Month but many scientists are skeptical. And japan marks the 75th anniversary of the russia a bombing the 1st atomic bomb remains the deadliest single act ever perpetrated by humans we meet one of the survivor. Flow im terry martin good to have you with us rescuers in beirut are digging through rubble in a desperate search for survivors following explosions that left much of the lebanese capital in ruins at least 137 people are dead thousands more injured and nearly 300000 lost their homes in an instant the blasts of liberated a warehouse storing a huge. Quality of fertilizer the chemicals exploded with of course of an earthquake several facials are under house arrest and a 2 week state of emergency is in force. A day of grief for levanon as the country reckons with the losses and destruction caused by tuesdays explosion. With many people still missing rescue workers are desperately searching for anyone still alive under the collapsed buildings. That this man was rescued after over 16 hours under the rubble. A glimmer of hope amid the devastation. Shops and homes were destroyed across beirut hundreds of thousands of people likely unable to return to their homes for months. As the lebanese begin to deal with the aftermath a strong sense of community is emerging but a feeling of disbelief still lingers. He the high yet never seen anything like this in our lives its difficult and the scene its shocking and scary i took everything in after all the destruction i looked for my family and gathered them and went out to the balcony to take a look it was a massacre was little. I saw a lot of horrific scenes i saw dead people i saw people running and screaming all the carrying their children off you know people who had lost their children others looking for their mom or their sisters it was horrific it was difficult. To tell much about small. Planes carrying rescue teams and aid have begun to arrive from countries around the world the lebanese government announced the 2 week state of emergency and ordered a number of Court Officials to be placed under house arrest they include any officials involved with guarding and storing the explosive chemical ammonia nitrate that seems to have caused the blast in. We are determined to investigate. And reveal what happened what has happened as a possible. Those responsible. Investigators have begun searching the wreckage at beiruts airport the 1st step towards fulfilling the president s promise to deliver justice. Our correspondent rahsaan solomon is in beirut and joins us now for us and give us a sense of just how destructive this explosion was. Yesterday yesterday we were moving it around to watch take the aftermath to cover the aftermath of excuses that took place on tuesday and its really tragic. I couldnt. See areas of the city i grew up in. A west bank shop in chalk and landmarks and they. Would i think that they didnt they know more than 300000 teeth and they lost their home their home to where do you intend this. And this is in this in through at 135 people dead and. More than 5000 people in insurance and and people were still in shock until yesterday. Well what happened what we do know is that fertilizer ammonia nitrate chemicals exploded but that we know exactly what caused those chemicals to explode. Actually to not say we dont know what that reason behind a bush you know its 1750. 4 stories and were. Invaded and but obviously there are patients who are under half now and the. Government because why were they there in the 1st place and they were stored there for. For the past 6 years. Felt lebanon already have massive problems before the explosion are people in the city confident that the city of beirut confident that the government is capable of dealing with this crisis i actually say from what i saw yesterday when i was lucky. The social workers. Rushed into the streets to help because they thought that if they dont do this they dont they are not confident they dont have trust in their government that theyre going to actually be. Able to have the equipment and move in noting that and ive been on has been. Has been fighting the economy crisis. The. Economy since the october under arrest and at the coolidge 19 when the. 1983 as they were again limited Health Care Public health care so basic so basically maybe they could if people thought that the government could not be even to deal with the aftermath of the switch. Thank you very much that was. In beirut for an International Operation is underway to help a return to a measure of normality emergency medical aid and rescue teams have begun arriving in the lebanese capital from countries around the world. French search and rescue personnel gather at Charles De Gaulle airport in paris france is sending 3 planes to help with the rescue efforts in Beirut Lebanon is a former french protectorate and the countrys retain close political and economic ties. France is a part of the lebanese family and lebanon is part of the French Family we share their grief and will do our best to help during this catastrophe. Lebanon has asked the you for help and has received many positive responses you Council President shockingly shed tweeted that the e. U. Is ready to provide aid and support the european commissioner for Crisis Management confirmed that more than 100 search and rescue experts from greece the Czech Republic and the netherlands have already arrived in beirut. To put them in of these firefighters are highly skilled in search and rescue missions in urban areas we have also activated the copernicus satellite system which enables us to obtain very detailed photos of the disaster area. Germany is also sending 42 rescuers complete with search dogs to beirut in the past 9 years the e. U. Has invested more than 2000000000 euros in lebanon. Lebanon has an important strategic position in the Eastern Mediterranean and it is an important partner for the e. U. Past experiences told us that unrest in lebanon when the country was unstable that this also destabilize the whole region. Your vital. That may be the reason why iran and israel have also offered humanitarian aid. For more on the Emergency Response to that explosion in beirut im joined now by runa a lobby from the International Committee of the red cross thanks for being with us how or hospitals and Emergency Relief Services like yours coping with the situation in beirut. Thank you for having me of course this explosion was devastating and had a very big impact on hospice and that capacity to be able to change patients were talking about about more than 5000 injured many of the hospice and actually were also affected by the blast so in addition to the overwhelming of the those we have the hospices that was supposed to be bounced and patient in my the post this is what it was to the sman they had all transferred so that they had to send a test at this moment perhaps as i see we spoke with an assessment right after the explosion so i know the needs of the possible and have been supporting them with medical supplies that so that they can they can treat the nation as fast and as effectively as off the bench but as we see a life lesson on when the needing more medical supplies although we have been receiving a lot of the poison from the unchanging proving to many employees but as weve seen that this is something thats going to continue to be in the coming days so youve done a suspension and youre dealing with a situation where the pulse spittles themselves have been affected what do the medical workers in beirut need most of all right now. And not to we have to medically work and levanon that have all of this kid needed so what we need is actually the medical supplies and the equipment that says this is the main concern natch but as you said we did and then and not only on the had planned then we also had it set you know the people that lost their homes and within days we talking about floyd and 260000. 00 families that were displaced and looking in school for supporting the footage and we have also we also did an assessment boy it was an admission and that has also been effected in the eye and we are. Going to use according to the needs that we are finding as we go however there is a very important point about this boy that. Is the main employer. Who was the best of all of the. Outside so this is something that is going to be a morning chain on the authorization im talking about humanitarian operations and otherwise for the i and other organizations because now is looking into moving the employees into another call in in the country which does not have to think and which we need time to actually even and then who to receive all the needs that employ in addition to that this is coming on top of Everything Else that was happening in the country were talking about those that that happened in october and cannot tie the diets and all the conditions im already you know the General Health system because of the 19 out pandemic. What i can tell you is that out right now that ive been in just on the ground and they are the 1st responders as they are. Eating or support whether it was. Actually cations online or also through other nations and 11 on where those who can. Follow we thank you very much for talking with us that was monosyllabic from the International Committee of the red cross in lebanon. Now lets catch up on some of the other stories making headlines around the world today twitter says it has temporarily blocked president all trumps official Campaign Account because of a tweet containing misinformation about coded 19 misinformation was a claim that children are almost immune to the virus Scam Campaign will have to remove the tweet before it can use the network again. Former u. S. Vice President Joe Biden has announced he wont be traveling to milwaukee to accept the democratic partys president ial nomination due to coronavirus fears instead he will give a speech from his home state of delaware the nominating convention at the end of this month will now be almost entirely virtual. Sri lankas political leaders have cast their ballots in parliamentary elections president go to rajapaksa is seeking a big enough majority to allow him to push through constitutional reforms so he can implement his economic and National Security agenda. And the Olympic Rings installed in tokyo bay for the 2020 summer games have been removed on what would have been day 14 games games been postponed until next year because of coronavirus pandemic after walsh and a brush up the rings will be back in december if all goes according to the current schedule. The world has marking the 75th anniversary of the u. S. Bombing of hiroshima in japan the pursed atomic attack killed more than 140000 people survivors and families the victims laid wreaths at hiroshimas Peace Memorial park and also remember the moment the bomb hit with a bell followed by a minute of silence. Ceremonies for scaled back because of the Global Health emergency only a handful of foreign dignitaries attended. Few survivors are still alive today their stories speak of horrors that the world hopes will never be repeated. Hiroshimas Peace Memorial on the motu yes the rivers part of the Peace Memorial park now a green space that used to be a city neighborhood took those who have used to live there before it was obliterated on august 6th 945 its 4000 people died horrific deaths years including how my family his father mother and 2 siblings. I thought they were just hiding i couldnt believe they were dead i kept looking for them for me this is not a piece memorial its a graveyard. When i see people there its like theyre stamping on the heads of my parents and siblings she met them when i was. Just some i was 11 when the atomic bomb known as little boy annihilated hiroshima how my was staying with his uncle outside the city at 8 16 am he saw the flash felt the explosion and then the Mushroom Cloud rose in the morning sky. Already here today is said to tell his story in a public interview series for a long time he couldnt bear talking about the bombing his family was dead but the subject was taboo in japan and survivors were stigmatized but thats changed. I still dont know what were going to talk about theres no script well just see. The host Hiroki Ishikawa a singer musician and a music producer. His grandfather never mentioned the hiroshima bombing so he lets others talk now he wants to know the title of the series is atomic bomb eyewitnesses and today is the 178 episodes online because of coronavirus restrictions. Because you since you know he will see you when i go to the museum there are things that dont really affect me but these talks are almost like being with family you learn good important details and the events pass them on. The day you know some of them. 2 hours of live stream talks for peace against war and a surprise. Photograph now colorized by a young woman who got to know him a few years ago its a gesture that helps make history feel more alive. The possibility of talking directly to people who are affected will soon disappear hes colorized photos helped make the memories more accessible and that encourages people to share them. 2 days after the atom bomb destroyed the city had by looked through the rubble and found the wall clock from his fathers barber shop its now in the Hiroshima Peace Museum a gift and how much his contribution against forgetting. Sprit an explosion here he is chairman of the german chapter of International Positions for the prevention of nuclear war thanks for being with us this resident dr rose i should say what does the 75th anniversary of the bombing mean to you. Well its a day of looking back of commemorating the events that happened 75 years ago of grieving with the victims for what has been lost but its also a day of looking forward looking forward to a world free of the Nuclear Threat and today we are actually expecting a number of states to hand in their educations of the Nuclear Ban Treaty which seeks to stigmatize to prohibit and to eliminate Nuclear Weapons once and for all yet Nuclear Weapons are still with us and theres little sign of them being eliminated is there any reason to believe that the world will ever be free of nuclear ball. Yes theres a lot of reasons one being that the situation has gotten so bad. The Security Architecture that weve built up during the cold war has basically been annihilated by and the cancellation of the i. N. F. Treaty we are seeing the end of the new start treaty coming up so theres a dire need to do something about this situation and the ban treaty that is on the table right now expecting to become International Humanitarian law as the 50th state ratifies it is the way to go forward as we see it its a way to expand on the n. P. T. Treaty and to really go forward and eliminating these weapons of mass destruction just like biological or chemical weapons landmines of last ammunition as been internationally banned and abolished yet those weapons are there other countries are still trying to get over talking about Nuclear Weapons and you cant put the genie back in the bottle what do you see as realistic in terms of reducing the Nuclear Threat given the fact that those bombs are there. Well we have to work on many Different Levels these bombs wont be eliminated by a decision of a few leaders we have to look at a Grassroots Level we have to educate the population about the humanitarian effects of these weapons and we are seeing right now that a lot of countries a lot of people are waking up to the realization that even a Regional Nuclear war will affect the humanity on a global scale we will see global effects on the climate we will see famine victims by even a regional war for example between india and pakistan and that means that a lot of people in africa and latin america and Southeast Asia have woken up to the fact that they too are affected and thats not just and u. S. Or russia or european issues so were seeing a lot of International Outcry a lot of International Engagement and this is fueling the current drive to to ratify this treaty as mentioned youre a medical doctor and and here Nuclear Activist when youre out campaigning for your call what sort of response do you get from younger people today. A lot of the young people actually do not realize that this threat is still out there a lot of people imagine that with the end of the cold war the Nuclear Threat is also over and as they learn that there is for example still Nuclear Weapons in germany that they are actually being modernized that the u. S. And russia are stepping up their Nuclear Armaments they are shocked and they are in horror because they felt that this is an issue that thats long been passed and we see in icann an International Campaign to volitionally weapons a vast number of especially young people who are taking on this issue not as an alternative to issues like Climate Change but seeing this as sort of the nexus combination they are aiming to work against the threats that are endangering humankind on a global scale and this is Climate Change on the one hand and the threat the Nuclear Weapons on the other and they go hand in hand dr rosen thank you for taking time to talk with us that was dr alex rosen from the International Physicians for the prevention of nuclear war. Lets take a look now at some of the developments in the corona virus pandemic the global death toll has now exceeded 700000 with one person dying every 15 seconds in recent weeks more than 18000000 people have had the virus and some 11000000 have recovered the World Health Organization says theres been a troubling of infections worldwide among people aged 15 to 24 infection rates have risen from 4. 5 percent to 15 percent in recent months. German carmaker b. M. W. Lost 212000000 euros in the 2nd quarter as pandemic lockdowns cut vehicle sales but the company saw a rebound in china its biggest market and germanys Hospital Association says its facilities are well prepared for potential 2nd wave of the pandemic ill still say they also have better stockpiles of protective equipment than at the beginning of the year. Russia says its aiming to start mass production of the Coronavirus Vaccine as early as next month a senior minister says the countrys pharmaceutical plants could be turning out millions of doses a month by next year but the World Health Organization says it has received no official notification of this and some scientists are warning that russia lacks the capacity to mass produce a vaccine. The streets of moscow 5 days ago 16000 people running the Half Marathon many without masts and without keeping their distance the city has opened up again many here seem to trust that a new vaccine will soon be available to everyone. Else which of course ive heard of that i think thats a very positive development i should vaccinated right. This is where the 2 new vaccines were developed at the moscow game alay institute and the Vector Institute in a visit built both state run the Vaccination Program is supposed to start as early as october at a Video Conference referee president Vladimir Putin if 3 days ago the deputy Prime Minister made this announcement they wish both vaccines a highly promising one is to be approved already in august and that was lead with just skim center. But both vaccines were only tested on less than 100. 00 volunteers the important phase 3 of the testing will only be done with a few 100 people for vitalis there yet this is highly irresponsible he has already researched many vaccines at the research institute. Says that. Its possible to develop a vaccine within one week one month or half a year as it is the case now that its impossible to prove in this time frame when it is going to be harmless or planned effective. Russia plans to produce 30000000. 00 vaccine doses for the end of the year another 170000000. 00 are supposed to be manufactured and brought russia wants to be the 1st country to introduce a vaccine to the world market possible risks one stand in its way critics say. But of. Course thats just delicious things from using right now in the something completely new look at the when the judges vaccines are done with this if we dont know how theyre going to act when somebody gets what for do we. No long the lessons from. Moscow is returning to normal life and that is partly due to a possibly false sense of security that the promise of a vaccine is bringing. Forth. In the wake of those huge explosions that devastated beirut people in countries nearing for a show their solidarity. Palestine is crying for beirut reads this sign many people in the gaza strip waved lebanese as well as palestinian flags even in israel which is technically in a state of war with its neighbor the lebanese colors were a little over the television square. Candlelight vigil was also held outside sokolich her in paris. And the eiffel tower switched off its lights an hour early. And watching the news from berlin show forget you can always get the latest news and information anytime you want on our website that steve w dot com you can also follow us on twitter and instagram the handle there x. T w news im terry martin youll find me on twitter at t. M. To stream thanks watch. This woman is defining the regime. Must move has been searching for her husband and son for years both might be victims of syrias secret service now theres a ray of hope. Suspected henchmen of us on our own trial in germany. Some could spawn. On t. W. Enter the conflict zone to sebastien. 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