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. killer's house was burned to the ground it was one of the many inverted nish destroyed by the. top three people leaving devastation in its wake. we've lived here for five years and now this is all that remains of our home now they have to stay in a refuge the one of two in the city. to help me is it being left. when inter 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 a hit wake in ten years 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 whilst many have lost their houses to the fire kareena and alexandra remain great knowing that 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 hopefully this will be used to rebuild their homes by october but obviously the people having to deal with the situation that they've been left enough to breastfeed sent to such in the head and we finish huge amount of volunteers coming forward and bringing clothes and food and just offering general assistance to these people that have been left in this

situation. i was at work when my son called me and there is a foreign clues to our home i rushed in fifteen minutes he called back instead everything and there are no firefighters here when they tried to come closer to the homes there was panicking. people from the hospital which was not. seeing my children. when a friend with my children. they were afraid. was my body and i've also heard from the russian paycheck well he's expressed his condolences to some of these people. and we can't control it but we can't control you know. the timing of those condolences very appropriate because in the russian orthodox

church calendar. second of august is the day of the light of the controls the rain and thunderstorms and a lot of people hoping for some the thought over the next couple of weeks because at the moment there's no sign of this heat wave they think and of course you can see behind me the destruction that these fires are causing everyone very very kingsford and the situation and show more damage isn't. sort of first report in there and coming up for you this r t's resident gathers opinions on whether it was right for the web site wiki leaks to release u.s. military files. the sordid details of politicians i don't think we need to know but information that's in the public domain gets i should marry with the. also we need to know afghan war veteran his fight against the military campaign meant he was jailed for five months. chinese authorities say they've recovered over

six thousand barrels containing toxic chemicals which were floating towards russia but more than six hundred drums remain in the river after severe flooding swept them away from factories on wednesday. in russia's far east looking into unconfirmed reports that some barrels have already leaked their 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. the as a result of the biggest flood china is experienced in a decade but that means that several more barrels are still in the water and since the river joins the. chinese located just several dozen away from here these barrels are clearly en route 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 to the already 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 the environment and also makes it much more difficult to extract them to the surface and since the river is a major source of fresh water in the city. and in russia's far east in general maybe the locals here 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 the 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 well we won't be able to drink this water toll of course. russia are very concerned about this situation as well and the russian consulate and embassy are cooperating with authorities in china nevertheless the officials here are already planning ways to distribute fresh water to the local population in case a contamination does occur but thankfully so far the emergencies ministry which is monitoring the quality of the water by taking samples at least twice a day to day see that so far they haven't found any abnormalities. he going to reporting that this week the u.s. added thirty seven billion dollars to its war budget off to congress approved further funding for the afghan troops surge capitol hill was on move by the whistle

blowing web site wiki leaks which published ninety thousand classified documents detailing civilian deaths at the hands of nato personnel the pentagon is investigating the source of the one soldier has been charged with releasing online a classified video of a minute. the white house was requested to stop posting to top secret documents the founder and editor in chief of the website julian assange says they've tried to cooperate with the white house but have received no response we're looking at the issue seriously to see whether it's true we did hold back clean thousand reports for them because they had this sort of classification that suggested 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. resident lori healthiest hits the streets of new york together opinion on this 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 domain just such as should know everything is there any information that should never be published by a watchdog oh yeah i mean if this thing 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 it should 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 means 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 may she should the information been 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 have wrapped up their military service in afghanistan almost two thousand troops have ended their mission. military base has been handed over to the u.s. and australian contingents it comes as british forces are in day three of an operation

in central helmand province u.k. the afghan army is have reportedly clear the taliban compound and seized bomb making equipment for many u.k. veterans who've come back from the region with psychological trauma. 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 to simplify. people on in the morning with. these conflicts. you know the call of will fall off the wagon which was the message which confusion the song 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 hopes gone

dead 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 going into office and we've got freedom of speech we're fighting to introduce a draft understanding the lock somebody up speaking to. them so venton 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 underlayers or die she was fantastic so you know

the only time i think a fellow along for the first shot and after that i still reckon i saw much more the other grants trying to 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 should have been punished at all he's saying what everyone believes and everyone knows the war is not just on winnable it's immoral it's a disaster it's closing 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 joe blanton story is k because it comes straight from the front line as do the ninety thousand documents released this week showing the on van ness troops of a bloody conflicts and going by clinton's account of the support he received from other soldiers during his time in prison there is this sense inside the armed forces

something the government could have a hard time make nor read nor emmett's r.t. london. well we also spoke to brian becker from an american antiwar coalition for his view on why support for the wars in afghanistan and iraq is promising and you can watch that interview after the headlines at. also a little bit later in the program. more potentially dangerous could soon be living in their communities as the country looks for its practice of keeping some of. the sentences. of a u.s. led report the blame. you can find out why in a few minutes. the u.s. state of arizona has enforced new illegal immigration legislation this week but the most disputed parts of the bill were struck out just before it was interrupted it

means immigrants will be safe from random police checks while some claimed racial profiling but those against the bill say it's a bittersweet victory as the fate of illegals in the u.s. remains precarious. as it. doesn't sound like your typical immigration protests today i feel great as. everybody was very excited. in. that it was. because just one day before the law was to be enacted and i. just provisions. to be removed a celebration over one hundred long hot days in the meeting. the . salary. governor brewer signed that. everything

was. right but it wasn't. always to lock down some of the most controversial measures. ok they say their prayers are answered with we've been pretty i enjoyed every day twenty four hours and this is taking over or our life and right now this is the only issue we can work because there's so much demand for it and we're right here we're we're directly on 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 can be a patriot belong to god. and stand in solidarity with america's immigrant population but although vendor an activist jonah clary 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 crude to have children to have what they need to think or their families 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 echoed 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 the most of these folks want to drop a different kind of bomb and i demand that the u.s. government listen when they say we're all feeling. the cold 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 the soft archie phoenix arizona.

north korea has demanded its experts be allowed to examine the scene where a self korean warship sank the vessel went down in march killing forty six sailors a south korean newspaper findings from a new russian led inquiry that suggest the boat had hit a mine although these have not been confirmed by an earlier 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 wants to blame. was also denied it involvement in the sinking policy analyst even gallons says the results of the first report raise don't see 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 the north korean submarine could have been operating in the shallow waters in which the cheering and saying is incredible that but one could make the argument that the entire point of this 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 germany looks forced to scrap its system of keeping violent criminals and refund is under lock and key even after the sentences are up the european court of human rights has ruled so-called preventive detention 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 age a murderer and sex offender now living in the german city of sabriel can he's got

it all day every day by 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 a good thing for him has probably all of. these from the prison no money if you work in this building and 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 now all the people don't want him to be here because there's a school next door and there's a kindergarten movie mr rate should still be in prison and the germans policy of preventive detention is 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 played 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 has got to be a few. if criminals will repeat such crimes 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 are less than satisfactory it costs 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 a day in prison a large price to pay the 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's impossible to have a normal life michael ray burger is now fighting for greater freedoms mr h. the criminals rights are of little worry to most germans and chris 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 that might ease conscience's in strasburg doesn't ease anyone's nerves here martin r.t.

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 and the next hour we'll take you to america's most infamous and largest maximum security prison where inmates battle balls without training for fame and a quick buck. a . few laughs. who come to play.

just turning twenty six minutes past the hour here in the russian capital now to some other international news this hour and published on the death toll from the worst flooding the country seen in over eighteen years is reach more than eleven hundred fishel say that figure could rise as there are areas rescue workers have not yet been able to reach flooded roads and damaged bridges are hampering rescue efforts some twenty seven fashion still stranded in remote villages. say people are being killed in kashmir is protests against indian rule continued on sunday

security forces fought at thousands of demonstrators killing full activists angry of the death set fire to a police station and initial interest being stored in the building then exploded killing another four people and injuring dozens brings the number of dead over six weeks of protests to. the u.n. the red cross on the pope of all praised the global trade. banning the production and use of cluster bombs the weapons contain hundreds of small explosive some of which failed to detonate on impact and remain a lethal threat they've been compared to landmines for the risks they pose to civilians more than a hundred countries of indorse agreement however the us russia china and israel are yet to sign up. in. greek truck drivers have announced they're ending their weeklong strike and entering into talks with the government they say they'll return to work on monday but want of possible further action it comes after some drivers abate a government order to return to work for in prosecution the strike caused a major fuel shortage with military vehicles being forced to deliver petrol the

truckers walked out over government plans to open up their sector to help tackle the country's financial crisis. while this week marks ten years since the international space station first became habitable a decade ago a russian module docked with the orbiter in an event which revolutionized research at the station. construction in space in many countries are involved in the project the program was originally going to end in twenty fifteen but it's been extended by five years to celebrate the station that a verse or the current crew sent a message from space. to be here in our space office is the best window of you know traffic jams on the way to work there are not many people around in space aliens having visited us yet who know the balls and luckily we are far away from the. well that brings up today for the moment here on all the tea i'll be back in just a couple of minutes from now with a recap of all the main stories stay with us for that.

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least thirty lives and destroyed thousands of homes. trying to turn the tide of water supplies of russia's far east are under threat hundreds of barrels containing toxic chemicals are still floating down the chinese river towards the country's border. bittersweet celebration the sting is taken out of arizona's tough immigration law just before it's an act it is safe the point is not over. wiki leaks secrets the u.s. congress approved billions more for the afghan military campaign despite documents put online detailing cover ups of civilian deaths and a failing miracle. now let's get more on that wiki leak story now with brian becker he's the director of the american anti war coalition and he now explains why he believes the documents were released and who is behind it.

detail of the 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 by skepticism from a lot of people what's your take on this 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 the wiki leaks cache of documents these ninety two thousand documents paint a grim portrait that indicate that the leaders the politicians and the leaders in uniform the military know that this war is a lost cause and yet they are surging tens of thousands more troops because they believe there is don't want to take respond.