[000:00:00;00] the ah millions of cash strapped americans place being kicked out of their homes, have congress and the vitamin ministration of failed to extend the coven link to moratorium on evictions. the processors, serious tightening cobra measures and mandatory health classes. raleigh, across western europe, where the number of infections is phil, on the right, plus a europe rages against restrictions. cobra cases in the us increased 6 full in july, while politicians have been sending mixed messages about how to deal with pandemic, leaving many confused. there is much

a political situation involved in it. i just wish you would come around and get the politics out. nothing little. and a former british ambassador, turned blogger has surrendered to police to serve a prison sentence for contempt. of course, it's a case that has sent shock waves through the journalist community. ah, broadcast my direct from our studios in moscow. this is our to international. and john thomas, certainly glad to have you with us. now millions of americans risk imminent homelessness after the coven link to ban on residential evictions expired on july 31st. the ban or eviction moratorium came into effect in september. it aimed to stop the spread of the virus and keep people at home, including those unable to pay rent after losing their jobs. in the pandemic, the exact number of people who may soon be forced from their homes is not known. but a survey suggests more than 3600000,

fear that fate within 2 months. and that is something that is triggering protests, jawandra james williams organizing director at the vocal view. new york believes there will be more, honestly for me to organize the person that understand the movement, building power of the only thing that really transform a country and movement congress. and whenever we create the conditions for millions more people to be printing and how to charity that, the other related to that like increased risk to the delta various like increase with the physical or psychological violence and all of the things that happened you created, organized. so i think the congress is just a present of a bigger call that happened because people are like this. and we're continuing to see our efforts to demand that our government overwhelmingly actually since are

vulnerable people working people for people. yet even with the democratic majority after the fight, so hard to get here, we're still have gaps that have believe me. so of course i think you pay mat protest, master action. and that because of the rest of those of us, we're conscientious about waiting to do things and the ways that we engage them in democracy. activists have also organized a temporary camp outside washington capital building, calling for the bands reinstatement where they were joined by democratic party, lawmakers. i know what that is. like i have been evicted before myself. i have had to sleep in my car myself, and so as a sitting congresswoman, there is no way that i could just allow congress to recess and go on vacation. and for me to just go on with my life and not care about the 7000000 people, you know, i had people around me, so i feel safe,

which i didn't feel safe when i was on housed. i had people, i had food sitting here, you know, i didn't always have food. i had enough blanket to keep me warm because it didn't get to cool at night. but that's not the reality of what happens. you know, on many nights when you are on house, congress failed to extend the band on friday and is now in recess, which lasts for over a month from speaker. nancy pelosi has once again called on president biden to step in and renew the eviction moratorium. but the white house says there is a problem on the supreme court said it, it could only be extended with congressional authorization. that was their decision . that's how they were able to strike it down and that's what they needed to happen . so what's next? how to get another extension. congress must vote, and apparently the u. s. administration has done a little bit too little too late, reportedly having requested an extension just 2 days before it expired. earlier we discussed the developments with travis shared and

a senior vice president of real estate investment firm, wexford, science, and technology. he fears that the failure to extend the eviction moratorium will almost certainly exacerbate the health crisis. why see, i see 2 different types of impact. one, if, if the united states does face another lockdown or returning to working from home, that only works if you have a home, right? it's quite impossible to do locked down if you are and housed. and so, you know, high numbers of addiction, potential addictions, and basically the locked down would not be would not be ideal. secondly, when you are and how you are, you're facing so many more elements and environmental factors, not just the weather, but being in large spaces and crowded spaces, not able to pop properly, social distance. and so i fear that there could be an increase spread of the delta variance and increase cases as a result of potentially increased homelessness. un special repertoire on

torture has questioned the use of force by berlin. police against protesters on the weekend after officers in riot gear, violently dispersed crowds demonstrating against tightened covey restrictions. one incident in particular, caught the un officials attention. the me this is just been brought to my attention. can anyone provide my office with a specifics witness statements of this incident and whether an official investigation has been launched? you, an official knows meltzer says that he is going to reach out to german authorities before making any comments to the press. we also asked berlin police force for comment, but they say that the probes are bound to take some time. meanwhile, 49 year old men died in police custody after being detained at a demonstration in berlin. authority say that he probably suffered a heart attack beyond germany. similar chaotic scenes have played out in france and

italy as well. the the we've seen these protests across western europe be particularly in france and italy, and here in germany as well as people are unhappy with coven restrictions that have been put in place. and typically when it comes to requirements or potential requirements for what's being called, the new green digital pass, a digital vaccine certificate,

if you will. now those demonstrations across western europe, they turn not be at times over the weekend. we are civilian, we just want our basic rights back and bear the ones armed or taking action against peaceful civilians. the geneva convention was passed in 1949, and they are gating it. i am here to defend freedom of speech because the minute micron is trying to stifle any kind of public speech into see the privilege called a sanitary pass, which is in fact a way to control people for the u. green pass has caused much of pro, particularly in front, swept over $200000.00 people across the country, came out on to the streets to vent their own happiness. it was a much smaller affair, fear in laying around $5000.00 people coming out. that's after the court c, a in germany said that the demonstration couldn't go ahead as it was the potential to be a super spread event for cove at 19. those that did come out onto the street to the german capital were met with,

well met by riot police who were back. so with was the kind of what if you thought we'd carried out around 500 arrest in relation to, among other things, violations of the band on assembly, but also to violations of the infection protection measures as well as acts of resistance and physical assault on emergency for, for no one in front health union forces calling on a manual micron to make vaccination mandatory. they say that a digital health pass isn't going to cause it when it comes to trying to stop cases rising in the country. and they want the french president to go as far as making sure that everybody must have a job. that's not the message that's coming out from here in germany does not talk of mandatory vaccination. so what we've heard from mark as though to the leader of the safe for very, or senior politicians in the ruling coalition. here he's been saying that you don't have to get a vaccination, but if you don't,

you won't have access to many things. anyone who has fully vaccinated will get back there, right. what is needed now are clear lines. so though we don't blunder into autumn, those who have been offered vaccination and consciously rejected, it will no longer be tested for free or compared to countries like the united states in the united kingdom. cases of code 19 across western europe, remain low however they are rising. and here in germany, the rather cock institute, the federal institute that looks after public health and disease control, is already warning that we may be on the coast of a 4th wave of coven. 19 german political analyst told us that the authorities are only cracking down on opposition rallies, and a shocking show of double standards. some of the most most on position in germany, the receiving rating memory rates. and they're not challenging. the government are

not to go forward. and even how the government clinician to be released today, only the whole thing were taking today many were arrested. the german government, berlin, regional government allow knocked them over people last weekend for one of your largest grade to be held in the street. the prelim part of the mayor and of course, the lease and not cracked on that and and what they were kissing and the 3 is there, i am the german. so in the same way the produce the today. sure. you can either read him family and focus in the b,

e. is there the job. and while europe rages against colored roles, the number of cases has risen sharply across america. with a 6 fold increase last month. people there say that they are confused by mixed messages from politicians on how to deal with the pandemic. even odd basics like math guidelines is, are to, to meet your power, picks up the story, science statistics. apparently none of those things really matter when dealing with cove it because the whole thing seems to have become more about politics than anything else. take florida just recently reported a record breaking 21000 new daily cases. the state literally accounts for about a 5th of all new cases in the us. but nevertheless, florida governor ron de santis continues to refuse, imposing restrictions to prevent the spread of the disease. in florida. they will be no look downs. there will be no school closures. there will be no restrictions and no mandates, no mask mandates,

no vaccine requirements. many fear the whole thing might become a repeat of last year's covert crisis in new york. back then that liberal states delayed response, which led to numerous death was blamed on political resistance to then president donald trump. but with democrat, joe biden. now in charge and calling the shots. it seems that florida's republican governor is just doing the exact same thing and regular people feel like they're caught in the middle of it. there's so much political situation involved in it. and it's also because of prior ministration, also helped fuel more the political sense of where he met before and anyway, is it for the well being a very disrespectful around what i just feel like that he's not doing enough people here. and i just wish he would come around and get the politics. this is not a little notes about,

i know this about our children. it's about us going on as i feel safe for using my mass because we are still in upon demick. my wife died of coven, a month ago, and this is a choice i'm making. i don't get into politics. people have their opinions, but i don't get into that political rivalry seem to be the root cause of all the confusion surrounding cove. it officials across the us, katy and theme, to decide whether wearing masks should be a requirement 1st they chose don't wear a mask where a mask where to mask the nick them asked off and we're running around here. speaker come down or 10 o'clock in the morning thing we got to wear map. i hate these things. we're absolutely sick and tired of it. sure. the american people, you think at least the president would have a consistent approach to the whole thing, but no. besides needing a teleprompter to remind him what his opinion even is, why didn't can seem to stick to a single stance on anything bit masks, vaccines or locked down. really bad. you no longer need to wear

the mac and it was where you made it sound like losing the math forever. biden's own staff members apparently don't know what the official stance is supposed to be. first, the white house deputy press secretary says that locked down or out of the question, and soon thereafter, biden completely contradicts her. we have the tools in our 2 belt to fight this, this, this very, to fight this vaccine. and we, we are not, we're not going to head towards a lockdown set of infection rates, hospitalizations, death, employment numbers, whether they're on the rise or declining. none of it seems to actually matter to the people in charge. the war against cove it has turned into yet another political

battlefield and regular americans are just caught in between left to fend for themselves. but nothing has been done with the sole purpose of the american people . for. ready ask them not in my lifetime, and most likely not in my parents wait time either. i think everything is done with how they can those at the top, how the best benefits they think they can best benefit their shareholders or their campaign contributors. it's very convenient for the government to say that it's all on individual, on people who are, if you get back to me or on people who are wary as another locked down and done, it has weight bear the contradictions on the system and just how vulnerable is to say that he's leading us out of a demick, but clearly it's not the case. we still have to talk about things like locked out and we're seeing america in the united states very soon to political

circus circus. there's that nice way of saying it to the people united states are much better the meanwhile, while some are confused by a co bid contradictions for others, the party goes on check this out, photos of massive crowds at lollapalooza music festival in chicago, many on social media are furious that the event is taking place at full capacity during the pandemic. more on that and other story that we're covering for you today on our website, r t dot com this week march the 1 year anniversary of the huge, devastating blast and lebanon's capital that killed more than 200 people and to turn swaths of the city into rubble. drone footage from just this last weekend shows that the blast site remains a wasteland of debris and destruction. despite the devastation, the f. b, i has now concluded that only a 5th of the chemicals stored there exploded. but other key questions remain what

triggered the blast, where were the chemicals from? and why were they there for years? the f. b, i report has also brought up another question. where is the rest of the potentially deadly chemical shipment? it seems most of it arrived in bay route in 2013 and stayed there because of legal disputes. and no one ever came forward to claim it. a former british ambassador turned blogger has handed himself into police in scotland to serve an 8 month prison sentence for contempt of court. craig murray arrived with family and supporters and a bottle of champagne. nothing to celebrate. but still, it has been 70 years since someone in scotland was last imprisoned on a charge of contempt by the media scottish pan express his great concern over the imprisonment of craig murray and calls for his release. the writer is the 1st person to be imprisoned in scotland for media contempt for over 70 years. we fear this ruling will have

a chilling effect on reporting and free expression. murray was convicted over details published in his blog during the sexual and conduct trial of former scottish 1st minister. alex almond in which the identities of the women alleged to be victims could have been revealed through the so called jigsaw effect. solomon was acquitted of all 13 charges, but strict laws in the u. k. allow alleged sexual assault victims to remain anonymous even. so journalists fear that crag. murray's imprisonment, sets a worrying precedent proposed with our borders r. s f. consider the prison sentence. disproportionate and the well journalist must ensure that he has a court orders with regard to witness protection improvement in connection with any journalistic activity should only ever be a measure of absolute last resort. if at all, some of craig murray's supporters have compared his case to not have joined such as the diplomat turned blogger reported extensively on the wiki leaks, founders us extradition proceedings. we discussed this story with

a coordinator of the craig marine justice campaign, who says the punishment is substantially unfair. i would agree that this case has a chilling effect on journalism in this country, specifically in scotland. scott's law and u. k. law differ quite significantly in many ways, but especially in scotland. we've seen that there in that in the last few years, that's been an increase in crackdown on democracy on transparency on what can and can't be reported. and this, this judgement is a very clear sign that there is an efforts to put fear into the heart of journalists and public commentators reporting what can be reported by mainstream media. and the difference that is being made and the judgment of craig murray as a very interesting one. the difference between journalist and public commentators and bloggers and the judges assertion that the public commentators and blog as should receive

a different type of sentence for the same offense as journalist. because started list are supposed to adhere to john on the stake codecs isn't and standards is an unusual one. for the same sentence, the codecs which somebody has broken in bonds should not matter. it should lead to the same sort of penalty. and in this case, the penalty does not match the crime that is claimed to have been committed went around the world to look at some stories making headlines. this. our wildfires are raging across southern europe with 800 recorded in italy alone. over the weekend. panic, tourists and locals have fled affected areas in sicily. a heat wave fed by hot air from africa has brought scorching temperatures into the region in recent days. over degrees, our homes have been destroyed by wildfires. there 5 people have been rushed to the hospital. the blazes broke out on saturday, forcing the evacuation of for the villages. people also had to be rescued from a beach, a plains, and helicopters,

and more than $140.00 firefighters have been sent to that area. in asia fury at the ty, government's handling of the current, a virus crisis has spurred thousands to protest in bangkok, demanding of the prime minister's resignation. fierce clashes ruptured between demonstrators and police as the capital entered its 3rd walked down july, mar to the highest daily cove. dest toll since the start of the pandemic. if former us ambassador to moscow who has since become one of russia's biggest critics, has revealed that the move to info warrior has been a lucrative one. after the boast though, he was posted online, however, michael mcfall was forced to eat his own words or cheese constantine ross golf has commentary. as soon as he quit as us envoy to russia in 2014 michael mcfaul became perhaps moscow was most poisonous hater. and the former diplomat

admit it's worked out just fabulous for him. when queried on whether the envoy, her and the keyboard warrior could ever be allowed into the country again, after all these years of his non stop visual, he pan was quickly became a lead candidate for the most on diplomatic brag. ever. i have a job for life, the best universe in the world. i live in the giant house in paradise, imag close to $1000000.00 a year. i have adoring fan since even half a 1000000 follows and with 99 percent. also, my, me, i'm doing just fine without to dam visit from russia, and i am not afraid to tweet under my own name. i feel sorry for people like you who are brave enough to do so. the twitter user who had math and mcfall a trigger in him to boast about his lavish lifestyle, publish the entire exchange, noting all of that perfectly exemplifies the fact that american meritocracy is just

a myth. and crime and adviser reacted to me of false his words by noting we always knew that he was fantastically stupid. but we didn't realize to what extent for a ministry spokeswoman maria's harvard had previously simply described him as inapt . my pulses, 2 years in moscow were mired and gaffs and worse, prosecutors in 2018 even announced they were, came to speak with him in connection with claims against an american, british finance or, and 14000000 dollar tax evasion in russia. but instead of using, he suppose, russia expertise to build bridges, he used his statement like form and glory to become an american media star paddling even the most debunked russia, gate conspiracy theories. we are seeking to deter russia from what they're doing and ukraine. i think he has been the most revisionist leader in the world today. i disruptive, not paying attention to any of the kind of rules of the liberal international system,

but then use tactics that he had used in russia against us here in the united states. president of the united states, despite all of that escalation, continues to have one consistent foreign policy. and that is, he wants to be friends with food and whether these are a genuine abuse that just happened to feed what, how, talking point, or whether he is simply cashing in on anti russian rhetoric turns out even his claim to have half a 1000000 tutor, followers is suspect, was even more amusing is that nearly 40 percent of his twitter followers are fake glen dab, investigative journalist, gland, and greenville. also mark mc force as attempt to play the victim card. heels implied critically for putin and said he would assume he was a kremlin agent unless he immediately provided his real name. but that probably goes without saying, everyone is a criminal agent to the elite conspiratorial loons. ok, right to man, email them. so i know you're not about putting pace people to say stupid about me

here. and despite mcfall admitting his boastful exchange was real, his still tried to blame quote, a swarm of rush controls. i rode that message in the private channel. i did not expect it to be published, but it was still a mistake. i apologize. it was arrogant and a d. arctic swarm of russian troops was accused me of failure. and i responded in the most unprofessional way, explanation, not excuse. still stanford students who pay a small fortune to be lacquered by me must be delighted to know the cash is going on. what he does. he is a giant house in paradise. yes, he admit, it was mistake. he said, we describe it as an arrogant, mistaken certainly was, it was astonishingly crass and vulgar statement. what he tweeted was bad to brag about his, his luxurious lifestyle is his great job. his $1000000.00 mansion, his,

his $1000000.00 a year, salary, et cetera, et cetera. it was very crass and vulgar and the only thing it shows is that is that war mongering pe, student at stanford university get a very distorted picture of russia from people like michael mcfall. to get a picture of russia, which is as a source of evil throughout the world. america is the exceptional country, exceptionally good, and russia is seen as the exceptional country, exceptionally bad. and both views are ridiculous. are that, does it for me? this are, i will be back in about 32 and a half minutes with another full and fresh look at your news. this is our t international. glad to have you with us. the the,

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so today was dive right it we begin the program at the latest on how the world's top economies are recovering and how their output is being impacted by skyrocketing prices and continued supply chain shortages all as we enter the 2nd half of 2021. let's start in china where the world's 2nd largest economy saw it's factory output grow added slowest rate in 17 months. now the latest purchasing manager's index showed slight growth, with a rating of 50.4 in july, compared to 50.9 in june. now it's important to note that anything over 50 shows growth, but this still marks the lowest rating since february of 2020. when the index contracted to 35.7, now china's economy is seen as rebounding from the pandemic. it's factories are still battling with supply shortages and the high cost of materials along with record rainfall, which resulted into rental floods,