blame. blame. blame blame blame blame blame blame. this is do you get your news live from berlin russian doctors refuse to allow leading dissident alexina bali to be transferred to germany for treatment the doctors also say there was no indication that involved he was poisoned he's fighting for his life at this hour in a siberian hospital not even his wife has been going to see him a german plane is waiting to airlift of ali to europe. also coming up the bellaver

sent off the opposition leader in exile vows to return to her country when it is 6 spent on the kind of style says the country's people will never accept the current leader president alexander lukashenko. joe biden accept the democratic party's nominee for the presidency balance to end what he calls a season of darkness in america shores of great honor and your relatives are except there's nomination for president of the large states of america. fighting the urges americans to unite and return to optimism. just a tale of heroism of the wreckage of beirut a nurse holding in a home full of newborns she rescued from the blast she told us what happened in the infamous war that take. place.

i'm sumi so much going to it's great to have you with us doctors treating russian opposition politician alexina volley or refusing to let him be transferred to germany for treatment saying he is too sick that's after a german ngo sent an air ambulance to pick him up now bali is in a coma at this siberian hospital following what his supporters believe was a poisoning link to his political activities doctors there say he has been diagnosed with a metabolic disease caused by low blood sugar they told reporters they had not found any evidence that the bali was poisoned the outspoken kremlin critic was rushed to intensive care in ohms after falling ill on a flight from tomes to moscow prompting an emergency landing. let's get a closer look now at how the situation unfolded. alexei navalny shortly before his flight drinking tea was it poisoned his supporters believe so. during the flight from siberia to moscow not on the it became sick video onboard the plane apparently

shows him screaming in pain from the toilet the captain declares a medical emergency and lands the plane in nearby and unconscious of all me is transferred to a waiting ambulance you know volumnia was brought to this hospital and admitted to the intensive care unit where he was unconscious and on a ventilator. alexina vonnie is russia's most prominent opposition politician he planned to challenge blood amir putin in 2018 but was prevented from running in the presidential election. but many russians know him as a new report an anti-corruption activist or his team has used drones to expose the luxury lifestyles of figures connected to the kremlin's in this case friends of former prime minister and president dmitri medvedev activist be out there for zillow says the vaal news reported symptoms remind him of his own poisoning he blames the secret police. you lose your coordination your sense of smell and sight

and you can't walk and then you end up in the intensive care ward in a serious condition that's very similar to what happened to me 2 years ago but there's less and. there's a lot was treated in berlin's sherry to a hospital the clinic is now waiting to treat no volumnia if he's permitted to travel there. let's get the latest on the story now do correspondent emily share when a standing by for us hi emily so 1st we hear that not only is being flown out of the country then doctors say that he cannot be moved and now they're ruling out poisoning tell us more about what's been happening. well we've heard a lot of kind of contradictory statements from the doctors since yesterday and even today the head doctor of the hospital initially said that it would take up to 2 days to get a final diagnosis and that they had various working versions of what had happened to me and then today we heard just after that the deputy had doctors saying that

they could now exclude that he was poisoned so very quickly after that doctors are still insisting that not by me cannot be transferred as that would be dangerous to his life meanwhile the politicians team have been insisting that he has to be transferred at all costs and they have been pushing for this they've been saying that other doctors have told them that any patients no matter how hard how serious their condition is can be transferred as long as the right medical equipment is on board the airplane and they've also said that that. his wife's permission for him to be transferred should be enough doctors had been saying that the right legal documentation is not in place and now. has been appealing to the european court of human rights to get him to get transferred they say it's necessary to save his life while the doctors and of all his wife spoke earlier this morning let's listen to what they said. today i can

say that none of the tests we have carried out so far indicate the presence of poison in the blood. of european doctors visit the patient you know no one is being allowed in they did not even let me interested in him not seen him today. we demand to have my husband released to us so that we can transfer him to a european clinic where he can be properly treated bush will be a new leader so again i believe we are hearing these conflicting statements i mean his team and his family believe there is a political motivation behind not moving the volley do we know if there's anything to. have they've been saying that the doctors are stalling because they want the poison that they allege is in the body to leave his body before he can be transferred to europe of course we don't know because we haven't

seen the medical documentation and i know we're not doctors but that's certainly what they're insisting they're insisting that the doctors that are treating him in the sky are not independent that they are being kind of influenced by the political establishment perhaps and not by news team has asked the investigative committee in russia to open a case into the an attempt on the life of a public figure. emily he was coming back from siberia do we know what he was working on there. well we don't officially know especially because news team has been rather tight lipped about what he was doing in siberia they have said that he was working on a new anti corruption investigation one of the investigations that he has become famous for local siberian media has been reporting is that he may have been looking

into local politicians from the ruling united russia party which would make sense because both tomsk and nobles to give square and i finally was in recent days are holding a local elections in september and those could be contested especially because independent candidates are running in both cities in the pen and candidates that now these t.v. supports and non-binding himself for the past few months has been advocating a strategy of what he calls smart voting for those upcoming september elections basically he's calling on voters to vote for any candidate that isn't from the united russia party and in the past that strategy has proved dangerous to the ruling party for example in the moscow city duma elections opposition candidates one places in that body so it could be that he has been that nominee has made new

enemies with with this current investigation but we'll have to wait and see to find out more details about that. when reporting from moscow thank you very much. now bella russi an opposition politicians to atlanta says she will return to our country when it is safe to do so to head off sky a flood to lithuania after rejecting the results of the election earlier this month today she called for more strikes and factories across the country to try to force new presidential elections meanwhile in ments people gathered to support the opposition's newly formed coordination council after authorities opened a criminal case accusing them of attempting to seize power. speaking from vilnius he said of sky urged her supporters to resist intimidation and to keep fighting i call for all the contras to respect the serenity or for our country and to respect the choice of our people and the. basis for

threatens you know i. don't think i would like to. discuss this question i think that every person in our country. feels fear and is scary now but it's our mission to step over all over a few years and to move further. davies nick connelly is on the ground in minutes covering the latest on this story for us hi nick we saw just enough chaos speaking earlier urging people to continue their protests and indeed it seems like there's no sign of them winding down so what comes next in men's. well sumi it is true that protest has become the new normal here in main square over 10 days since that rigged election and people have been coming out every evening on to the main square here in minsk not only that lots of more diffuse protests i'm standing here on independence avenue the main street and if you just

sit down and half a you'll see groups of people 10203040 walking up and down with flags with flowers in their hands the white red flag of the protesters so it's really a very difficult situation to follow i think that's part of the strategy to prevent the government and security forces from detain people to not have one central protest camp we have seen in recent days though a clamp down on the more organized parts of the opposition so not only those opposition leaders who are being called in for interviews by security services but also leaders to strike some of the big companies here that was a big worry for the government that those companies go on strike the main focus now will be on sunday last sunday we saw hundreds of thousands of people gather here in minsk for the biggest one of the biggest protests in dollars history now the organize want to bring in even more people from across the country the question will be will the government let these people travel to me will they prevent people getting on buses and trains and cars i will be see an even bigger grouping over position supporters feel the street syrians. make up the news of

a new sanctions against how's that going down. i think the sanctions as such not that much of a phillip a boost for the opposition here but. it's present in the past quarter century have been under wave after wave of sanctions most of those of them being withdrawn without looking to doing much in return what was crucial though. the e.u. says not to recognize this last election that was definitely a morale boost to the people out on the streets here in minsk it was a sign of hope in terms of practical help for them it doesn't do very much but it does show that europe is paying attention and is watching and following their protests with sympathy. they could have an idea where this is heading i mean you mentioned that prosecutors are launching a criminal probe against opposition activists it doesn't seem like there's much room for dialogue between the 2 sides. will definitely go is doing nothing to engage the protesters and it seems like to him that would be

a sign of weakness he's rejected all offers of dialogue of communication he says he's the legitimate president and that what they're doing is against the constitution so against that but we've seen in recent days opposition figures trying to reach out to top people in the regime apart from the president i'm standing here in front of the k.g.b. building in the middle of winter so they can reach out to security services trying to convince them not to use force against protesters trying to get them to engage in some kind of dialogue whether or not that will work is still unclear i think the real test for these protests will be if they spread beyond the city in the middle classes to those smaller towns in the factories that we have biggest strikes it's a very mixed picture across the country in some regions in the west the country the strikes are all successful than they are here in minsk but it is a totally open situation that makes this a very difficult situation to predict how it's going to end but from people here on the streets and it's you really get the sense that they see this as the beginning and not the end they've lost their fear of coming out and criticism of the regime and open in the open and that's something that we've never seen in belarus as long

as i've been reporting here certainly so i think even if these protests words fizzle out which it doesn't look like they will drawing back that will be very difficult for the regime getting people to go back to the houses to stop gathering to stop calling out regime that's something that doesn't seem like it's likely to happen anytime soon given is an economy reporting from many. good to talk to you. let's get a round about some other stories from around the world the european union's chief breaks it negotiator michaud danny a says it looks unlikely the bloc will reach a deal with britain before the deadline at the end of this year his british counterpart david frost explained to brussels for the lack of progress saying the e.u. was making talks unnecessarily difficult. at least 6 people have died in california and wildfires sparked by lightning tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes in the sense this go beriah authorities say dozens of houses have burned to the ground. staying in the u.s.

joe biden has accepted the democratic party's nomination for the presidency in his speech on the final night of the democratic national convention biden promised leadership that is radically different than that of the republican incumbent donald trump welcome to the 4th night the final night of the virtual democratic national convention rolled out a show of unity and support for the party's presidential candidates place where former rivals for the nominations praised joe biden's leadership and compassion. the democrats have filled the choice in november as one between biden's empathy and donald trump bullying and chaos at a time of twin health and economic crises primary against joe biden this is a life changing the election this will determine what america is going to look like for a long long time characters on the ballot compassion is on the ballot decency signs democracy they're all on the ballot biden's empathy was underscored by

a boy who bonded with the former vice president on the campaign trail over their struggles with stuttering while he described by someone who cares biden accepted the nomination bowing to heal a country torn by crises and contempt the current president has called american darkness for much too long to work journey or too much fear too much division. here and now i give you my word if you entrust me with the presidency i will draw on the best of us not the worst i'll be an hour of the light not the darkness it's time for us for we the people to come together and make no mistake united we can and will overcome this season of darkness in america. darkness dominated the picture at a rally held by trump hours before biden's speech evoking scenes of recent unrest

he had a warning for voters. if you want a vision of your life funded by the presidency think of the smoldering ruins in minneapolis the violent anarky of portland the blood stained sidewalks of chicago and imagine the may have coming to your town and every single town in america you're not going to have law and order might encounter that mood with themes of hope and unity in the speech that marked the high point of his half century in politics. he now heads into the general election campaign with a clear and steady lead in polls over trump. but after the carefully scripted convention the coming weeks will mark a far less predictable period for joe biden and his democratic party. let's get some analysis on the story now we have rachel talent's went with us she's the editorial director at the german marshall fund here in berlin hi rachel we heard joe biden talk about hope and unity what is your take did he live up to

expectations. he did he met expectations i think most agree he even surpassed expectations now trying to set the bar relatively low carb i think you know highlighting his age and his slowness in trumps words so by maybe didn't have to do much to meet those expectations but he did he delivered his speech with energy. without any gaps without any stumbles it was a strong speech and did we get an idea of what his strategy will be in the coming weeks of taking on president trump. i think we've got a very clear idea from the entire convention and then as the capstone of the clip said it it's this contrast of empathy compassion and unity setting himself up to be the sort of pairing father who can help america in this time of need in contrast with some of the only things about him so this was a quote you know someone who's do this is and who isn't taking responsibility and

so we know a lot of people here in europe are watching what's happening in the u.s. very closely to see what happens in the election and we know that joe biden as well has this long deep foreign policy record and he might try to undo some of what president trump did in office so what would a biden presidency mean for for germany in the transatlantic relationship. i think it would it would be an important difference for the transatlantic relationship and germany joe biden is somebody who is really deeply interested in foreign policy he probably most interested in foreign policy which is not necessarily a normal president and he's deeply sort of. traditional in terms of he has a strong belief in america's role in the world and strong belief and he mentioned this in his speech last night the importance of allies working with allies and having you know america have a productive and cooperative role in the world so i think these must have been you know very welcome words for everyone in germany in europe listening and ok so

shoring up relations with allies but he also talked about no longer cozying up to dictators so what other foreign policy changes could we possibly see under joe biden. biden and a couple others mention you know good for china basically i think we can expect you know different trade last year that will be. tough on china for example but working with allies and also challenging allies iran i think you're going to see you know a top policy but a return to wanting to work when you're up on iran policy you don't think a completely different posture towards nato and indeed you know a really clear challenge to to prove he and his election interference and other activities and you know dictators like that. who for example trump is ventured unclear and joe did joe biden accuse him of cozying up and this is something where

biden very clear lights. will have to leave it there rachel house and fine from the german marshall fund thank you for sharing your insights with us today. let's take a look now at some of the latest developments in the corona virus pandemic in beijing authorities have lifted the requirement that people wear masks outdoors the chinese capital has gone 13 days without any new cases australia's hot spot the state of victoria with its capital melbourne has reported the lowest number of new infections in more than a month the national government is discussing ways to manage internal borders between states and ireland's agriculture minister has resigned after he attended a large dinner event that might have violated coronavirus regulations his decision sparked public anger a day after nationwide rules were tightened. as they were 2 digs out from the deadly explosion that devastated the city earlier this month we're hearing remarkable stories of heroism behind me shows a nurse outside

a hospital holding 3 newborn babies that she rescued from the blast after rushing into their ward amid the confusion you had the chance to talk to her. this is the inside of beirut st george's hospital now it seems miraculous it's still standing at all. when the blast happened it was a very normandy. about to finish i would shift at 7 so at $630.00 we heard the very loud noise and the floor just underneath us and everything came tumbling down. i was able to remove myself from underneath it up and just to see the babies i saw my 2 nurse think of bleeding and they had cuts everywhere they wouldn't desponding to me i was screaming at them when they reached here i couldn't find the baby's going to be there is where it misplaced and and everything was on the fluid method shelves that on the float from the ceiling blast everywhere so i

had to move. from. the incubator is and pick up the babies hold them the 3 of them and get back to safety. pamela kept her cool during a harrowing scene. i was really afraid it was holding the babies in though he was really afraid that the babies will not make it or that i might slip and there the biggest which was from my hands i found myself alone holding these 3 babies. screaming everywhere also patients on the floor getting sutured with no anesthesia and there was no electricity finally she made her way outside but her journey was far from over. as i was walking people started asking me how can we help you they saw me carrying these. i started telling them please give me something to cover the babies they started to take off and giving it to me so i could get up the bibi's and keep them from getting. i looked at around 5 kilometers. the babies made

it and pamela has become a social media hero and an inspiration. when i see this pic to. hope and i'm happy these kids to divide. i hope this gives just have a better future. now it has been 4 years since germany's big one gold in beach volleyball at the rio olympics is now playing with a new partner cause it's a former indoor volleyball player after a long pause due to the pandemic the 2 are now hitting the sand. to military analysts to see who spoke more and i'm sure it was will you. take competition wherever they can get it but finally back on the sidelines and then pick gold medalists make a new partner. when the decision to suspend the olympics is signed and

sealed i was like was everything we did for nothing so several weeks of training churchill followed it was no pressure. the pandemic stirred up fears from her past tonight even panic attacks her own mother died of cancer. that's a part of my life i realized during that experience what really went through. without fear for years sporters helped by pushing her to the test every day. i asked myself whether i was missing something why my insecurity it's hard because eventually you just have to deal with yourself. with this. the return of beach volleyball tournament qualifying event for september's german championship is important for both. think even if only their coaches are allowed to watch. beach

volleyball is of course also about the music player against player you actually feel like a gladiator when you're a. part of the qualifying events and. played in lost against former partner with whom she won gold at the rio olympics vulcan horsed they also lost their next match. the. consistency. and we have i don't know if i can say this on camera. because this will be more aggressive neighbors around. the german championship next month will be the 1st real test of their aggressiveness. let's get a reminder now of the top story that we're following for you here on new russian doctors treating opposition leader on lecturing of only has refused to allow his transfer to germany they say they have found no evidence that he was poisoned or not even his wife has been allowed to see him go to bali fell sick aboard

a flight and was rushed to the hospital in a high degree of. coming up next on the w.r. debate show to the point look at how russia is responding to the anti-government protests in belarus and for the latest news and information that you can always go to our website. thank you for watching.

to the point. an opinion clear position of international perspectives. huge protests in belarus and growing cold for the country's authoritarian president alexander lukashenko to step down if he does go what impact will that have on neighboring russia and its so far

a tear in leader vladimir putin to find out onto the porch to the point of. the t.w. in the role in good shape on the search for super friends good or are you familiar with any of those dives in the belly or dominance of top dog living in dire. terms of the wealthy and absolutely one of something new tricks becomes an obsession. with good shape. in 60 minutes on d w. they've been robbed of their soul that's what a people experiences when their heritage is taken from them. countless cultural

riches were brutally stolen from africa and carted off to europe by colonialists. each artifact has blood on it from the ones that have yet to heal. what should be done with the stone north from africa. this is being hotly debated on both continents. soon so we'll start september 7th on g.w. . huge protests in belarus huge uncertainty to this amid widespread colds for the country's old full rich area and. resident alexander lukashenko to step down the protests follow a presidential election that the opposition and the e.u. says was fraudulent look at shankar has been in power for 26 years but his people are saying enough is enough and if europe's longest serving leader does go.