That scramble to get home from france before new quarantine rules come into effect. And a stunning victory for bahrain munich in the Champions League semifinal against barcelona because the german signed gone through with all 3 of soccers major trophies this season. Im married to evanston its good to have you with us the European Union is set to impose sanctions on belarus and officials involved in the brutal crackdown on peaceful protests demonstrations calling for new elections have been met with Police Violence and mass arrests some 5000 protesters are still in custody president Alexander Lukashenko has vowed to cling to power just finds mounting calls for him to go. Across the country workers went on strike putting their voices to the swelling protest movement thousands upon thousands willing to risk their jobs calling for president Alexander Lukashenko to go he tried to play matters down. 20 people decided to speak their mind just abandon their work and left their boss said fine go on i have enough other people who will take your wages. These striking workers from instructors factory were unimpressed there placard reads we are not 20 we are 16000. In the early hours of friday authorities released thousands of people whod been detained during the crackdown and demonstrations many emerged from custody with injuries and tales of Police Brutality their stories seem to further energize the people on the street. We are against violence. We are for peace and transparent and Fair Elections and we want new authorities. People are tired of waiting. 26 years of lawlessness rudeness insults and lies. Authorities stood by as huge crowds again assembled in minsk on friday evening and some were rewarded moments of humanity between those demanding change and those representing the power of the state. And correspondent and les sure when has been monitoring developments in belarus and she joins us now for more hello. Its been almost a week now since the claimed his election victory 1st he tried to suppress the protests but now the belarus authorities seem to be taking perhaps a softer approach could this be a sign that grip on power is slipping. Well judging from what we saw yesterday and the day before the scenes that weve been seeing it almost did look like kind of scenes of victory weve seen huge crowds marching through the streets with the author already is not cracking down as they were at the beginning of the week protesters were going off to Security Forces hugging them giving them flowers and the Security Forces also put their shields down people were outside the house of government chanting we will win then shining lights from their telephones so really kind of scenes of victory that weve been seeing but on the other hand alex on the question went on t. V. Yesterday several times and said that he hadnt left the country that he is alive. Contrary to some of the rumors that had been circulating earlier in the week and he also didnt look like he was willing to go anywhere. Well emily the European Union of course has also been watching events in belarus very closely its now given the green light to impose sanctions on members of lucas shakos administration what impact do you believe these sanctions are likely to have. Well it sounds like these will be targeted personal sanctions apparently theyll be against the people who were behind this crackdown that we saw earlier in the week now we dont know who will be on that list yet but it could have impact can specialize considering that weve been seeing in the last few days kind of videos circulating on social media of various current and former Police Officers and Security Forces kind of burning their uniforms throwing away their uniforms so weve been seeing kind of look a shame goes traditional support base almost crumbling so if then these sanctions target kind of the minutemen middle managers including the Security Forces that could have perhaps somewhat of an impact but this the sanctions also have a huge symbolic importance members of the opposition in recent days have been talking about the importance of International Solidarity and thats what were seeing now well one person that exists has expressed solidarity is russian president Vladimir Putin emily quickly if you can how much of an influence has putin been so far what moscow has been actually unusually quiet in recent days and that may have to do with the fact that luka shango and bell russian state t. V. Have been blaming moscow for the protests the Foreign Ministry then recently condemned that but it does seem and i mean the 2 the 2 leaders and russia and belarus will continue to be allies their close partners and there have been rumors on the streets of belarus that perhaps in the coming days or fears as well that perhaps in the coming days moscow could kind of get involved to prop up luka shango Emily Sherman in moscow thank you very much. Now look at some of the other stories making news this hour in Japan Emperor Naruhito has marked the 75th anniversary of the end of world war 2 expressing deep remorse for the countrys role in the conflict hes the grandson of emperor hirohito who led japan in its fight against the allied forces. Prime minister Narendra Modi has marked Indian Independence day at a military parade which was severely curtailed because of the coronavirus pandemic in a speech to the nation do you laid out Ambitious Goals including a Digital Health id and a promise of high Speed Internet in all villages within 3 years. Thousands of british residents on vacation in france have been rushing home before a new quarantine rules took effect earlier on saturday Morning Britain has put france back on its list of countries subject to a mandatory 14 day quarantine on arrival thats following a jump in new Coronavirus Infections there its one of many restrictions being implemented as europe grapples with a new spike in cases thats being blamed in part on summer travel. Rushing to get back home with just over 24 hours warning the u. K. Announced a mandatory 14 day quarantine for all those returning from france. That sent a residence for french airports ferry ports and train stations with many connections sold out. At the channel crossing in cali long lines of cars queued to get across the border in time for many travelers the new quarantine measure an ounce by Prime MinisterBoris Johnson is puzzling. I would rather he had done it in regions of france problem just to hold a private shutdown for the short of different regions that have higher numbers. So id rather look at the Bigger Picture i think i must be better ways to live but i suppose i understand and respect why its important to do it. It seems bizarre that we can go home today. And not be obliged to quarantine for tomorrow is a bit different. In a similar move germany has now declared the whole of spain with the exception of the Canary Islands a high risk region. Those returning from spain will have to be tested for the virus or go into quarantine the country has seen cases rising for weeks the government has no introduce new measures like closing nightclubs and prohibiting smoking in Public Places to try to curb the spread. Of groups from which i want to make clear is that what we are going through now is not what it was in march or april in terms of pressure on the hospitals the situation is totally different but we cannot allow an increase in cases and so we are taking these measures today new measures and restrictions are being introduced in many countries across europe as the number of new coronavirus cases continues to climb across the continent the infections havent yet reached the level seen at the height of the pandemic but concerns are growing that the seeds are being planted for a major resurgence. Soccer news now and byron munich are through to the semifinals of the Champions League after defeating barcelona 8. 00 to 2. 00 Thomas Miller scored 2 of the goals that his team became the 2nd germans want to advance of the champions that means alongside leipsic byron have already won the bundesliga and the german cup this season and theyre hoping to claim all 3 major trophies the next take on the winner of the match between Manchester City and. Ant to talk more about the game and the tournament im joined in the studio by 4 its Chris Harrington of the. Press ok so of course byron are german champions so i mean nobody thought their winning would be out of the question but 8 to goals i mean were we expecting that kind of margin like how you described their victory is defeating barcelona more like obliterate destroy have me beat down they might have even retired lionel messi you know we know what that result but no no one saw that coming of course they did have the momentum behind them but all eyes were on the round that english is a space interpreter thats the way thomas moore defied his game you saw that in a Peak Performance on the pitch scoring a brace in the 1st half adding extra bhootnath since he was the man of the match fittingly and if you know the 2nd half you saw the little magician philippe could seno give his parent club braces well within the span of 15 minutes hed only been in the game 15 minutes and left with a brace i mean talk about pouring salt in the wounds history was made you know for buying the Champions League never the team is scored 8 goals in barcelonas never been beaten this badly so you know all that all by committee byron proved they are the best they are the team to beat and out all right but hang on a 2nd so maybe they were good enough to obliterate barcelona maybe theyre going to have to score those 8 goals but. Is it enough to and the Champions League trophy to their collection the trouble thats what every major team is chasing right you know i think it always starts at the top conflict has gone from a place holder thats what he was supposed to be as a coach this holding it down and making history as the buyer front man it starts with him hes a players person he gets the best out of the players hes resurrected Thomas Robert live and also hes having a career year you know good knob repairs its could she know the list goes on and on i think buyers are in top form right now mentally is a big part of why they can achieve this greatness but obviously with the one off in the semifinals you know we dont want to put the cares before the horse but i think byron are heavy favorites if you put money on bahrain and win it all you wont get that much in return i think and yeah and a lot has been said over the last couple of years how the bundesliga is losing ground to other top leagues like the premier league or league so what should we make of the fact that 2 of the surviving 4 teams are in fact from the bonus league and you know i think it is speaks volumes to the competitiveness in the butt as they get because i realize the only finished 3rd you know some could argue they expected dont mean to be in this position but you know when it comes down to the elite 8 in this competition were talking about elite clubs ok all the cross europe you know it can go either way and when you have a one off it makes it a little bit trickier sometimes a bit difficult but you know last year we saw all english final you know maybe we see it all german final this season i see that twice a year i wont be so excited about that but it does beat to the strength of the bundesliga and its nice to see the but is the good kind of get some room in that conversation and kind of dethrone the league in the fashion that they did remains to be seen what happens in the final 4 all right so there is one more quarter final to go and that will be Manchester City versus leon what are your thoughts on that match my thoughts are leon they theyve had their bumps you know to this point they have 3 defeats you know Manchester City. He has not lost you know so they have the clear favorites in this competition is particular match up to leo and you know is a problem weve seen problems and shocks happen in rb life saying you know their victory over and that tico so upsets do happen Pep Guardiola is mindful of that he understands that is a potential reality theyre going to do everything they can to stay in the competition because man city were knocked out in the quarter finals last year you know so they have the favorites or the underdog you know its up in the air ill put my money on man city because the x. Men. Man have guardiola is running the show right now all right chris i know youre going to be watching with bated breath for how all this plays out from get at least for its always great to talk to you. And thats the latest ended up where you knew thanks very much. Time im neal and im not complaining the 2nd season the only thing. 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