karen cares about you so your care right. angle of eccles designated successor announces she won't now run for the chance to ship the middle growing scandal over her party's pact with the right wing alternative for germany. with the death toll from the coronavirus epidemic climbing to more than $900.00 worldwide we look at how russia is taking precautions to stop the spread. disturbing images the shared with us by a palestinian family a 14 year old boys left in a coma after being shot in the head with a rubber bullet by israeli defense forces. who story is one of many tragedy in our town every time a child becomes a victim people are terrified. the more this year's oscar winners celebrate their

success concerned such events are being used as a stage for political statements amid revelations of who's writing the acceptance speech. good evening animal well can see this is r.t. international. a growing political scandal in germany has claimed another victim and this time it's a major scale and that was chancellor merkel's designated successor she's announced she's no longer planning to run for the leadership she also stepped down as head of the christian democrats over its unprecedented alliance with the right wing alternative in germany peter oliver has the story. has decided to step down as the head of the christian democratic union party here in germany and therefore won't be the party's candidate for the chancellorship at the on the cycle

actions of the set to be held next year she held a meeting on sunday night with party top brass and from that decided she didn't have the support she needed to continue in the role of the cd you have suffered in the polls of late and their coalition with the center left social democrats as also not really helped matters but it's really the scandal last week that we saw in the state of today in jet it seems to be the final straw that breaks the camel's back here what happened into the in june was the local faction of the christian democratic union sided with the right wing alternative for germany policy now this was against the express wishes of central office here in berlin from the c.d.u. also against promises that it be made by chancellor angela merkel not to work with a.f.p. no matter what well the local branch of the party went against that they did the side to side with alternative for germany and that resulted in this big scandal

even after they were rebuked by the central office for doing so and told that this was outside of their remit they still continued with the same message and that left a lot of people thinking this wouldn't have happened under the previous leadership of the christian democratic union the previous party leader of course chancellor angela merkel and then people started looking at whether a k.-k. issue is no one on it. was really the woman for the job but the reaction has been coming in from across the political spectrum with many thinking she wasn't up to the job in the 1st place she has made worse. if the call falls on deaf ears in the party's regional branches then she's no longer up to her role c.d.u. party chairwoman instead of letting things slide the party top brass would have done well to show leadership there's also been reaction from former vice chancellor

of germany. of course was former leader of the social democratic party he thinks that this decision by on a good outcome could well spell the end of the grand coalition it's really in germany at the moment of mr gabrielle's correct well we could well see new elections sooner than the ones that are currently planned for 2021 when it comes to who will take over as the new leader of the party or as the new candidate that will be put forward by the christine union when it comes to the election whenever that is held friedrich metz is being talked about now mr metts was beaten by. in $28.00 for the job he did come under some criticism for his ties to the black rock investment group he has since quit all of his posts with that organization are men also being touted he's the the state president to say prime minister of north rhine-westphalia also the vice leader of the c.d.u.

already when it comes to a potential candidate for chancellor or marcus as order of the christian social union the very end branch of the christian union here in germany is being talked about with increasing frequency as a potential successor even now to merkel all change we're still waiting to hear from. she's expected to speak to the press a little later on monday and explain why she's made this decision why now and what comes next as far as she's concerned. the death toll from the corona virus outbreak has exceeded 900 people with more than 40000 confirmed cases globally against them bankrupt the russian air force evacuated a group of russian citizens who wanted to leave the chinese province worst hit by the outbreak. 144 russian nationals and foreigners were brought home from we were on the coronavirus at the center 5 russian military planes carried out the

emergency airlift. we have very happy we were waiting for you when you finally rescued us thank you very much evacuees were transferred to a rehabilitation center near the siberian city of 2 men where they'll be monitored under quarantine such high level precautions being taken amid fears about the spread of the virus similar methods being approached across the globe in the u.s. military bases have become makeshift isolation areas for on evacuees but if you look at some reports it sounds like russia's dusted down its good legs we have total imprisonment all of it looks so surreal people in full body chemical protection suits a constantly coming in but many of the guests have been taking to social media to show just what their temporary lives are like to send you a callar is one of the. owners here is our room and everything is very good there all the basics. he can easily live 14 days here there is

a shower of a t.v. . fridge which i haven't used yet. so wardrobe and a mirror when i come into the room i found fruit sweets and tea on my table everything is good cosy i'm happy. with the evacuees provided up to 4 meals a day one complaint mentioned they're not allowed to leave their rooms despite this they can chat to their roommates some have been working out but most reading books or watching t.v. . has plenty to fill the tired just. so i'm planning to do my chinese language studies now that i'm going to read i've already done my exercises so i need to stay active and now sit around doing nothing. evacuees are under the close watch of a. medics you make sure they're all doing well but have your doctors jackers morning and evening to take our temperature or listen to how we breed examine our

throats none of the evacuees are showing any symptoms of the virus and if it stays that way they'll soon be able to head home. south korean film parasite has won best picture at the oscar ceremony in los angeles but it seems the event is becoming as much about politics as it is about it atonement with winning actors work in phoenix and brad pitt using it as a platform for some divisive statements. we feel entitled. to artificially inseminate a cow and when she gives birth we steal her baby. even though her cries are very english i'm mistaken. and then we take a milk that's intended for a cow and we put it in our coffee and our cereal. every single person who won an oscar tonight i'd like to think so many people like in phoenix no shut up and sit down we're going to talk about the way we artificially inseminate cows and.

congratulate joaquin phoenix for the shout out to tommy only have 45 seconds up here which is 45 seconds more than. half of the audience just you and out over the bread the impeachment grok the. move this not divisive political commentary. imagine telling someone to solve it in 5 bradby to shout john bolton is oscar speech because he wasn't allowed to testify against president trump. increasingly facing criticism for being overly political now been revealed that a speech writing company founded by former obama staffers is helping some hollywood actors choose their words d.c. based on off takes a look. as except in speeches used to be straightforward thank you i don't know what to say my gods but it seems the simple times in hollywood are long gone now

they're as much about climate change elections and equality as they are about cinematic achievement women 18 to 118 when it is time to vote please do so in your own self-interest it's what men have been doing for years. and while our culture is the 3rd leading cause of climate change use 70 percent of the water. it pollutes the most water the statistics are staggering dedicating our lives. to our environment and figuring out how we can save our own but how did we get here when and how did all these major stars catch the woak bug because you didn't seriously think of the all right there except in speeches themselves now did you so perhaps it was right about the time barack obama's old

stuff as and speechwriters switched to offering their services to the west coast maybe jon favreau no not this jon favreau the other jon favreau yes this one he is not just your average scribe he was also a director of speech writing for the former us president and me told me via too he was once obama's national security spokesman the duo founded a firm called fenway strategies back in 2013 and while they're not disclosing the names of their clients they are proud to work with hollywood's elite over the last year we have worked with some of the highest profile individuals on the planet from former presidents to oscar winners fenway strategies employs people who have diligently served not only barack obama but other democratic luminaries including hillary clinton michael bloomberg joe biden and others among

a bus respectables as confidentiality is the name of the game here who's to say if fenway was involved but see if you can notice a common theme everyone associated with the black women's agenda. i'm thrilled to be with you i'm thrilled 'd to be associated with you as a black woman i am especially proud to stand here today because i know for certain that the dreams of my ancestors run through me the race is moving go along the whole the folk hero the set of hope your. bigotry of a trumpet better choice should we have a racist in the one you know we. the white house we add a pathological liar in the white house. one of fenway is employees. also authored

a book called impeach the case against donald trump wonder if he got the ending right and if anything a transition from capitol hill to hollywood has added some much needed glitz and glamour to boring old political messaging rushing for rights is a speech forces dream come true because unlike politicians who are not professionals at memorizing lines or delivering them in compelling cars mustique ways arches actually know how to deliver the lines so is it really a surprise that ever so glad to be able to spend some of their fat only would pay checks on a few lines of text that can launch them on to the divine bounty and over the woke in a matter of minutes find it kind of interesting how creative the democrats have become here in trying to disseminate their messages so they're using 21st century methods 271000 century political ideas here on this in the left is going to try

anything they can this election season to try to either bash the president or promote their progressive ideas especially now with the oscars and the timing of the. coming on the heels of their resoundingly loss in their attempts to try to impeach and remove president from god unfortunately because of groupthink in the bullying that permeates in hollywood right now any celebrity that leans to the right is going to be awestruck sized and not a lot of them have actually been blacklisted out of the industry. and this year's oscar for best documentary has been awarded to a film backed by barack and michelle obama the program made by britain's channel 4 news was hugely critical of donald trump's policies there's been more control see the category the documentary on the syrian city of aleppo accused of pushing a terrorist angle and brushing the role of militant groups in the region.

so we. had some pain and. we are so proud to have developed this film from was unforgettable short films during the siege of aleppo all the way through to this incredible feature documentary proof that our unique support of independent filmmakers across the world can have a huge impact. the movie want to proceed to cademy award for best documentary as well as around 60 other prices world wide number of questions have been raised over the team behind it camera one water has been an outspoken supporter of the syrian revolution and her husband has been repeatedly spotted with jihadists including a man who beheaded a child independent middle eastern responsibility says of the documentary's floor stones and. denies the existence 1st of all. the extremist armed groups and the terrorist groups and we have to remember that nasir front which is there in syria he was and still is the dominant force. in

most of us in east level and now of course in what we see or are these to protect us effectively commissioned by channel 4 to produce reports that were presenting a misrepresentative view of what was happening in a celebrity and this view was not being verified or investigated independently for each i don't or it was being republic as gospel in a sense now that east aleppo is liberate what we're seeing now for some. denial of justice and a continuation of the suffering that the people went through by the front of the occupation of the kurds and in west of the daily being targeted by mortars from east and. the far more that's the billies analysis of the documentary armed on the situation on the ground in syria by heading to dot com. still ahead

new revelations come out about the death of a u.s. contractor at an iraqi military base that story more after the break. what politicians do. put themselves on the line. to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president i'm sure. some want to be upset. that you do like to be crooks it's like a tree in the can't be good. i'm interested in the why. should . anyone else seem wrong but. just don't call. me.

to shape out to stay active. and engaged in. the trail. when something find themselves worlds apart. just to look for common ground. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says that he's ready to resort to drastic measures against gaza following recent attacks on his country i want to make it clear we will not accept any aggression from gaza only a few weeks ago will eliminate to the senior commander of islamic jihad in gaza i will detail a wild plants i will not waste actions but we're prepared for crossing x.

in the guess the terror groups in gaza. palestinian militant group hamas have called the you know his threats a provocation and say that his words will only encourage more fighting tensions have been on the rise since the us president announced his long awaited peace plan for the region and the criticisms that it heavily favored israel billions have been caught up in clashes including children on palestinian family shared their experience with others must warn you may find some of these images coming up now disturbing. 14 year old mohammed has been in a coma since being shot in their head last week by israeli soldiers his family say that he was walking in a local park with friends his father told as how he heard about what happened. muhammad was shot in the head i wasn't home at the time my father got in touch with me he said my son was wounded i was driving at that moment when i got back i saw my son was badly injured he was taken to hospital but only after soldiers removed the

brute like i know my son was put in intensive care. responding to marty's requests for comment the defense forces say that their actions were justified as there were dozens of palestinians in the area burning tires and throwing stones i.d.f. adds that it is aware of the boy's injuries meanwhile mohammed's grandfather told a rather different story. children went to the park and sore soldiers of course they were scared so they hid behind a rock at one point they wanted to see the soldiers had gone so mohammad stood up to look up and then he was shot a bullet hit him in the head of the right side he lost a lot of blood and fell into a coma he's arms and legs are paralyzed his story is one of many tragedies in our town every time a child becomes a victim people are terrified i can tell you that the soldiers really do shoot at children in our. new revelations obtained by the new york

times cast doubt on what led to the extreme tensions between the u.s. and iran last month by dead military officials are questioning washington's version of events according to which that surround bank militia launched the rocket attack on an iraqi military base killing a u.s. contractor but the iraqi side says their bodies have been a very different culprit right because the of reports. so far this is beaten all food here a plague terror volcanoes and shootings and it all began with a very nearly world war 3.

but. one thing leads to another and we're on the brink of that war now imagine finding out that it was all based on a lie as you know asteroid the u.s. forces were it's not by hezbollah to base near kirk that if that the us used the incident of the k one base attack as an excuse to accuse hezbollah and hold it responsible for this is a weak and false pretense that it cannot be taken as a justification to target groups that sort of the iraqi borders and defending iraq the. iraqis have a least having consistencies with trump story 1st the geography the initial attack which america cited and blamed on the iranian backed caught the by hizbollah happened in this sunni muslim populated area of kirkuk province she'll muslim such

as cut the by his boat iranians they aren't welcome that if you've never been to iraq let me spell it out taking a walk through the wrong neighborhood can get you killed and facts caused by hizbollah hasn't been seen in this area reportedly for years who has made a home in the area is isis they will. 3 attacks here just days before we as iraqi forces cannot even come to this area unless we have a large force because it is not secure how could it be that someone who doesn't know the area could come here and find that foreign position and launch an attack. the villages near here in the new europe their sympathy with the why do we resort to blame and hizbullah or those american intelligence connected the dots real quick they examine the truck that apparently launched the rockets at the u.s. base connected it to cut the best bowler iran cited the intercepted communications

and then hid everything literally they haven't shared thread of information with that allies or iraq or the defense took pockets of actions in defense of our personnel interests in iraq by launching 15 strike eagle against 5 targets associated with fatah hizbullah which is named in running in a sponsored shiite militia group and i would note also that we will take additional actions as necessary to ensure that we act in our own self-defense and we deter further bad behavior from militia groups or from iran we have requested the american side to share with us any information any evidence but they have not sent us any information the inconsistency as they mounted mount the truck that the u.s. says fired 31 rockets at them well iraq he's added lies that unfounded flood less

than half of that but adds minor compared to what comes next the iraq war in the u.s. base that there was a growing risk of isis attacking them on november 6th iraq's national security council since a report to the americans noting that since last october isis terrorists have endeavored to told one base in cookoo district by indirect fun to shoot rockets to sum up here is how it went the americans were warned that isis which controls territory around the u.s. base and hates america was plotting to attack and the intro kits at the base the attack happens so blames and then bomb. abreu radio in malaysia citing intelligence either to secrets or to shameful that show any what you decide the classic justification for not sharing such intelligence is normally that you know there are affiliated elements within iran and so probably such intelligence could be leaked

but at the end of the day you know if there is something serious then probably at least there needs to be some intelligence cooperation the united states never has the whole truth probably they need the iraqi side its side of the story or version of the events so they would go and have a certain committee under the umbrella you know under which they are cooperating and say look we have this what do you have on the incident but it could well be that the united states not sharing the information means that they actually don't have in from information and that they just want to use this incident in particular as a pretext for doing whatever they wanted to do it in the 1st place. stay with ansi updates for you and.

join me every thursday on the alex simon chill and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm showbusiness i'll see you then. you know world of big movies law and conspiracy it's time to wake up to dig deeper to hit the stories that made history media refuses to tell more than ever we need to be smarter we need to stop slamming the door. and shouting past each other it's time for critical thinking it's time to fight for the middle for the truth the time is now we're watching closely watching the hawks.

in this community there are people who believe that it's ok to sell fractional food on my table it's really hard there are no jobs and you see that i've got kids that ask and as a parent. i can come up with lots of arguments and there's a lot of conflict within the game and between the 2 teams most of the conflict i would say revolves around money and most of them money is made. close one on each other. each other is good business the state of california alone makes $6000000000.00 a year of prison complexes you get some 20 alive where. you don't care and one of my hair is a monster so your hair might anything. hello

and welcome to cross talk where all things are considered i'm peter lavelle we're being told there is a war being waged in america about the destiny of the country and the world indeed the washington political establishment and their donor minions as well as the media want to destroy trump but don't be fooled bipartisanship is alive and well. cross talking some real news i'm joined by mags and he is a professor at the higher school of economics as well as author of the decay of western civilization and the resurgence of russia we also have dmitri biopics he is a political analyst and editor at interest me internet media project and in london we crossed alexander macarius he is a writer on legal affairs as well as editor in chief of the duran dot com all right gentlemen as always crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want i always appreciate let me go to london 1st here alex i'm naming this program dumpster fire because like i really don't know where to start here we're in

post impeachment post a state of the union address post. and it only continues to snowball. the dumpster fire for me is that we're in part 2 of what started in 2016 we had basically a hostile takeover of the republican party with some never trumpeters that are still in very important influential positions and particularly in foreign policy we'll talk about and now part 2 to 2020 you have the establishment there with the democratic stablished and their donors and the media at war with the voter and among themselves this is what's happening the center is completely collapsing all over the place. and we have this invented creature the american mccrone mayor pete go ahead well this is exactly the point i mean the democrats have not understood or accepted the reasons why they don't for 2016 election well they are trying to do.