it's about labor costs, but it's also about creating layers of lessening responsibility between those who solicit the kind of work and need it. and those who do it on germany's rugs by a deadly explosion and an industrial power for chemical companies is left to them. more than 30 wounded environmentalist sounds the alarm over huge cloud of potentially toxic black stroke created by the black. the whistleblower daniel hale is it's and it's almost 4 years in prison for leaking classified details of washington drove his fascination program. you get reaction from other secret chosen to make public lethal state secret when we kill civilians and then put in the official reports that they weren't children for example, they were ghost. that is a war crime. it's really a war on truth,

not just with the government. it's at war with its own people and things are getting hated and the little things fresh and kind of started him advent of his challenge. it was challenged during a press conference with a question that was more about politics. so that was ah, either good afternoon and thanks for joining us on this little hopes that the 5 people still missing after an explosion, a chemical plant in germany on tuesday will be found to live. and it's according to the company that runs the plans to people have already been confirmed dead with another 30 inches ot speech or oliver reports from the site. well, the current, the company, they run, the facility just behind me have confirmed that there was 600 to 900000

liters of industrial solvent at the site in tanks where that explosion and subsequent fire took place on tuesday. now it has been confirmed that at least 2 people have been killed over 30 wounded in not explosion on the subsequent fire. some of those who are injured are said to be in a very serious condition, but this facility isn't just on the outskirts of the city of labor cruise. and it's pretty much a short walk from the very center of the city that contains over a 160000 people. i spoke to some of those who said they were absolutely terrified when the explosion happened as a 2nd. it was terrible. i was very scared, i live nearby and i could see everything from my balcony. my windows were rattling from the blast at the start. that was incredibly frightened. then i saw the white glove. at 1st i thought it was a tornado. i was worried. we'll live here, we know what they make and store here,

and there are dangerous chemicals in sight. it was about $945.00. we were in our apartment when we heard a lot extreme, a loud bang, which i did was a container being dropped from a nearby construction side. people came out of the store here. everyone was very concerned. yeah. so 1st we didn't see anything, but just 10 minutes later there was a huge cloud towering over the town. i saw the cloud moving away from the city, so that made me less worry. nevertheless, we took precautions, shut our windows and doors, and all other common sense measures for the concern now is if there is any long term effect from that cloud that people were describing to me. and we've seen on all of the footage from tuesday now the health and environmental protection services of the state of northrop with volley aware that took place as well as the, the german federal equivalence off carrying out a lot of tests all around the clock right now. so far they've said that there's no elevated pollution risk in the area following what happened on tuesday. they

continuing to test the air, but also the soil, the water, the what's fallen from the sky as well. precipitation. we actually had an awful lot of rain on wednesday morning. that's all being samples and tests carried out. we're expecting to hear by the end of the week whether there. busy has been any increased pollution risk, but at the moment, so it's continuous tests that are taking place shows that there hasn't. but that doesn't mean that there's not massive precautions in place that is being explicit information given out by the authorities to people in the local area, particularly those who live in the area with soft from the fire fell. they've been told that they're not to eat anything that's come out of their gardens, that they're not to allow children to play in playgrounds in those areas. you're not supposed to sit on any garden furniture in those areas as well. and if you have a pool in your back garden, do not use it whatsoever until those samples have being tested. and the all clear

has been given particularly what they're looking for here is to do with substances called die off since they've come from when chlorinated compounds are l burns. and that's exactly the situation we've had here. so they're not taking it lightly as it stands. they saying there's no elevated risk, but those tests are continuing to see if there's any long term effects from the fire. and the explosion here in labor, cruise and american whistleblowers been sentenced to almost 4 years in prison for leaking classified information about america's drone program. or serving at the biography base in afghanistan a decade ago, daniel hail, how to identify targets for assassination when he returned home and to the tv shared secret details about that drone program with journalist from the intercept revealing the true extent of civilian casualties in the middle east and africa in march have pleaded guilty to leaking classified documents that had revealed that 90 percent of strikes that actually hit civilians for the us began

a strong program during the barbara administration since then. it has lost more than 14000 drug strikes in afghanistan, pakistan, yemen, and symbolic thousands of people have been killed with more than 300 children among the victims. we spoke to whistleblower and former us intelligence officer, john kieriyaki who attended hales sentencing. hearing the mood was one of great apprehension and the courtroom was packed for daniel hale. it was all quite dramatic, but we were apprehensive because we really didn't have any indication of which way the judge was going to go. and then he surprised everyone by clearing the courtroom and sealing it for 2 hours. while the justice department argued in a classified venue for a sentence of 9 years to me, the fair verdict would have been to, to, for the judge to come off the bench, shake his hand, thank him for his service to the country and let him go home to his family, i didn't think he deserved any prison time at all because he revealed

a crime that was being committed by the u. s. government, the crime of, of the murder of innocent civilians. these are war crimes when, when we know that civilians are within the strike range, that makes it a crime when we kill civilians and then put in the official reports that they weren't children for example. they were goats. that is a war crime. and it became a matter of course, it became something that many drone operators and their supervisors were doing ahead of a sentencing hail wrote a letter that details. some of the things he had witnessed in his work. it included the death of 2 children in one strike. you will so slammed the claim of former president brock obama. the drone killings abroad, protected americans. the policy of drew an assassination, was being used to mislead the public, that it keeps us safe. whenever i encounter an individual who thinks that drone

warfare is justified and reliably keeps america safe, i remember that time and ask myself how i could possibly continue to believe that i am a good person deserving of my life and the right to pursue happiness. another well known whistle blower, edward snowden, commented on the case on twitter. he condemned the court's decision and praised hale was a good reaction from brandon bryan sir. former us stone operator himself who also lifted the lid on what his work involved. he says that in the choice between ignoring civil killings and making the public were his conscience made up his mind . it's really a war on truth, not just whistle blowers. we've got people that have been propagating this war over in the middle east for almost 2 decades. now the government is at war with its own people. if you can't, you're part of the machine. the car runs this machine. yet you have to bear witness for not just some unfeeling part of the machine,

your feelings. and eventually you have to find yourself in the middle of that storm and be like, you know, this, i have to do, i have to do this because if i don't do it, who is going to, i find it strange that conscientious individuals that are inside the program that are trying to hold us accountable for the obvious blayton war crimes that we are out there doing are being punished. and it seems that they're punishing people in order to make them an example. and that really does disturb me, especially if america supposed to be this great country and freedom fighter amongst the world, how we're punishing our own people who are trying to do that. he, while ecuador has revoked julian songs, his citizenship saying his original application contained mistakes and that he never actually paid the fee that says he naturalization process has already been cancelled in 2019,

not long after british police forcibly removed the wiki leaks co, founder from the ecuadorian embassy in london spent 7 years making refuge following 6. the sold allegations in sweden, which is now being dropped. the last 3 years he's been under arrested a high security bel marsh prison waiting for the british court decision on his expedition to the states assault is warranted by american authorities on espionage charges. he faces potentially up to 175 years behind bars. we can lease publish thousands of classified files a decade ago. they exposed information on us war crimes in iraq and afghanistan. we spoke to his lawyer, he says, i could those decision to strip the songs of citizenship is completely against the law. the name of this was developing according to a pre plan scenario. after a song lost his diplomatic asylum, former ecuador, imprison lenny moreno needed to somehow justify the invasion of british police at the embassy. and the only possibility was just to deprive julius orange of ecuador

in citizenship, which is again, it's that door in legislation. so it would be a good or in foreign ministry council, the soldiers naturalization. so that the bridge is please good end to the embassy. they needed to show that he was not in ecuador incentives, and at the time since the during constitution prohibits the extradition of its citizens to a 3rd country. this was deliberately wrong, a legal, unjust, and contrary to the constitution and human rights, they simply followed this unworthy scenario, thereby exposing ecuador in the extremely unfavorable light. the tron against the thorns is a political one. not only that in the decision to revoke us on just citizenship, they rely solely on a report verified by a former state official who's currently accused of corruption and atrocities underway against it, as well as day 6 of the turkey olympics. and the pressure seems to be rising, rushing, tennis stars, new med, further lashed out of the question, he received that a press conference that he feels was warranted in an appropriate and the came right

after his latest when he's a lexia, shasky has the story you would think that the olympic games to something only about sports where the athletes have been preparing for all their lives to take part in this ultimate event for many athletes across the world. but this time it's starting very political. every time an athlete from russia is appearing at a press conference or after winning a medal a he or she is being tested with questions about the doping scandals of the past and about why russia is allowed to participate in the olympics at all. so was the case of worlds. number 2 in trying to then, you know, meet the idea of who just won his game and unbearably hot conditions. it was very humid and very, very hot on the court. he almost collapse at one point even, and the questions were directed to him were not about the situation he faced on that court. but one journalist came over and asked whether. busy mitigate, felt that russia's participation in the olympics was cheating in itself. with video

came up with a very sharp response. first time in my life, i'm not going to answer a question. you should be embarrassed of herself. i think you should wire him from the olympics. i don't want to see him again. the international tennis federation responded that it will lot ban this journalist that a journalist has the right to off questions. but speaking of the question, this is not the 1st time this is happening. as i said to athletes representing russia, media, just call it china also said the same that he's been tested with questions about the doping scandals of the past. and i'd like to remind you what that russia's participation in the tokyo olympics. this time is very much limited because of the doping scandals of the path because the world anti doping agency, effectively band, russia and it's symbolic. strom taking part in major competitions across the planet for 4 years. russia won the appeal in the cost in the court for violation of sports, and thus the country was allowed to take part in the olympics under the name

r o c. this is an acronym for the russian olympic committee, but even that name and full cannot be used. it's just r o c. and this is something that russian athletes and the russian, the limpid committee have been observing since day one off at the olympic games. even the opening rest conference at the tokyo olympics, it last about an hour 20 minutes long, 45 minutes of which were dedicated to rushes. participation on a different name in the olympic games this time. and despite all that, despite all this pressure coming from all side, because not only trying to plan, but obviously the athletes and all other disciplines are being asked questions like that, trying to ignore them all the time. despite all that, russia or the r o c. if you may, is performing very well right now. it stands for and the overall metal stable nearing on its 20th metal in the olympics and day 6. and that is something that many journalists, particularly those sports related, not politics related,

cannot avoid. and they know to that russia is performing or the r o c is performing while at the olympics. but we'll see how obviously this continues because this has been the trends since day one, even before the olympic started. and i will keep you up to date with everything that's happening and tell you, it is treasures coming on. social media. we seem sort of the low, the, or the media via or when there were questions being asked about her medication. some people started asking questions, medication. she didn't seem to be doing so well. and then since she pulled those painting mental health, which you know, most likely that is true, giving people just, it's dennis accentuated and that's like kind of home with then she's, it was a mention of, well, she's been beaten by the girls like, you know, to the former girls, people emotions. it was a really weird thing to put in a diesel by, you know, let's just say journalists from the usa that i will respect what they're asking

these questions. they would never before. kelly, president barton excuses, russia planning to interfere in the 2022 congress elections by spreading this information. correspondent, how's those behind the story to the brand? i ah, with me ah ah,

i use join me every thursday on the alex salmon show. when i'll be speaking to guess in the world, the politics sport, business and show business. i'll see you then. in the moon, the ah, tuesday saw the 1st hearing of a special us congressional panel past with investigating the capitol hill, riots the good back in january. and emotions were running high during the session,

though it seems that everybody was convinced by what was heard with some views, even calling it a performance. democracies are not defined by our bad days. were defined by how we can backs and bang the bad days. how we take accountability for that. i have faith because of folks like you and i am, i don't expect this will be quite socially, but it must be an atom a thing to day. the special commission consist of law makes both parties. critics though claimed that their minds were already made up with most of them known for having anti trump views. kelly bolton was following developments for us as congress here is testimony about the events of january 6. the it seems we've been hearing both police officers and politicians crying their eyes out. i was assaulted and nearly killed. i lost my life. there was a very good chance i would be torn apart. this is how i'm going to die. defending

the sanctions. the indifference shown to my colleagues is disgraceful. some are looking at this panel and saying it's simply impartial. we're not hearing both sides of the story. questions about about what kind of went wrong and whether or not the capital police allowed the protesters to enter. if they made a mistake or, or somehow doors were left on guarded, what exactly happened? people are looking at. this is saying it's not an impartial hearing. it's speaker the house, nancy pelosi was being widely blamed for the fact that you can gresham committee investigating the january 6 events which is convening today's hearing. contains only anti trump republicans. it is a bipartisan panel, but there are no trump supporters represented on it. there are simply anti trump democrats, as well as anti trump. republicans, this seems to be what congress is focusing on at the moment. amid surging coven cases, a continued migrant surge on the us border. rising inflation and poll saying that

more than half the country say things are moving in the wrong direction. that is not what congress is focusing on. rather they have decided to re live and rehash the events of january 6th on capitol hill. well, they've democrats a word, they're facing mid term elections. the economies in the toilet to coby to so threatened they come back, we're told, and they have to do something to demonize their enemies. and that's what they're doing. that's pretty unprecedented. that the republican liter kevin mccarthy is choices to sit on the committee were rejected, certainly doesn't suggested it's a bipartisan committee. the 2 people that pillows he chose instead of them are 2 who voted to impeach trumpet that serves the purpose. the purpose of this is not to get to the bottom of what happened on january 6. i don't support people who do violence. people who attack police officers, of course they should be prosecuted. let's not forget in the summer of 2020, in just one so called protest in front of the white house. 60 secret service agents

were hurt or injured by george floyd riders. we never had these gut wrenching hearings like this crying in front of the cameras, which we saw kids are going to and others do it today for them. i have that. i am not a trump voter. i am not a republican, but it's very clear what this is about to be. it's a show trial is to establish a narrative, and it's very, very ugly. the kremlin has strongly refuted claims made by us president joe biden, that russia plans to interfere in the 2022 congress elections. the russian president spokesman also said that moscow washington can hardly be called upon this . today. russia has never interfered in us electoral processes. the results of many investigations conducted in the u. s. confirm that russia certainly does not, and has no intention of meddling in any electoral processes in foreign states. if you haven't noticed, it's hardly possible to cold russia and the u. s. partners now rather there are

opponents with whom we negotiate. all these don't course is holding the story for his insurance. we will come down. it's possible america, some kind of information and tell us they will call it, suggesting they think there's going to be some kind of assault on, on those midterm elections. if you're going to make predictions about the future, those linking button really got to put forward. i would have said some kind of substantial evidence to back up, you know, predictions of what people will do in the future. is there any evidence put forward any substance to the claims while neo at all really just south seems like never ending. deja vu. it's another us election and more baseless claims of russia trying to metal. and then moscow of course, rejected these claims. since the only thing we have to verify them is biden's word i think we also need to take on the rapid disinformation look at russia is doing already about the 2022 elections and misinformation to pure a violation of our sovereignty. now,

biden was apparently given this information by the us intelligence community at his daily meeting again without any evidence that we know of its being claimed that rushes intent on meddling in the mid term elections in the united states next year . now at that time, the entire house of representatives and a 3rd of the senate will be up for grabs, which makes one think in the 1st place, it would take quite a lot to even attempt election reg rigging on that kind of scale in the united states of all places anyway, but also specifically lashed out at russian president vladimir putin. so let's take a listen to what he had to say. when i was with mister prudent, who has a real problem, he is he sitting on top of an economy that has nuclear weapons and oils and nothing else. he knows. he knows he's in real trouble, which makes me more dangerous in my view. now it is pretty weird that biden even

said that in the 1st place, i mean, washington has nearly the same amount of nuclear weapons as russia making moscow. and washington bacon basically, equally as dangerous in that department. so why is russia in trouble? i mean, the whole situation really seems just like hostile rhetoric coming from across the atlantic again. and just it's not even that long after the summit that happened last month, also between the biden and pollutants. so that's an interesting point to know also cause it's a greg claim to make you can make the claim and never want to waste a long time to find out if it actually happens. and then can you even prove it? and if it doesn't happen, do you apologize? you will get back or you just move on him. forget you ever said it's. it's kind of a gray open statement. so maybe thanks for adding some context. it said ok, let's round up. some other global news for you now thousands of national guard members have been mobilizing california. this is to help with the battery in the face. wildfires that are taking place that they will assist 220055 is now

attempting to bring that situation under control tend to drilling conditions result from a severe try to see these fos spreading rapidly. so next, but it's a warning that the worst is still to come as well in the late summer, early autumn another country hit by wildfire. grace ablaze, they're described as one of the biggest nations experienced in the past 30 years and goes to an area close to the country's capital. a number of houses have been destroyed. several villages evacuated, and the switches and dramatic scenes in china, sun storming, go thing and toss it in the northwest of the country. a town in a 100 meters. i turned the sky yellow and course reduce visibility to just a few meters, causing havoc on local road. thing visibility not going to save me half an hour overturn with more stores instead of me. ah.

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trail. when so many find themselves, well the part we choose to look for common ground in the the with me i'm actually going to see we're going underground, exposing the truth, hidden by the elite coming up in the show, a member of the bar. as johnson you can, government sage committee tells us why young adults may face a lifetime of ill health. from corona viruses, the global death toll hedges towards 4 and a quarter 1000000, and is reconciliation talks begin between the icpc,

acquitted neuro bank bo and the ivory coast government cost struggled in sub saharan africa with the director of night. the kings, a new film that explores the social hierarchy of the biggest global cocoa produces notorious mca prison. all this i'm all coming up in today's going underground. the 1st 3 u. k ended draconian covert measures last week, despite reportedly having one of the highest curve death rates in the world coated vaccines around the world appear to be helping to reduce the number of hospitalisation. but we're still being told the pandemic is far from over. joining me now. from murphy side is professor callum sample, a member of sage, the scientific committee, advising berth, johnson's u. k. government, during the pandemic. callum, i don't show your speaking as an advisor to borrow johnson or callum sample. you can have to tell me, but we do know now the bar is drawn to the top advisor, dominant cummings said that the prime minister is understanding from the scientists is always being co with serious effects the over eighty's. that's been the main

concern of the prime minister reportedly. what is your latest study telling us about acute covered? so i'm a professor of medicine and child health, the university of liverpool and i get invited to attendance age meetings. the gum and senior advisors are chris with the and patrick browns and they choose the experts and their advice will not my role. i bring to that data from research studies i'm personally responsible for. so i have to take personal responsibility for the data. i present the, the reality is the cobra does not just the disease of the frail and the elderly. and we are seeing children a bit hostile and adult submitted hostile. the reality is the death mostly does occur in people over the age of 50 and far more people label that age of 75. that goes up exponentially and buzzword. very steeply of age gets all but if you look at people damaged.