this is g.w. news live from berlin fears that russia's most prominent opposition figure has been poisoned a spokeswoman says alexina vali is in a coma at a siberian hospital after drinking doctors there confirm that all the is and grave condition. also coming out democrat couple of harris makes history becoming the 1st woman of color on them but major party ticket. i accept your nomination for

vice president of the united states of america. together with joe biden harris now has to convince americans that they can heal the country's devastated by the pandemic and deeply divided the politics of president trump. e.u. leaders back the opposition and balance refusing to recognize the election that kept president lukashenko in power and promising sanctions on top officials german chancellor angela merkel says the e.u. wants talks between the 2 sides. and byron munich put themselves into the champions league final fans celebrate as search can operate helps the bundesliga top club take care of france's leo tired of looking for their 1st champions league title since 2013.

i'm sumi so misconducts good to have you with us a spokeswoman for a russian opposition leader alexei in a volley says he is in a coma in the hospital after apparently being poisoned in a volley was on a flight back to moscow from the siberian city of told squinty started feeling unwell prompting the plane to make an emergency landing the lawyer and anti-corruption activist who is well known for his outspoken criticism of russian president vladimir putin has served several stints in prison for organizing anti kremlin protests and moscow correspondent emily sure windows following the latest on this story for us good morning emily what do we know at this point we know that he was on the plane which had to make an emergency landing in he was then taken to hospital where he's apparently according to his press secretary in very serious condition he's in a coma according to her and also on

a ventilator. and there are videos circulating on social media the were filmed by people who were on that same plane where you can see him being carried out of the plane and you can kind of hear him crying in pain crying out in pain so it does sound like he's in very serious condition he was reportedly in siberia to report to create a new anti corruption video of some sort but we don't know whether that is linked to his current condition only tell us more about the role that a lessening of only place in russia. well he's a well known opposition politician here in russia he ran for mayor of moscow a few years ago and in 2018 he campaigned to run for president here as well he's also a well known anti corruption blogger he publishes kind of videos on you tube about

well known politicians and figures here about their villas and their alleged corruption for example one video that he put up an investigation on the former prime minister and president. has millions of hits and he has also in the past organized very big anti government protests here in russia as well and that work has frequently made him a target as well for example he's been arrested dozens of times he's had a green disinfectant thrown at his face and actually just about a year ago he says that he was already poisoned once before when he was in prison for calling for an unauthorized rally he got kind of a skin condition some sort of a rash and was hospitalized for that as well but it seems that this time things are more serious and only there is some speculation over the timing of this what are

you hearing on the. well we don't know what as i said what this alleged poisoning is connected to especially because we don't know what he was investigating in siberia we do know however that his name was mentioned recently in the context of the huge protests going on in bel reuss at the moment president alexander lukashenko himself mentioned him he has been talking about the fact that apparently russia opposition figures have been involved in organizing the protests that's at least what go himself said and he particularly mentioned the scene but it seems unlikely to me that that is connection connected to what we've seen now it could be connected perhaps to the ongoing protests that we've been seeing in russia's far east bought off square people have been taking to the streets for weeks in protest against the arrest of a local governor but again we don't know what this is connected to and we'll have

to wait and see perhaps to find out what he was investigating in siberia. really sure when with the latest from moscow thank you well opposition leaders in belarus have welcomed a unanimous decision by european union leaders to reject the results of the election that kept president go in power national leaders and top officials from the e.u. held a video conference and announced sanctions against a large number of individuals involved in alleged voting fraud and violence against protesters. this is not lunch time well the end of a shift this is another nail in the coffin of credibility. because will catch the state run chemicals factory threats have no power over them any more. protests because one of the countries find track to factories to join them but some

decide to keep the jumps. thank you as we're already outside it's a rally across the industrial heartlands of balor us rejection of ricocheting cuz regime has gone nationwide and on wednesday that rejection officially went international a clear message from the european union we are ready to accompany peaceful democratic transition of power and bellows. germany's angela merkel has spoken with russia's putin but said lukas shanker wouldn't take her calls from it in coming in overnight one can only mediate if one is in contact with all sides but we will do everything we can from our side to promote a national dialogue. through the. security council meeting the talk was of no talk. to the leaders of the western countries offer us negotiations

conversations and at this time they continue to push their line we can see it we understand it but we do not accept it i want them to hear that solution. but those filling the streets across speller us day and night are desperate for dialogue one of their leaders told t w they want everyone to help. if it is possible that the e.u. states the russian federation and ukraine can help us to organize a dialogue within the country and with external partners so that the transfer of power happens and we listen to each other i would always support it this is a decisive moment for us. we must be. decisive not only because putin has remained tight lipped but decisive because they have the support of the european union and decisive because now their fear has gone. come away harris has accepted the democratic party's nomination for vice president

of the us the senator from california became the 1st woman of color on a major party ticket democrats are hoping that alongside presidential nominee joe biden harris will galvanize voters to unseat donald trump heiress that trump's presidency has cost lives and livelihoods. a historic 1st for the democrats and for america come along harris is the 1st black and the 1st asian american woman on a presidential ticket and she laid out her vision for the nation we can do better and deserve so much more we must elect a president who will bring something different something better and do the important work a president who will bring all of us together black white latino asian indigenous to achieve the future we collectively want.

democrats and positioning biden harris as a chance to really gain a foothold in a time of chaos the evening centered on strong female voices united behind the pair have a bridging of the democratic old guard with after the last election. used his address to rebuke trump saying he never took the job seriously rick criticism of a sitting president by his predecessor for close to 4 years now he has shown no interest in putting in the work no interest in finding common ground no interest in using the awesome power of his office to help anyone but himself and as friends. no interest in treating the presidency as anything but one more reality show that he can use to get the attention he craves. a family mourns the future of democracy in the us is at stake biden alongside harris he said is the change the

country needs right now. stephens in months has been following the convention for us and joins us from washington hi stefan good to see you harris says she focused on unifying the u.s. which does seem to be really the theme of this democratic convention tell us more about her speech. yes to the right that is the overarching theme of the democratic convention which we witness now is in his thirty's and tomorrow lasts day with. presidential candidate joe biden but now this was our it was a one of the most important speeches at this point in her career i bet and she did the job remember everything you hear every word anybody says here on stage or in v.f.p. dio link is scripted highly scripted there's a lot of people who think about what to say how to say it is that ground then of

course the candidates in this case come out of her as are others have a final draft and a final look at it so anyhow it was historic absolutely but it was historic also not just because there is as you said a person of color the 1st time on this the vice presidential ticket it is also because she was able to actually paint a different picture to create a different vision in her speech for america and introduce herself by doing so and with doing so to the american people that war is her her main stick tonight and had to be she has to introduce herself and the line of the night here in the united states from carla harris was there is no vaccine for racism and that's a hint she is going to build up from her background as a prosecutor as attorney general and district attorney in california to go after structural and systemic racism because you for the for the harris ticket itself and

i want to ask you about barack obama you know breaking with tradition really directly attacking president trump why do you think we've seen him take the gloves off. i think both obama remember michelle obama with a brilliant speech 2 days ago now barack obama with a speech which i have never ever expected nor heard from him in the last 3 years it is as you said he took the gloves off this was a takedown a 4 alarm fire a full frontal punch into the face of president donald trump and this is not usual not at all the present president barack obama has tried for the last 3 and a half years to actually be really quiet because that is the tradition he has a as a former president you do not criticize the sitting president even if you absolutely disagree with his performance or politically but in this case i think

barack obama really had to pull in his mind the emergency brake because he sees democracy democratic institutions in danger in the united states and says of course that donald trump never was serious about actually getting the job really done a world series about the job being a president and will do almost anything to get reelected that means destroying democracy so that was a absolute huge deal and a full frontal assault against the sitting president by barack obama did step on the months reporting for us from washington thank you very much. and let's get a round of about some other stories making headlines u.s. media say the state of michigan has reached a $600000000.00 agreement to compensate residents of flint over lead tainted drinking water lead that began leaking into the water from aging pipes after the city changed its supply in 2014 making local children sick thousands of residents filed lawsuits against the state. leaders of the coup in mali have met with top

civil servants and opposition representatives and pledged to hold elections within what they call a reasonable time the u.n. security council has demanded the release of mali's deposed president ibrahim are kaita and all other detained officials the coup follows weeks of growing political tensions and anti-government protests. a man who left 6 people injured after allegedly ramming into their vehicles on a berlin highway is being sent to a psychiatric jail officials say the 30 year old a suspected islamist extremist who showed signs of mental instability on tuesday evening the suspect struck 3 motorcycles on the road before claiming he was carrying explosives. this month marks 75 years since the atomic bombings of the japanese cities of hiroshima and nagasaki the infamous mushroom clouds were found by a u.s. scientist accompanying the missions but a d w investigation reveals that an early mix up of footage has led to the wrong images

being used for decades in t.v. reports and documentary films around the world. as a for ports. these t.v. reports supposedly show the u.s. atomic bombing of hiroshima japan the world's 1st atomic bomb that we're going to go back to do this to our viewers are going to grow not going to be. but none of these are the bomb they called little boy a d w investigation has revealed that media companies around the world used the wrong footage for decades to portray this is storage moment until recently we also made that mistake. let's go back to that mission in 1945 harold agnew a physicist who observed both the hiroshima and nagasaki missions aboard an escort plane brought his personal camera with him the hoover institution in california where his 16 millimeter film reels are held believes they are the only film recordings of both mushroom clouds. agnew's footage of hiroshima is rarely

used in t.v. reports and documentaries his shots of the 2nd bomb dropped on nagasaki are often used instead. of the earliest misuse d.w. was able to find a short film produced by the us government the associated press gives the date of publication as 1945. and that is actually one was immensely more powerful than the irrational weapon access to turn a ball and it had far more destructive power meet the mushroom cloud is. substantial. is bigger. you can tell from the kind of the 2 the

2 bombs and the photography a small slice it convincing as you as your next demonstrate with the 1st but this shot it's neither hiroshima nor nagasaki a search of atomic history archives suggest that this massive blast is the cherokee hydrogen bomb test over bikini atoll in 1956. did the government and the media make a simple error or was the misuse of the footage intentional. i can't really speculate about whether they were they were deliberately concocting idea. a misrepresentation but if i was told that was the case it certainly wouldn't surprise me because there were that the american government has been determined to validate using this weapon somewhat desperately at times ever since the end of the war when b.w. contacted the hiroshima peace memorial museum they told us we sincerely hope that every interested party could join us in conveying the destruction in an accurate

way 75 years on if you remain who witnessed the devastation a few ashima and nagasaki to tell the story to future generations it's important to many in japan that the facts in the images are correct. let's get an update now on the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic india has recorded another record number of new infections with almost 70000 new cases reported on thursday the country is now went up testing to more than 900000 a day germany has seen just over 1700 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours that is the highest daily figure since april when the pet that mick was considered to be at its peak italy has also posted its highest new caseload since may when the country emerged from one of the longest lockdowns in the world authorities there reported $642.00 new infections on wednesday and south korea has warned a recent outbreak from

a church in the capital seoul could spread nationwide the government has warned it may impose the highest level of restrictions if the numbers continue to rise. starting september 1st to france will make wearing masks mandatory in the vast majority of workplaces the country was among the hardest hit in europe by the kobe 1000 crisis earlier this year now a new infections are soaring again and experts say it is largely because of young adults get up these marinus trust reports from paris. an iconic view of carriers this summer dark clouds are looming over france and its capital because of the rising number of covert 19 infections people all have to wear mosques in several parts of france this is also the case here in paris is some street down prospective rules kept up by a 135 year old number stuff gone up in all age groups but young adults are

especially affected some people believe it's a garrison in the sense that we have to pay more attention or national there's a bit ironic sation of the restrictions because of the cottage ice there are it's not fair when you're sharing those with you know it's nothing more so it's a home of their more cases so it's important to limit the sprats to protect our elderly who are most vulnerable any pushchair properties it epidemiologist vittorio tells me france should carry out even more tests to avoid a 2nd blocked out young people who often don't show any symptoms are a key factor she says. it's understandably overwhelm ok says among young people because they often have more contacts at a bar to check during the 1st way for a man simply because he did some tasks and i never saw so much you know people as until now actively looking for them. people like and one cardinal are often blamed for the rise of infections. he's been organizing open air parts

he says the country reopens after a lockdown this video shows him dietz. saying at one of them paris nightclubs are so closed so persians are heading to places like that why do not send a public park on the edge of the city looking for parties who would not be difficult we're organizing outside where the risk of contamination is very low we're already doing what's happening at the areas as well but because technology has always had this is an arab it's easier to blame us if we don't pick. pick pick. you could most. variations have different ways of dealing with the covert 19 threat but if the situation gets worse more restrictions my follow.

sports now in football byron minnick has been in french club olympic nail to secure a place in the final of the champions league search rescored twice in the 1st half to get the bavarians a comfortable 2 nil house time lead the result was sealed by a late header from. the 3 no win means the german champions will meet in the final in lisbon on sunday. and we have jonathan crane some good of you sports with us hi jonathan was this as simple as this 3 nil scoreline tells us or i don't think buying were ever any real dangerous to me but it wasn't as comfortable as the 82 thrashing of buffalo you know in the last round obviously to go within the 1st half effect to be had by in the final before half time but tell the whole story because leon actually started the game really well they had 2 very good chances to take the lead in the 2nd of those coming off the post and then a minute byner ahead so shows the fine margins perhaps we'll see myself been had

they've been a bit more clinical into their credit they never gave up either in the 2nd half and again it's a bit more ruthlessness in front of goal they. have made it a bit more difficult for by men as they were 3 no pretty comfortable and the coach hands effect was happy with the performance says. speed it was a very intense game not just for the players but for everyone who was there. played on the really well. pressured us and we survived it with a bit of luck especially at the start this intimate look. so jonathan think this was a case of buying just talented for leon ultimately talent and probably confidence as well don't forget by entering such a hot streak at the moment they've now won 28 of the last 29 games averaging 3 goals in the process but with the attacking talent of the disposal that's not really too surprising obviously says gnabry score to robert evans of the as well

they both seem to love the champions league and that live in duffy is now just 2 goals off christiane are you. scoring record for a chance as the season it just needs to get to 17 would be very impressive considering that i've played 2 games less because of the one legged format and it's been said leon have some talented players as well as a very good young players and i think they have biggest challenge now because they won't play in the champions league next season after that awful 7th place finish in the french league will be keeping hold of some of those players well he said biron is on a hot streak and now they're going to finally face p.s.g. do you think that the favorites yeah i think they will start as favorites for a couple of reasons one is the form that i've mentioned that to get that going for a treble of trophies they've won the league and the german cup now they want the champions league as well and also experience will be playing in their 11th final p.s.g. that will be playing in the 1st in fact 4 of brian's team played in the final the last time they won the competition against brazil dortmund and 2030 now obviously we know as well that p.s.g. have a lot of attacking talent name on clean them back pay to name but to find all of

the vulnerable we talk about this high defensive line basically it means that defenders push forward and try and join the attack but then that doesn't leave them open quick counterattack can take advantage last night but p.s.g. with all that talent and pace might be able to i think it's going to be a really intriguing final i think will be the most eagerly awaited in many years actually that champions league final on sunday jonathan crane from sports thank you very much you're welcome. let's get a reminder now of the top story that we're following for you here on g.w. a spokeswoman for russian opposition leader alexina says he's unconscious and a hospital in siberia after a suspected poisoning the hospital chief doctor has confirmed that the outspoken kremlin critic is in grave condition he fell ill on a flight after drinking cheap. and calmly harris has accepted the democratic party's nomination for vice president of the us the senator from california is the

1st woman of color to join a major party's presidential ticket democrats are hoping that alongside presidential nominee joe biden paris will galvanize voters to unseat donald trump. coming up next our show focused on europe looks at violence against women and turkey as the country considers abandoning a treaty that is supposed to protect them thank you for watching to the.

brave decision against violence. a man often put his job after the bell over a c.n.n. election law. like many of his colleagues to coerce the brutal actions taken against demonstrators. but what will this mean for him and

his family. on the up. next we're going to. enter the conflict zone with sara kelley sweden's unique trust based approach to tackling the coronavirus pandemic when checked in the strict lock downs imposed around the world but the policy has come under increasing criticism and pressure my guest this week is sweden's foreign minister and linda with a death toll much higher than its neighbors has sweden made it deadly our conflicts . in 60 minutes on. vogue. mughal or just small mass. for the russian soul. come to run steve. so many different walks of life.

some are bumpin and oddly trying not all of them come straight from the heart just for a cd or even when there's no more delusion the march will in trucks come. from the 1st glimpse of the logs to their final resting place the russians on g.w. documentary. thank you. thank you. thank. you hello and a war welcome to focus on europe i'm liable lola thanks for joining us europe's last dictator is clinging on to power as bello ruffians rise up against their longtime leader with mass demonstrations and strikes in state owned companies

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