brent: this is "dw news," wi-fi from berlin. russia's top kremlin critic, alexei navalny. doctors treating of al navalny n berlin say test results point to a toxin affecting his nervous system. newsletter 24-hour police protection. wiwill also hold anyoyone accountable? u.s. president donald trump

pieces of the republican national convention, as delegates back his bid sond term in office. and again inin the u.s., protess after police shoot a black man multiple times in the back, leaving him in serious condition. those who defied a curfew were pushed back with tear gas. and the man who led bayern munich to major titles the season. hansi flick took over as interim coach mid-campaign. he guided his club to leading the bundesliga, german cup, and champions league. brent: i'm brent goff. to our viewers watching on pbs in the united states and around the world, welcome. german chancellor angela merkel is calling on russia to investigate the poisoning of russian opposition leader alexei navalny.

navalny is being treated in berlin. today doctors said that tests showed traces of substances called cholinesterase inhibitors. no specific compound has been identified yet. navalny is in intensive care in a medically induced coma. his condition is said to be serious, but no longer life-threatening. let's go to dw political correspondent emmanuelle chaze. german chancellor reacted quickly to the hospital's confirmation that this was a poisoned. emmanuelle: angela merkel reacted quickly and strongly. she said those responsible in navalny's case must be identified and held accountable. and together with the foreign minister should called for moscow to fully and in a transparent manner investigate

the poisoning of navalny, because of his status as a political dissident. the eu diplomatic chief also called on russian authorities to provide an investigation in a transparent investigation on the case, so very strong statements from the government and from the european union in light of what appears to be the poisoning of alexei navalny. brent: that is the political part. what about the medical? what are doctors saying? emmanuelle: alexei navalny was probably poisoned by the exact substance has not been identified yet this is a substance usually found in decides but also in nerve agent -- usually found in pesticides but also in nerve agents. tests have been done several times and laboratories and the hospital indicated that even know alexei navalny's health

condition was serious at the time, there is no acute danger to his life at the moment. he is being treated with an antidote atropine and there is no visibility of the possible aftereffects of the suspected poisoning. brent: what about russia? has there been reaction from moscow? emmanuelle: there has been a reaction from russian health officials. navalny tested positive for cholinesterase inhibitors. there is not been political reaction so far, but on the german side, navalny is very aware that the german capital is not a safe place for dissidents to the russian regime. a year ago, a former chechen military commander was murdered by an legit russian intelligence officer here in berlin in broad daylight, and berlin accused moscow t to not cooperate with e ininvestigation, a and as a rest

expelled two russian diplomat. moscow retaliated by expelling two german ones. german authorities moved the alleged killer for fear that russian intelligence might try to kill him even within a german prison. this goes to show how very little trust there is between the two countries at the moment. alexei navalny's suspected poisoning comes with a lot of tension between the two countries at the moment. brent: easy to understand why there is a many suspicions in berlin tonight. emanuel chase with the latest in berlin. thank you. let's look at the other stories making headlines aroround the world. the world health organization is urging caution over the use of blood d plasma from recovedd patients too treat covid-19 suffers. it says reresult of internationl trials are inclusive. -- inconclusive. prior to their announcement, u.s. president donald trump

announced emergency authorization of the experimental covid-19 treatment. after r three daysys of talks, t african mediators have failed to strike a deal with mali's military cououp leaders for the formation of a transitional g government. military leaders have been pressing for a a quick return to civilian rule following the leader' ouster last week. sboth sides say he no longer wishes to rule. in colombia, three miners have been rescued alive after being trapped in a coal mine for five days full of the workers were buried by a landslide in the central region. the president was on hand to greet the miners as they emerged from the ordeal. u.s. republicans have formerly backed donald trump's bid for a second term as u.s. president. trump secured the nomination in a rollcall vote as republicans

began their national convention in charlotte, north carolina. the convention is being held in prison, although this year's event has been scaled back because of the covid-19 pandemic. last week's democratic convention was an almost entirely virtual fair because of fears of spreading coronavirus. after clinching the nomination, the president defended his handling of the pandemic and said his administration encouraged lockdowns at the right time. pres. trump: we did the exact right thing. we shut down and then we reopen and that is you doing now. we are well into it. [applause] pres. trump: if we didn't shut it down at that point we would have had millions of people dead. the job that mike pence and the task force and all of us together have gone has been incredible, what we have done -- brent: more than 170,000 americans have died from covid-19 so far. let's take the story to our

washington bureau chief ines pohl. the formal nomination itself was no surprise, but it was brought forward timewewise, why? ines: right, brent, it is unprecedented that a president or candidate delivers a speech before the acceptance speech in which normally takes place the very last day. donald trump obviously is missing crowds, so he took this opportunity to get cheered on and that the media attention he wants. brent: what did he say when he accepted the nomination? ines: it was really a weird speech. there was hardly any substance besides spreading fear and chaos . let's have a look. >> four more years! pres. trump: if you want to really drive them crazazy, say 2

four years. [cheers] >> 12 moree years! pres. trump: we caught him doing some really bad in 2016. we caught them doing some really bad things. we have to be careful because they are trying it again with this whole 80 m mill -- 80 million mail-in ballots they are working on. brent: what he's he accusing the democrats of here? ines: basically he says if he loses these elections, it is the fault of the democrats because they promote mail-in voting and absentee voting because of the pandemic, obviously. that is his main take. he accuses the democrats to be willing to steal these elections. brent: that is how we are starting the convention. what can we expect over the next four days? ines: also unprecedented --

president donald trump will appear every single night and deliver a speech. and then he will support -- be supported by his family members. his wife was become his two sons will speak from his daughters will speak. one thing worth looking out for his nikki haley, because some experts say she will run in 2024 as president regardless of the outcome of this year's election. brent: she is former u.s. ambassador to the u.n. and she is supposed to speak this monday night. we will be listening for that. minus told -- ines pohl in washington, thank you. u.s. democratic presidential nominee joe biden has called for a full and transparent investigation into the police officers shot unarmed black man in wisconsin. 29-year-old jacob blake was shot multiple times in the back as he got into a car on sunday afternoon. hehe is now in thehe hospital in serious condition.

police say they were responding to a domestic incident of the protesters -- protests erupted across as the us news of the shooting spread. alex forrest whiting has been following the story for us. what more do we know? alex: witnesses say that blake was trying to separate two women who were involved in a fight, and video has been posted on social media interviews to show the shooting from the other side of the street. two officers are seen shouting and pointing their weapons at the man who walks aroundd the vehicle e and means in to g get. one officer grabs his shirt from behind and fires into the vehicle. we have decided not to show that part, but seven shots are heard in total. there was an emergency response to the shooting, as blake is left lying on the road,d, which with n ncaa. it is also claimed that his three children were in the vehicle at the time of the

shooting. we later see him st retchered into an ambulance and taken to hospital, where his condition is said to be serious but stable. the officers involved have been put on administrative leave. brent: disturbing images. this follows weeks of protests against racism and police brutality in the u.s. alex: it comes three months after the police killing of george floyd in minneapolis and all the protests we saw not just in the u.s., but around the world. any people at the time calling for justice for other black deaths, including breonna taylor and tamira rice -- tamir rice and d so many others, and even n places like portland, oregon, there are protests going on every night. brent: this shooting in wisconsin comes on the eve of the republican national convention. the display into what we will hear this week or into the election -- could displayed what

we were here this week or into the election in november? alex: donald trump has tried to play down and belittle the black lives matter movement. at the same time, he has tried to portray protesters as violent, anarchic, dangerous, evil, and called himself president of law and order. he has not said anything so far about this. his son donald trump, jr., tweeting asking if any democrats had denounced the violence the purchase. joe biden is calling for an investigation. it shows the difference between the two parties. brent: two very different approaches for sure. alex, thank you. hurricane marco and tropical storm laura have torn through the caribbean and gulf of mexico, leaving massive destruction in their wake. 11 people died in the dominican republic and haiti. both storms are e expected to ht the u.s. g gulf coast t this we.

reporter: storm laura has l lefa deadly mark k on the domininican republic. in its wake, flooding that has left homes inundated, and up to a million people without power. residents have been trying to salvage whatever they can. in neighboring haiti, torrents of flood water gushed through the streets in a similar picture of despair. most people here aren't say. this town is destroyed, as you can see. look at the pepeople walking by. the houses are condemned. there are dead people. traders have lost their goods. after lashing southern cububa, storm laura is heading to the u.s. gulf coast and puerto rico, in tandem with another potentially deadly storm system,

marco. u.s. president donald trump says emergency services are in place. pres. trump: this is somewhat unprecedented the scope of the storms, and the fact that they have come so quickly after one another. both storms have the potential of gathering strength before they make landfall and could cause significant damage. >> we're going to get a right hook from marco and left foot from laura. reporter: storm surges of up to two meters high are projected for louisiana and mississippi. residents are doing all they can to prepare for the double punch heading their way in the coming hours. brent: now developers, -- now to belarus, where three leading opposition activists have been arrested following demonstrations calling for alexander lukashenko to reside. his opponents accuse lukashenko of rigging the election two

weeks ago. the authoritarian leader has threatened or crackdowns. reporter: getting ready for battle, this military exercise in question belarus is a show of strength while alexander lukashenko struggles to contain the ongoing dissent. " or of poland and lithuania, the mimilitary appppears to be preparing fofor a missile atatt. the footage was distributed by the belarusan defensese ministry. a general strike affecting state media is still underway. what has h happened inin lithuaa where the belarusan opposition leader svetlana tikhanovskaya has taken refuge would also be considered a show of strength, but a peaceful one. on monday she met with the number two u.s. diplomat, deputy secretary of state stephen begin. it signals greater u.s. involvement trying to settle the situation. >> we condemn the violation of

human n rights andnd the brutaly we have seen play out in belarus elections. the united states cannot and will not decide events in belarus. reporter: it is not just the u.s. germany's foreign minister on a trip to kiev: president lukashenko to face reality and acknowledged the opinion of the belarusian people. >> we are using all options we have to bring about a dialogue process, including angela merkel's phone calls with president putin and my own with counterpart sergey lavrov. to use the influence that russia has on mr. lukashenko to make it clear to him that there is no getting around this dialogue. reporter: during sunday's protests, at least two prominent

opposition leaders were arrested. so far from the thousands of people on the streets of belarus have not been heard. brent: let's take a look at the other stories making news around the world. rescuers in india are racing to save people from the wreckage of a building collapsed south of mumbai. dozens of people trapped when the structure came down following heavy monsoon rains. u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo has met israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu at the start of a tour of the middle east. secretary pompeo praised israel's normalization of ties with the united arab emirates and says he hopes other arab states would follow suit. at least 14 4 people have been killed and dozens wounded in two explosions in the southern philippines. last -- the blast struck the town of polo on polo island and the strongholds of an extremist group allied with the so-called islamic state. the gunman who shot and killed 51 people in two mosques in new

zealand has come face-to-face with the families of his victims. relatives of the bereaved and injured day chilling accounts of the horrors they experienced back in march 2019. later this week, the convicted killer will be sentenced. he will most likely spend the rest of his life in prison, with no chance of parole. reporter: brought in bound hand and foot by shekels from he offered a stern, defiant look, and heard muslim prayers. the messssage" fromm mothers, daughters, fathers, and sense of his vicictims -- - you caused ts pain, but you, white supremacist, loss. >> you thought you can break us. you failed miserably. we became more determined and more tied to islam and out the

love-- our beleoved ones. >> his son was gunned down with 50 others last year. brenton tarrant drove to the mosque and started shooting and moved on to another muslim hohoe of worship to continue his rampage. families, indeed the entire nation, mourned the murderousus acts of an australian man who prosecutors said plan every move for maximum carnage. >> what i can say is that it is clear that this is one of new zealand's darkest days. reporter: new zealanders today as then offered support for the victims, using a maori phrase. >> be strong. >> with a few and your family. >> stay strong. >> just know that we are all supporting you from the sidelines. reporter: back in court, , prays for the victims and also for the

perpetrator. great sorrow and defiance. >> no wordrds can describe whaty heart experienced at the time and's film experience -- and ststill experience. >> our heart is broken but we are not broken. we have become for united. -- more united. reporter: tarrant faces licenses, and the judge has the power to imprison him without the possibility of parole. brent: authorities in spain are battling to control news searches in coronavirus infections in many parts of the country. one problem, not enough contact tracers to keep track of new cases. amany spaniards are angry that the country seems ill-prepared yet again for a public health crisis.

reporter: what happened in this building is started like a state secretet. spain's infection numbers have been rising for weeks, and the governmentnt has been so overwhelmed that it has had to hire a private health provivider to help. they will t tracked chains of infectioion on the government's you have. many spaniards are demanding answers, why are they not better prepared. both the company and the regional government refused to answer our questions about the case. when first details emerged last week, the public outcry in spain was great. in particular, the official justification for the award of the c contract, thehe high urgey of the matter due to the current coronavirus crisis left many spaniards speechless. after the devastating coronavirus outbreak in march, the regional governmnment promid to better prepare for new outbreaks. hardly anything is changed. only around 400 called

trackers are currently working in the regional health authority. if international standards were being met, four times as many staff would be required. nobody wants t to officialally comment on t the problems. eventually we bridge the cononct tracer by y phone. he wororks in the hehealth departmement in anher papart of state where the grieievances are similar. >> we need more contntact trace. we are extremely stressed due to the heavy workload and the fact that there are so many new infections all day. reporter: the government in madrid is hoping for volunteers. it has launched an appeal of the city's largest university. the few students on c cpus over summer vacation don't understand this.. "it's didismal the way they have managed all of this. i don't like that they want all of this from us for free. we have seen they commission private companies, and they will pay a lot for that.

" rarafael understands what thee students are saying. the spanisish medic was once on the advisory team for health care reforms. together with 19 other experts, he has written an open letter that massively criticizes spspain's crisis management. >> there is now community transmission again, which means that you don't have just the local outbreak that you can control. things are spread out. they have to get the numbers under control before they even tried to open schools or encourage anybody to return to work. emmanuelle: reporter contact tracing -- reporter: the conontact tracingg should be available by t the tie the holiday season ends in september. the first test w were promising, with the bigger question remains unanswered -- will spaniards the able to send the children back to school in two weeks' time? brent: european football's newly crowned champions bayern munich are back in the bavarian capital after an historic night in

lisbon. the red carpet was rolled out for the players who won the champions league final. they arrived with european football's greatest prize, the champions league trophy. a small number of fans were on hand to greet them later when the buses arrived. because of the covid pandemic, there was no official parade for the team. looking for the famous names of the bayern side, it is impossible to overlook the men who took over the reins of a club in crisis just last november. bayern management introduced hansi flick is the interim coach, but nine months and three trophies later, the caretaker has become a fully fledged bayern legend. reporter: it was once said bayern munich could win the bundesliga trophy playing with their hands in their pockets. but after humiliation in november of last year, the

bavarians set forth in the table and were forced to sack the then-coach and hunt for a savior to the season. they didn't look far, and promoted then-assistant coach hansi flick on interim basis. >> what is important for us now is to look ahead. what happened is over. we acted need to it that we start acting on the pitch. reporter: as the bayern head honchos looked for a big name, flick focused on getting the best out of his team. as days of searching turned two weeks, management notice that flick and his motivated charges were still waiting, and he was given the job on a permanent basis. bayern pervak moving in the right direction, but few would have foreseen that the unassuming man was about to unleash a run of form that would take the football world by storm. the german cup in the bag, as well as the 8th straight

bundesliga title. flick had revived and then refined a winning machine of epic proportions. sunday's victory completed flick's journey from bayern replacement election. brent: here's a reminder of the top story we're following this summer. doctors in berlin said that tests show that the russian dissident alexei navalny was poisoned. he remains in medical but stable condition. navalny was medevac from siberia to berlin for medical treatment on saturday. you are watching "dw news." after a short break, i will be back to take you donald trump it

formally nominated as the republican party presidential candidates he made a surprise appearance at the opening day of the convention but he made a rambling speech calling for his reelecection. the mall for the last night's rioting after complex man was gunned down by police the governor of wisconsin is set to deploy the national guard on the streets of the town of kenosha rejected like- shot multiple times. in the back. the doctor said alexey navalny has been poisoned. remains in a coma after being airlifted from siberia wait for the critically ill. mystery