disco song because facebook page and other social media platforms. are introduced to need no. place. this is you don't hear news a live from berlin or russia's opposition leader a leg seen a volley is on his way to germany for medical treatment of following a suspected of poisoning a plane carrying the comatose an avanti has it taken off from the russian city of arms heading for berlin. also coming up on the shadow of the political crisis in velour rusa deepens as the authorities crack down on government opponents

protesters in the capital minutes before my chain of solidarity and the un is demanding with the release of all political prisoners. and thousands of flee as some of the biggest wildfires ever to head to california the blazes were sparked by lightning strikes and the state's governor is blaming climate change. i'm going to richardson thanks for joining us russian opposition leader alexina on the is on his way to germany for medical treatment following a suspected poisoning a plane carrying of on the edge took off from the airport an hour ago before that an ambulance had brought that ailing a russian opposition politician up from a hospital he's been in the care of russian and doctors there since a flight he was on was forced to make an emergency landing 2 days ago if only

collapsed after drinking tea and has been in a coma his supporters say he was deliberately poisoned. russian doctors at 1st said he was too ill to travel but health officials later back to down and said if they would allow me to be transported to germany. we took the decision not to oppose his transfer to another hospital the one that his relatives indicated to us. that was what nirvana's wife yulia had been desperate to hear she had been fighting since arriving at the hospital on thursday 1st to get her husband's own doctor to see him then to get the german medics then. we believe that the doctors that deliberately delaying so that the chemical substance in my husband alexei's metabolism has time to disappear that's why they won't let him leave the hospital alex says health

situation is probably very bad so we don't believe the doctors in the hospital and we demand that their hand my husband over the wall know we did kill come here the sheriff's a hospital in perlin 2 years ago its medic successfully treated another russian dissident who seem to have been poisoned that was pussy riot activists p.r. vessel off the group flown vessel off out sent medics to go get no valmy and persuade the russians to let him fly. well joining me for more is g.w. reporter katie stevens who's been following this story for us in the valley is on his way here do we have an idea of when he's going to arrive in berlin well this evacuation flight will take about 5 hours so he'll arrive in berlin early on saturday morning this is obviously quite a sensitive operation here the critical condition he's actually in a medically induced coma at the moment so he's going to be under close supervision

by the german doctors who are on that flight within his wife few days also believed to be on that flight it's a special medical evacuation planes or it has a ventilator it has a machine to do the work of his heart and lungs everything to try and keep him in a stable condition as possible before he arrives and is transferred to the sheraton hospital to receive the specialist treatment and so why isn't avani being abroad to berlin specifically well this is something that his family and his team have really been pushing for they don't seem to trust the doctors in the russian hospital and what they're saying about these condition as to the choice of the sharia taken it in particular in berlin it is one of the most highly regarded hospitals in germany and often treats high profile patients including the chancellor angela merkel it also has a long history of treating political dissidents and opponents from abroad so the former ukrainian president sorry prime minister yulia tymoshenko the russian

activist who was treated there in 2800 for suspected poisoning case and back in 2010 another 2 russian dissidents who are living in berlin america will receive medical treatment at the sheraton for a suspected mercury poisoning so it does have experience in handling these kind of cases where top hospital that also does have experience as you say with exactly this kind of case but can we say definitively whether this was indeed an intentional poisoning well that's certainly what. the family has support. because his team are all saying they believe very strongly that he was poisoned his spokeswoman has said that on thursday at the airport he was completely fine he then drank a cup of tea and suddenly was taken very early on the flight and they believe that it was possibly this tea that was poisoned russian doctors at the hospital where we've used being treated to help push back against that interpretation they actually say that they've ruled out poisoning and instead they're pointing to

a possible metabolic disorder talking of low blood sugar levels as a possible reason for novelli falling unconscious his personal physician is skeptical about that he has said the only was healthy have been undergoing regular medical checks and have no underlying conditions so casting diet on interpretation . nouvelle these supporters will point to the fact that he has been jailed multiple times and actually was in prison last year he was rushed to hospital in what was another suspected poisoning case according to his team and supporters and it's not the 1st time that the kremlin has been blamed for the alleged poisoning of activists and dissidents so we might think back to alexander litvinenko in 2006 or . the former double agent to was poisoned along with his daughter and 2018 the kremlin has denied all responsibility in any of these incidents and as it certainly will do if this does is proven to be

a poisoning which may be difficult but certainly in the in his supporters pointing the finger at the kremlin all right and we'll be looking for more information to come in the days ahead kitty stevens i thank you so much for your reporting. well thousands of anti-government protesters have formed a chain of solidarity across the valorous in a capital minsk authorities are holding one of the leaders of striking factory workers and are threatening the demonstrators with criminal charges the u.n. is calling for the release of all those who've been detained. shoulder to shoulder in support protest is again standing firm in minsk. a chain of solidarity stretching kilometers through the belly routine capitol as far as the detention center where anti-government protesters have been held since the disputed election not by after that big if but when you see that you when you. realize that you know national and no one has stopped to see you when you go into full solution

card to resign it helps to keep our spirits up and not to get sad since it was the show the beginning we were really enthusiastic now people are starting to say the protests a calming down the people up has a mystique we have to remember that the regime had ruled for 26 years it's impossible to overturn in just 10 days. the opposition is still encouraging people to attend mass demonstrations and urging the authorities not to use force and the u.n. is calling for all political prisoners to be released. soon authorities say nearly all have been freed. for good for many a hoping lukas shango is losing his grip on power but the hard line leader insists it will solve the political crisis in the coming days. well let's take

a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world's demonstrators in iraq have set a fire to the gates of the parliament building in the southern province of basra the main oil producing region protesters are angry at government inaction over the assassination of several political and women's rights campaigners. turkish president tayyip erdogan has announced a large natural gas discovery off the black sea coast i don't want to says the find will ease turkey's dependence on gas imports and could make it an energy exporter analysts say the discovery is significant but not a game changer. libya's un backed government in tripoli and a rival parliament in the east have announced a cease fire both administrations say they want to end an oil blockade that has been crippling the economy since the start of the year. the czech republic has marked the anniversary of the invasion of czechoslovakia the soviet action ended

the 1968 prague spring the brief period of liberalization in the event communist state more than 100 people were killed and hundreds more injured when the tanks rolled in. most of the u.s. now where dozens of wildfires are ravaging california at least 6 people have been killed while tens of thousands of others have fled to safety the blazes are some of the biggest ever to hit the states and they're also threatening a renowned a wineries in sonoma and napa valley the fires were started by lightning strikes and california's governor is blaming climate change. this is all that's left of karen hansen's parliament in northern california she and her family are in they had 2 minutes to evacuate the small farm the full flames obliterated it behind never say a thing like it was the whole sky was red and orange i mean that if. i remember

just read 9 and it was coming over the hill. there and it was massive i've never seen one like it and it only took a few minutes to get here the flames she describes the still making their way across california in the form of hundreds of separate fires they were sparked by thousands of lightning strikes and fanned by record breaking hate with more than 3000 square kilometers of land destroyed many fear their plots may be next. are really worth. their birds down there for 3 days. by tomorrow maybe you know all no more but pretty much i'm thinking we're going to lose out. but now it's unpredictable nature of this is an understaffed fire fighting force all floridians have warned that much of what will happen next depends on weather conditions as the heat wave continues across california many more properties

a likely to succumb to the flames. well to lebanon now and in the wake of the deadly explosion that devastated the capital beirut this month we are hearing remarkable stories of everyday heroes pamela as i noone is one such case here behind me you can see her holding a 3 newborn babies that she rescued after rushing into their ward amid the confusion after the blast t.w. has her story. this is the inside of beirut st george's hospital now it seems miraculous it's still standing at all. the blast happened it was. about to finish i would shift at 7 so at $630.00. and everything came crumbling down. i was able to remove myself from underneath. to see the babies i saw. bleeding they had they wouldn't respond to

them. i couldn't find the babies they misplaced and everything was on the fluid. on the floor from the ceiling. so i had to move. and pick up the babies hold them the city of them and get back to safety. pamela kept her cool during a harrowing scene. i was really afraid i was willing to. make it i might slip and there the baby's with my hands i found myself alone holding these 3 babies. on the fluid getting sutured with no anesthesia 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. 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 have the babies and keep them from getting. the babies made it kind of pamela has become a social media hero and an inspiration. when i see this picture i didn't feel hopeless and i'm happy these good sort of i. i hope this gives just have a better future. and our minds are now of the top story that we are following for you russian opposition leader alexina vonn the is on his way to germany for medical treatment following a suspected of poisoning a plane carrying the comatose volley has taken off from the city of jos heading for berlin. but i forgot you can always get deja vu news on the go and just download

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