player. play. this is g.w. news live from berlin and here's that russia's most prominent opposition figure husband poisoned a spokesperson for alexina bonnie says that he is in a coma and they say bury in hospital after drinking the flight he was on had to make an emergency landing but he started to get links to. also coming up democrat kamel harris makes history as the 1st woman of color on a major party ticket. i accept your nomination for vice president of the united

states of america. together with joe biden harrison now has to convince americans that they can heal a country ravaged by demick and deeply divided over the politics of president trucks and you leaders back the opposition in belo groups refusing to recognize the election that kept president shango in power and promising sanctions on top officials german chancellor angela merkel says the e.u. wants talks between the 2 sides. process the coronavirus cases fight the crossfire up germany reports its highest number of new infections in. our 1st restrictions on public life on the way. to the program russian opposition leader alexina all day is hospital. i was

unconscious and in a respirator at this moment after a suspected poisoning of ali was on a flight from siberia to moscow when he lost consciousness as press secretary said something have probably been added to a cup of tea that he drank at the airport and of ali is considered one of president vladimir putin's fiercest critics in russia. this isn't the 1st time tina valmy has cried foul in august last year alexina valley said he'd been poisoned with an allergic agent while in jail he'd been detained for calling an authorised protests and his dog ate resistance to kremlin control has long made him one of president vladimir putin's biggest nemeses. the rose to prominence with his exposure of corruption at russian state controlled companies. at rallies he took direct aim at the kremlin and its occupants dubbing putin's united russia party the

party of crooks and thieves. as he began proving his pulling power with opposition supporters stints in jail and the courtroom became a regular feature. charges of embezzlement in the city of kirov in 2013 saw him banned from entering the political process and running for office. in 2070 moscow saw some of the biggest anti corruption rallies it had seen in years thousands were detained along with the violently he went behind bars for 15 days for his part in organizing them that same year he was hit with chemical green dye and hospitalized leaving him partially blind in his right eye. more arrests and more jail sentences followed in 2018 but as ever and yvonne they responded with defiance. ok.

now a g.'s pitches show the opposition leader being transported to a hospital in. it's what supporters are calling the latest in a long series of attempts to silence alexina volley. and for more let's bring in d.w. moscow correspondent sure when emily what is know bali's condition right now well we've heard a statement from the deputy head doctor at the hospital at the hospital and on the square is currently located and he says that the condition that nobody is in is serious but that it's stable he's on a respirator as you said he also has said that doctors are trying and fighting to save his life he has though added that it is unclear what the diagnosis is so why no one is in this condition and that poison is only one of the options that the

doctors are looking into these press secretary has been much more clear she said that something was put in these teeth now earlier today g.w. spoke to. these personal doctor as well who said that she is on her way to arms and she said that doctors there are refusing to speak to her and that when she gets there she's going to figure out whether it should be transferred to perhaps a different hospital now we know that that biden was in the tomsk for an anti corruption investigation which has not yet been released we don't know what it's on and we don't know whether that could have potentially be connected to his current condition and especially amid the speculation that this could indeed be a poisoning only has there been a reaction from the kremlin. there hasn't been any reaction from the kremlin so far and i think that we aren't likely to see one anytime soon usually in cases like this the kremlin kind of says that the investigative committee in russia is

independent and that it should do its work now there are police that there are reports rather that police are at the hospital that non-binding is at and his press secretary has even said that they have requested to sort these personal belongings including the baggage that he had on the plane apparently no official investigation has been opened yet but opened yet but nobody's team is calling for an investigation into an attempt on the life of a public figure family sure when in moscow thank you emily. and joining us now for more on alexina vali let's bring in nikita kula chen coffee is joining us from villainy and he is an investigator at the anti corruption foundation which was founded by evolving welcome to the program and thank you so much for joining us. friend of yours you have worked together for years in your

conversation how concerned was he about his safety about his health and about a potential poisoning. well here several years ago we discussed it was like 212 or maybe mid more years ago we discussed the poisoning. we discussed that we. are criminals. in other important figure in the russian opposition who is advocating for sanctions and he was poisoned once allegedly important and we thought ok maybe he ate something which was very fresh or something like that but these poisoning happened again and i remember clear to. the discussion that it kind of be twice like someone is trying to poison him and then they know it's like pretty clear that someone is trying to frighten and save or even kill him because like 1st of all they imprisoned his

brother and he spent 3 years in prison one and a half years in the single cell where he was a cell that did not stop to look see then he was poisoned when he was in detention last year and he had some. like your site ready and now this situation is clearly seems that someone is trying to frighten him or even hear him so it sounds like you believe that this is indeed a poisoning tell tell us a little bit more about the investigative work that he was doing inside the area. well he went to toast to film. but 2 particular scenes for the future. videos that we are going to release soon so i can't get into the into the details but what is these investigation is about all but if you went there and it was a business trip you went there to

a shot the particular bottle of the film so that a quarterly investigation is conducted with thomas grey he was a jet just briefly did he receive any threats while shooting not well you can say that he received any particular threats because he was receiving threats all the time would have on twitter on his personal messages always have been i don't know we have a special. channels for reporting that gretchen and apart from the messages that are in threats from the different i don't e-mail us or people so 'd you can divide the stress from real threats so fortune they say is getting friends all the time ok make it to college cenk off as we mentioned you were closely with volley at the anti corruption foundation which was founded by and avali thank you so much for joining us to share that perspective thank you thank you. opposition leaders in belarus have welcomed a decision by e.u.

leaders to reject the results of the election that kept president alexander lukashenko in power e.u. heads also announce 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 likud shankar's credibility. because we'll catch the state run chemicals factory threats have no power over them any will. protest this because of one of the country's fine tractor factories to join them but some decide to keep their jobs. these miners were already outsiders to rally across the industrial heartlands of balor us rejection of 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 that incoming 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 the 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 a 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 and for more let's bring in correspondent nick connelly who is joining us from minsk nic what is the atmosphere among protesters do they sense a change in the air. well you definitely get a sense that people have lost their fear fear of coming out in streets just simply because there are so many of them i think there's a feeling that the regime here called put all of them in jail have said that there has being significant violence protest is spending days in prison in detention

about 30 people still unaccounted for days after they were taken in but people are coming out all voicing their dissatisfaction the regime in a way that was unthinkable just a few weeks ago i think about these protests they're very diffuse there is no central protest camp these protests erupt all across going all across the country and disappear as quickly as they begin i think this is part of the strategy to make it more difficult the security services here to come off the people and to detain them but there is a real sense that this is far from over this is the beginning rather the end of the process of coming out and voicing their dissatisfaction of 26 years with just one president and what kind of reaction has there been to the plan to european sanctions. yesterday on the main square here in minsk you way aware of thousands of protesters were out for yet another protest in front of the government buildings there was that the people had taken this to notice they were happy to realize that europe is watching and paying attention to these protests i think it's more a symbolic step it shows that europe is still

a derrick it's an extent but then without making any particularly strong promises i think in terms of practical if you it's on the regime here i don't think it will make that much of a difference because being under sanctions time time again and those checks have then been withdrawn without him doing much in return i think alexander the fact that those in definitely on the symbol that the kind of just tickles excited things that was important step for people here on the streets to know that they are being watched and that the events here are being followed bring us up to date on where russia stands in all of this because it has traditionally been a very close ally of the us. exactly russia's closest ally they are currently so-called union states they have a kind of loose association which russia has always wanted to deepen to further integrate belarus into effectively one country with russia. preselection has spoken

to several times this week and being assured of russia's willingness to support him should events escalate here i think it's a difficult. game because he has tried to resist full integration with russia he fears that russia will effectively take over and he will be left maybe only some symbolic figurehead the russians for now are not saying that they will bring in troops they are supporting the looks like regime. advisors but a russian state t.v. yesterday it was reported that many of the local journalists even replaces russian journalists because the locals were no longer loyal to the regime so i think it's about deniable support look you think a regime not russian tanks out in the streets of mint but instead stuff that events at the end support through people and resources that can shore up this regime without bringing that high diplomatic cost for the kremlin without coming out in kind of full scale support with boots on the ground as it were that is what we're going to see in the next days and weeks that's all very covert at this point

connelly with a view from minsk thank you nick. let's get a quick check of some other stories making news the 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 to post president obama barkada and all other detained officials the coup follows weeks of growing political tension and anti-government protest. online food order and company delivery hero will replace wire card on germany's blue chip dax index berlin based company owns some of the world's biggest delivering brown's wire card will leave the dax next week after the scandal over a 2000000000 euro hole and its finances. and a helicopter pilot has died in a crash while battling california wildfires hundreds of fires are blazing across the state forcing thousands to evacuate their homes lightning strikes have sparked

blazes in dr vegetation amid a record breaking heat wave now a 2nd week. couple harris has accepted the democratic party's nomination for vice president of the united states 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 harris said the trump's presidency has cost lives and livelihoods. a historic 1st for the democrats and for america come a long harvest is the 1st black and the 1st asian american woman on a presidential tickets 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 a new after the last election peroxide bomb and used his address to rebuke trump saying he never took the job seriously rare 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 his friends

no interest in treating the presidency as anything but one more reality show that he can use to get the attention he craves. about imo mourns the future of democracy in the us is at stake biden alongside harris he said is the change the country needs right now let's bring in bars foreman who is a berlin based us political analyst for us welcome to the program carla harris focusing on unity in the united states i mean it really looks like this is the theme of the democratic convention tell us a little bit more about the message that she got across yesterday. well it certainly is i mean there's a narrative that's running all through the 1st 3 days of the democratic convention and that is trying to divide and he'll do well in sort of very polarized system but even more than that so an emphasis has been on the actual mismanagement trumps of

ministration and this is something that is really quite a stark contrast to earlier presidential campaigns where even former presidents have spoken or even republicans have spoken out for the year for the democratic team so what what all the speakers have been emphasizing is the greatness of the moment what's at stake carol that american democracy finds itself in. trying to point toward solutions we have to talk about what iraq obama also said yesterday the fact that he really took the gloves off and was highly critical of the sitting u.s. president donald trump this was quite extraordinary wasn't. very much so i can't remember a single time where this happened earlier and to the obama himself has been very quiet in the last 3 years and it's been very rare for him to comment what's actually going on and i think you can make similar remarks yesterday where she said

look at the democrats have been trying to sit still and wait and see what happens once trump is in office but no is the moment of reckoning for so what is the convention and you know taking the summation of all those messages as we wait for joe biden to speak later what has it showed us so far about the democrats' strategy to try and retake the white house in november. well i think this is a 30 exceptional your this is a very unconventional convention as many have pointed out the convention is important because it's the moment where the campaign. starts at this time or often it's quite visible consultant to time has been trying to point out well this is the moment to to actually interview the trump has had total credit tendencies that he developed over time to the portrait biden and iris as the most turgid of that is trying to be inclusive of all americans and all to diversity of the country. u.s.

political analyst boris foreman thank you. so thin number of coronavirus cases on the rise in germany with authorities recording just over 1700 new infections in the past 24 hours it is the highest daily figure since april the surge has been blamed on holiday makers returning home as well as parties and family gatherings earlier this month to germany introduced free mandatory tests for anyone to turning from areas deemed to be high risk for coping 19 infections. let's get more from our correspondent nina hasa who is standing by in berlin you know the highest number of news of infections since late april is this the 2nd wave . scientists are cautioning against using that term they prefer to use the term a continuous infection wave that will see natural ups and downs and they are expecting the numbers to go up even further come autumn when people will spend more

time indoors when it's easier for the virus to spread having said that of course there is a current spike that cannot be denied and the health minister has also warned people against letting their guard down he said lots of the new clusters we're seeing of new infections stem from social gatherings like family parties or outdoor rave parties and parks so given that. can we expect new restrictions. there is currently the talk when you speak about national her strict about actually making masks a mandatory also an office is not just in public transport and in supermarkets and this is something that they are considering but they are cautioning against imposing wider ranging national restrictions again they do want to keep the economy going they say that is important also to keep hospitals running and of course i

think what's important to remember is that the situation is quite different to spring we did see a similar number in spring but 2 major things were different one of course testing has been ramped up massively you mentioned the mandatory tests for people returning from high risk areas and then the majority of new cases is now with young people they tend to be more resilient so authorities are a bit more relaxed because the strain on hospitals doesn't seem to be quite as severe as it was in spring. you know in berlin thank you nina. well china's yangtze river has risen to dangerous levels after some of the heaviest rainfall in recent memory south west and central regions have borne the brunt of the flooding hundreds of thousands of local residents have been evacuated from low lying areas. the mighty yangtze swollen to historic levels southwest and central china has been hit with some of its heaviest rainfall on

record. causing hundreds of rivers to burst their banks. for the 1st time sichuan province has declared a level one flood response the highest on a 40 year scale. emergency teams are battling treacherous conditions in me and young city they were forced to abandon their trucks and move door to door on foot to risking trapped residents. there were scenes repeated in villages towns and cities across the region as tens of thousands flee the rising water. in many areas boats of the only way to navigate the flooded streets. it's a race against time to pluck stranded residents from danger. these men were found exhausted cling to a roadside. communities in the countryside. has

a. history. was turned into a raging torrent a soviet mudslides tore through. a nearby bridge was swept away in the search. for. those who couldn't escape in time had to be hoisted by helicopter from the rooftops. as well as the dangers to life and property china's cultural heritage is also under threat the 1300 year old. is now surrounded by floodwaters at one point the statues toys are under water the 1st time that's happened in 70 years. you're watching news from . all the headlines from member.

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