i. think they did successor announces that she won't now run for the chancellorship amid a growing scandal over her party's pact with the right wing alternative for germany . the death toll from the coronavirus epidemic climbing from of 900 worldwide we'll look at how russia is taking precautions to stop the spread. images a shared with a spy a palestinian family a 14 year old boys left in a coma after being shot in the with a rubber bullet by israeli defense forces. his story is one of many tragedies in our town every time a child becomes a victim people are terrified. concerned

such events are being used as a stage for political statements amid revelations of who is writing the acceptance speeches. and so much for joining us this is r.t. international. a growing political scandal in germany has claimed another victim this time it is a major scalp and i get it was chancellor merkel's designated successor she's announced that she no longer plans to run for the leadership she's also stepped down as head of the christian democrats over its unprecedented alliance with the right wing alternative to germany peter oliver has the story. and. 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 bones.

elections for 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 c.d.u. 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 have been 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 party 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 decide 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 known and it. was really the woman for the job so 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 cool 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 has 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 anna. could well spell the end of the grand coalition it's really in germany at the moment if 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 candor that there 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. and joined on the line now by the book who's a political analyst who's based in berlin very good evening to you it's been called into media headlines a crisis in the c.d.u. would you go so far would you agree with that is this a crisis. well if a crisis is a situation in which you can tell you go systemic decision and then implodes then it is the next aggravation and i think we see an inflationary use of crises produce

certainly a serious moment and for that. to be at risk to follow their junior partner in the coalition the s.p.d. that has been marginalized in the last 2 years and they lost elections they lost support and they will face a situation in which america will have a very credible person in the center of the political spectrum in league for a term more sooner than later most definitely by the end of 2021 but as it stands right now it can also be soon enough is reported care about decided to resign because of a lack of support within her own party is that purely because of this latest scandal always that been a problem all along. well if you have superwoman that is in power since 2005 and maybe with the exception of large in your putin there is no other leader around who served for such

a long time in global politics and it is extremely complicated to follow her footsteps and to build up a reputation in times when you are surrounded by competitors with who see that they should also get a chance for the chancellery then it's extremely complicated to build up a reputation if you come from a very small part of germany from saarland where she served as governor to become. federal politician and to deliver something that is close to the reputation of the current chancellor. the city's decision to partner with the f.t. in i think it's fair to say it was a surprise decision what does it tell it tell us about the current mentality state of affairs within the city. well i don't think it tells too much about the c.d.u. were as such it has always been a people's party as they put it with very different wings and very different

understandings of what a conservative party is supposed to be the situation interviewing in is very compared with the situation in the other 15 hards of germany what it showed was that there is a lack of leadership if the headquarter in berlin makes an announcement and draws red lines one should expect that these red lines are crossed and this is exactly what happened in the party need some kind of stability now what do you think that they will do to get that what do you think they should do to get that. well 1st of all the people in the driver's seat like the speaker of the board. and even more so marco will try everything they can to calm down the situation and to prepare a process in which it will be a smooth and predictable hand over in the important positions that he will

concurrently decide on. it will of course be speculation for a long time and what you do on the media is exactly there is to drop names but as often it will be something like a mushroom for your ear that the 1st head that pops up will be cut off so it's quite likely that the next candidate for chancellor rhee will be someone we currently do not even have on the radar. very interesting is this slightly poisoned chalice at this point do you think people will be. slightly wary of wanting to take the position. well it is a very dangerous moment you don't get something like the best possible starting conditions it's quite the opposite and it can also be that you don't really have the time to build a reputation and to convince the wider public that you are the right person to

fulfill such a task because you can easily be the end of the grand coalition more sooner than later which will not only have far reaching consequences for germany but also for the european union because everyone is waiting for the european union's you president see that will be held by germany in the 2nd half of 2020 with a very important decision on what's the future budget for the next 7 years and that requires a stable and reliable mediator and if this is no longer the case because the country is busy with itself and it will also have repercussions for the european union. this circle crisis creates an opportunity is there another party to step in take advantage of this. while everyone will try to take advantage of this but after all it's germany and we are used to disputes and an open

conversation on is this the better option or is that the better option is the very nature of democracy it's not like the head dictates and this is what needs to happen but it is a discourse of process and every voice makes sense and should be heard and then by the end of that process we will see a successor for this important position whether this person will be chancellor is way too early to tell but it's part of the democratic process so rick great speeches thanks so much for your time bill and base political analyst brooklyn my guest. the death toll from the corona virus outbreak has exceeded 900 people with more than 40000 confirmed cases around the world against this backdrop the russian air force has evacuated all 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 every 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 uprooted across the globe in the u.s. military bases have become makeshift isolation areas forward 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 are constantly coming in but many of the guests have been taking to social media to show just what their temporary lives are like. is one of the.

owners here is our room and everything is very good there are the basics. you can easily live 14 days here there is a shower and a t.v. . fridge which i haven't used yet. a wardrobe and a mirror when i come into ringback the room i found fruit sweets in 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 time. so i'm planning to do my chinese language studies now then 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 medics to make sure they're all doing well. doctors jackers morning and evening to take our

temperature and 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 oscars ceremony in los angeles but it seems that the event is becoming as much about politics it is about entertainment 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 of anguish are mistake. and then we take a milk that's intended for 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 working in phoenix know shut up and sit down we're going to talk about the way we artificially

inseminate cows and steal their milk. gas congratulate joaquin phoenix for the shout out only have 45 seconds of. which is 45 seconds more than. half of the audience just to you and out over the bread the impeachment greg the oscars should be about movie it's not divisive political commentary. imagine telling someone to size it in 5 bradby to shout john bolton during his oscar speech because he wasn't allowed to testify against president. big award ceremonies are increasingly facing criticism for being overly political it's now been revealed that a speech writer company founded by former staffers is helping some hollywood actors choose their words i think is that enough takes on the. oscars acceptance speeches

used to be straightforward thank you i don't know what to say and all 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 7. percent of the water it pollutes the most water the statistics are staggering dedicating our lives. to save our environment and figuring out how we can save our 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 2 he was once obama's national security spokesman the duo founded a firm called fenway strategies back in 2013 and while there are not disclosing the names of their clients they are proud to work with hollywood's elite over the last year we have worked through 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 and we 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 the. the hole the flow the other set of hope the other church the bigotry of the trough that better choice should we have a racist in the why you know we have. the white house we add a half of logic own lawyer in the white house. one of fenway as

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 holywood 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 that 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

to win a 1000 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. after of coming on the heels of their own resoundingly loss in their attempts to try to impeach and remove president from the unfortunately because of groupthink in the bullying that permeates in hollywood right now any celebrity that leans to the right is going to be ostracized and not a lot of them have actually been blacklisted out of the industry. that's been even more criticism about last night's awards with concerns over a documentary in one of the oscars can't agree stemming from questions about the people who made it after the break.

seemed wrong. just don't. let me. get to shape out just. as a kid and engagement equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. in the united states presidential candidates debates the future of the u.s. and the world. max kaiser and stacy herbert dig into the burning questions of this election cycle one topic every week well sticks student debt trade wars corporate money universal basic. and more catch up with what's front running this

sunday exclusively on r.t. . this year's oscar for best documentary has been awarded to a film backed by barack and michelle obama the program they had by britain's channel 4 news was hugely critical of donald trump's policies but there's been more controversy in the category with a documentary on the syrian city of aleppo accused of pushing a pro terrorist angle and airbrushing the role of militant groups in the region. 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 on the movie even the british academy award for best documentary as well as around 60 other prizes worldwide the questions have been raised over the thing behind it camerawoman. has been an outspoken supporter of the syrian revolution has been has been repeatedly spotted with jihadists including a man who beheaded a child independent middle east journalist vanessa bailey says the documentary is flaws don't end there. it denies the existence 1st of all. of the extremist armed groups and the terrorist groups and we have to remember that not for front which is there in syria he was and still is the dominant force among the extremists. in east letter and now of course what we see are these 2

protagonists effectively commissioned by channel 4 to produce for ots that were presenting a misrepresentative view of what was happening in a stiletto and this view was not being verified or investigated independently or internal or it was being republic as gospel in a sense now that east aleppo is liberate what we're seeing now which for some is a denial of justice and a continuation of the suffering that the people went through by the front of the occupation of the on kurds and in western that with daily being targeted by mortars from east and. far more of an official believes analysis of the documentary and about the situation on the ground in syria by heading to r.t. dot com. israel's prime minister binyamin netanyahu says 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

a new aggression from gaza only a few weeks ago will eliminate to the senior command of islamic jihad in gaza i will detail all plants all not least of all actions but we are prepared for crushing action against the terror groups in gaza. palestinian militant group hamas of called netanyahu threats a provocation think his words will only encourage more fighting tensions have been on the rise the u.s. president announced his long awaited peace plan for the region amid criticism that it heavily favored israel civilians have been caught up in clashes including children and palestinian family shared their experience with the must warn you may find these images now upsetting. 14 year old mohammed has been in a coma since being shot in the head last week by israeli soldiers his family say he was walking in a local park with friends and his father told as 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 bro blocks and then my son was put in intensive care. responding to artie's requests for comment the israel defense forces say that actions were justified as there were dozens of palestinians in the area burning tires and throwing stones and i.d.f. adds that it is aware of the boy's injuries and want to have his grandfather told a rather different story. publish would that as the children went to the park and saw soldiers there 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 and then he was shot a bullet hit him in the hat from 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 town just sitting. here watching us international thanks for staying with us updates at the top of the out. what politicians to do something that. they put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to express an injury. or something i want to wrestle with that to like to be close this is what the forecast 3 in the morning can't be good. i'm interested always in the waters of our. signal.

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