at that frauds the death toll in china has now reached 56 people. from moscow thanks for joining us on r.t. international i'm daniel hawkins welcome to the program. on thursday dozens of world leaders i'm dignitaries gathered in jerusalem to commemorate the holocaust it was time to mark the 75th anniversary of soviet forces liberating auschwitz the infamous death camp in nazi occupied poland. my dear family i'm writing this letter before my death i don't know exactly when me and my relatives are going to die just because we're jews i'm in a concentration camp before all of us will be in a shelter thursday 481-6942 farewell to you all. i did but i am mad was. the other thing i wanted to tell you was that i had several jobs in birkenau in auschwitz one of the jobs was clearing the ashes from where they bug juice through a tunnel into a small river. while i worked there together with another guy who was already old he was 32 and i was 16. i didn't know what these ashes were. one day when i saw it in daylight i asked. what is the job we're doing so he told me what it was. not me. blushing and i never forget it every morning i look at my hands and see well i have the number here and i see it every day at a time in the. world leaders at the holocaust memorial forum spoke about the importance of remembering the horrors of what happened israel thanked the red army for its role in the victory of a nazi as a wall in his address president bush didn't describe the holocaust as one of the darkest moments the world has ever seen. before my visit to drusilla i looked through the official documents and reports of red army offices after the liberation of auschwitz concentration camp i must say d. colleagues it was impossible to read the details of how the merciless machine of people extermination work these crimes conducted by the nazis were deliberate and well planned what they called the resolution of the jewish issue is one of the darkest emotion filled pages in modern world history and. while not everyone in poland views the red army as the liberating force some of the country's top officials believe the u.s.s.r. was actually responsible for starting the war president referred to refused to attend the commemoration because a lot of the person was given the charts the speak at the form over him and we discussed the issue with mark shurtleff editor of the history central dot com website and columnist at newsweek magazine clearly the fact that poland wasn't there was missed the fact that he wasn't there a little bit less though we have a situation in the world frankly where facts don't seem to matter anymore people are rewriting facts just to fit their particular narrative and we find that particularly among nationalists a polish nationalism is rewriting a little bit of history to better look upon the polish people other nationals are doing the same and people are ignoring the real facts i mean listen the soviet people bled more than anyone else during world war 2 the soviets gave up more in terms of men fighting and civilians who died than any other country during world war 2 and if it wasn't for the soviet union i have serious doubts whether had a lot of been defeated and i don't think anyone can really question that in terms of in historical fact u.s. vice president mike pence however chose not to emphasize that all of the red army liberating auschwitz raising questions whether that was the liberal. when soldiers opened the gates of auschwitz on january 27th 1905. they found $7000.00 half starved half naked prisoners. hundreds of boxes of camp records that documented the greatest mass murder in history. this is miss ration in the united states on both sides of the aisle are 1st of all very ignorant of history unfortunately and also there is a kind of a wave of truth that has swept the us over the past several years started in the democratic party of course trying to find a way to blame someone for the loss of hillary clinton but now it's that now it's so bad that anything russian that's mentioned even this even a soviet activity in world war 2 is is just is just forgotten so it's a massive stary on the us part one survivor's harrowing stories not only about escaping the death count but actually being born there as well we spoke with him about the liberation of auschwitz and how it's perception has changed over the years. on your mortgage and people tell us but there was no liberation they say so if there was no red army then there wouldn't be me or other prisoners or my mother i have never questioned the merits of these soldiers i have always been grateful the prime minister and the president criticized the red army equally it was the same under the previous authorities know the admit there was a liberation of auschwitz but at the same time they say there was no liberation of war so recall that the 2nd occupation. was liberated but that was so and other cities were not i don't know maybe the americans liberated them. on monday will mark exactly 75 years since the prisoners of auschwitz were set free here on earth international will be following the memorial events on what is an emotional day for so many around the world to remember one of the most horrific chapters in history we'll hear some of the stories of those who survived. the psychologist dubbed the architect of the cia's enhanced interrogation techniques post $911.00 has been unapologetic about his role in any torture programs that a mission came during a military tribunal which is preparing a trial against the self-proclaimed mastermind and 4 others of the attacks on new york and washington in 2001 whatever personal consequences i would live with i believe there was a genuine threat of an imminent attack i thought my more obligation to protect american lives outweighed temporary discomforts of terrorists i get up today and do it again. james mitchell was contracted by the cia in the wake of $911.00 to consult and create an interrogation program for al qaeda suspects he was one of 3 men authorized to do waterboarding torture technique that stimulates simulates drowning on several prisoners later he and another psychologist set up a company that provided support for the interrogations the cia's program included now illegal coercive measures. in the immediate aftermath of 911 we tortured some. lawyers for the 5 detainees and are seeking for any statements made under interrogation to be disqualified from the trial based on the grounds of torture and the war activists sara flounders believes they're going to court proceedings are deeply flawed. but none of this could possibly be a fair trial i mean how can you have a fair trial with people who've been held in total secrecy whose testimony is based on torture. the media isn't allowed in except for conditions so strict that they can't even have a picture of the court room all the testimony is restricted. that none of this none of this layers and layers of secrecy is about providing any kind of justice or accountability or even of information it is going through a theater in order to once again exert their power their power over people's lives and we should just note that there were juveniles who were youth who were held for years at guantanamo there were people who had nothing to do were simply sold for bounty who were kuantan m o 780 prisoners and then the thousands who were held in secret rendition or around the world no accounting for them so this was a huge program and its ramifications were still feeling today the 1st 330 mr mitchel water boarded was a palestinian man known as abu zubaida he's never been charged with a crime but remains indefinitely in one ton of mode that he was the 1st known cia prisoner to undergo in hong interrogation even last annoying while being told should as your and his time supplier has attempted to illustrate his experiences one interview is you may find some of these images distressing. as soon as they locked me up inside the box i tried my best to sit up but in vain for the box was too short i tried to take a curled position but to no avail for it was too tight the very strong pain made me scream unconsciously. they kept pouring water and concentrating on my nose and my mouth until i really felt i was drowning and my chest was just about to explode from the lack of oxygen . the. long hours went by while i was standing in that position my hands were tight to the upper bars. it felt like an eternity to the point that i found myself falling asleep despite the water being thrown at me by the guards. there's absolutely no justification that can ever be given or accepted for the horrendous and systematic torture that was used and it was used and authorized from the highest levels from the presidency f.b.i. the cia the top levels of the military the studies were known the conditions were no. and this isn't just one or 2 people mitchell and jennings this was an entire unit set up in order to use torture and to study how to apply the most excruciating forms of torture of pain of waterboarding our slamming of of hacking into tight boxes of stress positions and on and on all of this really has to be exposed and there are counting demanded not only of those who designed the torture but of those who set up these torture camps. a deadly coronavirus outbreak which began in china remade december has rapidly spread across the globe not only neighboring countries it was far afield as france kind of and the united states of chinese authorities have confirmed more than 2000 cases 56 people have already died in the country now experts say this new strain of the virus has now evolved that humans are now more susceptible to catching the epidemic has now entered a more complex stage and president xi jinping earlier warned of a grave situation of the spread of the virus accelerate now against this backdrop 18 cities in one province have been put on lockdown with travel restrictions affecting some 56000000 people now meanwhile the russian health ministry has warned of a serious risk that the cold corona virus could spread across its 4000 kilometer border with china and let's take a look at some of the areas affected by the spill out from a live shot of the map shows the countries where people have been affected and the numbers as well obviously you can see china the outbreaks epicenter is far ahead in terms of confirmed cases many neighboring nations have also the containment to deal with around southeast asia here as you can see it's been detected in europe and north america as well o'donnell quarter breaks down what's known about the deadly virus. people are dying of a new virus and it's spreading like wildfire across asia if we still know so little about this mysterious illness. and. this new coronavirus has been identified as a mutation of sars a respiratory disease that killed over 750 people around the world from 2002 to 2003 antibiotics have absolutely no effect on either of the viruses and that's been enough to put the russian authorities on high alert not least because the chair is a border with china the break of a new coronavirus which was 1st recorded in china carries a body logical threats to the population of russia $1500000.00 chinese tourists that visit russia every year have now become a potential public health risk russian authorities have begun screening them at all international airports prepared to diagnose the virus if it appears on top of that moscow has advised people against traveling to china russia is not alone in being worried about the outbreak reaching its territory a number of other countries have begun screening for the disease at airports as well as appearing internationally in the just cases in areas the. over no phones of cases which are further away if this if this outbreak continues as we're seeing the case over see globally highly connected and so it is likely increasingly likely that we will see potentially a case of china stepping up containment efforts after she stressed the serious. this of the outbreak on national television the disease also got the attention of the world health organization they've called for an emergency meeting to decide whether or not to declare the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern that's a title reserved only for the most serious of epidemics and with the lunar new year millions of chinese around the world are expected to return home to their families one can only hope beijing will have the situation under control. this week u.s. democrats concluded their arguments against donald trump while policy in his impeachment trial to the senate russia was a hot topic during the opening speech on wednesday the head of the house democrats adam schiff mentioned apparently one important words more than one occasion russian intelligence services russian expansionism russian forces and their proxies russia kremlin russia's president vladimir putin the russian military agency. we can fight russia over there in the russians through russian efforts thanks to vladimir putin when the president said hey russia if you're listening. they were listening that's the russian story. while the cameras were busy focusing on the senate floor due to bad and filming sketch artists capture the atmosphere in the chamber some of the pictures showed members having trouble staying involved in the process stretching their legs even sleeping so it has also faced a 12 hour no phone policy while sat at their desks i spoke to john less than political commentator chat a bit more he says that even the strongest supporters of trump's impeachment boards with the anti russian narrative. the democrats already has 100 percent of their energy and their time into trying to remove a duly elected president from office their biggest hoax rushing so completely flat and even their strongest when everything a lot of the president's even their strongest supporters the people who most want to believe that the president will be removed from office which he absolutely will not even they've grown bored with this narrative and when they start reviewing russia again. it's just so sad you can't help but laugh and laugh and laugh a little see 7 times at last count referred to russia or putin is the putrid proceedings well how do you deal with the most effectively you either mock them in laugh at them or you ignore them and gosh darn it that drives them insane came. still to come america's treasury secretary and student activist quite a to go head to head on climate issues find out why the teenager is causing a stir in washington after this break. operations understand that a cost of doing business is buying and building support in washington d.c. and that includes staffing up with former members of congress put them on your payroll you want to hire a chief of staff from a powerful senator or committee. member get their chief of staff put them on your payroll as a lobbyist this is what washington does partisan basis in fact i think it's the only point of true bipartisanship in d.c. is corporate influence over government. but. they put themselves on the line they did accept the reject. so when you want to be president and you. want to be. to going to be press this is what. 3 of the more people. interested always in the water. welcome back to the program the u.k.'s national health service is facing a 1st of its kind legal battle over prescribing children as young as 9. 100. 23 year old key rebel he was previously treated by the gender identity development she regrets making all of us will changes and said no child should go through the experimental torture she did shut it was dusty has the story. 23 year old care about went through gender reassignment as a teenager but years later she decided to reverse the transition while she lived to regret her treatment she also stopped the clinic putting others through what she did she's leading a landmark case against the tavistock and portman n.h.s. trusts the u.k.'s only gender identity service that deals with patients under 18 years old often without parental consent care of herself as a teenager and says youngsters aren't given proper information on the process and the drugs to take them through the transition i do not believe the children and young people can consent to the use of powerful and experimental hormone drugs like i did i believe that the current affirmative system put in place by the tavistock is inadequate as it doesn't allow for exploration of the gender dysphoria feelings nor does it seeks to find the underlying cause of this condition and care or joins a mother of a 15 year old autistic girl who is on the waiting list for the treatment at the service much of the concern of her mother i have deep concerns that the current clinical approach a gender identity development service means that my daughter will be subjected to an experimental treatment path that is not adequately regulated when no one understands the risks and therefore canada ensure informed consent is obtained almost half of children treated at the clinic are prescribed hormone blockers that help people to this get children the time to consider whether they truly want to make a transition to the opposite sex but the drug interferes with natural hormone production it's this step that this legal battle is all about a claim it's a calling for an urgent reassessment of the procedure what is challenged is the current and continuing practice of the defendant to prescribe puberty suppressing hormone blockers and then subsequently crossed sex hormones to children under the age of 18 and it's not just former patients and relatives that are worried medical professionals have also voiced concerns even accusing the specialist clinic for charles gentle children of suppressing negative results while undertaking experimental treatment on adolescent. it's what i found using some unpublished data as i discovered from the tavistock clinic is that after 12 months on t.v. blockers are there were some quite pronounced negatives. it's believed the girls so girls are became head of their gender dysphoria increase and some of their psychological problems increased and indeed there is even less slightly increased but statistically significant increase in their thoughts about our suicide so these are all quite negative findings but these are not being published by the tavistock clinics here in london say 3000 percent more patients than they did 10 years ago among girls it's up more than 5000 percent with referrals at a record high it suggests cases of the transition will rise to that there is no data to reflect the number 4 who may opt to return to their biological sex we reached out to the tavistock and portman n.h.s. trust for comment our clinical interventions are laid out internationally set service specifications and h s england monitors our service very closely the series has a high level of reporting satisfaction and was rated good by the care quality commission but while there is no doubt that this service helps young people who feel distress in their own bodies the full impact of making decisions about their gender at such a young ages may not truly be clear to much later in their lives foremost psychiatric nurse susan evans who worked at the development service and was the original lead claimant in the case told r.t. the drugs being used not license from the u.k. but the gender identity medicine. the reason this is a sort of unique case is because it's never been taken in law so with sort of looking at whether asking young children. to consent to an experimental treatment can be an informed consent if we also don't know the outcome of the full side effects of what's going to happen to you know it's not informed in terms of the medical outcomes you know even the experts don't know the full picture yet we need more research but drugs as a prescribed here in the u.k. are an experimental drug because they're what we call off license so they were developed for very young children who had a thing called trip cowshed she beauty which is when they develop too fast into puberty as children but in the areas gender identity medicine. these drugs are not licensed for that. a climate change also significantly shaped much of the 2020 world economic forum this week the event wrapped on saturday in the swiss luxury resort of doubles in set the stage for an unlikely about home to america's treasury secretary steven ocean and teenage eco activists growth and work in the u.s. finance she frogged off her view saying the 17 year old should go to college before lecturing world leaders in climate issues she the chief economist who is she i'm confused after she goes and studies economics in college she can come back and explain that to us it doesn't take a college degree in economics to realize that the remaining $1.00 degree carbon budget and on going fossil fuel subsidies and vestments died up with evolution is not the 1st u.s. official that we're throwing works clashed with recently just back in december donald trump suggested the activists should work on an anger management problem and their differences and disputes continued at the world economic forum but latest episode of in case you missed that took a ringside seat. it's that magical time of the year when our wealthy overlords gather for the economic forum a glitzy gathering looms for bringing together the world's business elite yet the one percent meat for champagne and skiing in the swiss mountains leaving the 99 percent to pray for nonviolent. because hundreds of thousands just to go to davos for that the filthy rich to moan to be entertained and this year they got rug row tickets for the heavyweight championship of the world though trump is grad. school for gratitude. in a ski resort this week with an i think gets away with their release sending us some high work. pay for full price ticket. to a slow start the worry she warms up quicker than the atmosphere. already one year ago i came to the force and told you that our house is on fire. i said i wanted you to panic who could forget i've been warned that telling people to panic about the climate crisis is a very dangerous thing to do thank god for that because i've got to say with the way she's been talking i thought perhaps no one had told her we must forget about net 0 we need real sea of well all i need is some good news let's see what's happening in the orange corner fear and doubt is not a good thought process because this is a time for tremendous hope and joy and optimism in action. knows what he's doing and knew there was nothing to worry about carbon emissions we must reject the perennial prophets of doom and their predictions of the apocalypse. calm down. i mean and i he's not the life of the party but he's just a kid it seems in the area where trump and grettir can see eye to eye today i'm pleased to announce the united states will join one trillion trees initiative being large here at the world economic forum one trillion truths oh yeah growth is going to love that one we're not telling you to offset your emissions by just paying someone else to plant trees in places like africa while at the same time forests like the amazon are being slaughtered at an infinitely higher rate ok so this is going to be a bit harder. as we all do. is that nothing can be done sitting here right now you wouldn't believe it's possible. that we have found the we'll be hearing about it but we have found is that things that people say would not be possible with say or i'm convinced are new. to max and stacy explore the power of lobbyists in u.s. politics in front running saskia title be taking over and often i offer this off the news latest headlines. of the government's. primeau would want to see him governmental spain do so we'll see in the national project switch on not realized it has been plants. the problem i see is that these government is in my view much more capable to be more effective in doing what it's ordered to do the problem is that it will move in illegal bit wrong direction so it will be a stated goal and then me and they use the way.