i. i. i. now says she now run for the chancellorship amid a growing scandal over her party's pact with the bright green alternative for germany. 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. just shared with the 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. his story is one of many tragedies in our town every time a child becomes

a victim people are terrified. to celebrate their success. being used as a stage for political statements amid revelations of who's writing the acceptance speeches. and welcome this is r.t. international. a growing political scandal in germany has claimed another victim in this time it's a major scalp and. has was chancellor merkel's designated successor but she's announced she's no longer planning to run for the leadership she'll also step down as head of the christian democrats precedented alliance with the right wing alternative to germany auntie's berlin correspondent 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 on the cycle lections 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 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 expressed wishes of central office here in berlin from the cd you 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 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 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 was 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 on a good outcome could well spell the end of the grand coalition it's really in germany at the moment of mr gavin else 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 merits 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 all 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 anglo merkel we spoke to berlin based political analyst all of the things that the cd use at risk of losing support. well if a crisis is a situation in which you can to go systemic decision and implodes then it is an exaggeration and i think we see an inflationary use of crises produce certainly a serious moment and for the you all to be at risk to follow their junior partner in the coalition their speedy that has been marginalized in the last 2 years and they lost elections they lost support and they will face

a situation in which the iraq america to have a very credible person in the center of the political spectrum ending her term more sooner than later most definitely by the end of 2021 but as it stands right now it can also be sooner. the death toll from the corona virus outbreak has exceeded 900 people with more than 40000 confirmed cases globally 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 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 hard 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 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 all the basics. he can easily live 14 days here there is a shower and a t.v. . fridge which i haven't used yet. a word or of enemy or when i come into

the room i found fruit sweets and tea on my table everything is good cozy 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. 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 my. he make sure they're all doing well but. doctors checkers 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 the event is becoming as much about politics as 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 are very english i'm mistaken. and then we. can tell you. what we put 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 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. 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 a bold move that's not divisive political commentary. imagine telling someone you just saw it in 5 bradby to shout john bolton is oscar speech because he wasn't allowed to testify against president trial. the watermen these are increasingly facing criticism for being overly political it's now been revealed that a speech writing company founded by former obama staffers is helping some hollywood actors choose their words stand off takes a look. acceptance 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 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. save 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 2 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 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 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 racism go along the whole therefore we are the surge of hope we are the other church of bigotry over traffic but it's true should we have a racist in the white house we have. the white house we have a half a larger grown larger in the white house. one of fun ways employees kopelman 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 or says dream come true because unlike politicians who are not professionals at memorizing lines or delivering them in compelling encouraged to seek ways arches actually know how to deliver the lines so is it really a surprise that actors ever so glad to be able to spend some of their fat hollywood paychecks on a few lines of text that can launch them on to the divine bounty and of the woke in a matter of minutes. ok i'm joined now live along by john gaunt who's a radio host and columnist very good to have you on john. just want to start off with that with a simple one i think you know the answer has this got too political now the oscars . it ringback is too political in the sense that making silly woke political statements but you've got to remember these are people who dress up or somebody else speaker the people who slowly and often pretty. and to be true and so we

mustn't give too much attention to nice little brats in my opinion national elevate and make it too important it's just the work job in. almost so as i mean slightly serious side to this now if we look at. you know the number of actors getting a make a political speech is now last time i checked new york california the entertainment hubs the largely democrat areas so you're going to get on your predominantly pro democratic party speeches with a prime time notice this is going to influence people's opinions potentially well every night in fact if people didn't see access to what they are you know are still improved which are deeper or less shallow than actors a minute you keep it all in perspective what these people do all right i mean you wouldn't be able to get out there make a speech defending for example. or a joke about barack obama can you reporters report there that

a speechwriter for barack and walk down an advisor who is now rushing for these actors to as well i mean the whole event was works a liberation wasn't no world of gretchen bird was mentioned so many times as well you know these guys go on without a good invention good film we just want you to play the cause i mean we don't own the joke to act like oh well i'm joking he did the same thing with bottles and now in made a ridiculous speech during the all schools and brad pitt isn't really a political heavyweight i mean marlon brando started all this started back as 7 children who are native american and he talked about vietnam you know at least the guy i knew about politics at least he made political films i just think it's this is a joke and absolute joke but we mustn't give them too much power because that's exactly what they're after the attention seekers this is a bit like a school is it peer pressure to kind of do whatever else is doing what's wrong with

just getting up there and thanking all the people who actually help. get to that position while i agree no apart from the oscars was going on for too long and before used to be thanking everybody that ever met at least now is 45 seconds in the play music but you're right they all want to come over as if they're heavily please continue with a big political gesture would be if the show were for example about diversity if they happen to be white why don't they say when they're nominated no no no i don't want a law school rebuffed i'll give it to simply a form of luck or an ethnic background that would be the big gesture wouldn't but i know that they will cling on to those rules that will go religious or is just hypocrisy complete and utter hypocrisy let's just get it was given now and let's get moving this year don't forget they had a very good meal at the oscars celebrations just as they did it but after wherever it is the latest thing is the thing that these people will latch onto and you also

know as well most of it is stinking hypocrisy they'll be in there limousines they'll be back on there by the jets and they have the flying back to. their mansions all around the globe pure and utter tripe and pure litter. is my guest radio host and columnist thank you. more criticism of last night's award ceremony with serious questions being raised by the terrorist the film i could be on one of the nominated documentaries details after this break. join me every thursday on the alex simon show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm showbusiness i'll see you then.

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this is oscar for best documentary has been awarded to a film backed by barack and michelle obama the program made by netflix was hugely critical of donald trump's policies although never mentioned him by name there's been more controversy in the category of the documentary on the syrian city of aleppo accused of pushing a terrorist stangl 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. the movie want to british academy award for best documentary as well as around 60 other prizes worldwide are the questions have been raised over the team behind this camera woman ward has been an outspoken supporter of the syrian

revolution her husband's been repeatedly spotted with members of militant groups including a man who beheaded a child independent middle eastern this vanessa bailey says the documentary's flaws turned and. it denies the existence 1st of all. of the extremist armed groups and the terrorist groups and we have to remember that nasir front which is there in syria. was and still is the dominant force among the extremist on us in east letter and now of course what we see are these 2 protagonists effectively commissioned by channel 4 to produce reports 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. the far more sinister billie's analysis of the documentary and about the situation on the ground in syria by having to r.t. dot com. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says that he is 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 commander 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. listing in militant group hamas have called netanyahu threats a provocation saying his words will only encourage more fighting tensions have been

rising since the u.s. president announced the long awaited peace plan for the region amid criticism that it heavily favored israel civilians being caught up in clashes including children on palestinian families shared their experience with us and i 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 his father told us 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 aunties 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 the

i.d.f. adds it is aware of the boy's injuries we want his grandfather tells a different story. the children went to the park and sore 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 and they had 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. new revelations obtained by the new york times cast doubts on what led to the extreme tensions between the u.s. and iran last month i doubt military officials are questioning washington's version of events according to which a tehran backed militia launched the rocket attack on an iraqi military base

killing a us come contractor but the iraqi side says that might have been a very different culprit i guess the of reports. so this is beaten all food here a plague terra volcanoes and shootings and it all began with a very nearly willed war 3. this is. going to. cut. 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 us forces were it's not by hezbollah to base near kirk that if the us used the incident of the k one base attack as an excuse to accuse hezbollah and hold it responsible this is a weak and false pretense that it cannot be taken as a justification to target groups not sure the iraqi borders and defending iraq. iraq is have a least having consistencies with trump story 1st the jaw graphy 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 caught 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 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 firing position and launch an attack. the village is new here it's a rickman a new europe their sympathy with the why do we resort to blame in his book of 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 intercepted communications and then hid everything literally they haven't shared thread of information with that allies or iraq or the defense took office 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 iranian and sponsored shiite militia groups 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 fod 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 all of them with 6 heroic national security

council sent to report to the americans noting that since last october i says terrorists have endeavored to told one base in cookoo district by indirect fun katyusha 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 bombs appropriate in malaysia citing intelligence either to secrets or too shameful to show anyone. 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 overtly 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 existing without international the be up there is coming your way in half an hour. 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 leader you want to destroy trump but don't be fooled by partisanship is alive and

well.