the top stories in r.t. debate rages in france is it marks the death of a man accused of genocide and whose wars cost millions of lives for a look at whether centuries on the podium merits today's fanfare and celebrations. for you stuart he did a lot for the evolution of france but it cost a lot of freedom a lot of sacrifice at the human level to have you see his big mistake maybe to have reestablished slavery new york's governor touches a raw nerve by suggesting unvaccinated people should avoid their grandparents that amid allegations his own mismanagement is to blame for nursing home deaths during the pandemic and the kansas governor wins her battle to allow transgender athletes to compete in women's sport an issue we put up for debate. this is just

a serious story to. propagate the view that women are anything over all the women don't want to see. you do to. transform your dresses coincidence. hello welcome just gone 5 in the afternoon here in moscow you watching r.t. international that france's most famous general is waging wars beyond the grave as the country pulls out all the stops to celebrate 200 years since the death debate is raging about whether it's high time to cancel the emperor seen by many as a genocidal tyrant who killed millions his fans do you hail him as the nation's greatest ever hero show the pinsky enters the fray in paris.

napoleon bonaparte it's a name that everyone you know is a french emperor our whole crew of nations 200 years after his death and his ideals still shape france but wasn't a polian a hero or a villain i'm pretty good that's a bit of both because he did good things he did a lot for the evolution of france but he also destroyed countries during his conquests in fact so it is a bit of both. a bit of both i would say he did a lot for france but obviously he made mistakes too from a foreign policy point of view this is one detail his career in fact he invented everything the civil code so indeed like all great man he did things that are good and others that are bad and i think he did more good than bad for me is to a hero in the 121st century napoleon's legacy seems to be on shaky ground

critics have described the french leader as a racist sexist desperate and there is plenty of evidence to show that napoleon wouldn't cut the mustard in today's world. for the 1st time in history we systematically used a racial criteria for gassing exterminating a civil population in a manner that was the most economical most rational at the end there were several 1000 dead maybe some tens of thousands of civilians dead murdered in this way simply because of the color of their skin because of the fact that napoleon had reintroduced slavery in the main french colony. despite the mounting case against new polling events all planned in france and belgium to mark the anniversary of his death there is no question of allowing this anniversary to be stolen from us people know perfectly well that he reestablished slavery but you can't reduce him to that no other figure has marked history like him while some former french presidents

have shied away from camembert. orating napoleon president mack or will not he's due to lay a wreath at napoleon's to me in paris and to make an address to mark the anniversary krentz is in fact the only country in the world where slavery was really established after it's was abolished nobody has ever since such a thing and i were president the president of the so called country jim writes would like to celebrate somebody who was associated with so many crimes that isn't acceptable is a day of shame mr merkel is looking for the make you know the word mistake but also but it's a good one that's going to be. even for the elections he also says that it's ludicrous that france continues to celebrate a loser. was

a disaster. because even if you don't care about black people in the corridors even if you do that if you don't care about your. friends who lost one soldier. which is a lot and for nothing. because of the good of the day he lost everything for example friends all of. which was at this time 20 percent of the united states that's was lost because of liberty or france had many indian ocean like sishen mustering all of that was lost even racist word lushness purser should say he's a boozer so does that change people's opinion of napoleon. in these cases yes because in a way he helped france with certain things but it cost a lot of freedom and lot of sacrifices the human level to them also it's obviously his big mistake maybe to have reestablished slavery but also he brought

a lot to france with all his initiatives especially at all levels of administration and then he may have helped make some progress in certain countries maybe. we heard from university history lecturer john rockland and he's does claim that many of the you seeking to cancel the emperor are actually values they have in common. the fact is that he is a product of the french revolution and so the left if you like which would want to cancel him and dethrone him for being a racist or whatever. unfortunately is in a rather paradoxical position because of course the left supports the print revolution of which napoleon is a product domestically it is undeniable that his influence is immense and everybody knows that the napoleonic code is still more or less in force that he invented or at least codify all kinds of other things including the administrative structure of france and obviously influence the army and the school system and so on and so on

so yes he was a loser on the on the international stage because he was defeated. but he in a way he's not a loser really i would say domestically in the country has his influence for good or ill is undeniable throughout the centuries. from your governor andrew cuomo who is in the news again this time for suggesting that unvaccinated people could kill their relatives that after he himself was accused of allowing code be displayed in care homes with the state's high death toll now or faith maybe you will get a long haul syndrome that we're not really sure what it is yet but a lingering consequence of cold it or maybe you go home and get your grandmother and wind up killing your grandmother that is if you would run mother survive whom was nursing home do you think the moment after you said that he was internally

regressing setting himself up like that or is he just clueless i'll never forget this man for making my friend die alone in a nursing home don't like wrong get me a grandmother. but in march 2020 cuomo i warded nursing homes to accept positive patients because local hospitals were overwhelmed critics say that that decision increase the death toll among residents new york state is one of the highest cope with mortality rates in the united states with care home deaths that around 14000 the governor is also being accused 2 of hiding the truth figures away he's repeatedly insisted he won't resign as he does not see the miscount as a cover up. q years 3320 died in a hospital died in a nursing home they died tracy alvin and advocate for those in this ng holmes and his father died in a care facility in long island does thing that quote most comments ignore the

reality of the situation. our seniors trusted us to protect them and what do we can we get a governor that failed us now to carry again and makes these tone deaf remarks that continues to twist denies that he placed in the hearts of us the grieving family members we had our leaders in held the arm of the head of the and i each out in february telling us citizens that we knew that it was most deadly to the elderly back then in february so when you sign an executive order that lets a virus that is known to be the most evil elderly people in with the elderly people i don't want to sound dramatic but that sounds a lot like murder to me and we need to know why he did it was there a monetary reason that he did it all of this needs to be investigated and every time a think he might get away with it he opens his mouth and he buries unsubtle a little bit deeper the fact that we have over 15000 angels on our side to never

discount be angels. transgender females can keep playing women sports in the u.s. state of kansas it does come after the state governor there won her battle with local politicians who wanted a ban she vetoed their bill that would have stopped biological males taking part in women's sports but it didn't stop those born female from participating in men's kansas governor laura kelly explained her position. this legislation sends a devastating message that kansas is not welcome into all children and their families including those who are transgender while already at a higher risk of bullying discrimination and suicide kansas is an inclusive state and our laws should reflect our values this law doesn't do that since republicans couldn't stop abortions there aren't a transgender rights big win for the family and those athletes i am annoyed by this they have grown up as men head there is threatened with physical ability not

a level playing field it's really stupid kansas should frank very governor for saving them from the stupid well the decision there does come as 5 states bring such bans into law and $34.00 others are considering it we talked to lawyers stephanie hayden and radio sports host alan moore about whether the issue is fueled by transphobia and who should decide if such athletes are allowed to participate. what with the rights of women and it's open to. new york times in couple sports on our radio show we spoke with female athletes interviewed they have concerns for daily selves fear less is arguments going on the board their heads will hear it stay with you have to sort for there is a dangerous well this is a new who will take advantage of this is a virus a group will hold a lot of the society will lose a situation and there are you know deadly consequences what this is a balance in my view is using the arguments about access to sport transgender woman

and bells as a dog whistle for transfer to be at lest the real heya this not sick here of what people call pilots command i would say trans women killing all to join female sports as a way of securing metals that they otherwise would not secure or if they were competing against biological men in early sports i don't change this you know there's just not transformed me in this and i got into it and wasn't bringing trance all the drugs and out was this and my argument saying there well i don't want to see a man who's transition due to female to greener and placed my daughter in the ring and that's not trying to all be there says common sense this is just a scare story which is brought town waltz again too. i probably take the view that trans women are anything all the ball all the women you know women sports

of women's sports and i'm not saying that it's appropriate in every sport that somebody who was all many male should be allowed to compete in some spots that would be ridiculous however if the governing body of the sport takes the view that trans women trans gals can compete safely and fairly then guys in lots of the day and if you look at the rules who are bigger we broadcast how they got in the states it's not a transition in mero who compiz other high schools and universities have to unlearn people who present themselves or to prove feel themselves female that they should be given the same rights and be there to be a team and sports is sort of being used right now and a lot of the that does find a lesser in in the states and in the senate floor under the golden rule in the end . it is so so messy insular dangerous politics and should be kept down to sport it

is not the business in my opinion of a state legislature to start passing legislation restricting our express to sport for any group in money here in the way the should be dealt with is that each individual sports violates governing bodies should make a decision on what is best for the sport the some sports for example where it can be argued that the said call biological differences are not going to make a difference to how severe their server wearing and of the wonderbra poles or there will be a separate category of male female arms. and an extraordinary or that we have to cook a soused solutions that are. looking for a sporting point of view or unfortunately a lot of people who know about general interest and or don't want to get involved in it because it suits their agenda or. just is not going. to worry again. if the

male athletes. the sports administrators what is best for their people i mean that's the way to be. a tsunami of infections is lead to almost 400000 registered cases of cave in india with over 3000 people currently dying every day there's none wanted global recall g. largely largely to hospital shortages of oxygen and is prompted to use some resins to launch their own medical services to help their communities. i am happy to help others during a medical emergency i myself tested positive for cover 19 and at that time the situation was very critical when i was discharged from the hospital i decided to

create a water ambulance to benefit the people who are living in da lake i ask people to call me during the covert emergency i will definitely help them even if it's night . it is good for the people even then it is around delhi really need this ambulance because you are a medical emergencies it could be better for us in kashmir there is also a surge in infections and deaths at least ambulance could be used during an emergency related to coronavirus. when we find homeless people on the streets check their needs and help them live a dignified life we received information that this homeless man has been here for

the last 3 days he's not well we're going to conduct a covert test for him and if he's negative he will be sent to a shelter home. still to come here to sad and netanyahu is pretty decisive tells me that the israeli prime minister's career is after he misses the deadline to form a coalition government. the details just off. the pandemic no certainly no borders and just by true nationalities.

as american people we don't like seeing the whole world to. judge and. commentary classes until. we get better we should. everyone is contributing. but we also know that this crisis will not go on forever the challenges grateful to response has been must so many good people are helping us. it makes us feel very proud that we are in it together. is you'll be via reflection of reality. in a world transformed. what will make you feel safe. isolation

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israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has missed his chance to form a new coalition government the deadline expired at midnight on cheese day but his failure to reach an agreement could push his likud party into opposition for the 1st time in well over a decade israel has been in political deadlock for the past 2 years enjoying this time for parliamentary elections have failed to produce a stable government despite reaching out to rivals including the leader of a small islamist arab party netanyahu was unable to seal a deal within the 4 we granted by the country's president well our sister channel r.t. arabic spoke to the former israeli prime minister who olmert and he believes that netanyahu is nearing the end of his career. speaks to everyone goes well when you know using in a very very bad situation he is at the very end of his career he's going to be

kicked out of the government he's not going to be the extremist of israel that a sailor really 2 years ago and i was right in our last interview i told you he will not win any elections when you deal with the election so you will when the billeting where we went to 4 different election complaints in 2 years because netanyahu couldn't win the elections and therefore when your dog elections when you're in bed when you have troubles when you with 2 standing court when you have political rivals from all sides what is left for you to do is to yield to shout to to show off. an elementary school principal is under investigation in florida after spanking a 6 year old with a wooden paddle even though corporal punishment is legal in many states many of the stings say it's child abuse and should be banned with more on the uproar is. now

you would think that teachers beating their students in order to keep them in line is a thing of the past and certainly doesn't happen nowadays well if you think that you are wrong a recent incident in florida caught on video sparked outrage here's what happened to a 6 year old girl who allegedly damaged a school computer and there is disturbing video this morning of a school principal hitting a 6 year old student with a wooden paddle now the video was recorded by her mother she came to the school in order to pay a fine for the damage to property now the mother did not speak english and feared for her immigration status so rather than intervene she discreetly took out her phone and recorded how the principal spanked her daughter with the help of another staff member nobody would have believed me i stick my daughter so old parents can realize what's happening in the school now the official rules of county school don't permit for students to be hit but apparently it does happen however many

counties throughout florida do have official policies permitting the use of corporal punishment elementary school principals are now able to paddle misbehaving students in marion county and many people at our morning news meeting wondered could they area schools the next piece of video showing 2 adults at an elementary school in georgia prepared to paddle a 5 year old child it's perfectly legal in that state and in 1000 other states 19 u.s. states maintain laws allowing corporal punishment in public schools and almost every state keeps it legal in private schools now some say this is just part of the religious and traditional cultures of some regions throughout the united states but others say this is an outdated authoritarian practice pretty much child abuse and it has no place in modern education point using and giving indications to only children who would employ reduces the amount of education and. mind set than a child could have while learning so i would say since the point of going to school

been. we're dealing with a wooden board is counterproductive to all children having the possibility to excel in schools whether it's a poor school or very well reschooling children do better when they feel safe people across the country have very strong opinions about this disciplinary practice i feel like that's a something that a parent should do like that kind of discipline should come from parents and teachers should. just shouldn't be allowed to do that it's on their job description i will definitely make sure that those people build to jail because. i don't think they can buy in this is the answer for hunnish man i think that is a lot of ways to. make sure that the kids are there and the fact that beating children as a routine form of punishment in schools across the country certainly flies in the face of the image the united states has constructed for itself around the world the very sad thing about it is that i mean there are you store

a whole reasons i'll put it like that for why re still having it but i think one of the saddest things about it is that there are over 2 dozen in other nations that will not be and this practice until we will so that type of violence is going on in our schools and there's no science that proves that this helps and as a matter of fact the top schools in our nation frown upon the use of the word in boyd so that kind of tells us something right there about its necessity quick look at some other world news now mexico is promising severe punishment for those responsible for the collapse of an overpass which killed $24.00 people the incidents all packed train carriages prandial into a busy road smashing on to the vehicles below dozens of people were pulled from the wreckage with more than 70 taken to hospital by sky city mess says that there will be a deep investigation. not

going without a fight are these scenes in east jerusalem a show how things got violent outside the house of a family that faces eviction the properties being reclaimed on drug your making this possible as it was owned by jews before 948 the family and their supporters though say the the action is a noor for. and conservatives have been celebrating in madrid is they stormed to victory lane collections the people's party more than doubled its share of seats after advocating anti looked and policies during the pandemic it got more seats than 3 left leaning parties. so that brings you up to date do let us know their your views on the stories we are running today you can do that on our social media pages will be back with the headlines and more stories.

hello and welcome to crossfire where all things are considered i'm peter lavelle how should we interpret the recent f.b.i. raid on the home of former trump lawyer rudy giuliani a legitimate investigation into wrongdoing or a strong and very public political warning is trump his former circle and supporters the real target than the average citizen trusts the f.b.i. .

talking criminal justice i'm joined by my guest andrew langer in williamsburg he's president of the institute for liberty in atlanta we have robert patillo he is a civil rights attorney and a radio host and in las vegas we have robert barnes he is a constitutional lawyer or a gentleman cross-talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and always appreciate let me go to robert in las vegas for 2 reasons he got up earliest for this program and he's also wearing a bow tie which of course points with me obviously robert let me go to you here what do you make of this raid on giuliani's house and taking his devices that was what the. the raid was all about they didn't take all of them we might want to go into why but i mean as a as a lawyer yourself this is fairy unusual what they're doing. do it i mean they could have just called him and said hey we're coming over you know maybe we need for breakfast and we need to hash out a few things i mean giuliani if you love him or hate him he knows how the system works it seems to be very unusual unless they just wanted pup.