it was not the first attack on mr navalny.fore and there was something that looked very much like a poisoning attempt when he was injail, actually, last year, and he had developed something like an allergy which — which, in many opinions, was very close to be also some poison attempt. of course, it's dangerous to be a dissident in russia, it's dangerous to be putin's main rival in russia, but what is the other option? i mean, either that or nothing, or everything we believe in, everything we did isjust annihilated. well, that's definitely what the kremlin would very much like, so alexey will never do this. mr volkov, why do you think now, you know, august 20th, why do you think in summer, just before those municipal elections, the poisoning of alexey navalny took place? and why does he think so, too? ‘cos you must have discussed it with him. so once again, many journalists asked question why you are not yet killed? in — like, in any interview alexey gives. and now, in any interview alexey gave. and now is the same journalists

yuri: navalny has quite a few enemies.his corruption investigations, he has attacked high-ranking government officials. navalny's largest investigation was brought about against the former russian prime minister, so the list of his opponents and haters is very long, including russian politicians in siberia, in the last city where navalny visited for he was poisoned. and i think the person who poison team didn't risk -- didn't expect such a response from germany. nobody in russia thought navalny would be flown to berlin and darted like a state guest among the low merkel, and more. whoever poisoned navalny totally underestimated his importance. brent: important point, the medical quickly became political. how damaging is this for german-russian relations question arc kate -- german-russian relations? kate: it certainly doesn't improve them. angela merkel said navalny had been treated the past couple of weeks on humanitarian grounds. but indeed, as you say, the humanitarian issue is quickly becoming a diplomatic and elliptica

it was not the first attack on mr navalny.ith the chemical acid before, and there was something that looked very much like a poison attempt when he was in jail, actually, last year and he had developed something like an allergy which...which in many opinions was very close to be also ...some poison attempt. of course, it's dangerous to be a dissident in russia. it's dangerous to be putin's main rival in russia. but what is the other option? i mean, either that, or nothing, or everything we believe in, everything we did isjust annihilated. well, that's definitely what the kremlin would very much like. so alexei will never do this. mr volkov, why do you think now, you know, august 20th, why do you think in summer, just before those municipal elections, the poisoning of alexei navalny took place? why does he think so, too? cos you must have discussed it with him. so, once again, many journalists asked question why you are not yet killed, like, in any interview alexei gives. and now in any interview alexei gave. and now is the sam

about navalny and the kremlin‘s concerns about navalny being such an outspoken critic.ooking at what has been happening in belarus and how alexander lukashenko, the belarusian president as pointed to navalny as perhaps a driver behind the mass protests in minsk and other places in belarus. effectively acting as an inspiration to the belarusian opposition that continues to challenge the outcome of the presidential election in belarus. do you think there will be any real comeback for it? there will pressure on germany to cancel their nord strea m germany to cancel their nord stream project. it is something that i think has been in the works and something that certainly has been widely discussed because the strategic project is in the final stages and there has been a suspension of work due to the us targeted sanctions on companies involved in the project. until now, germany was the country who continue to resist the pressure from the united states to cancel the project and now it may actually give either the germans or could cause the germans or could cause the german cha

, alexi navalny in order to debilitate or probably assassinate him.s isn't the first time the russians have done this, and the problem is that until we in the west are sufficiently firm with the russians, they will keep doing this. they will do it in the uk, they would do it in russia, in germany, in the united states of donald trump wins. vladimir putin is not afraid. what he's afraid of domestic discontent, and the russian people are a little fed up, they're a little bored with having him as their leader, they also suffer from the corona pandemic and economic stagnation. and navalny is running around russia making great headway with the opposition, putting individual people who are opposition leaders into the local election, into local infrastructure, political infrastructure. so he has been making progress. putin is unpopular, and then there is belarus, and putin is going to have to get involved militarily because there is no other way he can keep lukashenko in power, which is what he wants. so all this provided the rationale for whoever did this,

his situation was similar to that of alexey navalny.nlike navalny, there were no signs of the nerve agent. >> my poisoning was not as bad as his. i was able to recover more quickly. i was already able to speak in the second week of recovery but novichok is an extremely strong poison. does not make a difference if you want to hurt someone or kill them. novichok is perfect for committing murder. >> like a navalny, he was treated at a berlin hospital. no one can confidently identify the substance that had been given to him. his symptoms prompted the doctors to suspect poisoning. with navalny he says, there is no doubt. >> the fact that novichok was used clearly points to the russian president. one thing is clear. only secret agents have access to this specific poison. this operation could only have been carried out with the approval of vladimir putin. >> other opposition figures have been targeted with less deadly means. among them is the independent politician, dimitri. one year ago, he was barred from standing in the moscow city council

navalny was tested by russian doctors here in siberia, no poisonous substance was found.ial and doubts being spread statemen from the german government. ros: mr. navalny has been a thorn the side of a number of powerful russian people and is there surprised that this kind of attack might have been carried out? >>ot amongst his supporters. they see very much senior figures in russia being involved in this. one close ally of navalny tweeted, saying, using it in 2020 is like leaving the signature at the crime scene. another one has said, this cannot be the result, the work a of anybodyrt from the intelligence agencies in russia, precisely because of the discovery of the nerve agent. this is not the kind of substance that is easy to pquire and that is wple are pointing the finger up the very top it has been clear in russia that baldly has a lot -- that navalny has powerful enemies not just because of his political viaces but is street protests, burralso his antition investigations which are very high-pr pile and targerful figures. people with good contacts and people close to

navalny do next? and americans lining up at the supreme court to payay their respects to ruth bader ginsburg. among them, bill and hillary clinton. on friday, ginsburg will lie in state in the u.s. capitol. >> i am brent. our viewers on pbs and the united states and all-around the world, welcome. it was a display of cowardice or contempt. it's hard to tell the difference. but president alexander lukashenko of belarus has been sworn in to another term of office in a ceremony that was kept secret from his people. when they heard about it today, protestors once again took to the streets. police used water cannons and tear gas against protestors. lukashenko today assumed his sixth consecutive term with hundreds of officials present. the protestors and others saiai the alexeii last m month was rigged. nick conley is covering the story for us. good evening to you, nick. people have been coming out to protest again this evening. what is going on where you are? >> good evening, brent i am in the heart of down

, alexi navalny in order to debilitate all probably assassinate him.his is not the first time, as you pointed out, this is not the first time the russians have done this and the problem is that until we in the west are sufficiently firm with the russians, they will keep doing this. they will do it in the uk, they would do it in russia, in germany, in the united states of donald trump wins. vladimir putin is not afraid. he is afraid of domestic discontent and the russian people are a little fed up and bored with having him as their leader, they also suffer from the coronavirus pandemic and economic stagnation. and navalny is running around russia making great headway with the opposition, putting individual people who are opposition leaders into the local election, into local infrastructure double top political infrastructure. he has been making progress. putin is unpopular and then there is belarus and putin will have to get involved militarily there because there is no other way to keep lu kashenko because there is no other way to keep lukashenko in po

germany says it has unequivocal proof that alexei navalny was poisoned with a nerve agent. angela merkel says he is a victim of a murder attempt. the white house has called the use of the boys and completely reprehensible. the european union says those responsible must behold to justice. we have more. reporter: alexei navalny, in a video filmed, days before he collapsed on a flight to moscow. tests carried out in a military laboratory have produced unequivocal proof the leader was poisoned with a nerve agent. angela merkel says it was attempted murder. is the victimlny of a crime. he was met to be silenced. i condemn this in the name of the entire german government. reporter: the foreign minister of germany has summoned the foreign investor, saying those responsible in russia be identified and brought to justice. alexei navalny was airlifted to germany late last month two days after being taken to a hospital --the siberian city of banks in a siberian city. although his symptoms of poisoning are declining, they cannot will let long-term consequences. germany says it has uneq

the headline reads that alexei navalny was a victim of crime.ows on from what angela merkel has been saying today, that this will be, given it is germany now pointing the finger at russia, regarding this, how much weight do you think this is going to carry with regards to what has been a come of the use once again of this awful, awful poison? we never really heard the name of nova check before until two years ago. with the poisoning of sergei skripal. and his doctor. and 110w sergei skripal. and his doctor. and now that we see again an accusation leveled at the criminal in this particular nerve agent is being used. —— and his daughter. —— novo chuck. and this time against the opposition later alexei navalny and the fact that angela merkel has called it out so strongly in those condemnations that have been supported by our prime minister borisjohnson, supported by our prime minister boris johnson, there's order supported by our prime minister borisjohnson, there's order been talk about a unified response from the european union and nato. i think

alexei navalny isa likely responsible. alexei navalny is a figure of enormous political importance.very top of the russian government to. from vladimir putin? yes. anything less than that suggests that putin has lost control over his party since. this is a military grade nerve agent which only state structures have access to. it suggests that he had nothing —— michael suggesting that he had nothing to do with it would suggest to me that the state has lost a monopoly of its security agency. that would be very worrying, in a nuclear state. but i don't think it is the case. would there be any voices saying, if you kill alexei navalny, you turn him into a martyr? well, that's a very good point and that has been the kremlin's calculation for an number of years that alexei navalny has been active, that alexei navalny has been active, that he has managed to build up a very formidable political machine, a horizontal structure, despite the kremlin's ban for him to stand in the elections. despite the state monopoly on television, alexei navalny managed to circumvent all of those obstacles and

mr navalny was airlifted to berlin in a coma afterfalling ill on a flight last month.is team says he was poisoned on the orders of president putin. our security correspondent gordon corera reports. alexei navalny has been the most prominent opposition figure in russia, campaigning against corruption. a thorn in the kremlin‘s side, he's been arrested and had his offices raided. but soon after being pictured drinking tea at a siberian airport in august, he fell suddenly and violently ill on a flight to moscow. russian doctors said there was no sign of foul play and his blood sugar had simply dropped. but, amidst growing pressure, he was airlifted to berlin, where he remains in a coma. and today angela merkel revealed he'd been poisoned with a novichok nerve agent. translation: we expect the russian government to give an explanation. there are now grave questions which only the russian government can and must answer. and the prime minister said on twitter tonight: novichok is the same type of nerve agent used in salisbury in 2018. secretly developed by moscow in the cold

mr navalny was airlifted to berlin in a coma — after falling ill on a flight last month.e was poisoned on the orders of president putin — but the kremlin denies the allegation. novichok was used to poison the former russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter in the uk in 2018. our security correspondent gordon corera reports. alexei navalny has been the most prominent opposition figure in russia, campaigning against corruption. a thorn in the kremlin‘s side, he's been arrested and had his offices raided. but soon after being pictured drinking tea at a siberian airport in august, he fell suddenly and violently ill on a flight to moscow. russian doctors said there was no sign of foul play and his blood sugar had simply dropped. but, amidst growing pressure, he was airlifted to berlin, where he remains in a coma. and today, angela merkel revealed he'd been poisoned with a novichok nerve agent. translation: we expect the russian government to give an explanation. there are now grave questions which only the russian government can and must answer. and the prime minister said

brent: do we know what is next for navalny as he continues his recovery?st: we do not know how long this recovery will take. i imagine it take weeks, if not months. you can read in some of the literature, after such a poisoning, it is possible for the person to be -- you has been poisoned to recover almost completely butteted is also possible that because it is an attack on nerves, this person will lose personally some of the function of his nerves and that could affect any part of his body. there are reports of some people who have been poisoned and there is no extent -- no way to know what extent he will recover. or it is possible he might be taken to a safe place and even disappear from public view for a while. brent: this is a story where the medical has quickly become political. germany is pressuring moscow to give answers about navalny's poisoning. has there been any progress? guest: not really. there has been a very bitter exchange of words between russia and germany in the last couple weeks. not very diplomatic, one has to say, and at the moment, g

president trump declines to condemn russia over the poisoning of the opposition leader alexei navalnys in a coma in a german hospital. experts there say they have evidence he was attacked with a soviet—era nerve agent. it is interesting that everybody is a lwa ys it is interesting that everybody is always mentioning russia and i don't imagine mentioning russia, but i think probably at this point a nation should be talking about much more so nation should be talking about much more so than russia —— i don't mind you mentioning russia. india confirms more than four million cases of coronavirus — making it the third country in the world to surpass that mark, following the united states and brazil. argentina's lionel messi agrees to stay at barcelona football club — ten days after insisting he wanted to leave — admitting it's impossible for any club to meet his £700 million buyout clause. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. i'm shaun ley. stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. we begin in the uk. civil servants in engl

alexei navalny has been a thorn in president putin's side for years. claims that russia's leaders are thieves. last month, he fell ill on a flight from siberia to moscow. in a coma, he was eventually airlifted to a hospital in berlin. the german government now believes mr navalny had been poisoned with novichok, the same type of nerve agent used against former russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter — suggesting the russian state may be involved. and how does russia respond to that? "there are no facts. there's no evidence," says the foreign ministry spokesperson on russian tv. "it's an information campaign against moscow." and today, the kremlin had this message for its critics. "don't rush to blame us, or put new sanctions on russia. we're not to blame." the trouble is, under vladimir putin, the kremlin always says it's not to blame, wven when the evidence ——says it's not to blame, even when the evidence suggests it is. and the international community is losing patience. the russians really don't care. they're not too bothered about collateral da

. >>> overseas tonight, we have new reporting on vladimir putin's foe, alexei navalny, recovering in a german hospital. there's new video tonight emerging in the suspected poisoning. and here's martha raddatz. >> reporter: tonight, while alexei navalny remains hospitalized in germany, new and alarming details in this deepening mystery. video just release showing the hotel room where navalny, putin's biggest critic, had stayed in siberia. his colleagues seen gathering the evidence, including a water bottle they say a german military lab had found traces on of the same deadly nerve agent used to poison him. >> he's absolutely lucky to be alive. this is one of the most potent chemical weapons ever created. >> reporter: the hotel room search by his supporters was launched immediately after navalny fell violently ill on his flight to moscow. passengers recording the sound of his moaning before navalny was rushed to the hospital after an emergency landing and moved to germany a few days later. germany confirmed that he had been poisoned by the military grade nerve agent novichok. the trace

the consequences to alexey navalny could be devastating. they put out an update late wednesday saying long-term consequences of a severe poisoning cannot be ruled out. and, rosemary, obviously we're in front of that hospital right now, which is in germany. one of the premeir hospitals in germany. they obviously say as we just heard there, they're not sure whether or not there's going to be a full recovery. they certainly say they know this will be a prolonged illness as they put it. they say his condition has gotten a little bit better over the course of time as obviously he's been in treatment. it appears there is a long way to go. as far as the russian side is concerned, they're still denying everything. the spokesman for the russian foreign ministry came out and said all of this was russian antipropaganda. the words we've heard in the past from moscow as well. the russians themselves are saying they would be willing to give data to the german authorities on the condition of alexey navalny. they haven't launched an investigation. they con

alexei navalny has been a thorn in president putin's side for years.sia's leaders are thieves. last month, he fell ill on a flight from siberia to moscow. in a coma, he was eventually airlifted to a hospital in berlin. the german government now believes mr navalny had been poisoned with novichok, the same type of nerve agent used against former russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter — suggesting the russian state may be involved. and how does russia respond to that? "there are no facts. there's no evidence," says the foreign ministry spokesperson on russian tv. "it's an information campaign against moscow." and today, the kremlin had this message for its critics. "don't rush to blame us, or put new sanctions on russia. we're not to blame." the trouble is, under vladimir putin, the kremlin always says it's not to blame, even when the evidence suggests it is. and the international community is losing patience. the russians really don't care. they're not too bothered about collateral damage. sanctions, again, don't seem to mean an awful lot to the ru

the illness of navalny. let's get a quick about stories here on from twenty four in the call of my- tensions with turkey leaders of the euro med seven not the seven nations bordering the mediterranean. hold an emergency summit in corsica presidenent macron. stands shoulder to shoulder with greece. five weeks on from the deadly explosion bay r residents relilive the nightmare is massie fires sweep through the very same porchch area of the lebanee capital. russia's topop diplomat storm she denies official involvement in the poisoning of the kremlin critic alexei navalny calling the accutions. unsubstantiated. let's get a check now the top business news stories all business that is a capability is hello kate sutton let's begin by looking at the pound sterling the british currency dropping to a six month low and it's all about uncertainty related to brexit isn't yeah because the two sides really should be closing in on a trade deal right about now and those trade negotiations are on going- but the focus is now o

about the huge response to navalny's post. >> there is clearly a lot of good will for alexi navalny. his post from his hospital bed here in berlin is on track to becoming one of the most spread. he wants to come home to russia and he is puzzled but that could be some way off. doctors don't yet know the long-term effect of the poisoning on and a half and a half. three specialists laboratories confirmed that he was poisoned with the soviet era nerve agent. russia continues to deny any involvement. pure piano countries particularly germany are pushing moscow to provide answer he is. brent: the german chancellor angela merkel warned anti-semitism in germany hasn't gone away and many in the jewish community still do not feel safe. she spoke today at a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the central council of jews in germany. it was created in the wake of the holocaust. it has been a driving force in revitalizing jewish life and culture. >> the yellow star gleams high above was what once the largest synagogue in germany the site of celebrations in per lin marking the 70th anniversary

well, pam, tonight there's a bit of good news for alexei navalny.clinic in berlin where he's being treated, his condition has been improved. he's been weaned off of the ventilator he's been on for weeks. and he's responding apparently to verbal stimuli according to the clinic. but the doctors there say they still can't assess at this stage what long-term damage may have been done by what they describe as a serious poisoning. pam? >> and the uk has summoned its russian ambassador because of the poisoning. is that right? >> reporter: it has. the british government has been expressing its outrage to the russians that this could have happened. dominic raab who is the british foreign secretary summoned the russian ambassador to register what they say is their deep concern about the poisoning of alexei navalny. it is completely unacceptable to a banned chemical weapon has been used and russia must hold a full transparent investigation. that's in stark contrast to the words we heard from president trump who still has not publicly accepted the evidence that

nato demands answers from moscow over the poisoning of alexey navalny. it says it has proved the opposition leader was dosed with a dead nererve agent. the kremlin denies involvement. nato joins calls for an international investigation. also on the program, belarusian performers singing for freedom. and german prosecutors prepare to charge a mother with the murders of five of her children. officials believed she s sedated and suffocated them before trying to take her own life. we bring you the latest on the investigation. i'm phil gayle. welcome to the program. nato has added its voice to the calls for access from moscow over the poisoning of russian opposition leader alexey navalny. the alliance has demanded the kremlin fully cooperate in an investigation. the german government this week concluded mr. navalny had been poisoned with a soviet era russian nerve agent. >> nato leaders meeting here to discuss an attetempted assassinatation outside their borders. >> why does nato believe it would have a mandate to a act in this case for an attack that was not

russia may vp poisoned a top critic of vladimir putin, alexei navalny.valny may have been an easy target with his every step under surveillance. >> translator: there's no need to blame the russian state, said the kremlin today, but the years state surveillance of alexei navalny now fighting for his life in a german clinic, appears to be constant. this slick documentary broadcast in 2017 uses surveillance videos of navalny with his family providing by the russian security services one of the filmmakers told me to suggest the anti-corruption campaigner lives in luxury. >> it was spy videos, videos of meetings, navalny with other politician. where you got the money. >> reporter: the idea, of course, was to discredit. popular anti-election campaigns made navalny a thorn in the creme lip's side. even during his latest trip to siberia, his colleagues told cnn he was constantly monitored, openly filmed in the street, as he recorded his investigation. just days later navalny was writhing in agony, stretchered off a plane forced to make an emergency landing on th

that it sees no reason to blame the russian state over navalny.s of a pipeline between germany and russia being affected by this, based on emotion, because it is a commercial contract. in the uk, lockdown meant many people spent more time in their gardens, with some even growing their own fruit and veg — but an abundance of produce gave one woman in northumberland an idea to help others. she started donating to a fresh food bank which helps families across the county. now more than 200 home—growers are taking part. alison freeman reports. from field to fork via the foodbank. sue's surplus of garden grown goods are just some of the fresh fruit and veg which are now being distributed to the most in need. i'm more than happy to share what i've got, my time and my produce with everybody. i am more than happy. i think everybody has the right to have fresh food, and fresh food is so expensive. this is a way of helping people to access fresh food that can't normally afford it. every week, sue's one of 200 home and allotment growers in northumberland who

navalny fell ill while on a flight to moscow and is being treated at a hospital in berlin.tors they say navalny was poisoned with the new nerve claim thechok, a kremlin rejects. the german foreign minister warned a lack of cooperation from russia could cause t the german government to rethink its stance on the north stream to -- nordrdstream 2 pipeline. this would hurt european interests too. >> there are still good reasonss for r this pipeleline. they havave always been there. otherwise, this project would not exist. more than n 100 europeanan comps arare invoed in n this projejec. half of f them from gerermany. taking measures against this project would affect them as well. 2 would: nordstream deliver russian national gas directly to germany under the baltic bypass in ukraine. only about 150 kilometers of the twin pipeline project remains to be built. it is owned and will be operated by russian state-controlled energy giant gazprom. the project is not without controversy. the u.s., as well as several and then eastern europe baltics, have repeatedly expressed concerns abou

russia denies poisoning navalny, but says germany's accusation lacks evidence navalny's supporters sa this was putin exacting revenge and that using novichok was like leaving a calling card to tell other critics no one is safe. >> thank you for that reporting. >>> nancy pelosi is pushing back against the backlash after being caught on camera getting her hair done inside a salon even though salons were not legally allowed to open where she lives pelosi saying today she was set up kasie hunt is on capitol hill. >> if we wear masks -- >> reporter: house speaker nancy pelosi under fire tonight after security footage showed her inside a san francisco hair salon that's closed to the general public because of coronavirus. the salon's owner releasing security footage to fox news, telling fox it's like a slap in the face pelosi today insisting the salon told her it was allowed. >> it was clearly a set-up i take responsibility, but only for a setup by a neighborhood salon that i've gone to for years well, i don't, i think that this salon owes me an apology for setting up -- >> the salon wasn't

as for navalny himself, he remains in a serious condition tonight. tom? >> ian pannell with all those new developments. all right, ian, thank you. >>> we now turn to the extreme weather. more rain for one hard-hit part of the country. flash flood watches tonight from texas to kentucky. that same system responsible for this possible tornado in arkansas. and an eye on the tropics tonight. here's abc's senior meteorologist rob marciano. and rob, what exactly are you tracking tonight? >> reporter: well, we've got a couple things. let's start with what's happening in the east. two rounds of severe weather over the next 36 hours for parts of the east and on the radar, you see from philly back to d.c. and the mid-atlantic, that's going to be the hot spot. hail and high winds. tomorrow, a stronger wave comes through, still going to be humid. so, tornadoes a possibility. it's the same wave that's hitting the ohio, mississippi valleys with heavy rain. we got flood watches up there and the two systems now, named systems that are out there, nana is hitting belize and

navalny and respect him.ion that everybody loves putin and these people are marginal is incorrect. you've seen these demonstrations in a siberian city that have been going on for 90 days now, massive demonstrations that you have not seen in years. and right across the border in belarus. the biggest demonstrations in support of democracy in the history of that country against putin's ally mr. luck shenko. i think it's a very volatile time. people are doing very courageous brave things in belarus, in russia. and we should be standing on their side. it doesn't mean we have the ability to bring democracy to russia. but in a world where there's right and wrong and good and evil, we need to be standing on the side of good and against evil. >> all right, ambassador michael mcfaul, thank you as always for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >>> coming up, we're going to ask a presidential historian why this labor day is kicking off a campaign home stretch like no other. stretch like no other. 3 out of 4 people achie

stop politicizing the situation with navalny.ussia's foreign ministry added moscow is ready to cooperate on the issue but needs access to information on his case from berlin. >>> turning to pakistan where classrooms are reopening for the first time in six months as the country eases lockdown restrictions put in place for the coronavirus pandemic. a junior college in the capital isl islambad has resumed classes with temperature checks with hahand s sanitizer. classrsrooms are limited to hal theirr usual capacity. pakistan has reported more than 300,000 confirmed cases and over 6,300 deaths. >> i'm happy to return to campus because i miss my friends and teachers. i will observe the preventive measures while also focusing on my studies. >> india is also scheduled to resume in-person classes for high schools next monday, but students can attend only if they have permission from their parents. india is one of the hardest-hit countries and has been recording over 80,000 nenew cases daily. >>> a japanese soldier who was stationed in ind

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navalny is out of a coma and recovering in a not germany. says he's happy to be able to breathe on his own and is vowing to return to russia. the kremlin denies any involvement in the attack. charlie d'agata has the report. >> reporter: the photo purports to show members of his team combing through his hotel room claim jer nanolab confirmed traces of november chuck were detected on the water bottle in the hotel room. he fell violently illinois and was air lifted to berlin for agreement p treatment it was originally thoughts the novichok had been slipped into his tea before the flight. never a likely scenario, says chemical weapons expert. >> alwater bottle would ensure that navalny would poison himself. >>t is tha daerou abinie any involvement in the poisons of president vladimir putin's fiercest opponent. a picture was put up on social media. he's breathed on his own all day. visiting the u.k., mike pompeo says any use of chemical weapons is unacceptable sunday dip in circumstances. navalny's team said they intend to return to russia. >> ch

looking alexeynt navalny sits in a german park. his fight against poisoning has entered a new phase. compare how he looks with how he looked when he fell ill last month. many wondered if he might die. he wondered if he would ever be able to leave the hospital, saying the first time they took me out after 24 days in intensive care, a character from the movie lord of the rings looked at me from a mirror. it was not an elf at all. i thought i would never be discharged. but perseverance and dedicated medical care won. meaning he would indeed be discharged. news emerged and the german government reacted quickly. >> the german government is relieved he has made such a good physical recovery that he has been able to end inpatient treatment. we wish him a continued path to recovery. reporter: ministers maintain their demand that whoever carried out the poisoning must be brought to justice. system targeted the motor neuro-functions, interfering with the way his nervous system operates. which explains why for him now the next steps are clear

mr navalny remains in an induced coma in a hospital in berlin, frank gardner reports. hospital, russia's most prominent government critic, alexei navalny, poisoned, say his doctors, with a novichok nerve agent on a flight across russia. now nato and the west are demanding answers from moscow. nato allies agree that russia now has serious questions it must answer. the russian government must fully co—operate with the organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons on an impartial international investigation. those responsible for this attack must be held accountable and brought to justice. here the foreign secretary, dominic raab, called the poisoning utterly deplorable. he is insisting on the full and transparent investigation. the kremlin says it will investigate but it complains it has not been shown any evidence of poisoning. translation: our specialists are carrying out checks, investigative actions. if there is a confirmation of the presence of poisonous substances, there is no doubt an investigation will be launched. we are asking everybody to rely on the fa

navalny is an outspoken critic of russian president vladimir putin.e fell ill on a russian flight last month and was taken to a hospital in berlin. a major german magazine on thursday said navalny appears to be getting better and is able to speak again. the magazine added he's also able -- he also said he probably remembers the details of what happened before he lost consciousness. last week, german chancellor angela merkel said test results showed the nerve agent novichok was used to poison navalny. the substance was developed during the soviet era. putin has denied his government wawas involved, calling the acaccusation totally baseless. a russssn spokesperson reiterated they will not investigate the case. >>> walt disney is facing a babalash overr its release of oe of the biggest movies of the year. some critics are calling for a boycott of the live action remake of "mulan" becausese the film was partially filmed in a chinese region w wherefficials have been accused of ccking down on ethnic minoriti.. the film premied last week on disney's streamin

alexei navalny has been a thorn in president putin's side for years.hieves. last month, he fell ill on a flight from siberia to moscow. in a coma, he was eventually airlifted to a hospital in berlin. the german government now believes mr navalny had been poisoned with novichok, the same type of nerve agent used against former russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter — suggesting the russian state may be involved. and how does russia respond to that? "there are no facts. there's no evidence," says the foreign ministry spokesperson on russian tv. "it's an information campaign against moscow." and today, the kremlin had this message for its critics. "don't rush to blame us, or put new sanctions on russia. we're not to blame." the trouble is, under vladimir putin, the kremlin always says it's not to blame, even when the evidence suggests it is. and the international community is losing patience. the russians really don't care. they're not too bothered about collateral damage. sanctions, again, don't seem to mean an awful lot to the russians, but i think

the reason it is significant i s because navalny hadad a lot of enememies.heree were lots of people who had reasons to poison navalny, but this tocsin is not the kind of thing you get by popping down to the local drugstore. it is reduced only desk produced in-state laboratories as far as anyone knows in any event. in any case, it is not the kind of thing that should be running loose in russia. the pressure was serious, if putin's russia was serious about getting to the bottom of this, because they say they have nothing to do about it, then i would be conducting an absolute thorough investigation now. weapon banned by ththe chemical w warfare cononvn is avavaable to orordinary peope in rusussia is flabbergast in. if that is the case, vlaladimir putin should be getting on top of this now. amy: finally, the belarus opposition leader, where she will be telling the u.n. and her significance having leleft della rereese? -- significance of her having left belarus? clubs she is the wife of another popular blogger in belarus. kind of an equivalent to alexey navalny.

alexei navalny was a persistent thorn in the side of the russian president.is currently in a coma in germany. the 44—year—old airlifted there after falling ill on a flight from siberia to moscow after he was seen drinking tea just before takeoff. the german government saysis takeoff. the german government says is unequivocal proof he was poisoned with the nerve agent another choc in that russia is responsible. —— novichok. translation: we expect the russian government to give an explanation. there are grave questions which one of the russian government can and must answer. the german government holds russia responsible because of its developed —— it was developed by the soviets during the cold war. western intelligence agencies think it has been modified or assassinations. it causes the body's basic functions to stop working once the victim has been poisoned through inhalation, ingestion or absorption. that is how former soviet agent survey scribble and his daughter were put —— poisoned by novichok in salisbury in 2018. they survived but another britain was a

news live from berlin russia denies any involvement in the poisoning of the opposition leader alexei navalny germany says it has proof that the politician was poisoned with a toxic nerve agent about mean supporters say this goes right to the top of the what we all schools don't live there is 0 force a group of social parisian could have been carried out with 0 personal produce permission also on the program for. us democratic contender joe biden brings a message of unity to the city rocked by the police shooting of a black father in direct contrast to president donald trump's rhetoric on law and order. and the evil of modern day slavery why the pandemic is leaving factory workers in asia more risk and open to exploitation. and public folios welcome to the show nato will convene on friday to discuss chemical weapons and the poisoning of russian opposition leader alexei navalny germany says it has been in on a political evidence that the volley was poisoned with a deadly nerve agent from the novacek group moscow is denying any involvement but germany and its allies are calling on the kremlin t

angela merkel is commenting on the navalny case over in berlin. calls the poison with nova choque is a crime and says the poisoning is startling. these are really big words. you have to see what kind of action they will backup with those words. as you mentioned earlier, the u.k. had to deal with sanctions. what is germany's sanction? the big threat is the nord stream 2. we will keep you updated on those headlines. you can also watch it on live go with chancellor angela merkel giving the statement. let's keep the focus on germany for a second. mercedes-benz unveiling a reboot of its s class luxury sedan that will be a high end combustion model. the dialer ceo spoke with matt miller and how it plans to challenge tesla. >> the s class is the flagship of the mercedes-benz portfolio. we put all of our engineering prowess into this vehicle. it is the heart and soul of the brand. when we do a new s class, it has to be pushing the technological boundaries in literally every dimension. at the same time, it has to represent this timeless elegance and what m

alexei navalny was poisoned in pressure with the same nerve agent.he german government says it ha proof. a french satirical magazine for dutch blished photos of the prophet muhammad and the office was brutally attacked. l the trgins today that might tell uy. facebook and twitter take action against a tout -- accounts linked to pressure trying to interfere with the u.s. election. how mucformation is being spread across the web? curfews in cuba. how havana is handling the latest efft to curb the coronavirus. welcome to "bbc world news therica." on pbs and aroun globe. germany says it has unequivocal proof that russian opposition politician alei navalny was poisoned with the same nerve agent used against a former spy in 2018. lynn says it made the conclusion based on its own toxicology reports. he says -- he is still in a german hospital in a the german chancellor says someone wanted to silence him and she wants answers. reporter: alexei navalny has been the most prominent oppotion figure in russia campaigning against corruption. a thorn in the kremlin'

but expresses concern over what happened to navalny.he poison was used by a russian agent two years ago. and a video message calls for criminal investigation in russia. he is a citizen of russia, so the authorities should investigate why he has gone into a, and who poisoned him. because it was an attempt to kill a politician in russia. is very upsetting for our country that such obvious truths need to be spoken aloud and repeated, but i will repeat, i demand an investigation takes place in the attempted murder of a public figure. barbara: india has overtaken brazil to become the country with the second-highest number of coronavirus infections in the world. it is reported the world's largest daily number of infections for nearly a month now, more than 90,000 each of the last two days. spain meanwhile has become the first western european country to pass a half-million coronavirus cases. thanly increase of more 1240 new cases despite stringent measures on face mask and social distancing being forced in recent weeks. americans have been ce

we have heard lots today, from the foreign secretary. —— alexei navalny. what can they do?tion for the prohibition of chemical weapons, the use of those in any context is illegal, russia is a signatory of the chemical weapons convention. an enquiry by them is an essential element in establishing the truth that russia cannot deny. 0nce element in establishing the truth that russia cannot deny. once that has happened, international committee has to look at a range of options, including targeted sanctions and other similar measures. in the end, president putin knows there are not really going to be any serious replications? that depends, at the moment there is a vacuum because of the presence of president trump in the presence of president trump in the united states, ifjoe biden wins the united states, ifjoe biden wins the presidency in november, that will change quite rapidly. then we will change quite rapidly. then we will have the possibility of some proper pushback and proper measures. there has not been much from president trump on this, has there? he has not said anythin