celebrate their success there's concern that such events are being used as a stage for political statements and revelations of who's writing the acceptance speech it's. great to have you with us this is r.t. international. a growing political scandal in germany has claimed another victim and this time it is a major scale and it was chancellor merkel's designated successor she's announced she no longer plans to run for the leadership she also stepped down as head of the christian democrats over its unprecedented alliance with the right wing alternative for germany the details is on his corresponds in berlin peter oliver. has decided to step down as the head of the christian democratic union party here in germany and therefore won't be the party's candidate for the chancellorship at the on the cycle actions of the set to be held next year she held a meeting on sunday night with party top brass and from that decided she didn't have the support she needed to continue in the role of the cd you have suffered in the polls of late and their coalition with the center left social democrats as also not really helped matters but it's really the scandal last week that we saw in the state of today in jet it seems to have been the final straw that breaks the camel's back here what happened into the in june was the local faction of the christian democratic union sided with the right wing alternative for germany policy now this was against the express wishes of central office here in berlin from the c.d.u. also against promises that it be made by chancellor angela merkel not to work with a.f.p. no matter what well the local branch of the party went against they did the side to side with alternative for germany and that resulted in this big scandal even after they were rebuked by the central office for doing so and told that this was outside of their remit they still continued with the same message and that left a lot of people thinking this wouldn't have happened under the previous leadership of the christian democratic union the previous party leader of course chancellor angela merkel and then people started looking at whether a k.-k. issue is no one on it. was really the woman for the job so the reaction has been coming in from across the political spectrum with many thinking she wasn't up to the job in the 1st place she was made worse. if the call falls on deaf ears in the party's regional branches then she's no longer up to her role c.d.u. party chairwoman instead of letting things slide the party top brass would have done well to show leadership there's also been reaction from former vice chancellor of germany. of course was former leader of the social democratic party he thinks that this decision by an addict. could well spell the end of the grand coalition it's really in germany at the moment if mr gabrielle's correct well we could well see new elections sooner than the ones that are currently planned for 2021 when it comes to who will take over as the new leader of the party or as the new candidate there will be put forward by the christine union when it comes to the election whenever that is held frederick metz is being talked about now mr metts was beaten by. in $28.00 for the job he did come under some criticism for his ties to the black rock investment group he has since quit all of his posts with that organization are men also being touted he's the the state president to say prime minister of north rhine-westphalia also the vice leader of the c.d.u. already when it comes to a potential candidate for chancellor or marcus as order of the christian social union the very end branch of the christian union here in germany is being talked about with increasing frequency as a potential successor even now to merkel all change we're still waiting to hear from. she's expected to speak to the press a little later on monday and explain why she's made this decision why now and what comes next as far as she's concerned. the death toll from the corona virus outbreak has exceeded 900 people with over 40000 confirmed cases globally against this backdrop the russian air force has evacuated a group of russian citizens from the chinese province worst hit by the outbreak. 144 russian nationals and foreigners were brought home from we were on the coronavirus at the center 5 russian military planes carried out the emergency airlift. we have very happy we were waiting for you when you finally rescued us thank you very much evacuees were transferred to a rehabilitation center near the siberian city of sumant where they'll be monitored under quarantine such high level precautions being taken amid fears about the spread of the virus similar methods being approached across the globe in the u.s. military bases have become makeshift isolation areas for hard evacuees but if you look at some reports it sounds like russia's dusted down its good legs we have total imprisonment all of it looks so surreal people in full body chemical protection suits a constantly coming in but many of the guests have been taking to social media to show just what their temporary lives are like. is one of the. bonus here is our room everything is very good there all the basics. you can easily live 14 days here there is a shower and a t.v. . fridge which i haven't used yet. so order of enemy or when i come into the room i found fruit sweets and tea on my table everything is good cozy i'm happy . with the evacuees provided up to 4 meals a day one complaint mentioned they're not allowed to leave their rooms despite this they can chat to their roommates some have been working out but most reading books or watching t.v. . has plenty to fill with sides just. so i'm planning to do my chinese language studies now that i'm going to read i've already done my exercises so i need to stay active and now sit around doing nothing. evacuees are under the close watch of my. medics to make sure they're all doing well but. doctors jackers morning and evening did take our temperature and listen to how the breed examine our throats none of the evacuees are showing any symptoms of the virus and if it stays that way they'll soon be able to head home. south korean film parasite has won best picture at the oscars ceremony in los angeles but it seems the events becoming as much about politics it is about entertainment with winning actors work in phoenix and brad pitt using it as a platform for some divisive statements. we feel entitled. to artificially inseminate a cow and when she gives birth we steal her baby. even though her cries are very english i'm mistaken. and then we take a milk that's intended for we put it in our coffee and our cereal. every single person who won an oscar tonight i'd like to think so many people like in phoenix no shut up and sit down we're going to talk about the way we artificially inseminate cows and steal their milk. gas congratulate joaquin phoenix for the shout out. 45 seconds of. which is 45 seconds more than. half of the audience just to you and out over the bread the impeachment greg the oscars should be a bold move that's not divisive political commentary. imagine telling someone to size it in 5 bradby to shout john bolton is oscar speech because he wasn't allowed to testify against president trial. because all tournaments are increasingly facing criticism for being overly political it's now been revealed that a speech writing company founded by former obama staff is helping some hollywood actors choose their words not easy it is done after. so the. acceptance speeches used to be straightforward thank you i don't know what to say my gods but it seems the simple times in hollywood are long gone now they're as much about climate change elections and equality as they are about cinematic achievement women 18 to 118 when it is time to vote please do so in your own self-interest it's what men have been doing for years. and why our culture is the 3rd leading cause of climate change use 70 percent of the water it pollutes the most water the statistics are staggering dedicating our lives. save our environment and figuring out how we can save our but how did we get here when and how did all these major stars catch the woak bug because you didn't seriously think of the all right there except in speeches themselves now did you so perhaps it was right about the time barack obama's old stuff as and speechwriters switched to offering their services to the west coast maybe jon favreau no not this jon favreau the other jon favreau yes this one he is not just your average scribe he was also a director of speech writing for the former us president and me told me via 2 he was once obama's national security spokesman the duo founded a firm called fenway strategies back in 2013 and while there are not disclosing the names of their clients they are proud to work with hollywood's elite over the last year we have worked through some of the highest profile individuals on the planet from former presidents to oscar winners fenway strategies employs people who have diligently served not only barack obama but other democratic luminaries including hillary clinton michael bloomberg joe biden and others among a bus respectables as confidentiality is the name of the game here who's to say if fenway was involved but see if you can notice a common theme everyone associated with the black women's agenda. i'm thrilled to be with you i'm thrilled 'd to be associated with you as a black woman i am especially proud to stand here today because i know for certain that the dreams of my ancestors run through me the race is moving go along the whole the folk hero the set of hope the other church the bigotry of the trumpet better choice should we have. just in the one you know we have. the white house we add a half of logic own lawyer in the white house. one of fun ways employees. also authored a book called impeach the case against donald trump wonder if he got the ending right and if anything a transition from capitol hill to holywood has added some much needed glitz and glamour to boring old political messaging rushing for rights is a speech forces dream come true because unlike politicians who are not professionals at memorizing lines or delivering them in compelling cars mustique ways arches actually know how to deliver the lines so is it really a surprise that ever so glad to be able to spend some of their fat hollywood paychecks on a few lines of text that can launch them on to the divine bounty and of the woke in a matter of minutes find it kind of interesting how creative the democrats have become here in trying to disseminate their messages so they're using 21st century methods to summon a 1000 century political ideas here on this in the left is going to try anything they can this election season to try to either bash the president or promote their progressive ideas especially now with the oscars and the timing of the. after of coming on the heels of their resoundingly loss in their attempts to try to impeach and remove president trumka unfortunately because of the groupthink in the morning that permeates in hollywood right now any celebrity that leans to the right is going to be asked and not a lot of them have actually been blacklisted out of the industry and this year's oscar for best documentary has been awarded to a film backed by barack and michelle obama the program made by britain's channel 4 news was hugely critical of donald trump's policies but there's been more control to see the can't agree with a documentary on the syrian city of aleppo accused of pushing a pro 'd terrorist stangl an airbrushing the role of militant groups in the region . we are so proud to have developed this film from was unforgettable short films during the siege of aleppo all the way through to this incredible feature documentary proof that our unique support of independent filmmakers across the world can have a huge impact. the movie one eye british academy award for best documentary as well as around 60 other prizes worldwide questions been raised over the team behind it camerawoman what al-khateeb spin an outspoken supporter of the syrian revolution has been has been repeatedly spotted with jihadists including a man who beheaded a child in a broader middle east journalist for his abilities as a documentaries flaws don't and. deny the existence 1st of all. of the extremist armed groups and the terrorist groups and we have to remember that nasir front which is there in syria. was and still is the dominant force among the extremist on gangs in east level and now of course what we see are these 2 protagonists effectively commissioned by channel 4 to produce reports that were presenting a misrepresentative view of what was happening in a stiletto and this view was not being verified or investigated independently for channel 4 it was being republic as gospel in a sense now that east aleppo is liberated and what we're seeing now which for some is a denial of justice and a continuation of the suffering that the people went through by the front of the occupation of the on kurds and in western leopard that with daily being targeted by mortars from east and. get more benefit release analysis of the documentary views on the situation in syria our website at r.t. dot com. join me every 1st week on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics or business i'm show business i'll see you then. prime minister binyamin netanyahu says he's ready to result a drastic measures against gaza following greece into tax on his country. i want to make it clear will not accept a new aggression from gaza only a few weeks ago will eliminate to the senior commander of islamic jihad in gaza i will. i will not allow actions but we're prepared for crossing action against the terror groups in gaza. palestinian militant group or massive called netanyahu so it's a provocation and say his words will only encourage more fighting tensions have been on the rise since the us president announced his long awaited peace plan for the region in the midst criticisms that its heavily favored israel civilians have been caught up in clashes including children one palestinian family shared their experience with this warning you may find some of these images coming up now upsetting 14 year old mohammed has been in a coma since being shot in the head last week by israeli soldiers his family say he was walking in a local park with friends it's father told us how he heard about what happened. muhammad was shot in the head i wasn't home at the time my father got in touch with me he said my son was wounded i was driving at that moment when i got back i saw my son was badly injured he was taken to hospital but only after soldiers removed the bro blocks and then my son was put in intensive care. responding to marty's requests for comment these really defense forces say their actions were justified as there were dozens of palestinians in the area burning tires and throwing stones the i.d.f. adds that it is aware of the boy's injuries meanwhile mohammed's grandfather told a rather different story. it would that is that children went to the park and saw soldiers there of course they were scared so they hid behind a rock at one point they wanted to see the soldiers had gone so mohammad stood up to look and then he was shot a bullet hit him in the head of the right side he lost a lot of blog and fell into a coma he's arms and legs are paralyzed his story is one of many tragedies in our town every time a child becomes a victim people are terrified i can tell you that these soldiers really do shoot at children in our. house and singer who some in washington claim to help meddle in the 2015 u.s. presidential election tells also want to see if on the polling to before heading to all web site the money questions that even i get a lot of entrepreneurs so will you also want to scuttle trump's business associate succumbed to being the reason why he attracted attention in the u.s. special counsel investigation into alleged russian interference i think the son avoid the spoke to the man who is believed to have arranged the much reported talks between the team and the russian attorney which was the central focus of the movie approach is a clip of that interview. the now infamous meeting between donald dream air and to russia lower in that it's got do you think this whole thing was how ethically. on your side on my side. 100 percent was handled ethically. simply for the reason that i was are always ready to testify and we reached out and said the d.s.m. is coming to the united states and located 2 weeks from my tour to you know testify to congress to the miller pool and to whoever wanted to speak to me about this whole set up my only negotiation. aspect was that i want to do it voluntarily so i don't have to get stuck in the united states and the millers team replied that it can only be mandatory which would mean i would have to stay in the united states at the investigation finishes which at that point was over a year in progress so i don't know the main reason for why you care was the only reason because of course he was asked again because i had another about a $110.00 shows that year that i would have to. risk because i'm stuck in the states and these are major financial risks as well so all i canceled was the american tour which cost me about how from those and personal losses but we did return tickets and now we are heading for the store again i think everybody should be realistic if there's you know this whole spy thing going on between russia and america i would not be involved my manager music manager would not be involved i don't know why by the way i was a manager for michael jackson. and 20 years ago. ok things stay with us internationally. and on top stories. we're being told there is a war being waged in america about the destiny of the country and the world indeed the washington political establishment and their donor minions as well as the media want to destroy trump but don't be fooled by partisanship is alive and well. television propaganda machine propaganda outlets propaganda tools we are getting information. we can change the world tomorrow. you tube videos the sleepless nights you could be a little monsters now. push your brush is russia russia russia today is. building a view that they will choose russia to live and i'm really happy to join you see you then on our team. who are so proud and still. are just getting the number. why have you not shut down our t.v. on you tube it's a propaganda machine mr walker. time after time here we're going on the ground ahead of us democratic new hampshire primary that surely can't get any worse than iowa but which either way will have implications for the presidency and the world coming up on the show as palestinian president mahmoud abbas is set to address the u.n. security council about donald trump's deal of the century we speak to former israeli peace plan negotiator daniel levy who says the plan loses colonialist supremacism and diversity saunders is allowed by the d.n.c. to win tomorrow's new hampshire primary is trump we speak to trump 20 advisory board member lieutenant steven rogers who thinks no democrat is going to get the pennsylvania avenue keys anytime soon both sides of the debate pointless and arguably rigged us to body system we ask former green party vice presidential candidate john the baracoa all of them all coming up in today's going on the ground a 1st of the international community's rejection of donald trump's so-called deal of the century as president abbas prepares to denounce it in the next 24 hours at the u.n. security council and while israel continues to aerially will mug gaza joining me now is president of the u.s. middle east project who is involved in bill clinton negotiations at camp david daniel levy thanks so much for coming on so israel bombing gaza as i said the p.a. cutting all ties with israel international community not celebrating it was you know to. well i think we've had the arab league formally come out the e.u. formally come out but this was a very curious documents because the headline is vision for peace. you then dip into the text and this is an exclusive one sided narrative of one side in a conflict which manages to hit every israeli propagandist talking point for generations and rub the palestinian noses in it to an extent that even in a document of surrender you wouldn't have that kind of imbalance so it's anything but a peace plan there are no oscar whatsoever from the israeli side and the palestinians literally being told live a 2nd class citizens without a state some of the headlines have done an injustice to what is going on in this plan how bad it is some of that other person is getting a little less land maybe they're getting not quite the exact neighborhoods in jerusalem they're getting us embassy in jerusalem or no they're not they're getting perhaps when the plans implemented which it never will be let's just be clear about that all the upfront goodies go to israel any of the neat things the palestinians might get come early when the israelis concur and agree to that and they would be getting an embassy in the outskirts of what is not considered by them to really be jerusalem anyway behind the wall that israel is erected not not in jerusalem proper . the palestinians are getting so little that this looks more like a 180 page hate letter from america to the palestinians than anything that could possibly be peace and i'm telling you as someone who used to negotiate possible texts for a peace plan this is like copy paste and put through hate grind ok what i want to get on the water can be preempting in a secular your well versed in corruption in the palestinian authority there's tens of billions of dollars on the table. given the class conflict within the palestinian community with their voices their thing if they could buy off the top level elite levels of palestinian the palestinian authority in some parts of the administration they may actually think. both given the history of corruption as you said and that there are good days that eventually and mostly because they're squeezing the palestinians so hard especially if they have another 4 years if if president trump is reelected that maybe they'll get the palestinians to sign up so that i can't see that happening a few months before the release of this plan last summer in menominee in by her ain there was actually an economic conference in which to 50000000000 worth of goodies was put on the table and they didn't manage to get one significant palestinian political economical business figure to go to menow unama in bahrain refused to go because let's understand there is corruption and then there is abject national surrender which is untenable an unsustainable with your own public you mention your role in camp david well please the. son in law the man behind this quoted camp david negotiations as part of the informing this deal i was involved in negotiations for part of the oslo agreements we were part of a back to. as as an israeli official at the time for can't they be we were at the top a negotiations.