i'm claire richards and thanks for joining us russian opposition politician alexina vall me is fighting for his life after a suspected of poisoning a german n.g.o.s says it's sending an air ambulance to bring him to germany for treatment he lost consciousness while on a flight from siberia to moscow he was pictured drinking tea at the airport before leaving t.

and these are our top stories russian health officials say they will allow the kremlin critic alexina vall need to fly to germany for treatment he's been in hospital since collapsing on a plane if only his supporters a say he was poisoned because of his opposition to the russian government he's due to be treated at berlin's charité hospital. thousands of anti-government protesters have formed a chain of solidarity in the belarus and cow.

berlin fears that russia's most prominent opposition figure has been poisoned a spokeswoman says alexina vall name is unconscious and in intensive care in a siberian hospital a doctor there confirms that bali is in serious condition we'll bring you the latest. also coming up democrat come away harris makes history becoming the 1st woman of color on a major party ticket. i accept your nomination for vice president of the united states of america. together with joe biden harris now has to convince americans that they can heal a country devastated by the pandemic and deeply divided over the politics of president truck. and e.u. leaders back the opposition and balanced refusing to recognize the election that kept president lukashenko one power and promising sanctions on top officials german chancellor angela merkel says the e.u. wants talks between the 2 sides. i'm sumi so much going on it's good to have you with us russian opposition leader alexei no valma is in intensive care and unconscious in the hospital after apparently being poisoned. according to a spokeswoman now while he was on a flight

i'm claire richards and thanks for joining us russian opposition politician alexina vall me is fighting for his life after a suspected of poisoning a german n.g.o.s says it's sending an air ambulance to bring him to germany for treatment he lost consciousness while on a flight from siberia to moscow he was pictured drinking tea at the airport before leaving t. his spokeswoman says it was poisoned and not long afterwards he became so ill that the plane had to make an emergency landing in the city of on. of ali is considered one of president putin's a fiercest russian critics exposing corruption and organizing demonstrations despite official benz. well french president emmanuel mccracken and germany's chancellor angela merkel have both offered help to no vonnie they've been holding a summit in the south of france and the crown went as far as to offer asylum to the kremlin critic here's what he had to say this is don't we are ready to provide any necessary support for alexander never only and his family there for his health for asylum and for his protection this goes without saying and we

i'm claire edges and thanks for joining us russian opposition leader alexina vall meat is on his way to germany for medical treatment of following a suspected of poisoning he collapsed after drinking tea and has been in a coma he's now been taken it to the airport and he's heading for berlin. well russian doctors at 1st said he was too ill to travel but health officials later back to town and said that they would allow me to be transported to germany. we took the decision not to oppose his transfer to another hospital the one that his relatives indicated to us. that was one of these wife yulia had been desperate to hear she had been fighting since arriving at the hospital on thursday 1st to get her husband's own doctor to see him then to get the german medics then. we believe that the doctors that deliberately delaying so that the chemical substance in my husband alexei's metabolism has time to disappear that's why they won't let him leave the hospital alex says health situation is probably very bad so we don't believe the doctors in the hospital and we demand that their hand my husb

merkel has called on russia to investigate the suspected poisoning of russian opposition leader alexina vall me doctors treating him here in berlin say that they have found evidence of a toxic substance in his body he was brought here on saturday after falling ill in siberia with what russian doctors said was a metabolic disorder. ramping up security at the sheraton hospital in berlin and that scene of ali is being treated here for what his supporters say was a case of poisoning the shower taken from the doctors treating putin's most prominent critics say he probably was poisoned. it's said clinical findings indicate poisoning with a substance from the group of colon noster is inhibitors it's not clear exactly what the substance was some colon australia's inhibitors a used as a treatment for alzheimer's disease but chemicals from the group can also be used as a nerve agent chancellor angela merkel and foreign minister heiko mosques are demanding an investigation in view of missed in the valleys prominent role in the political opposition in russia the authorities there are now urgently called

news live from berlin russian doctors refused to authorize the medical transfer of alexina vall need to germany the russian opposition leader is fighting for his life at this hour in a siberian hospital after a suspected poisoning doctors of also refused to allow even his wife into visit a medical transport plane is waiting to bring the volley to germinate for urgent treatment. also coming up accepting the democratic nomination joe biden about to end what he calls a season of darkness in america shores of great honor and you know living i accept this nomination for president of the united states of america. gave his speech a biden also urging americans to unite and return to optimistic. and a tale of heroism amidst the wreckage of beirut a nurse photographed after the massive blast there was an arm full of newborns we talked to her about that fateful day. i'm brian thomas good to have you with us today an air ambulance is thought to have arrived in russia to pick up opposition politician alexina volley and fly him to germany for treatment but russian doctors are refusing to let him g

once annoying to russian opposition leader alexina vall the remains hospitalized here in berlin in a medically induced coma hughes recovering from what german doctors say was most likely poisoning but the kremlin has rejected this diagnosis saying german doctors were too hasty with their conclusions now this today from a spokesman for him and spokesman we are categorically against someone labeling this current situation a poisoning which is something that is not confirmed yet this is a russian citizen who was in a coma and we would like to find out the reason for this coma when russia is under increasing pressure to investigate the vollies illness test it confirmed have all the hallmarks of a nerve agent attack germany is demanding a full and transparent investigation a call that's backed by the european union the united states and the u.k. . and squints at least forced the act would have been the reaction of the german government is based on the clinical findings of the treating physicians and of course these findings are made without any political influence. has been given and the

i'm sorry welcome to the program russian opposition leader alexina vall knee is hospitalized unconscious and on a ventilator at this moment after a. suspected poisoning of all the was on a flight from siberia to bosco when he lost consciousness his press secretary said something had probably been added to a cup of tea that he drank at the airport the volley is considered one of president vladimir putin's fiercest critics of russia and correspondent emily sure win is on the story really we just had reaction from the kremlin tell us more. while the kremlin spokesperson. said that he's aware of the situation and he wished alex in the speedy recovery he also said that if they were asked all forty's would be willing to help move me or even help him get treatment abroad and pisco falso said that there would be an investigation into this case if it is confirmed that was indeed poisoned now no news team of course have been much more clear in their accusations they say that there was poison in these tea this morning and they have called on the investigative committee here in russia to open an inv

and these are our top stories russian health officials say they will allow the kremlin critic alexina vall need to fly to germany for treatment he's been in hospital since collapsing on a plane if only supporters a say he was poisoned because of his opposition to the russian government he's due to be treated at berlin's charité hospital. thousands of anti-government protesters have formed a chain of solidarity in the belarus and capital of minsk they're demanding the resignation of the authoritarian president aleksander in the shank of the opposition leader xi going to sky fled to lithuania after just getting the results of the recent election in which the shango a claimed victory for the un at once all demonstrators released. at least 6 people have been killed by wildfires a sweeping across california hundreds of buildings have burned down and thousands of firefighters are tackling some of the biggest blazes ever to hit the state renowned wineries in sonoma and napa valley are at risk most of the fires were started by lightning strikes. this is the news are from berlin follow us on twitte