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Today various reports coming in of anything up to 5 kilometer radius around the center in lockdown and a real attempt of see to look down and you kind of coverage or any kind of reaction to this inauguration nic what effect do you think this inauguration is going to have on this ongoing protest movement do you think this is going to galvanize demonstrators even more. I think its definitely going to show that this government is feeling the heat is feeling the pressure this is not the man and the kind of pump that it would have liked to have had he stephanie shows that he is feeling the pressure and wants to get this out of the way as quickly as possible to then presumably begin a crackdown against his opponents people have been ridiculing this online its already given birth to countless means i think this will bring people out but definitely very nervous i was and days ahead here in minsk as people really wait to see what kind of violence what kind of measures the regime is willing to use now against protesters but no sign from the protest is that they would be willing to go back to being quiet for the finale. Our correspondent nick conley covering the very latest there in minsk thank you. The European Commission has unveiled its plan to overhaul the e. U. s migration and asylum system appealing to Member States to show solidarity with one another European Countries have long disagreed about the best way to manage migration under the new proposals countries like hungary and poland. Who refused to accept migrants would instead offer money equipment or personnel to help patrol borders the European Commission president was last underlined says the continent must rise to the challenge on migration this package reflects a fair and reasonable balance between responsibility and solidarity among Member States we all share the benefits we all share the burden this package also reflects a very pragmatic and realistic approach we know that we have to build trust among Member States and citizens confidence that we can manage this as a union did have a use of its under phenomenon is in brussels covering the story for us hi alexandra tell us more about what is in this proposal. Well as we just heard a lot funner line has described this proposal programmatic and realistic and that is indeed what it seems to be not an entirely new plan revolutionarily plan but a kind of compromise looking at the fact how difficult it is to find an agreement on that issue a Key Takeaways here the European Commission is banning the idea of mandatory refugee quarters. Requiring you members to take in a certain amount of refugees or migrants a key issue is that the European Community commission is saying its important to be the screenings for new arrivals at the external borders and that it is important to intensify affords to return those who have no right to stay in the European Union so overall i would say that this proposal is showing that europe is once again getting tough from my grans. Alexander it does really seem to be a strategy to try to appease some of the countries you dont want to take in migrants or tell us more about how some of the incentives and compromises in this proposal work. Well indeed it seems to be the strategy here to reach out and address the concerns of those countries who still refuse to take in refugees and migrants the European Community commission here is saying go ok if youre not willing to do that you need to contribute in arbor areas key word here is flexible contributions those contrie will be asked to provide money to fund those socalled Reception Centers or to take over the responsibility for those who needs to be returned to their countries because the asylum claims were rejected in the European Union so thats. The tempted by the European Commission to to make sure that those country are on board and that finally an agreement can be found on this very sensitive issue. And alexandra just quickly what to make the commission think that they have the solution now because this has been one of most politically sensitive issues in the European Union. Well when you talk to you or officials or even german political state tell you that everyone now everyone now understands that something needs to be change and that is their argument to say that the chances for agreement right now are higher than before. Our correspondent on sunday for now been reporting for us from brussels thank you so much so what will this mean for migrants who are seeking shelter in europe lets get the perspective of karen matz from the ngo save the children in brussels hi karen thank you for joining us will this new proposal change anything for people who are in camps right now in greece or in italy. Well we fear that this fact risk repeating some of the mistakes that we saw in greece right now the fact introduces a new prescreening and border procedure which would. Allow Member States to register a fingerprint people and then channel them into asylum or the returns procedures which is essentially what we see in the hot spots in greece right now. You know processing asylum claims or returning people are its not so straightforward there are lots of obstacles. I mean fear people will risk ending up in detention for extended periods of time ok so youre saying its not much of an improvement i mean do you think that this new proposal work. A lot will depend on the willingness of you Member States to cooperate because even if you have these border procedures Member States frontline Member States like italy greece and. Will be reluctant to cooperate if there isnt any sort of mandatory relocation and then they might not disembark or ships that have been rescued and then migrants remain stranded so a lot will depend on the willingness of e. U. Member states rights in the last 5 years has not been a very high and. This is been a very divisive issue within the European Union so from your perspective what would be the right approach to create a common approach to migration. We believe that there needs to be a commonly supported solidarity mechanism which also includes mandatory relocation because otherwise Member States in the front line will not cooperate we also believe that things can be we dont need to rely on detention there are alternatives Member States could immediately take up Asylum Seekers at the borders when they arrive without having to place them in the tension while their asylum claims are being processed this was actually in the proposal that was proposed by the European Parliament 2016 or 2017 but thats never been picked up. And karen you are with save the children i have to ask i mean does there need to be a particular approach a strategy to help children in camps or unaccompanied minors. Yes and this is a positive thing of the pact because. It seems that unaccompanied children and children below the age of 12 would be exempt from the new border procedures that are being proposed we of course believe that a child is anybody below the age of 18 so we find just this different situation of the age of 12 quite arbitrary but this is good there are some specific issues like fast tracking family reunification maybe providing alternatives to detention and improving alternative care that are mentioned in the pact but of course vulnerable groups are currently also exempt from the hotspots in greece but theyre still there so it also remains to be seen how this will all work in practice karen matz from save the children joining us from brussels thank you very much. Now to some other stories making headlines around the world the eiffel tower in paris has reopened after it was evacuated because of a Security Threat several 100 people were let off the landmark following a telephone bomb threat officers searched the area but said they did not find any explosives the eiffel tower is a frequent target of bob hope says. In brazil flash floods have hit the city of Rio De Janeiro blocking roads and leaving cars stranded residents have been struggling to make their way through streets after torrential rains hit neighborhoods to the south of the city. More than half of the pilot whales stuck in australias biggest stranding on record are believed to have died rescuers have been struggling to free the nearly 500. 00 mammals beached off tasmania the stranded pod was 1st believed to be about half the size before further aerial searches spotted another group of around 200. 00 nearby. Russian Opposition Leader alexei in a volley has been discharged from the hospital in berlin where he was being treated for poisoning the crime kremlin critic posted this photo on social media after leaving the hospital and wrote that he still has a long rehabilitation ahead german chancellor Angela Merkel described the case as attempted murder after lap analysis showed he was poisoned with a no we chalked nerve agent involved he was airlifted to germany last month after becoming sick during a visit to siberia russia says there is no evidence of a crime and our chief Political Editor michel is standing by outside the Charity Hospital in berlin where election of ali was being treated what has the hospital said about him on these release. Well the hospital said that he was well enough to leave the hospital which he has done over the past 24 hours. And that its still unclear what long term effect there will be since then just a short while ago. Himself was taken to social media and he posted on instagram reporting the moment he saw himself in the mirror for the very 1st time where he said that he thought he was a character from lord of the rings after those 24 days in intensive care 16 of those in artificially induced coma it is usually sarcastic tone he speaks of the recovery still to make that this should be play station on medical prescription because doctors have advised him to spend more time playing games and also taking to social media which im sure he will be do more in the coming days of the big question of course now as weve seen a photograph online where he is in a park whether he will return to russia from what he says in that post where he talks about the physiotherapy that he still requires this doesnt sound like hes going to leave his doctors necessarily anytime soon because he says he still needs them but clearly a step forward in his recovery and a new. Tone from the whos also referencing to Vladimir Putin saying that the provocation failed. Michelle and we know this case has put yet another strain on german russian ties how does the situation stand right now on the diplomatic front. Well thats a clear allegation not just from the vani but also from the german chancellor after she learns that nerve agent used was not the chalk which was developed in soviet russia that this was an attack on of on his life that was weeks ago after she had that confirmation and that russia had some questions to answer ever since we seem to have the review with both sides blame each other of not. Withholding information or not giving handing over evidence in the case of germany and so i think this will stay at the political level with those very loud schools also from europe that there be an independent investigation into what actually occurred and relations really strange of course and the big focus is on the north stream to pipeline which directly links germany and russia for the very 1st time there was a crack in the determination by the german chancellor to that that project go ahead interesting the own stuff are against that you had an exclusive interview with one of his key people as saying that that would be something that could be used as propaganda thats what we say is sound very many question marks over how much political impact in effect this case will have our chief Political Editor michel because man central berlin for us thank you its. Youre watching news still to come on our show divided we stand the 1st crisscross america to capture portraits of a polarized nation. But 1st the u. S. Is beginning 3 days of tributes to the Late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg the left wing icon will lie in state at the u. S. Capitol after 2 days of public viewing at the Supreme Court a bitter political battle is playing out over president trumps intention to nominate her replacement as the nation pauses to remember her remarkable life. For days people have been a legend at the Supreme Court. And in Brooklyn New York where Ruth Bader Ginsburg grew up in the 1930 s. And fortys the daughter of jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe she lived in a modest house in an ethnically mixed neighborhood ginsburgs career was a life long battle against sexism despite being one of a handful of women to attend Harvard Law School in the 1950 s. She was rejected for prestigious training by a us Supreme Court justice because of her gender she was paid less than male counterparts in University Appointments she eventually worked for the American Civil Liberties union and in the volatile 1970 s. She went on to argue cases in front of the u. S. Supreme court to advance gender equality. President jimmy carter selected her in 1980 for an Appeals Court seat in 1993 president bill clinton nominated her to be the 2nd ever female justice on the u. S. Supreme court. There she made a name for herself as the leader of the courts liberal wing and later in life gained unlikely famous r b g a celebrity justice who inspired countless women and girls. Worried about the notoriety i have recently attracting. It is amazing that my advent. So many people want to take a picture with me. With ginsbergs death the Supreme Court has lost an iconic liberal and her replacement could tilt the court in a conservative direction for decades. We have peter dials from to give us us Election Team with us for more on the story hi peter pace or as weve heard there is now this heated debate over replacing Ruth Bader Ginsburg just as the country is also honoring her memory and tell us the latest on this right so president trumpet said that he will make his announcement on saturday we know from reporting that about you know he has he is going to decide in a woman thats what he says theres some of the a list of about 5 candidates really 2 left on the short list in the clear favorite to merge right now is in the cone of barrett she is a 48 years old she is a judge on the federal Appellate Court in chicago and a former law professor she was also a finalist for the spot on the Supreme Court the went to Brett Kavanaugh in 28 team and she really is known as a you know of a very you know strong religious believes a catholic has a track record of a very staunch conservative whos to defend that gun rights who has defended restrictions on immigration and even abortion and so observers say you know there is virtually no doubt that she would cite with the trump inspiration on a lot of issues especially attempts to try to over to. During the right to legal abortion. Shes really expected to be a shoo in for republicans who right now are scrambling to secure the votes to push this or to have a confirmation before the election and. You know trump is all to try to get his nominee through as a looks right now and that would be 3 Supreme Court justice in just 4 years it remind us again why this is so significant also so contentious right the thing is worse a president can only serve for a maximum of 8 years Supreme Court justices are point out for life and that means that is an opportunity for president s really to leave their mark decades after they leave office and this matters because obviously these courts or the court makes a very far reaching decisions it was the Supreme Court that helped and you know racial segregation in 1954 helped legalize same sex marriage and also as i said legalized abortion and so before Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on friday the balance on the court was you know 4 liberal leaning judges versus 5 with her death you can see that the balance is really 2 strongly towards conservative so what republicans are obviously hoping is that this will give them an advantage not just for years but potentially for decades to come could give them an opportune to overturn the right to abortion overturn obamacare which is very contentious and what democrats especially worry right now is that if it becomes a tight race on election day if they were sold is very tight that could you know be left with the Supreme Court to make that decision on who to win as they did in 2000 and they worry that a conservative court might favor trump just very quickly 40 dance days till the election how do you think this might affect the outcome well for trump any day not talking about the coronavirus. Not talking about the economy is a good day and this is really what this means for trump right now he can fire open space hes reminding Republican Voters who may not like him particularly but that he delivers for them so this could convince a lot of Republican Voters on the fence about trying to hold their noses once more and you know vote for. The shins feet of in a death and u. S. Election team thank you very much. Well people in the u. S. Appear to be growing more divided by the day that is something that fascinated 2 swiss photographers for their new book divided we stand the couple drove across the us capturing portraits from a polarized nation in a state of flux. Looking for america encounters from a journey to find faces that reflect something about the land of the free. 25000 kilometers through a divided country. Sometimes we found people weve been looking for and some days we found no one sometimes we turn up somewhere and we see someone and we know thats a story thats an exciting person on the. First night catcher in virginia for example who started doing drugs at the age of 8 he tells his story as openly as the make up artist from las vegas. Was so great about americans is that theyre so spontaneous i think we almost never got told no show it helps that were from switzerland and were not showing up there is new yorkers and want something from them but from neutral switzerland. The couple are from village egg in the swiss country of. This is were Monica Fisher and to mathias brush have their home and studio when theyre not living and working on the road in order to capture spontaneous support traits. That use the same neutral background to the time. Whether they are taking a photo of not. One always dreamed of being an astronaut. And farmar would never even get into a motorized vehicle. But what do the pictures tell us about america. Its life of its beauty its sadness its hatred its war. And you know we dont just take photos we talked to people that was a very important part of our work and we are sometimes very surprised at what comes out. More than a year and a half has passed since Monica Fisher and mathias brush set off on their mission to understand america did they reach the go. To go with us like say no but can you understand switzerland odd also so you know. But thats another story in november the people Monica Fisher and mature spry encountered will be able to vote to elect a president of the most powerful nation on earth. And who knows where that will lead. 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Youre watching news coming up on the program tensions between china and taiwan continue to grow well this turn into a flashpoint in the greater strategic rivalry between china and the united states. Plus an update on the 12 hong kong activists who tried to escape by boat china now holds them under detention we take a closer look at the family members who want their loved ones back