volunteers have been needed as well now you can actually probably see behind me some of the devastation that this fire has caused this is left thousands of people across russia homeless and we went to meet one of the families to find out how they're coping with the situation. it was supposed to be a new beginning instead it was a fiery end just one day after giving birth to baby victoria we knew in early xander killings house was burned to the ground it was one of the many inverted nish destroyed by the fierce fire tools three people leaving devastation in its wake. we've lived here for five years and now this is all that remains of a home now they have to stay in a refuge center one of two in the city that has been stuck to help me has it been left. in the entire victoria which means victory so i think when we come in from the fires. i think everything will be all right we've got enough help and our life has just started with the heat wave continuing and fires still burning

throughout central russia many towns villages and homes remain at risk emergency services have been battling to gain control of the situation. now the situation is under control at least eighty houses have burned down during the fire at least one person died in this village probably when the man desperately trying to leave his burning house was struck by falling one of the electric shock killed him. well so many have lost their houses to the fire. to remain great like they could have lost a lot more. now the country's leaders also promised to provide assistance to these people we've heard prime minister payton say that the families that have lost homes will be receiving one hundred thousand dollars and leave the homes will be used to rebuild their homes. now that oversee the people having to deal with the situation that they've been left in now this two verse centers set up in the fifty head and

we've seen a huge amount of volunteers coming forward in bringing clothes and food and just offering general assistance to these people that have been left in this situation and i've also heard from the russian paycheck who will has expressed his condolences to some of these people. everyone. we can control who we can continue. to pray for you. know the timing of those condolences very appropriate because in the russian orthodox church calendar tomorrow which is the second of august is the day of the of the larger which is the controls the rain and thunderstorms and a lot of people hoping for some the thought over the next couple of ways because at the moment there's no sign of this heat wave abating and of course you can see behind me that the destruction of these spots

a cool thing everyone really very keen to put in and the situation and show that more damage isn't. r.t.u. surf worth reporting and coming a few this hour artie's resident gathers opinions on whether the wiki leaks release of u.s. military files was the right thing to do. out of the sordid details of politicians i don't think we need to know that but information that the public. should know everything. also we meet an afghan war veteran who's fight against the military campaign meant he was jailed for five months. in china health already has are desperately trying to intercept thousands of barrels containing toxic chemicals which are now floating towards russia severe floods washed the drums into a river on a wednesday. it's going off in russia's far east looking into unconfirmed reports that some barrels are already leaking poisonous contents. they say they're just

around fifty years ago the water in the more was so clean it was possible to drink it straight from the river obviously over the years the situation has changed but the ecology here is now under threat of becoming even worse chinese authorities now say that they've managed to extract several thousand barrels which have been washed into the river last wednesday as a result of the biggest flood china has experienced in a decade but that means that several more thousand barrels are still in the water and since the river joins the. chinese located just several dozen kilometers away from here these barrels are clearly enroute to words russia chinese authorities eight beers to prevent these barrels from reaching here however there are signs suggesting that the ecology is still under threat first of all out of the seven thousand barrels which have got into the water three thousand of them contain chemical substances including acids which may be harmful to the environment and

there have been reports that some of these barrels have leaked these chemicals into the water and the old really me also be en route towards the also been reports that some of the barrels may have sunk into the water and that creates a potential future of threat to be environment and also makes it much more difficult to extract them to surface and since the river is a major source of fresh water in the city. and in russia's far east in general media locals are very concerned about the situation. they say they're trying to intercept them but i still think some will eventually end up here some say they're leaking and the chemicals will come anyway. it's not the first time we've had problems like this in the winter there was a big can it will spill and we had to use what's a filter is china has to find a way to prevent the stains but we won't be able to drink this water till of course . the authorities in russia are very concerned about the situation as well and the

russian consulate and embassy are cooperating with authorities in china nevertheless the officials here are already planing we to distribute fresh water to the local population in case a contamination does occur but thankfully so for the emergencies ministry which is monitoring the quality of the water by taking samples at least twice a day they see that so far they haven't found any abnormalities not to use eucalyptus going off reporting that well this week the u.s. added thirty seven billion dollars to its war budget after congress approved further funding for the afghan troops capitol hill was unmoved by the whistle blowing web site wiki leaks which publish ninety thousand classified documents the detailed civilian deaths at the hands of nato personnel the pentagon is investigating the source of the leaks and one soldier so far has been charged with releasing online a classified video of a military operation the white house has requested wiki leaks to stop posting the

top secret documents but the founder and editor in chief of the website julian our song says they've tried to cooperate with the white house but never sieved no response we're looking at the issue seriously to see whether that is true we did hold back reports for for the because they had this sort of classification that suggests that maybe they contain that sort of material we approached the white house to ask them for assistance in reviewing material before we published the white house did not accept that request. he's a resident laurie oftenest hits the streets of new york to opinions on the wiki leaks story. should they be releasing such sensitive information this week let's talk about that i'm a journalist and i think freedom that you get the people need to know what's happening and i think it's great is there anything that the public shouldn't know. i don't

want sordid details of politicians i don't think we need to know that but information that's in the public such as should know everything is there any information that should never be published by a watchdog oh yeah i mean if they're saying which is going to endanger troops or something which is really going to hurt us or hurt the people who are really trying to do the right thing in afghanistan that's absolutely not be shared out of ninety one thousand reports it is possible i'm sure there's a bunch in there that's bad stuff i believe that you know america should know a lot of things but also america should be kept in the dark about other things and they compared to the pentagon papers this was released without a lot of. time explaining what it all mean it's just a lot of information without a lot of explanation and that leads to you know anyone could take it and use it how they want to use it should they have done it no but is the i'm a she should the information being classified in the first place that's another question i mean some of that information is pretty basic is it really

a serious risk to national security and the fact that the information was published it doesn't look like it but it's not a good idea to be leaking classified information whether or not you think this kind of government information should be released to the public the bottom line is that now it's out there for the whole world to access so let's just hope it doesn't fall into the wrong hands. meanwhile the dutch wrapped up the military service in afghanistan almost two thousand. troops have ended their mission and military base has now been handed over to the u.s. and australian contingents it comes as british forces are on day three of an international operation in the central helmand province the u.k. and afghan army server reportedly cleared a taliban compound and seized a bomb making equipment but many who came back to come back from the region with psychological trauma oppose the war artie's lore and it spoke to one former british

soldier whose refusal to fight cost him his freedom. this is the soldier who said no to the to be with speaking out against the war in afghanistan one he calls illegal and unjustifiable his advice to the government i was i was i listen to the people it's a simple as. you know people want to know the morning withdraw support don't use conflict. you know the kind of will fall off the wagon as far as the message which confusion the storm just want to start listening to public clinton joined the army in two thousand and four and fought for seven months in afghanistan he says he came home a changed man suffering symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder for which he claims he was bullied when he heard he was being sent back to afghanistan he did from the army and didn't come back for two years initially his military superiors were understanding but when joe spoke at an antiwar rally in london they upped his

charges to desertion which carries a ten year prison sentence joe's mother says that exposes the hypocrisy of the conflict bringing democracy we've got freedom of speech we're fighting to introduce a draft understanding the lock somebody up speaking to. them the same lenten paid a price for his outspokenness in the notorious military jail the glass house he thinks the reason it wasn't longer was to avoid a public outcry which could have brought on an examination of the war he served his time along with other soldiers who he says were with him all the way on the stand he'd taken some cigars around the train was unbelievable you know i was so much support from from my fellow prisoners it was fantastic and so much mildness of a one point when it was going to under those who died it was fantastic so you know that it's all i think a fellow along for the first night when. i was directing my son was for the. jews become a poster boy for the stop the war coalition. a hero's welcome following

his release from prison for someone they consider brave and principled well i mean shouldn't being punished at all he's saying what everyone believes and everyone knows the war is not just on winnable it's a. tax defeat for the people of afghanistan a more and more young british men and women are being sent out to risk their lives for a war that only the politicians support and even in private they know it's a disaster james glanton story is kate because it comes straight from the front line as do the ninety thousand documents released this week showing the van as troops of a bloody conflicts and going by clinton's account of the support he received from other soldiers during his time in prison is just said inside the armed forces something the government could have a hard time make nor nor emmett's r.t. . but we also spoke to brian becker from american. for his view on why

support for the wars in afghanistan and iraq is plummeting you can watch that interview after the headlines at half past right here where you are with r t it's good to have you company there is a lot more coming your way including. germans fear more potentially dangerous sex condoms could soon be living in their communities as the country looks forced to end its practice of keeping some convicts locked up after they've served their sentences. and perilous peninsular even south koreans now the findings of a u.s. report blame to pyongyang southern warship in march find out why in just a few minutes time right here on r.t. . well the u.s. state of arizona has enforced new illegal immigration legislation but the most disputed parts of the bill were struck out just before it was inducted it means immigrants will be safe from random police checks which some claimed were racial profiling but those against the bill say it's

a bittersweet victory as the fate of illegals in the u.s. . remains precarious but in the book. is it is. doesn't sound like your typical immigration protests today i feel great as beautiful guy one of my guys everybody was so excited great and. yeah it was. that's because just one day before the law was to be enacted i. sat harshest provisions i'm here celebrating with the community and our victory. to be removed a celebration over one hundred a long hot days in the making. i'm the boss didn't have much to celebrate and i mean it's not an arm or a sign immigration law they've been here every so there was a boom five am. right but it wasn't always

a lock down but some of the most controversial measures. they say their prayers were answered with we've been pretty you know every day twenty four is a big this is taken over or our lives and right now this is the only issue we can work because there's so much demand for it and move right here who are directly in the thick of it right on the front lines of what is a national struggle and whenever there's a national struggle money has to be made here. now. where anyone could be a patriot belong to god. and stand in solidarity with america's immigrant population but although venter an activist jonah clearly is busy these days he's not very optimistic about the future of the hispanic community but a lot of the words that are coming here are coming here to escape the political and economic systems that we created in their country they're coming here for for the

ability to live to have clued to have children to have. what they need to take care of their families and their and they can't have that where they came from largely as a result of united states imperialism in their country a sentiment that was at code by native born ad naturalized citizens alike blaming the very nation they would do anything to stay in this country is so criminal and its actions all over the world it has no right to tell one group of people not to cross borders when it's crossing illegally crossing borders and all over the world to bomb innocent people who most of these folks want to drop a different kind of bomb on us and demand that the us government listen when they say we're all human. we all have come here for a better future with this lead the first step we have to continue making their voices heard in our presence you know dina go soft archie phoenix arizona. north korea has demanded its experts be allowed to examine the scene where

a south korean warship sank the vessel went down in march killing forty six sailors a south korean newspaper leaked findings from a new russian led inquiry that suggests the boat had hit a sea mine although these have not yet been confirmed by moscow and international investigation accuse the north of carrying out a torpedo attack and u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton said there was overwhelming evidence pyongyang was to blame north korea has always denied its involvement in the sinking foreign policy analyst stephen gallons says the result of the first report raised doubts even within south korea. the lead government is not a government that is interested in peaceful coexistence with north korea. is to see the collapse of north korea and its absorption into the south. it's also suspicious that the south korean government's report was released on the eve of gubernatorial and local elections there is also the case that. the idea that

a north korean submarine could have been operating in the shallow waters in which the cheering and saying is incredible but one could make the argument that the entire point of the day an incident in the blaming of it on north korea was to provide a pretext to escalate tensions there is a large opposition within south korea to the idea that in fact north korea is responsible for the sinking of the ship. and then further developments from the divided peninsula a land mine swept across the border from the north after heavy flooding killing one south korean and injuring another the device exploded after the men tried to take it home when they found the mine in the restrictive border area of the south and military officials say it's unclear whether the menu what they had found and why they tried to take it away with them warnings have been issued to people in the area as about thirty mines have been found there in the past two days. germany looks forced to scrap its system of keeping

a violent criminals and re offenders under lock and key even after their sentences are up the european court of human rights has ruled so-called preventive detention is illegal this means potentially dangerous individuals could soon be back in the community. shifty glances a nervous status that's all we managed to see walter h a murderer and sex offender now living in the german city of sabriel can he's got it all day every day by at least four policemen but he's escaped from his mind as before and locals are worried he'll do it again and sing it is very dangerous for the people. in the area because they don't know that such people. such people as this close to them believe that security security. environment is a big it's good for him has probably only feet. from

the prison no money if you work in this building there's no police but since he's living here there's all the day police all the people in town are talking about. and knowing all the people don't want him to be here because there's a school next door and there's a kindergarten move mr rate should still be in prison under germany's policy of preventive detention it was designed to keep offenders like him behind bars even after a sentence was served because they were still deemed a danger to the public but it was a policy that fell foul of the european court of human rights which ruled the practice unlawful the german government argued it worked and defended it to the end it's get pushed into failing of course there's a danger that to convict could stay in preventive detention for the rest of his life but to avoid the situation we have frequent specialist checks to assess their condition and he paid a fall campaign thomas brookman opposes preventive detention that's because he

wants longer sentences in the first place. last year another sex offender not given preventive detention was released back into his community a move that still causes angry protests today now these fears of being replicated across germany guarded the op for a few of these criminals we repeat search trains again that's the worst thing that could happen and it probably will happen because they were put away others also think the new arrangements in less than satisfactory it cost far more to keep offenders under guard in the community than behind bars the german newspaper billed put the figure at twelve thousand euros a day compared to one hundred day in prison a large price to pay when lawyers argue it hardly provides the freedoms of daily life if he goes into a shop and there's always two people following him if he goes to a doctor two people are next to him and that's that impossible to have a normal life michael ray burger is now fighting for greater freedoms mr h.

criminals rights of little worry to most germans anxious about the safety of their own families people here are concerned about this man in their midst but it's estimated there could be at least another two hundred twenty dangerous criminals released soon across germany was thought might ease conscience's in strasburg doesn't ease anyone's nerves here martin r.t. broken germany. and while germany may be forced to release potentially dangerous individuals into the community in the us convicts have to go to extreme lengths just for a taste of freedom next hour we'll take you to america's most infamous largest maximum security prison where inmates battle bulls without training for fame and a quick buck.

i. know you all with cesar running down the top stories of today and this week it's

good to have your company now to some other worldwide headlines here in pakistan but death toll from the worst flooding the country's seen in over eighteen years has now reached more than eleven hundred fifty saying that figure could rise as there are areas rescue workers have not yet been able to reach flooded roads and bridges are hampering rescue efforts some twenty seven thousand are still stranded in remote villages. government forces and indian administered cash. me i have fired into a crowd of nearly fifteen hundred activists two were killed and another two injured in sunday's protests against. the demonstrators defying a government imposed curfew over the last six weeks at least twenty four being killed by security forces muslim separatists in kashmir have been fighting for an independent state or to merge with pakistan for more than twenty years. the daughter all former u.s. president bill clinton has married her long term boyfriend chelsea clinton where did a banker marc mezvinsky at a lavish ceremony in the hudson river

a state in new york under extraordinary security the sky above the site was declared a no fly zone and the road to the site was blocked off as the estimated four hundred guests arrived here. well this week marks ten years since the international space station first became habitable a decade ago russian module docked with the orbiter in an event which revolutionized research at the station i assume this is the largest construction in space and many countries are involved in the project the program was originally going to end in two thousand and fifteen but it's been extended by five years and to celebrate the station's anniversary the current crew sent a message from space. square glad to be working here you know space is the best window of you know traffic jams on the way to work you know though there are not many people around and space aliens haven't visited us yet we're never bored and luckily we're far away from the heat. with a recap of our headlines in just

a couple of minutes. always by one vote for kerry. so the people that are going to be validating this

machine can stand there all day long and vote for somebody and it will be right every time but the guy can walk up here and if he hits the right button. he can flip the. wealthy british. find out what's really happening to the global economy. it is here in the russian capital you're with. stories from this week.

breaking heat in russia spread into. the wild at least this week destroyed thousands of homes. trying to. water supplies in russia's far east are under threat. chinese towards the country's border. but rights activists say. wiki leaks secrets the u.s. congress approves billions more for the. pain despite documents detailing couple of civilian deaths. ok let's get more on the wiki leaks story with brian. war coalition he explains why he believes the documents

were released have been behind it. detailed accounts of the war in afghanistan thousands and thousands of these documents met by criticism from the white house that said this is going to endanger our troops in afghanistan and my skepticism from a lot of people what's your take on this but i think what the obama white house is presenting is disingenuous and hypocritical they're the ones you are soldiers and marines to kill and to be killed they're the ones putting people's lives at risk and in fact taking those lives in a war that they know cannot be won but they have not told the truth about that that wiki leaks cache of documents these ninety two thousand documents paint a grim portrait that indicate that the leaders the politicians and.