he'll. be done with the storm north from africa. showmen soul starts september 7th on d w. this is deed of unit news live from berlin germany calls for joint action from nato and the e.u. against russia for the poisoning of opposition leader alexina valving. berlin says it has proof that the politician was indeed poisoned with a toxic nerve agent and the bali supporters say the murder attempt goes right to

the top 0 possibility of the social issues would have been pure results we've both personal mission. also coming up u.s. presidential contender joe biden meets the family of a black man shot and wounded by police in wisconsin and he issues a challenge to president truck. also on the show in the wake of the devastating explosion in beirut a month ago sites like this museum are trying to rebuild amidst the nation in the midst of protests and calls for reform. our brian thomas good to have you with us today nato members are convening in the coming hours to discuss the poisoning of russian opposition leader alexina bawly germany says it has evidence that the ball he was poisoned with a deadly nerve agent from the novacek group

a substance created during the soviet era the kremlin is denying any involvement in the poisoning. what if while germany and the international community wait for russia to answer questions only it can surrounding the attempted murder of an anti-corruption activist alexei navalny kremlin critics are already playing a finger at one man there is only one person can be named as one of them or pugin because well he builder or more than 20 years in power is so-called power vertical we are actually nobody dares to sneeze without his permission save on the 2nd murderous attack on a major putin's political opponents and no one else could have done it there is 0 possibility that such a parisian could have been carried out without personal permission over the years the kremlin has been blamed for poisoning political foes something it denies denounced continued on thursday as it rejected accusations of russia's involvement

in the poisoning. the opposition figure has been a political thorn in the side of russian president vladimir putin and his united russia party for a decade drumming up a vocal and growing opposition against putin's 20 year grip on power. herein avani is pushing for change shortly before he's poisoned in the siberian city of tubs. began traveling around the country to declare war against united russia it's clear that this place should be one of the 1st it's sorely needed in this war. in the footage recently released by his team of only challenges united russia party members in tomsk calling them corrupt blood sucking creatures and urging the community to vote them out in the september 13th local elections because supporters hope the 44 year old will be awake to witness the outcome. of the very latest now with chief political correspondent. chancellor merkel is

consulting with nato and with the for a coordinated approach what could have been mind. well 1st of all we heard yesterday from the e.u.'s foreign policy chief a condemnation in the strongest terms in very similar words to those used by angela merkel when she revealed that the chemical agent used was no overt shock the letter by the foreign policy chief for the announcement also called for russia to completely and thoroughly investigate the poisoning and also bring those responsible to accountability now it seems that the e.u. is hoping or demanding that russia will work together with the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons the opi c w because nobody chalk is in fact a declared chemical weapon and that also was a feature of the foreign policy chief statement yesterday evening as he said this

is an international crime in other words the use of no each off even on russian soil if it is in fact possible to prove who was accountable for that would amount to an international crime against which europe would want to take action so some of the actions that of course are being considered sanctions against russia further sanctions many people say this is the biggest test that the e.u. has faced in its relations with russia since occupation of crimea of course sanctions are already in place for that last time nova chalk was used against the former russian spy sergey script all in the u.k. and 2018 the russian diplomats were expelled in a concerted action by e.u. countries that case was a little different because the use of nova chalk did occur on foreign soil nonetheless as i said it is a prohibited action so those are some of the measures we mates might see but

discussions are ongoing they are not as those international discussions are going on domestically german politicians are urged. america americal to abandon the north stream 2 project which is now nearing completion now that would bring natural gas from russia to germany it's part of the energy independence program here can you fill us in on that project and what's at stake this project has been a little bit problematic from this start it is as you said a natural gas pipeline from russia to germany it bypasses 2 important states and they haven't been happy about that poland and ukraine in that way it makes them more economically vulnerable germany asserting its own energy independence some say at their cost now politicians from the opposition the green party the free democratic party but also a member of the chancellor's own party the very influential head of the

parliament's foreign affairs committee are saying that this project should be put on hold or even terminated the head of the foreign affairs committee said pursuing this project under these circumstances would make germany more dependent on russian would send a signal to russia that it doesn't matter what the e.u. says what it does indicates that russia can stay on the course it's on another chromos urging germany and other european countries not to rush to judgment do you think they might be able to present a case for the us. well the fact is there's a lot of circumstantial evidence that certainly shows russia's fingerprints on this as you said that this agent no be chocked was developed in the soviet union it's called the no chalk means newcomer but it's not a newcomer at all and it has been used in other cases like sergei script all that were attributed to the russian state beyond that body move putin has a history of political murders and poisoning so one would say his fingerprints

appear to be all over this case as ever thanks very much for your opinions on input on this. now if the u.s. were a suspect wanted connection with the fatal shooting of a member of a pro trump group during a protest in portland oregon has been shot dead by police law enforcement killed a suspect a 48 year old man as they tried to arrest him in the town of lacy that's southwest of seattle it's unclear why the suspect was shot dead. in sin occurred as a presidential candidate joe biden visited the city of can osha and was cars on the side of unrest after a protest against police brutality and racism. that connotes his grace church democratic presidential hopeful joe biden met with local politicians and business owners as well as members of law enforcement the stated goal to try to unify this fractured community after the police shooting of jacob blake that

sparked days of protests before arriving at the church button and blake talked on the phone. as i got off the airplane. i had an opportunity to spend some time with jake up on the phone he's out of i.c.u. . we spoke for about 15 minutes he talked about how. nothing was going to defeat him. were they want to go to not he was not going to be . but and went on to a level of finleyville that accusation of president donald trump look for encouraging race based hatred i thought you could defeat hate it only hinds only hinds. and when someone farted breathe oxygen out of that rock. eugena mines use those folks to come on. he didn't stop here comes just 2 days

after trump visited conversion inconscious to bud in the trunk did not meet with blake or his family but rather threw his support behind law enforcement denouncing protestors as domestic terrorists while biden has been widely supportive of the black laws matter protests he made a point of condemning looting and violence none of it justifies 30 burning or anything else so regardless how angry you are if you lutie you burn you should be held accountable as someone who does anything else period. a small group of protesters was also on hand to welcome but aside from blocking traffic there were no signs of for. let's say that you brief now some of the other stories making the news today the number of corona virus cases in brazil has topped 4000000 some 125000 people have died thus far there only the us has seen more cases and deaths brazil's president i are balls than our own has said backs and nations will not be

compulsory when they become available. at least one person has died in a blaze on a supertanker off the coast of sri lanka the indian and tree logging navies are trying to prevent the fire reaching the oil storage area of the vessel they say no or oil has so far leaked out. in beirut rescue teams are searching for a potential survivor in the rubble of a collapsed building rescuers say they detected faint signs of life one month after the massive explosion that rocked the lebanese capital some 200 people were killed thousands of people were injured. all beirut is working hard to bounce back from the destruction wrought by that huge explosion recovery efforts are underway in the cultural scene for example which has managed to keep going through civil war religious strife and corruption but rebuilding time and again is exhausting and the

latest struggle may be too much for saw. in the days following the explosion anger in beirut grew not a single building was left on damaged in the residential area behind the poor in recent years and not seen heard emerge harking back to the cosmopolitan beirut of old many hoped it heralded a more liberal minded city now this hope has been destroyed. this museum for contemporary art was we opened in 2015 following a long period of renovation it was a place where people could enjoy art free of charge for. when the explosion occurred the last visitors had left for the day ringback directors in our radar was still in her office it's a miracle she wasn't injured. or really that was i was shot by a sniper in 78 i was 8 years old i was at the beach since i was inside no

kid it's our generation the war generation who did not want to forget who want to talk interest and who threw the cup terrorists artistic initiatives we have been witnessing the non-responsibility of the government and of course a civil society that is more and more like acting as if it were placing the state which we have already been doing for the past 30 years in the true much of lebanon civil war that ravaged the city is still very present to 15 year long conflict ended in 1990 terror attacks assassinations and economic collapse followed in a state in which the authorities seemed to have given up critics say this year's explosion was an accident but not a coincidence. this is not museum will be rebuilt the building needs to be secured before the harsh weather sets in help is coming from. over the world but

to say now we don't says simply rebuilding what was there before is not enough this time. i'm committed to the museum i'm committed but i don't know how long i don't know how long i'm committed to pen i'm committed to my country depending on how it is going to. i mean we are right we are ready to govern this country. and here in berlin entertainers and artists are making a cautious reappearance as pandemic restrictions are being lifted including for open air concerts that are normally frequent and very welcome during the summer. it is. the 1st performance in 6 months was at this venue headlined by roland kaiser he's

a star of german music as it's known virus protection measures still applied of course the attendance was restricted to just a fraction of the venues abbess. this is deja vu news live from berlin up next we have our business news with rob was a healthy looking at the nords for him to project and some of the business and political dimensions of that i'm brian thomas for the entire news team thanks for being. in the height of climate change. for christmas eve. what's in store for this morning just in time for the future. c w comforting megacities to the people to judge insight. into.

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