this new w. news live from berlin pressure is growing on the authoritarian leader of belarus thousands of women marched through the capital in a 4th week of protests against president alexander lukashenko the country's exiled opposition leader says a point of no overturn has been practiced. also coming up donald trump is on the defensive after media reports suggest he insulted americans toward a u.s. president dismisses claims he called fallen troops losers trumps democratic rival

joe biden has seized on the issue to slam his opponent. and we give you a taste of the man honey it's made in turkey it's going to have healing properties and it can have some utterly intoxicating side effects. i'm married to evanston thanks for joining me we begin in belarus where thousands of women have marched through the capital minsk and yet another challenge to authoritarian president alexander lukashenko popular pressure for his removal is growing despite a crackdown by security services the exiled opposition leader says a point of no return has been passed. women through minsk demanding president alexander lukashenko his resignation. he's held power for 26 years enough

reads the banner. mass protests swept the country after the elections last month that the opposition said were rigged. some balladry hope that the sheer numbers of people on the street in the last weeks will bring change. just because right now it's hard not to be on the street it's very hard to watch the current events sitting at home with you there's a feeling of solidarity we are not alone we are numerous and together we can change something we can call. this a curity forces stand back for the moment its safety in numbers. not so for this smaller group the university students demanding the release of that arrested classmates. and the marxist agents detained even more

students. the authorities said this rally was illegal and told a russian news agency that no more than 30 people were arrested. exiled opposition leaders for plan a chicken off sky has been appealing for international help. i spoke with the un security council where i voiced this problem and called for all concerned nations to pay attention to the crimes committed against the people in belarus so said the priest being a part of. order and furthermore not a single criminal case has been opened on any of those crimes. it's a very strange situation. meanwhile another prominent opposition member all go over was forced to leave belarus she had been in jail for 10 days the authorities gave her an ultimatum. it is the hordes of us as

a crowd to me that when i was in jail representatives of the militia and the interior ministry of valerie's came to me and said that if i did not agree to leave the country i would face a long time in jail is the screen door you have to do the hordes of them adore her . she's an opponent now a government spokesman said anyone facing political repression and batteries could count on protection from poland more protests are planned for sunday but. the race for the white house in november has taken a new turn following alleged comments made by the us president donald trump is denying reports he insulted americans killed in battle in europe calling the allegations a hoax the story published in the atlantic magazine claimed that trump refused to visit an american military cemetery in france because it was quote filled with losers and because he didn't believe it was important to honor american war dead

the report also claims trump called marines who lost their lives quote suckers for getting killed. parts of the story is citing anonymous sources have been corroborated by other news outlets including fox news which is usually a strong supporter of the president but donald trump insists he did not make the comments you know it was a fake story written by a magazine that was probably not going to be around much longer but it was a totally fake story and that was confirmed by many people who were actually that it was a terrible thing that somebody could say the kind of things and especially to me because i've done more for the military then almost anybody else. but whether true or not the story has angered many veterans democratic presidential nominee joe biden jumped on the story as well and he had this to say president trump has demonstrated he has no sense of service no moral to do any cost other than himself

. 5 yawner be the next commander in chief i will ensure that our american heroes. know i have their backs honor their sacrifice and those who've been injured will be in military parades well earlier we spoke to chaz henery a former marine captain who's reported extensively on veterans' issues he talked to us about the effect the allegations could have in the final 2 months of the presidential race veterans. can look at present drop and see some things that he's done for them he's encouraging signs of legislation that allowed the v.a. to better hold accountable bad leaders within that agency created a hotline for veterans if they felt their cases weren't being handled with sufficient speed and has built on programs from the previous administration and

actually try to take credit the entire programs. having to do with providing civilian medical care to better ones near or where they are so there are things that veterans and people with concerns about veterans and people in the military can look to and and appreciate a long mispresent problem but the idea that a commander in chief would speak disparagingly is is something that would have been difficult for anyone to believe even if one thought that the commanders in chief in the past were cynical they would they would praise and speak well of military people. in order to ensure that they continue to do what's necessary to secure the national defense. and staying in the united states several both have sunk while taking part in a parade in texas in support of president donald trump the vessels that went down on lake travis near the state capital austin authorities say they received many calls about boats in distress on the choppy water and the sheriff's office also

pointed to the high number of craft setting off at once in rough conditions. all right let's turn our attention now to some of the other stories making news around the world germany's foreign minister heikal mas has warned that berlin and its allies will discuss sanctions if russia does not shed light within days on alexina volley doctors believe the kremlin critic was poisoned with a nerve agent novi chalk is being treated at a berlin hospital ma spoke of possible consequences to the german russian gas project nord stream to. police in israel have clashed with protesters gathered outside prime minister benjamin netanyahu is official residence in jerusalem and opponents are demanding his resignation over a series of corruption scandals anger over the government's handling of the coronavirus is also fueling the rallies. the eastern german city of leipzig has seen a 3rd night of disturbances clashes broke down during

a protest against rising rents and a lack of affordable housing the demonstrations began after police cleared a house occupied by squatters last month the mayor has condemned the violence. well just last year authorities in venice were worried about the devastating effects of mass tourism its famous canals were packed with many visitors many of them arriving from other countries aboard enormous cruise ships but all that changed with the coronavirus pandemic now venice is unusually quiet and many people there hope it could. i mean a 2nd chance for their city and a disappearing way of life. it's only a stone's throw from venice is famous st mark's square to the arsenal quarter where many born and bred venetians live. like ariana and her husband even who run their

own small pasta factory it's a traditional business bravely resisting being displaced by mass tourism. business is fragile it's a delicate fine city and it doesn't need a certain kind of tourism if all you want to do in venice is take a walk then go to las vegas and visit the fake friends they're not here. at the front of the store marianna wants to buy pasta quickly he has to repair electrical appliances but he couldn't make ends meet. yet initially i had to change jobs because the local population was decreasing and i didn't have enough work to live off in short i became a gondolier so. many people ask what kind of tourism really benefits venice during the height of the pandemic in italy the city was shut down for 10 weeks it's still unusually empty the guggenheim museum now opens only 4 days a week the majority of visitors are italians the director recognizes the power of

art particularly in a time of crisis. we must also think that about protecting it for us but also for future generations so there is an opportunity and we have to see whether this opportunity will be will be taken and understood by the right people and the younger generations i love will say corona could represent an opportunity to reimagine venice. guess without mass tourism we aren't slammed all the time we can be more cultivated ourselves this city deserves that. we will make this is a moment for objectivity a new chance to rethink our city and protect it gentler than welcoming to tourists but in moderation a potential path forward as venice looks towards a post corona future. and now to

a natural product said to have healing properties produced in turkey if it's known as mad honey while it can be beneficial the honey can also have some alarming side effects have a look. for sun couture mother suffers from high blood pressure making her an ideal test subject it's time for him to measure it again. to have found just the right medicine for it a spoonful of this honey. he tells his daughter to eat. he's convinced this honey the human immune system. such a small amount of pressure a little bit more would have a bigger effect but if you want too much of it you can go into a coma. this is healing properties and more they can also have an intoxicating effect hence the. turkish for mad honey.

orders for turkey and sometimes even from the. broad but his bees produce this honey extremely sparingly. based on a lot of the dark in the center his chest not a loss of money you need a light heart or in the eyesight is my honey. if someone eats too much of it they can start to see black and stagger around. their head and ears get hot and their poll slows down or. in fact the emergency room of the nearest provincial hospital regularly treats victims of mad honey. good she's good with a it will be if you talk to dave a caller because some of them start seeing them as i can cause heart attacks or even cardiac arrest all of the skin that was in most cases of just moments of patients for 24 hours and then send them home you know once that post was

stabilized both love isn't a polyp they do it. yet the honey is not prohibited beekeeper has someone to to walk to naturally into sizes gets beneficial qualities he's willing to climb to the treetops in pursuit of it the only place the highs are safe from the beach and spears. to austria now where an extreme athlete has managed to keep his cool and sent a new world record for standing in a box of ice shows of cover there was submerged in more than 200 kilograms of ice cubes for just over 2 and a half hours well he broke the world previous record which he set himself last year when he emerged from his custom made ice box coveralls said he was happy to feel the warmth of the sun on his skin and just around things off heat guess what an

ice cream. that would be too cold for me. now i'm. back at the top of the hour with more news for you. and the entire team here in berlin thanks for the company. of friends. they've been robbed of their soul that's what a people experiences when they're taken from them. countless cultural riches were stolen from africa and carted off to europe by colonialists. each artifact.