this is a money machine is a huge cash register that is ran by people who don't care about people's lives being lost. them headlines is our belgium certainly back tracks on its cable, come down and re open spaces and cinemas at off ridge high school slammed the restrictions as excessive. meanwhile, joe biden distances himself from previous promises to shut down the virus. now it says it's up to individual states, not the white house, just sorted tagged. we discussed his response to the pandemic so far. and also the staff. we look back at what's been a tough here for america's big tech, which will leading companies embroiled and political fight, prepaid for republicans and democrats. and we get a glimpse to inside one of russians, mostly, tories prisons, 9 for the housing, some of the country, most dangerous criminals. in the wake of the soviet lapse in 1009 talking

into sound like this were holidays hard tacky criminals give you. this look, been rejected by fellow prisoners and carmen, 8 pariah with something they cleared out of the most with good afternoon. welcome 4 o'clock here in moscow. you're watching international. now, despite europe struggling with the new owner constrain, belgium has suddenly you turned on some of its toughest kobe restrictions. it comes off to the countries highest court rule that the measures with 2 excessive by its judgment. the council of state suspends the measure of closure of the cultural sector facilities. it rule that this measure was not proportionate and cannot make it possible to understand why the attendance of theaters and cultural venues was particularly dangerous for the health of the population. essentially what you have is belgium's highest administrative court saying that the government

rules make no sense and as a result, government will have to backtrack. this follows a legal challenge that was filed by a local theatre producer. and it followed a number of restrictions that the government had only imposed a short time ago, amongst these new restrictions where that all theaters cinemas, and cultural venues had to close christmas parties would have to close early, and sports venues would have no audiences. and this is in addition to already the mandatory wearing of moss and people having to work from home. but now we have a situation where everything's reversed. so the cinema's, the theaters and the cultural venues ought to re open. and of course, it raises questions as to just what kind of consistency there is to these government rules and regulations. yackel. there are still months and months of the covered crisis ahead of us if the public is not in our side because of a lack of sense in the measures, we will have lost the battle against the virus. now you do have

a part of the public that has been very, very vocal in particularly demonstrating and criticizing these government restrictions in recent weeks, they've taken to the streets to voice their concerns. ah. now in general, the current situation a cross belgium has been relatively calm. they figures point to over 500 cases per day, per 1000000 people. but the situation is quite different just across the border. if we look there at fonts, for example, font has registered an all time high of more than $200000.00 new cases per day,

and that is a high for europe as well. as a result, the government has had to re impose restrictions. you have a situation where the french police are saying that everybody from 11 years and older. now when they are doors have to wear mosque except if they're involved in cycling, if they're doing any kind of sports or if they're inside the vehicle. so you have within the, you block itself, different european countries dealing with these high covert figures in a very different way for a sleigh reporting. then. meanwhile, the u. s. still tops the global table when it comes to the number of covey deaths, but president biden is not distancing himself from his promise to shut the virus and says, the solution has to come from individual states rather than the white hangs. there is no federal solution. escape found state level and then ultimately gets down to where the rubber meets the road and that's where the patient is in need of help or

preventing the need for help. or just over a year ago, biden slammed the trump administration's cobra testing efforts as a trumpet state and said, america's vaccine rollout was well behind that of other developed nations. he then promised to change the course of the disease in his 1st 100 days in office. although that didn't happen before. 100000 americans have died from covey to under biden's watch, with new cases hovering at around half a 1000000 per day. new york has been the worst hit with case numbers they're reaching and all time high. since the arrival of the mac constrain ortiz asked the tailor disgust washington's response to the crisis. so i didn't sad what for what that is, no federal solution. i don't think that is something that one wants to have from the president. there never was a federal solution to a virus that spreads more easily than chicken box and with each to varian as becomes more and more of the early. the idea that there is some policy or some

politician going to stop it. we should have been acknowledging that this is not a pandemic. and that this is endemic, at least a couple of waves ago. politicians that's a 1st duty is not only did g d p and inflation and everything, but basically saved the health of their, of their countrymen. and this needs to be done. this was not done. joe biden got elected because of donald trump's of failed handling cove. it in the minds of voters in coming up on the year that he was inaugurated and we have covered as bad as it's been certainly case wise. we can now add up all the rough weeks for biden, to rough year for by 62 percent of americans. and now a couple jobs. they said that when we get to a certain threshold, everything is going to be great. that's how immunity we're going to be able to live more normally. in your opinion, is 62 percent in good enough. the terrible, i mean 62 percent is close to 50 percent and not close to 100 percent. the reason we're, we're not vaccinated is because people are misinformed. it was not accurate information,

but is vaccines and the fake news that are allowed on social media basically lead to the fact that patients of people at the end of the day will doubt necessity of having a vaccine. there's definitely a lack of trust in the government as well as the lack of trust in big pharmaceutical companies, especially now that an increasing number of so called lead vaccinated americans are being told. now if you haven't had a booster shot you're not vaccinated anymore, you as bad as all those people. it didn't get back needed. vaccine mandate for domestic ad chapel. do you think that's the direction that we're getting and the vaccines are for your personal protection? we have seen less of evidence that the vaccine limits trans miss ability. if you don't have that part of the puzzle from a political message being and law making perspective, then you don't have the pretends to set up the mandate. put up other restrictions of the occupancy restriction or telling people that they need to wear a mask from when they walk into the building to least sit down and they can take it back off. none of this stuff is going to stop this buyer. we should be deciding for

ourself the best way out of it, the sooner we're going to be able to find the best equilibrium that we're going to have in this new reality that while here in russia, the daily cave, italy has been declining. but of course, that doesn't diminish the severity of the virus. many, 600 patients are on critical support here in moscow alone, and are receiving via supplies of oxygen as he downtown krislofski reports now on how the life saving supplies are reaching the patients in nate. oh boy, oh boy. oh boy hm . breathing. how does a person dream? we don't usually pay attention to breathing. we see it somehow attached to the body, a mandatory component of life. i remember the fear when i felt that my breath was about to stop that i was forget and have debriefed ah,

was go up with a good bit of all new oil. i would say the turning point occurred this year with the emergence of the delta strain. when it became clear that medical treatment required patients to have more oxygen. on average one patient can assume 50 leaves of oxygen for minutes if it's not intensive therapy. but if the case a serious volumes can rise to 60 liters per minute. imagine a commercial truck with a trailer that can produce up to $1.00 tons of liquid oxygen per day. thus the amount, the average russian hospital consumes daily for you. ah, it's just monopoly if we're now at a filling station where oxygen's pumped in the cylinders under high pressure cylinders are needed by hospitals to help transport patients to they are country produces 2700 tons of oxygen per day. in the past we have had to and now we have to work in the manual mode. we have close ties. the ministry of defense rose cosmos, and ross adam, all the companies that helped supply hospitals with oxygen. mm

show. time was taking every day. if not every hour matter, we have been told to ramp up production to full capacity by any means. that's why as demand has increased, oxygen production has also increased from 200 tons to 600 tons mazel saw 50, so call me ah fight for life. fight for oxygen fight for all of us. for you. and for me,

watching aussie still had feed is sad, is just a few months left for president mat chrome. is it convinced frank by you just to keep him in the job is the competition snapped at his heels. will look at his biggest rivals. just stop with

with 2021 rapidly coming to an end to this time for some reflection. what will we remember about this year? how did our lives change? also we look forward to the new year. what does 2020 to have in store for us? will we be living in interesting cars with ah, welcome back with our team now 2022. it's lining up to be a big election year for france. president mack, ron hoping for a 2nd term. but he is up against some big competition in the final months before polling starts as shar. davinsky explains,

hey ho. hi im is running out on a manual macro ones. first time in the elisa with the french people just months away from a new vote. and it does seem that even after 5 rocky years, macaroni is still in po position. i think it will be mark chrome and micron. whatever happens, i will vote micro. however, he faces a battle with some new faces in the mix, all vying to unseat the so called president of the rich. and until recently, some predicted this would be an election that would be a run off of 2017 with mack on facing off against the national rallies marine la pen. now, while she still showing favorably in the polls, she may not be his main opponent. for those who missed it, meets eric sim. all we love via brand you doesn't mean this. his words are more

blasted into the presidential campaign before he was even confirmed as a possible candidate. initial poll suggested that he could be the one to face up to mac or in the 2nd round, but he support has since dipped. ah, a however, could his campaign be about to get a boost is or more is gaining allies from some unexpected quarters to some of them, he is the only one who has discernment and courage and who cares about civilization? what he stands for is where i live for the defense of civilization then, and there is a valerie case, she's already fought off. the big names in her room party, left her publican,

and now she is angling for the fight her life. she believes that she is the only one who can deliver a knockout blow to mack on every one for victory. the french people have understood it will be either micron or us and she could be right. early polls suggest if the woman who describes herself as part thatcher part merkel will makes it into the 2nd round of voting. she could give mack on a run for his money. now what's interesting about france's presidential election is just how the vast majority of people are apparently only considering giving their support to right or perceived right when candidates. and what matt connie's seen is the man to beat. he remains incredibly unpopular. ah . mm hm. yeah.

oh, you gotta look at the country like a company, really. it's no less than a company. and if the french people have voted for him and you and michael a 5 years ago, it was because they thought, wow, it's a young nicholas man. he knows how to run a company, a lot of people who had voted for a menu and michael got disappointed because they said, hey, you know, you like an error and a bit. no country like a business, like a company, and it's not working. so what happened in a company when it's not working, the shareholders get rid of the, our general manager, and then they get another one. the other scene that has been emerging is a sense of hocking back to france, is pass candidates consistently talking about returning to traditional roots about holding on to francis identity. and one name keeps cropping up, is you know how the goal,

he's the founder of the current friendship public. and it's a man that for many symbolize is the best of what it is to be french. it seems that may be a winning strategy for brooklyn. it's important to have a charismatic leader who represents france. well, someone who knows how to make decisions to have someone who is strong, not necessarily physically, but he shows that he is sure of himself. someone smart with honesty, respect for the people above all, and a commitment to france. 2022 also sees another real test with the viability of mac calls and longer term project for france. he's on the move party which was created in the wake of his when just 5 years ago. we'll also find out whether it remains a force in politics here. elections for the national assembly come home on the heels of that presidential vote. 2 will his vision be give them the rubber stamp of re approval, or will it be discarded to history? only france can decide. charlotte, even sky artsy, paris,

now person pose in sacked rushes, prison chief last week. his reforms to get underway in the wake of damning video showing widespread abuses in the countries jails up next, we visit a notorious former prison in saint petersburg. it's now been replaced with the more modern facility. the old child i was infamous in the 19 ninety's when it has some of russia's most dangerous criminals, amid the chaos that followed the collapse of the soviet union arctic. constantine roscoe has been given rare access to it. although just to warn you, his report does contain graphic descriptions of vantage me were in saint petersburg and in front of what used to be rushes most infamous for them for more than a century. this was the largest incarceration facility in the whole of europe were the country's most notorious and violent criminals were being kept. now we're going

to check out the jails, darkest parts that have been hidden from the general public. for decades. this looks like a perfect sat for a horror movie. even after 4 years since the prison was shut down, its empty cells and court are still sent chills down your spine. this is one of the solitary confinement cells that were widely used during stalin's role in the night . in the thirty's and forty's, you can see how small it is. it is, i think 3 kind smaller than a regular. so you can, i mean he kind of in bullies, stretch out your arms while inside. you have to spend days and weeks and a cell like this where it can actually we only stand for sit on the edge of a small metal bed because lying down during the daytime is forbidden. well then it becomes how on earth in the prison was billed at the end of the 19th century as the

most advanced facility of its kind in russia. firstly, because of its iconic architecture cross shape of the 2 main buildings. not only gave the jailer unofficial name, but also made it easy for guards to monitor and access every corner of that prison . at a time when cctv cameras were mostly with history, the prison served as a pre detention facility. yet in the soviet times, there was also a dedicated wind for those found guilty of the most violent crimes like multiple murders and rapes, which is probably the dark part of the prison death row. behind the field gate. there was a small basement where they were sentenced to death, were executed. prison came to nationwide

notoriety in the 9290s when the severe economic crisis that followed the collapse of the soviet union and crime rates through the roof. russian streets became an arena of bloody wars between newly formed criminal gangs. what are you looking at? what are you doing here anyway? who do you get to cough up that cache you? i mean, oh, watch you that that would, that was kind of talk was column back then. there were dictionaries of criminals. lang are gone. and his love mosquito used to run among russian criminal circles in the 9992. he spent 8 months in this prison on racketeering charges. i. yeah. boy of the businesses. someone told me money for went off to deal with the guy. i didn't go to raise the meeting group guns. almost everyone had come to that time. arrived at the meeting place in the police to meet the crime rate was so high in the ninety's violent criminals. up afterwards,

if the door opens, i 40 ugly mugs staring at me. their faces of hardened criminals, yet not roll. i sat down on the edge of the bed, it was our place to sit down these guys looking at me like that. we have a lit cigarette and off of these gangs the smoke, they took almost a whole pack for me. so we smoked together and talked, so i realized is going to be okay. next warden who served in this prison at the time, recalls some of the night mary scenes he witnessed every day at work. a miracle about the 14 people used to share this tiny cell. is it true that some inmates have been slapped on the floor under the bed? otherwise it was impossible to fit everyone in people's slipped into shifts. a lack of funding had left the prison without the most basic things like toilet seat inmates ended up rolling their blankets to have at least minimum comfort growing up in russia, in the ninety's seeing videos of this person's over crowded cells. i vividly

remember how terrified i was when i imagine what it would be like, walking into a cell like this, where all these harden tattooed criminals give you this look as the door slammed behind you. and some of the former inmates recalled that being rejected by a fellow prisoner isn't becoming a pariah, was something they feared most, some times more than solitary confinement or punishment from the guard. it was not . i mean, this is a terrible place that ruined the loss of people's lives, like your modem. but everyone who came out to the door, they were mentally damaged. it's kelly. well, you know, how young guys will rate, but old mob to the couple of times. they break down guys simply because they wanted 6 in the countries. future president vladimir putin visited the crosses in 1992. he was particularly shocked that prison dentist pulled out inmates ti without

painkillers. the decision was made to shut down the notorious jail altogether. and build a new one from scratch. in the next episode, we're inside the new prison that has replaced the old one is the most important to be is that we have a rest locked from the inside. has any prisoner trotted feel a night from you? what happened? i couldn't tell you the language and i killed them. i strangled in little fish. what really wanted to be back with you. he's wait for me. and you can see more of constantino special reports throughout this week. that brings you up to date just coming up to us for in the afternoon the most sky. we're back again at the top. ah, ah christmas. the traditional yuletide on a day this year,

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