on you tube. this is news live from berlin poisoned russian opposition leader oleksandr valmy is heading home soon to be departing on a flight to moscow from birth in the kremlin critic is facing jail for allegedly breaching a suspended sentence these are live pictures he's been in germany for almost 5 months recovering from a nerve agent and also coming up

a ring of steel around washington d.c. old 50 us states on high alert in the run up to president elect joe biden to the north a ration 25000 national guard troops are being sent in to protect the nation's capital . and france brings forward its nationwide coronavirus could few to 6 pm thousands of police are standing by in past when force the restriction will break his face fines or even prison. imagine how and welcome russian opposition leader he is soon to depart germany where he's been recovering from a nerve agent attack that almost killed him now valerie has just boarded a flight we're looking at live pictures from but didn't see international airport he's bound for moscow he insists that russian president vladimir putin ordered his poisoning which the kremlin denies now in the valley could be arrested on his

arrival early a suspended sentence at moscow's the new coach airport where he will be going security officials have stepped up security and a prisoner transport trucks a white if he gets there now we'll go live to our reporters shortly but 1st we'll take a look at to remind you of alexian of all nice recent ordeal. 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 of only 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 the vuln 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 well our reporter covering the story for us from the

international airport where. it's supposed to be departing for moscow are let me stop by asking what's going on there have been some changes. oh there was a slight delay in the flight actually taking off apparently there was an unruly passenger who had gotten into a fight with one of the stewardesses and she demanded that he be removed from the plane that has caused a slight delay but we're told that the flight is carrying under the previous terms and will fly will be leaving the airport shortly. and just quickly why is he going back to the country where last time he was there someone tried to kill him. well i mean in of all he has never really minced words he always intended to go back to russia i mean he is one of the most prominent figures of the russian opposition in large part because of his organizational efforts online in his media work and in social media i mean he's attracted a huge following especially among the younger russians and

a lot of it centers around his anti corruption foundation which has really gone after members of the russian government who they choose of misappropriating public funds now that work is very hard to organize from abroad and you know of course there is also this opinion you hear quite often in russia that it's very difficult to be a russian pop politician outside of the country and just to look at other opposition figures like me can afford to cost the opposition aligned oligarchy after an extensive prison term was forced to go into exile abroad now he quickly lost his stature among the opposition in russia and i think alexei navalny wanted to avoid that fate which is part of the reason that he intended to go back today he's intending to go back as you say we're looking at live pictures from the flight on which i have on the is on board heading to moscow the tension is palpable you have to say now you can't say this pitch is so let me ask how much is now down these life at risk in russia. well rapped about we have to

say we don't have any direct indication that his life is currently under threat but after what amounts to an assassination attempt last year of course he's going to be thinking about his own safety and also the safety of his family when he returns to russia but i think this really needs to be understood as kind of a pressure campaign directed at vladimir putin i know it's an evolving is kind of undertaking this gambit because he wants to put the man in the kremlin under pressure because really the situation is kind of damned if you do damned if you don't if he doesn't react if he doesn't take some type of measures against the likes of all the when he comes back he runs the risk of being viewed as weak in russia and that would come at a time when his own popularity in the popularity of the government is starting to wane on the other hand if you were to actually when he comes back well you know that could awake new sympathies for alexina volney and maybe boost his popularity back home so of course concerns about his overall safety are going to be on the mind of alexina of all me but this is a calculated risk he seems willing to take

a lesson of on the is just to take. the end point thanks so much ok let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world. gunmen have shot dead 2 female 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 work for the top course. engine izzy a violent protest the broken out for a 2nd does not in at least 6 cities anger is mounting of economic hardship and deteriorating living conditions tunisia has been marking the 10th anniversary of the revolution that spot the arab spring uprisings. almost a people have been confirmed dead after an earthquake in indonesia rescuers are still searching for survivors under the rubble more than 2 days after the quake struck so the ways the province it's not clear how many still missing.

well all 50 us states are on high alert this weekend for fear of protests against the election of joe biden as president about 25000 national guard troops being sent to secure the capital washington d.c. before wednesday's no gration it's feared violent extremist groups are 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. they'll join 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 and that's a little bit you know nerve wracking and also disappointing that 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 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 but. to you know create problems it's not only washington d.c.

concerned about violent attack minnesota's snowy capitol 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. there let's keep you up to speed on the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic more than 70 tennis players headed for the strait. an open have been quarantined for 2 weeks in melbourne after testing positive from those on board the flight they'll be able to train for the tournament in the meantime the european medicines agency says hackers are attempting to undermine public trust in vaccines the drugs regulator maintains stolen documents were manipulated and leaked online and in china aspirin has been found to be contaminated with coded 193 samples tested positive for the virus meanwhile a strict nationwide curfew has come into force in france people now have to be at

home and stay there from 6 pm 2 hours earlier than the previous curfew residents face fines or even jail time if they don't comply infection rates in france have stabilized but the number of coded 19 patients needing intensive care in hospitals is still rising rapidly. normally bustling with saturday night shopping and these paris businesses closed their doors much earlier than normal. we trust the government but once again it's a loss in revenue for us we need to reorganize our staffing we don't know how we will get financial help for that will we be able to use the furlough scheme for our staff what kind of impact will it have on our revenue but. it's a tough new measure and aimed at getting corona virus infections under control a nationwide curfew of 6 pm many have grown accustomed to stricter measures.

in the day a bit earlier to go and see friends earlier it's not much of a change it's more of a question of doing things really are that's the only difference is that. i'm not an expert but i suppose if so many scientists agree on that i mean it must work. and as people rushed to finish their shopping thousands of police were on hand to give fines for those breaking curfew. 2400 police officers were mobilized throughout paris to ensure proper implementation of these curfew measures and their respect by the population. the virus has killed 70000 people in france and while infections have remained steady at around 20000 per day hospital admissions continue to grow. the sport now in the 6th through a chance to take top spot on the table that were held to

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score. and a reminder of the top story we're following for you this hour russian opposition leader alexeyevna valmy has departed or soon to be on a flight from the world in place where he's been recovering from a nerve agent attack flight is now taking off he's heading to moscow or faces a wrist on the right. to watching t.w. news i'll be back with more news at the top of the hour until then we can start to date on the web site of d w dot com season. life on earth little coming to an end. quote.