bialik asked at frankfurt airport city managed by from. the state of new news coming to you live from berlin european union leaders including the german chancellor say they don't recognize election results they kept the russian president lukashenko in power. these elections were not free and they were not fair and this is why we do not recognize the results of these elections are going to buckle says opposition protesters in belarus deserves tylenols with.

the president isn't taking her call also coming up the democratic party confirms joe biden as his choice to challenge donald trump in the russell election in her address his wife jill biden says chose the man who can unite the nation. plus a last german team standing in football's champions league by munich against the old in the next hour for a spot in the finals confidence is high after routing marcello to in their last match now by and hope to regain the magic from their 2013 season that's the last time they won europe's greatest football trophy. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us we begin in belarus where there is no let up in public anger about the august 9th presidential aleck. many people are

also angry about the bonnet crackdown faced by opposition protesters on wednesday more workers including those in the public sector joined a general strike call to push for alexander lukashenko to step down and for a new boat to be held but the autocratic leader is not ready to talk about ending his 26 year rule yet branded the opposition's actions a coup. the e.u. held a virtual emergency summit on the increasingly volatile situation in belarus the 27 heads of government and top e.u. leaders decided to impose economic sanctions all on the former soviet republic and lucas shank a german chancellor angela merkel condemned the recent elections let's listen in there have been huge infringements of against election rules these elections were not free and they were not fair and this is why we do not recognize the results of these elections together in a common message of the member states we said clearly that we can jam the brutal

violence against the demonstrators as well as the imprisonment and use of violence exerted against thousands of bell arrests we are calling for the regime of the government of mr luker schank own to cease. the islands of the freedom of opinion and freedom to demonstrate must be guaranteed and we also called for an independent media so that people can get independent while for the very latest let's go now to our correspondents nick conley in minsk and barbara in brussels barbara let's start with you how for is the e.u. going out on a limb here diplomatically by formally rejecting election results and better rusin backing the opposition. they have really stuck their neck out of the window here terry because this is the most the moves that they could possibly do and stay

within diplomatic limits me not recognizing the election results clearly means you have sort of falsified elections stepped down and in promising to sort of porridge a peaceful transition it is also a message to moscow that the european union once political change and is ready to sort of step up and support to do something for those people there now that is this is just a small slice away from what president putin of call also would call foreign interference and they are really sort of walking a very very tight rope here they're really trying to stay just within the limits of the possible nick alexander lukashenko has survived. before is there anything to suggest that this time will be any different.

well terry the people here on the square and for the government house in minsk are calling for to go calling for tribunals overhears government also saying that they'll be here every day every day is one of their child's they certainly have been following what's been going on in the e.u. and certainly many of them are encouraged by the sanctions and so by this is not to recognize this election and its results in terms of the concrete knock on for a while as you say he has survived round and round of sanctions in the past often enough they've been then lessened or even taken away without him doing much in return but i think the real importance here is the symbolism to the people here who really all the rest of the world isn't looking that their protests are going on notice for them it will be a psychological boost and a sign that the rest the world is paying attention to belarus and its future. barbara does the e.u. have any real leverage in pushing pushing for a change in belarus we just heard that lucas shankar seems to resist sanctions will probably what cards does the e.u.

have left to play. they do have some leverage and they have so far not employed and you're right in saying also nick of course emphasizing that all has seen off around and round of sanctions from the european union and sort of verbal interventions from the you're a peon union bot we also know that a large part of the gas in oil deliveries to western europe goes through bella ruse now the message is really one to president putin the message is we'll use stand for peaceful change in belarus you let people there decide what their own fate should be as long as it stays within the limits of being a new pro russian. political leader now that is the main thrust of what we saw today here in brussels and so they do have economic leverage and that is really strong they can really cut off president putin's sort of in economical standing at

his knees and that is something that at the present position he cannot afford to so he really has to make up his mind what he wants does he want to keep local finkel in power at all costs or does he want some sort of compromise in belarus and that is the power play that is in running and running itself out here and the european union is really taking a gamble at this point but as nick really said they try to give people in better room some hope and telling that we are at least looking at you and watching trying to watch over you. so nick you're saying that the people in delhi rouge those on the streets who are protesting appreciate the noises that are coming from brussels but what about luka shakos himself has he offered any reaction yet to the to the solutions made by the e.u. leaders. well look she goes come out in recent days often enough

accusing western european and generally european governor. interference in belarus's internal affairs i think you probably have been looking and meaning most of all poland and lithuania where the better russian diaspora is concentrated if you in your country to which presidential candidate said logic and fled for safety just a few days ago poland is home to some of the biggest opposition media networks from belarus separating out of poland so i think that we can guess what his reaction will be i think now moving on to the days ahead there is no clear real dynamic where this is going these protests are very sporadic we've had protests cropping up in various corners of means kind of the whole country at different times to try and follow them and then they go on and then a few hours they step back again this is a very difficult stage to judge how where it's going but i think the main takeaway from all of this is that people have lost their fear of calling out this regime in public people are no longer afraid to voice their dissent they're no longer afraid to voice their support for the opposition candidates and i think that's going to be very difficult to turn back even if these protests were to die down the fear is

gone of 26 years and people are out voicing their opinions and doing it in big numbers. world's attention is mince can it connolly there in minsk in brussels thank you both very much. state a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world today authorities here in germany say they are treating a series of highway crashes in berlin as a suspected islam mr 3 people were seriously injured when the alleged attacker drove into motorcycle riders one investigator said the 30 year old man was on something of a hunt. there have been scenes of jubilation in mali is capital after president. has resigned saying no blood will be shed to keep him in power kaito announced his resignation just hours after being detained by armed soldiers his i'll sing follows months of protests over alleged corruption and economic mismanagement.

u.s. democrats have officially nominated for vice president joe biden as their party's candidate to challenge president in the november election this year the convention has gone online as social distancing guidance makes the old style rallies impossible biden's supporters indorsed him largely as the man who can unite a divided america and they include some heavyweights from the rival party. the democratic party convention 4 years ago. and this is now the convention center in milwaukee is little more than a facility receiving and pumping out video content. the democrats have now formally named joe biden as their presidential candidate the votes came in remotely . and.

the online celebrations had a. message to all its members were social distancing the democratic party was very much united. by his nomination was accompanied by a slew of endorsements his wife jill was one of many to emphasize biden's ability to unite the country after president donald trump's turbulent tenure. we just need leadership worthy of our nation worthy of you honest leadership to bring us back together to recover from this pandemic and prepare for what ever else is the next leadership to really imagine what our nation will be. that's joe how did the one former president bill clinton lead the charge of attacking the incumbent well we are at a time like this the oval office should be

a command center instead it's a storm center is only chaos it's one thing never changes is the term of the nation didn't our responsibility and shift the boy. former secretary of state colin powell became a further prominent republican to throw his weight behind biden at the convention he will restore america's leadership in the world and restart the alliances we need to address the dangers that threaten our nation from climate change to nuclear proliferation. for his part was trying to steal the limelight as the democrats embrace diversity and inclusiveness the president was in the border state of arizona. and he was railing against immigration the biden plan would only flood of illegal immigration like the world has never seen its. biden's plan is the most radical extreme reckless dangerous and deadly immigration plan ever put forward by

a major party candidate. the democrats are continuing to cast trump as a divisive figure but the president is sticking to his tried and true playbook regardless of what the polls are saying. sports news now and after their humility ating defeat to byron munich in the champions league barcelona have confirmed ronald kerman as their new coach the dutchman has agreed to a 2 year contract with after leaving his role as coach of the netherlands barcelona are going through one of the most difficult periods in their history they're hoping coman can replace the success he had as repeat the success he had rather as a player at the club when he helped to force spanish titles and the european cup. by munich all of us german club still left in the champions league after a light 6 defeat to probably such a man by and face france is leone in the 2nd semifinal tonight they're chasing

a 3rd trophy this season a trouble for the 1st time since their last champions league triumph 7 years ago. down the center towards ribeye in munich last won the champions league in 2013 in an old german finally conspiracy don't mend it when the button is legal every year since in an historic st it stands at 8 aces clearly great for what the varians crave is a return to european glory. has always been relaxed versus guns i'm relaxed about the whole thing because i know the team is very focused cause it's got big goals but we all know that it's again starting an illness and we have to play with the same level of intensity as we did against barcelona for 90 minutes via this game but. having dismantled lino messi in barcelona in the quarter final the buy and machine now face is a relative minnow in french side leon. you are fully enough to shrinking bus you

for a rough to the boss a lonely game was of course very very big both on the day and the day after it was a very nice feeling to start the tournament here in lisbon with a win like that but now we know we have to switch the focus to lay on a path for them it will be a different kind of opponent a different kind of game under the sphere. is by and can add a 6 champions league title on sunday and become europe's 3rd most successful club site. you're watching news from berlin i'm terry larson thanks for being with us. not talk about it and they will not succeed in dividing us about not succeed in taking the people off the streets because we're tired of this dictatorship. taking a stand global news that matters d. w. made for.