during lloyd's. arctic circle storage december 21st on d w. this is g.w. news live from berlin and venezuelans voted for a new national assembly but the opposition boy concious election alleging it's rigged in favor of the ruling socialist party president nicolas maduro used the opportunity to tighten his grip on power also coming up. violence and arrests on the streets of paris clashes break out at

a protest against police brutality and a controversial new security law in the french capital police response to lift a year ago. and a heavyweight fight to remember him but in this latest soccer the 2 top teams of the league go the distance to tell you who came out on top 16 lined sake and reigning champions by our munich. omarion evanston it's good to have you with us venezuelan president nicolas maduro is expected to tighten his grip on power in sunday's election for the national assembly the opposition is boycotting the vote contending it's rigged a victory would give one duros united socialist party control of the last major institution in the country outside. his grass venezuela has the world's largest oil

reserves but it's in the midst of a deepening economic and political crisis. that. is afraid since falling ill with covert 19 he suffered kidney damage and now needs dialysis martinez became sick last summer even though he's receiving treatment he fears frequent power outages in venezuela could put his life at risk. one night was terrifying you could hear doctors and nurses running through the hallways calling for help. there some patients were on ventilators. 3 of them died because the power went out the heartiness monthly salary of $55.00 covers neither the cost of his treatment nor his medication he's been forced to turn to a fundraising campaign. i mean. the treatment cost $400.00. you know and i don't have the money. venezuela is mired in an economic crisis

and martinez must work to feed his children he's doubtful that sunday's parliamentary elections will bring change. i don't know if it's worth it to vote. one year ago there were high hopes that national assembly president one quiet though could force the country's ruling socialist from power but he failed to win the venezuelan military to sign 3 quarters of it as well as no longer believe that he can bring about the change of years ago has been barred from taking part in sunday's vote the country's supreme court has also oust of the leaders of his political party is calling for an election boycott. the international community including germany and the e.u. are already refusing to recognize this fraudulent election. but a boycott by the opposition is likely to lead to an easy victory for the socialist party following president nicolas maduro to tighten his grip on power. to some

socialists also want to take legal action against opposition figures that we will all vote to ensure a totally read parliament will drive out the dirty unpatriotic opposition who in the last 5 years have sought to destroy the success of the revolution. martinez has been told many times not to give up hope but he fears his country could slip even deeper into crisis. greece has 6 decided to extend its 2nd lockdown for another week until december 14th in a bid to curb the spread of the corona virus the government says infection rates have not been slowing as quickly as expected and hospitals are reaching their limits the strict lockdown measures are having a crippling effect on many greeks personal finances and also the wider economy. the acropolis in athens has not seen any visitors for weeks now the nation wide lockdown has brought public life in greece to a standstill just pharmacies grocery stores and gas stations remain open the curfew

is in place from 9 pm elmina this it's nerve wracking because this is our 2nd lockdown it gets harder financially christmas is coming and we are locked in isolated from our loved ones. anyone who doesn't follow the strict rules faces a fine of 300 euros only those with a special permit are allowed to leave their homes in rowing facemasks is mandatory wherever you go. well it might not be the nicest way to handle all this but at least it helps us greeks to be more careful. in necessary step it seems authorities are registering in alarming surge of new infections in the north of the country that's more than 600 new cases pair 100000 inhabitants and this is a real problem we see huge spread of the virus in our population the pressure on our medical system our hospitals and i say use is growing. the whole north of the

country is turning into a cobbled hotspot cemetery staff hurry to dig fresh graves in customer nicky greek broadcast of show funerals with only 2 relatives attending. reeses health care system is still suffering from the years start with the measures put in place after the eurozone crisis you know the number of new covered infections appears to be stabilizing but the strict lockdown won't be lifted for another week. in france violent clashes broke out between police and demonstrators at protests in the capital paris among the protesters concerns is a bill proposed by the government that would make it more difficult for witnesses to fill police officers who are on duty the demonstrations turned chaotic on saturday as people set fire to cars broke windows and threw objects at police. chaos on the streets of paris tensions quickly escalating to breaking point

protesters came out in large numbers most were angry but only some were violent organizers accused protests crashes of hijacking the rally and taking their frustrations out on whatever lay in their path some even used time as on the footpath to throw pieces as projectiles at police the french interior ministry says dozens of people were arrested. but earlier in the day it looked a little different a collective of trade unions youth organizations journalists and human rights groups called the rally to protest what they say is an erosion of social rights and freedoms. we're heading towards increasingly limited freedoms which is absolutely unjustified. that used to teach. us must distinguish itself as being at the core of great democracies

it often has this habit of coping freedoms while preaching their reporters to others. while the reasons for demonstrating were diverse most with the. against a controversial new security law proposed by the government one particular how to go in the draft law would limit the right to take video recordings of police officers the government is bound to public pressure and agree to rewrite it but activists are demanding it be deleted completely. a day apple sold the protests president mccaughan appeared on social media he defended the proposal. but this but even if this article $24.00 were to restrict the freedoms of expression it would be ineffective because everybody would broadcast the pictures of police officers from belgium or other places so people are mistaken about the real debate going to be that if this will just be kids protests come a week after similar demonstrations to hundreds of thousands of people nationwide

leaving many asking the question how much longer they could continue into the future. let's get a check now some of the other stories making the news this hour. former french president. this thing has been buried in a small village in central friends scott had refused a state funeral so only a few dozen guests attended the private ceremony he died wednesday at the age of 94 after contracting the coronavirus. european commission president it was enough on july and says u.k. and brags that negotiators will continue their trade talks in brussels on sunday as follows a phone call with british prime minister boris johnson in a bid to break the deadlock over a potential deal there are just weeks left until the break the transition period ends on december 31st. u.s. president donald trump has been speaking in the state of georgia at his 1st rally

since being defeated in last month's election the outgoing president also claimed he won the vote in the state is in georgia to support 2 republican senators who are taking part in a runoff election next month. i'm british extreme affably it has climbed to barcelona's iconic globe tower without the use of safety equipment george king it took 40 minutes to scale the $33.00 story skyscraper and return to the ground he planned on wearing a santa costume but decided it would be safer without it. while it's been a week since if the o.p.'s military declared it had retaken control of the tikrit i region from a rebel fighters but the united nations says there are reports of continued fighting humanitarian agencies are still struggling to get into teague riah where thousands of people are believed to have died in the month long conflict these

images were broadcast on ethiopian state media they purportedly show the military taking control of the to gray region the army says its forces are now closing in on a mountain holdout of rebels from the to gripe people's liberation front little independent information comes out of to grow by transport and communication is restricted and aid agencies say they still can't get in. it is still no fool and unimpeded access by the military who are on able to assess the needs and they're unable to provide assistance and then on the able to monitor the actually goes to those who need it across the border in sudan relief organizations are struggling to help the 10s of thousands of refugees who have fled or discount. people wait in line for hours to fill water bottles. tension sometimes boil over. they came here on foot walking for days bringing only stories of

conflict and grief. this man escaped with 3 of his children amid explosions but was separated from his wife and eldest daughter. abigail we have lost everything it's hard to sleep we are suffering and thinking about our family we are alive but not much better off than those who died. those here in the camps in sudan know nothing of the fate of loved ones left behind aid agencies say up to a 1000000 people may be displaced inside to grow they see what they may find when access is finally granted. to be honest think of football now where a match up of the top 2 clubs in the leak absolutely lived up to the hype buying in a host at leipzig in a game that was far from perfect on the pitch but for fans that wait until match day 10 to see these 2 teams go head to head was well worth it. the true battle of

the going to sleep has heavyweights in munich and for byron keeper might well noir he was a rough ride from the start a decision he'll hope to forget led to leipzig 1st goal. he left the line to head off christopher in cuckoo but he sure didn't get there on time. oh his side rebounded with 17 year old jamal most eola. in the 38th minute right when the ball into the bottom right corner after that brian took the lead but this time it was the right secret to bring it back to level just in clover alone in front of neuer. to chew with the half. second half neuer again left without any help as emil forsberg powers in the header. once more barnes defenses build up by the attack kingsley coleman crosses to moeller in front he goes high to head in the equaliser 33 and that's how it smaller 2nd goals

a night coleman's 3rd assist saves a point for the league leader muller in life sig not those men know biron is fortunate to stay on top. or elsewhere in the bonus league another struggling giant with burress endorsement and giovanni dana their latest and american start were playing at i'm touched frankfurt the hosts were dominant in the early going to each a come on up one in frankfurt on top japanese pulled in the long past and bounced it in monterrey not struck that utilize or in the 2nd half blasting the ball inside the near post dortmund and frankfurt and dropped one to one. ok so when if they get saturday games are of course done and dusted so let's take a look at all the results on match day 10 in the day's big game biron and life saved drew as 1st played 2nd freiburg drew with cologne and votes for share the spoils and be to fed beat mines on friday harrington beat on your own in the berlin

derby on sunday braman placed at guard and face leverkusen and looking ahead also to monday hoffenheim take on work. you're watching news coming to you from for a lens stay tuned for reporter with a look at beirut's contra to klein in the months after the port explosion of american evan stephen i'll have another update for you at the top of the hour hope you join us then.

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