live from berlin this is the news a ring of steel around washington d.c. all 50 us states on high alert and the run up to president elect joe biden is a no go rush of $25000.00 8 national guard troops of being sent in to protect the nation's capital also on the program heading home from 2 of the russian opposition leader elect i never said to fly back to moscow after surviving and the session eisen attempt the kremlin critic is facing jail for allegedly breaching a suspended sentence. and the daring crime of his raising hundreds of thousands of

dollars for charity by scaling a $300.00 made to hong kong skyscraper all while strapped into a wheelchair. i'm anthony held welcome to the program over 50 us states on high alert this weekend for fear of protests against the election of joe biden as president around 25000 national guard troops being sent in to secure washington d.c. before wednesday's inauguration its feed violent extremist groups targeting the city the f.b.i. has also warned of possible protests in every state capital. they're heading to washington d.c. from all over the country national guard troops in this case from washington state in the far northwest of the u.s. . and thousands of other so-called weekend warriors to secure the inauguration all

of them military trained men and women given time away from their regular jobs to serve where needed their presence is requested in the capital city and much appreciated by capitol police who were overrun on january 6th in a siege of the capitol building there also appreciated by residents here. back here and you know why they're here. a little bit you know and also disappointing the city's sort of been turned upside down as a result of what happened a couple weeks ago it's been really scary because we're concerned not only for the capital in the buildings the white house the neighborhoods because we live just very very close to here the stage is set for wednesday's inauguration ceremony on the steps of the capitol building an event that normally draws hundreds of thousands. but in 2021 kilometer after kilometer of steel fencing has been set

to prevent access to not only the seats of government but even the residences of those in the incoming biden administration what it is jarring but. i mean we have you know american terrorists are trying to you know create problems it's not only washington d.c. concerned about violent attack minnesota's snowy capital indeed the capitals of all 50 states are beefing up security for protests that could go well beyond the ordinary remaining national guard are on standby should the run up to the presidential inauguration or the day itself turn ugly. so as with just head thousands of national guard troops in washington d.c. to secure biden's inauguration so how do americans feel about seeing their capitol and the what is essentially a military lockdown well we spoke to us by journalist hyla mila. it's a pretty interesting situation to see

a lot of people are pretty freaked out by it or at least sorry if. that d.c. is. locked down i've talked to a couple people in d.c. who said they're completely over the situation they want the area to open back gobbets a little unnerving when you see roads blocked and bridges shut down to the national mall closed didn't you know people are just tired of it they're ready to get back to some semblance of normal. judith journalist hyla miller ok now let's get you up at speed on the latest developments in the corona virus pandemic the european medicines agency says hackers are attempting to undermine public trust in vaccines the drugs regulated maintained stolen documents were manipulated and leaked online all strip is extending its lockdown until february 7th to bring down still high fiction rights that's a nice ins in germany have cost $1000000.00 men while covering more than one percent of the population and in china a scream has been found to be contaminated with $193.00 samples tested positive for

the virus well russian opposition leader elects on the valley is heading home from germany where he's been recovering from a nerve agent attack that almost killed him the mommy insists that russian president vladimir putin ordered the poisoning which the kremlin denies now in the film is risking a wrist on a rival over an early a suspended sentence. but. hi it's deval me with that for mil your greeting kremlin critic alexina valmy announced his plans to leave germany and return home to russia despite the fact that last time he was there he was fighting for his life . coming to germany was not my choice it's a cool country but i am not here by my own will i am here because they tried to kill me those people who now have a grudge against me because they didn't manage to kill me and i survived. back in august novelle new fell ill on board

a plane from tomsk to moscow after an emergency landing he was rushed to hospital where doctors insisted there was no evidence of poisoning. but 2 days later novell me was airlifted to germany for treatment there experts confirmed he had been poisoned with soviet era nerve agent nova chuck sense then the opposition leader has been recovering from the attack and investigating who was behind it. he even got an alleged member of the hit squad to confess by calling him posing as an aide to a top f.s.b. official the agent said the team had put the poison in of all these underwear the kremlin has denied any link to the poisoning but volney insists it was ordered by president vladimir putin himself now in developing is facing arrest on his return authorities say he's breached the terms of the suspended sentence he received in a 2014 fraud trial but not only says it's just another move designed to scare him

off without success. is that better than a bullet for us last time he was on russian soil aaron someone tried to kill him why is he going back well alexina of all and he has never made any secret of the fact that he always intended to return to russia you have to remember he is the most prominent member of the russian opposition and the most visible thanks in large part to a lot of his social media work and also his work with his anti-corruption foundation and that work is very hard to coordinate from abroad and of course within russia itself there's for a long time been this sentiment that it's very hard to be a russian politician when you're not in the country directly one just has to think of the opposition aligned oligarchy who after a lengthy prison term was actually forced into political exile abroad now he quickly lost relevance within russia itself and i think that's a fate that alexei navalny really hoped to avoid which is part of the reason that he's taken the step to return to the country today how much life at risk in russia

. well after like last year's assassination attempt of course concerns of his own personal safety are going to be weighing heavily on his mind that being said it's not clear that he's in in media danger. of mortal danger upon returning to the country instead this seems to be kind of a politically politically calculated gambit upon his part he's attempting to up the pressure on vladimir putin which is something he does appear to be doing quite successfully by returning to the country if putin doesn't take action against him he runs the risk of actually appearing weak to his own voters and his own supporters within the country but at the same time if lattimer putin does choose to take action against an avanti he could run the risk of waking new sympathies for new volumnia within russia and also abroad and other people have floated the idea that if election of all the is actually arrested upon his return he could actually become kind of a cause celeb among both russians and also politicians abroad now that's not a very attractive prospect for the man in the kremlin which is part of the reason i

think that he has chosen to undergo this gambit actually return to the country. and just very briefly before we go what exactly are those allegations that threaten to have me arrested on his return. well the most pressing are allegations that he violated the conditions of a suspended sentence he was given for corruption in 20132014 now moscow's prison authority maintains that he would need to have checked in with his parole officers while he was receiving treatment here in germany now they say that didn't happen which is part of the reason they are pressing for his arrest when he returns to moscow later today or until like many things. ok let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world. gunmen have shot dead 2 thing male supreme court judges during an early morning ambush in the afghan capital kabul violence has surged recently despite peace talks between the afghan government and the taliban in qatar more than 200 women judges were for the top

court. and she is a violent protests have broken out for a 2nd night in at least 6 cities anger is mounting of the economic hardship and deteriorating living conditions in his ear has been marking the 10th anniversary of the revolution that sparked the arab spring uprisings. sport now in the bundesliga leipzig threw away a big chance to take top spot on the table that were held to a 2 all draw involved on saturday and the result is another setback 6 title hopes. leipzig strode out knowing a win would at least temporarily put them top of the table but your novels munns men faced tough opposition involved the hosts had won the last 5 home games but started this match snoozing. the 1st real attack yielded the 1st goal 4 minutes in wingback not a nucular 1st forward to latch on to emil forsberg cross. nucular was back in the

side after being dropped from last week's dortmund defeat and immediately repaid his coach's faith. but the wolves woke up and responded through top score of out of a forced his 11th league goal a diving header. the flying dutchman left with far too much space. was and then it was like tick who were caught napping allowing the hosts to take the lead on 35 minutes muscles of it's a loss the bull right in front of his own box and a not too stephan got the lucky deflection to secure a $21.00 half time lead. after the break a free kick left both spoke defender scrambling and leipsic center back villi all done eventually hit the back of the nets with the poachers finished and leveled the schools. the match finished all square a result that may not please either side. well in subtle ways like

a host of births you mentioned with the visitors taking the lead through a penalty in the 35th minute dot responded after the break as nicholas burns alice equalize with a diving hedda. just 3 minutes later and then he. put back in front. stuka would respond once again scoring the equaliser. from the penalty spot and that sealed a droll. attending to some tennis news now and 47 players have had to quarantine in melbourne before next month's a straight in open some passengers all but not players tested positive for code 19 on 2 chartered flights the players wants now be able to practice on court until after the 2 week isolation many angry frustrated as it will hinder it preparations . now during climate has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for charity by

scaling a skyscraper in hong kong the feat was all the more impressive as you can see because of the disabled athlete tackled the climb while strapped into a wheelchair. by no means an easy task. let alone strapped into a wheelchair nevertheless climbing this 300 metre tall skyscraper was the idea of hong kong time in champion ly t. y. all to raise money for people with spinal cord injuries like himself both. some people understand the difficulties of disabled people. they think that. we help we need pity but it doesn't have to be like that if a disabled person can shine they can bring hope and opportunity they don't have to

be past week to. 10 years ago a car accident left live paralyzed from the waist down and it took him years to take up his beloved climbing again. he never lost his determination. but scaling a mountain is one thing trying the same thing on the side of a glass structure in a wheelchair is something else. i was quite scared climbing a mountain i can hold on to rocks diddle holes but with gloss all i can rely on is the rope that i'm hanging off. after 10 hours and only 50 metres from the top line i realized he didn't have enough strength and had to stop but the daring stunt has raised nearly $700000.00 u.s.

dollars for charity and lights uy says he has proven his point never stop believing in yourself. it watching the news up next they think every doc film feature titled chocolates hot darkness of it back with more news at the top of the hour until then for me at the east and in the event it's watch. news. good life on earth one of a kind and. a gigantic coincidence. we're going to taco bell happened. it's a bit like winning the lottery. when the search for unique starts feb 11th on t.w. .

chocolate we can't seem to get enough of it each year we consume $7000000.00 tons of it worldwide. that. it comes in countless varieties and price ranges made by anything from small artist and all chocolate makers to the international giants that dominate the market. and the whole spectrum can be seen at confectionery trade fairs like this but the exhibitors are also here to teach children about where chocolate comes from google is a local what have you heard of ivory cruise is the biggest producing country in the world through the cocoa through to the cocoa tree is called the couple's because it is has the look of course we take good care of these plants. surprisingly there are a critical voices at the exhibition as well environmental organization mighty earth

is here to talk about the darker side of chocolate through that image if you've consumed kolker in the past 20 years if you have a closely guarded child labor and slavery titles. work in the worst condition as the dangerous chemical has shut machetes don't have to carry very heavy load. this has long been known in the chocolate industry but many companies still insist they are doing what they can to protect children and the environment. to satisfy the industry acknowledges the problems the feistiest forestation and child labor and plantations us officials that i assure you they are working hard to improve the situation is that. over the last 10 years more and more cocoa producers have pledged to save the forests and send children to school instead of work. but are they.

this is the harbor of abidjan the economic capital of ivory coast the west african country produces 40 percent of the world's entire cocoa supply. the trees that it comes from grow on small remote fans. there are around 6000000 of these farms worldwide and they're mostly left to their own devices. their harvest then goes through a long supply chain of traders and manufacturers before it ends up on our shelves. i'm paul mora a french television journalist and i'm interested in the very 1st link of the chain . much of the remaining rain forest in ivory coast lies in the south west about an 8 hour drive from the capital the region is known as the country's

cocoa belt. even as we approach on the main road children run away when they see. camera it's a sign we're getting close to the plantations. why did you tell him to run away is he working for you. know so why send him away any felony. child labor is forbidden in ivory coast punishable by up to 6 months in prison but it's rarely prosecuted as it's shown too hard to prove. in the far west of the country the roads turn into wet muddy dirt tracks. militias patrol the area they say they're here to protect the people.

they collect money from everyone who passes through especially the cocoa trucks. it costs 100 francs to pass sometimes 500 if you've got a truck it's 1000 francs. this is the protected one deb a forest reserve about 10 kilometers from the liberian border it used to be part of the species rich west guinea and lowland rain forest. but there's not much left of the forest or the protected animals. the land was cleared to make way for thousands of illegal cocoa plantations. the green plants are full cookout trees the primary forest is dead. officially no

one is even allowed to enter the syria without permission from the forrestal thorazine. but no one is here to enforce the rules of the e.u. . these hidden camps the list signs. the farmers are working illegally on land that doesn't belong to them journalists aren't welcome here so we don't tell them what we do. we're accompanied by a member of an inn g.o.c. human rights. to go. around 40 people live in this camp huts men and children only to play drink water from the river and eat bananas and manioc that they grow in the forest themselves.

they pick could count poles and cut them open with machetes all day. it takes a lot of care and precision the shells $100.00 and their blades shop. the good it's the only way to extract the precious beans that is still coated in a white fleshy pulp because. that's what. the beans are left out to dry before they have bagged up and sold to a co-operative. the workers old very young about a 3rd of them

a children. very extremely poor immigrants from neighboring bikini a fossil. their homeland is a country plagued by drought hunger and violence the cocoa business in ivory coast he's often their only hope for survival. drum on his 13 years old record why don't you go to school if you do good why don't i go to school when one of your friends yes you were lined up i dropped out. by those parents couldn't afford it anymore to our luck about how did you end up here. i came with my older brother a lot of still don't get it. is the youngest in this camp tripartite what

about you you know school i don't. know. no no no i don't like school. but you know i need to earn money for. these forest should in theory be monitored by ivory coast's ministry of water and forests. that were new to me you ever see ranges here she yeah but they leave us alone it was a mess. the government does have an official plan to save the rainforest they want to redistribute the land reforest some of the areas that have been destroyed and use legal farms more efficiently more than 200000 cocoa farmers are meant to receive training. but next to nothing has actually happened so far meanwhile immigrants from bikini faso continue to arrive to work on ivory coast

illegal plantations. they come as children and stay for many years the forest becomes their prison. when a sees is just one of its prisoners or their parents stayed. he saw yeah and burkina faso you don't see them to develop a you know i haven't seen them for 6 years but. you were 15 when you arrived here of a needed a ride rector's no one to remember them yet now i'm 21 a long time without your parents for you yes it's very painful you were told me that even back then no no no not one thing i want to tell you why no way if you think you knew that this is the 1st year i've actually started earning money you doesn't jeopardize it. it's one of the darkest secrets of these clandestine plantations people like us ceased toil for years without

compensation only later to they receive a small piece of land in return to grow their own harvest and keep any returns he'll. but. he can finally make some money from selling cocoa this is how the camps in guam debate operate 1st the boys work for food then for payment in kind. of. walk ali has also started working on his 1st small plot of land there didn't involve you 'd if your boss doesn't pay you this is no no i didn't get any money at all that's not a decided i'd work you know get. the plumber that you worked for free for 6 years exactly that's slave labor. yes but that's just the way it is. i harvested i said i had.

a bag and a half that's 180 kilograms which sells for 2. $110.00 euros that's our lease new annual income. has just arrived from bikini afonso this is the start of his new life here. and then i. think someone's going to hear he's keeping you can you tell me how much money he makes. for the new and i think i. know young. people if they're get paid on how much. the question he's making really sharp uncomfortable. i mean it's not really.

probably if he works in here literacy of his own plot. ok thank you for tamara right now he's working for free with you know he's working towards getting his own one we're going to impose on it there but it's a lot how old are you a single thing do you know how old you are. one of us when he doesn't know. where is your birthday. it was here when he went into the city. the city of geek glow is 40 kilometers east of the forest children from bikini afonso who've been sold by their parents arrive at this bus station to be bought by plantation owners. to observe one of these transactions our n.g.o.s help pretends to be a farmer he's wearing a hidden camera. he finds to

traffic is that the station waiting for the children to arrive from the kenya faso . they target the most vulnerable ones who'll be willing to work just for food. they tell us who's in charge of this business. the next day we meet the old man as he's known here but the real trust me off my kids for you no problem but you know. i'm going to. be very happy to find children for you. i'll be happy and so will you. disregard your prophet and be a parent get 200000 francs on this are. you send the 200002 the parents or dollars prada sure why look below every family there long can they work for me 34 years. to stay for 3 maybe 2. i can't pay more than $200000.00 worry they're not all the same price. or humans have different prices. like sheep they're not all for the

same. food finish your coffee and get the children. just right now of course it is ok. 200000 west african c.f.a. francs a worth roughly 300 euro. that's the cost of $1.00 slave for 3 years. while our guide has a coffee the old man gets a tip off that there are journalists investigating the illegal plantations he calls off the deal. the young workers have no idea of the dangers they face of the cocoa plantations one of the worst is in.