of shane silence. we need to break out of a. i want to tell you something. how to tell the secret starts november 29th on dw, the. the daily news live from berlin view as president elect donald trump nominates more controversial figures for his cabinet. trump taps robert f kennedy junior in environmental activist who is spreading misinformation on vaccines. they had the united states top health agency also coming out police themselves. and i forgot to say they're determined to arrest hundreds of illegal miners. they cornered under ground, but relative say they'll die without the food and water authorities are blocking the

welcome to the show on the call for at least you as far as it was elect, donald trump has announced more controversial cabinet picks a week after his the science of election when including a republican sweep of both chambers of congress. that means republicans will have the final say on approving terms, choices to head up all government agencies. speaking out as mar, logo resorts and his 1st public appearance and selection, i trump said he was naming former independent presidential candidate and vaccine skeptic, robert f. kennedy junior to lead the department of health and human services. people like you, bobby, don't get too popular, bobby. you know, the 3 step about the level now we want you to come up with things and ideas and what you've been talking about for a long time. and i think you're going to do some unbelievable thing. nobody's. nobody's going to be able to do it like you are going to be who comes from the famous democratic political family as a long term health and environmental active as but many of his views,

like casting doubt on vaccines and spreading conspiracy theories have been proved, false and critics, they, they're dangerous. kennedy ran as an independent presidential candidate for, for dropping out of the race and endorsing trunk of the 2 campaigns together. promising to quote, make america healthy. again. we have this that this country of the world. and this, this rage took us, we need to bring donald trump to watch instead of make america how and for war i'm joined now by my colleagues, even beardsley from our d. w election team, steven trump nomination of our k junior. not a huge surprise, but could you explain why it is sold unconventional? well, nicole, in some ways it should be conventional kennedy is back in a place of high power if he's approved from the nomination. he comes from america's most famous political dynasty. the kennedy's. his uncle was president john f kennedy. his father was robert f. kennedy, who was united states senator,

he was the us attorney general. he was assassinated when robert f. kennedy junior was 14 years old. he was appalled there for his father, or k, jr, was 9 years old when his uncle was assassinated. so we seen a lot, and there a lot of conspiracy theories floating around both those deaths, which he's also peddled in a little bit. he is unconventional because of the belief that he espouses for things like vaccines. and this is a man who actually has a very traditional, a very inspiring in many ways, career. he had a troubled youth, trouble, young adulthood. but then he became a very successful environmental activist, a very successful environmental lawyer who took on big companies and one liked upon one son. so he's known for that, but he's been sort of more and more out there, especially when it comes to things like vaccines. he published essays, saying that vaccines were linked to autism, for example, scientifically unproven. he has said point blank that he believes there is no such thing as a safe and effective vaccine, also on proven so to his supporters. he really is much champions in

a very kennedy way for the downtrodden, whereas his father was a champion for the poor for black americans during the civil rights movement. they see him as being a champion for some kind of health movement that needs needs to take place. there's a lot of skepticism that's growing around, things like vaccine, and it's only grown during the pandemic. but for his opponents, they see someone who's really threatening to build back down. something has been built up over decade, centuries even. and that is just kind of held up a route as the through vaccines, in particular, because we're talking about vaccines is really seen pretty much the reputation of polio from the united states. it's the back needles, a temperature most. this is a problem that has this solvable in parts of the world because of vaccines. yeah. and now besides him being an anti baxter and, and spreading potentially very, very dangerous misinformation. what else makes them such a controversial figure? he's, he says, erotic things often times and some of his more, you know, sort of strange dances include a taking on fluoridation in water. for example,

we have floor fluoride fluoride inter tough water in the us that is supposed to prevent dental decay. there has been some controversy every now and then about it, but scientifically, there's nothing wrong with it. and in fact, it helps medical outcomes. but for some people that's still a problem. he's also points i've met in that is a medication typically use in veterinary medicine as a solution for cove. it everyone dabbled a little bit in that during the pandemic or not everyone, but a lot of people did. but he continues to press that as an issue, even though it's also been scientifically debunk. he's had a radek things to say about his own health, saying that he has a parasitic worm and his brain. he's said the coping 19 was you did genetically engineered to spare certain groups of jews and chinese. the thing is for all of that, he also says things that many people really attached to and they see to be true. they believe there's a medical health price or medical prices in the us look at the obesity pandemic across the us. that is very true. he looks at ultra process, boots in the us and says, that's a problem. many health officials would agree and there are more efforts to take those things on. it's just that will lot of veers into another kind of territory.

and one thing i would say is that these kind of groups, they benefit from the successes of vaccines medical interventions over the past decade because we don't see polio here anymore because measles has been beaten so far back. they don't have that kind of familiarity with these diseases that perhaps my grandparents generation would have had. yeah. and i think what's most concerning too many people is that the lie is so so, so hard to distinguish from, from the truth, right. for sure. i disagree or in many areas, why do you think trump picked him? i think trump picked him because he saw there's a lot of overlap between the 2, robert of canadian, who was not getting much traction as a democratic nominee for the presidential election. he then went to the independent side, but he's also kind of figure who has this kind of deep state narrative, the therapy they're hiding, something from you. a trump knew that this was someone who could bring people over to him, even though this is a liberal name. kennedy, you don't get much more democratic than that. you knew that this was someone who's

affiliation substances were much more align with this kind of conservative populace . and it really looks at authority and expertise with incredible skepticism and says there's something that you're hiding. and again, as you just said, a lot of that overlaps with people's very realistic concerns about things that are maybe problematic. the state of health in the us disease, obesity, diabetes, things like that. so you can usually always great to have you. thank you so much. i and we can now take a look at some other stories making headlines around the world today. the 3 and leader comes on own has ordered his military to begin mass of production of suicide grounds, according to state media. that is feeling young has been a ramping off the bill of element of new weaponry in recent years and increasing arms exports to russia, suicide drones, care explosives and crash into targets, and they're better at evading air defenses themselves in the air. pollution levels have stored in daily to levels up to 50 times the safe limit recommended by the

world health organization authorities. i've shut all primary schools until further notice. the smog is blamed for thousands of premature death is here, and it's an annual source of misery. for the capital's residents, the coalition of through long as less green president, nora camara, does say a non k has one the parliamentary elections as national people's power parties, secured a 2 thirds majority this. i know you all could do a power after september as presidential elections and he has promised to come back graft and believe it poverty following a severe financial crisis. the 5th type wound to hit the philippines in 3 weeks is now headed towards taiwan. people were left stranded and herds of livestock were devastated after typhoon. the song you struck on thursday, villages were evacuated after a traitor slash floods, or casters now say a new type boom threat is drawn closer to the philippines. to south african, our hundreds or even thousands of people are trapped in

a gold mine in the countries northwest province traps that is by the word is waiting to arrest them for a legal mining relatives have been blocked from providing food or water to the miners. a law enforcement tactic that they say is already having deadly consequences. as an agonizing waiting game unfolds in south africa's northwest province, it's estimated that thousands of illegal gold miners have been down this shaft for 4 weeks. while police wait above ground to arrest anyone who comes out, relatives who normally bring food and water to the mine, had been blocked by police. now all they can do is stand by helpless. with my brother, one brother came to my new domain name. now we've got 7 months inside, but i'm looking for the brother m o, i don't. if he's in communication with somebody pregnant, that's why you seem to put them off. come on because we have bought us they. we

have phones. if at all, like he said, they offer our children, my friendly one tell so our government must help us. but the government has refused to help. anyone who stays under ground. officials say the miners can come out any time, but they're unwilling to do so because they see of arrest and possible deportation . police say they have already detained a 1000 people. do that and the stuff isn't oh, i brought up the processing them in terms of the law. meaning that we are also charging them. um, depending on the conditionality and maybe the state testing the country, because the mine was the commission official say it is too dangerous to send down rescuers. one volunteer who went to check on conditions reported seeing several

dead bodies of the south africa and human rights commission. plans to investigate the police action aro, corresponding to so comalla is at the entrance of that line and still wanting to so it seems like some of these minors are choosing start ration over getting arrested . why are they still afraid of the police? this is true. they are choosing a still vision of a serving the i live the fred of being arrested. i've been talking to police and coming to lead us as to why it really would. they prefer to stay underground and stuff to death. one of the lead, i saved some of them uh, a leak on the inside of the castle. they're afraid that they've got rested in ported as the most affordable shut off because he said he doesn't also understand. because south africans watched the, i've seen that decibel because they'll be let to go home and i so, but that's the insight. no one has come out today. the meanest of police was here. he made a toll of the mine just alright,

i thought that might have just been me, but i think we've lost you. at least we can't hear you any more from phil fontaine. thank you so much. i'm moving on for now. i apologize for that. marine scientists have discovered was believe to be the largest single coral on earth. in the pacific ocean, researchers found it near the solomon islands, initially believing in to be a ship wreck. the coil is 32 meters wide and 34 meters long. researchers say it is to the stink from a coral reef. just made up of many coral colonies. all

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