from their children but you can greater distances and still unable to enter ukraine how many babies are still without their parents no one can say with any confidence. we've lost months of our daughter's life that's super important.

it was actually a month or 3 days to leave the felt like a year spanish must sound strange to her she doesn't want to sleep she just wants to listen to us. now she said i'm only sleep. well. this journey to becoming a family like any other is not yet over to register their daughter's birth in spain they'll probably still have to go to court in spain as in many other european countries surrogacy is a legal gray zone either legal or illegal to grow virus lock down which is the 1st of many obstacles on that path. to sports now and the german cup semifinals byron munich have secured a chance for a 2nd straight double the season the possibility of winning both a cup and the wonder sleep defeated i'm tough to find 4 to reach the final even

paris had scored 14 minutes in but ira needed robert off 2nd half goal to win it to what one of the leaders byron will play leverkusen for the german cup title next month. the top spanish soccer league returns to action tonight for the 1st time in 3 months leader has followed germany's fundus league and banning fans and instituting a strict hygiene protocol but unlike germany spain's title race could be one of the most exciting in years barcelona players are getting used to the eerie atmosphere of an empty stadium the bundlers leaguers successful return 4 weeks ago has shown spanish football that behind closed door games are the only way forward spain has been harder hit than germany by the coronavirus meaning it has taken longer to implement the new hygiene rules needed for a restart now legal wants to get right back into a thrilling title race and leaders barcelona have been boosted by star player linnell messi declaring himself fit although injury problems continued to dog the

champions though ahead of this weekend's game with new yorker. it's true that matches will be very close to each other and we don't have a particularly deep bench for. the season resumes tonight with 3rd place severe taking on rivals rio bettis in what is usually a fiery city darby the lack of fans may take out some of the sting although a win will help severe very slim hopes of a late title tilt. rail madrid remain bass's main rivals sitting just 2 points behind with 11 games left they are all of opted to use a small stadium named after club icon alfredo di stefano to play their remaining home matches the support of banned means refurbishment of their famous burnaby our stadium has already started. with an i think it's a nano we could win the title in the distaff in our stadium and that would be really great for the club's history because 2020 has already been a bit of

a special case. spain is the 2nd major european top flight to return with england and italy resuming later in june france decided in april to scrap its season but the top french quarter is partly against the league and said relegation should be reviewed the league are in.