Shes the 1st africanamerican running mate in u. S. President ial election history but cover harriss past as californias top cop isnt winning over all of the black line smarter movement. A warm welcome is 8 pm here in the russian capital and youre watching r. T. International with me nicky aaron. Now tensions in the the russian capital of minsk continue to soar and its citizens have already started to gather in the city center Armored Vehicles are reported to have moved in as well it all comes in the wake of sundays disputed president ial election which has plunged the country into chaos our correspondent reports from the scene. This is just the way or the way this was there to be honest its quite difficult to describe to you whats going on in victory square in minsk on the square there are women with families announce you can also see the women dressed in white with flowers in the hands remaining along independence avenue cars and buses which are passing by honking their horns in support of what they call the solidarity actions the solidarity is against violence and the right place and all the recent developments. There are mainly women passing cars honking i do not know lost this girls this why are you here because i am here to stand up for Fair Elections in this country and this action is also against violence isnt it great i guess all these ideas are being championed here i got it thank you. And this is whats going on almost across the entire city center in some places women are arriving spontaneously and others theyre moving from one spot to another one youre seeing these 2 girls were frozen hands just passed by this is how the center of minsk is looking for a canadian. Because moving extremely slowly literally in 1st gear all the drivers the honking their horns and waving their arms there are lots of flowers service but still something unimaginable is going on in the center of this is the way the people are driving the women is standing along independence avenue well if Something Like that. Elsewhere in belarus theres a bit of a chance when the southwestern the city of brest where people formed a human chain to show their support to the protesters meanwhile back in the capital workers at the milk automobile plant and doused tolls today as they walked out on strike voicing that belongs. To. You. If. Youre. A. Person that spilled over into night. Bring ukraine several dozen people led by the local Amnesty International gathered at the bella Russian Embassy they voiced their outrage at the ongoing crackdown on protesters and demanded an investigation into Human Rights Violations around 6000. 00 demonstrators have been detained in bellerose that with at least 2 People Killed in the postelection unrest. Meanwhile there bellaver is the office of the Russian Internet giant young dicks who was and to earlier by armed men said to be part of the bell of Russian Security forces its also been reported the minsk office of the Online Taxi Service which is owned locally by index was also raided with the details his of a man has arrived. Well preserve a soft light yandex confirmed that the armed men who entered their offices and blocked all of the exits well they introduced themselves as the Police Organized Crime and Corruption Department now after spending several hours there they left without making any arrests or a compass cations one of the young thinks employees told r. T. Earlier that everyone at the minsk office has been working remotely since march and the only people on the premises Border Security and the person on duty now Russian Diplomats and men skaar waiting for answers from the dollar russian authorities as to why this Russian Company was searched and what was the reason behind such action now elsewhere Russian Foreign ministry issued a statement regarding the situation in dello russo and the now they noted the d external pressure on the authorities in order to destabilize the country even further than it is now they added that attempts to find a russian trail in this are completely groundless and just like the attempts to drive a wedge in their relationship between the other 2 countries now you were talking about protests earlier workers at truck manufacture have been striking and wasting their anger at the actions of lawyers for spent against the protestors and against. The results of the election but now theyve been heard by the mayor of the town and he actually came out to speak with them and lets take a look at what happened. I know you would like to know i know its not. Like youre not sure if you disagree you got to. Do you. Now theres more video where the mayor said that say he will meet with all of the people again this thursday. Evening and he said this time it will be without the police without loudspeakers and it will all be done the peacefully if he said those words the crowd chanted that the mayor is with the people now also weve been talking extensively about journalists who were detained during mass rallies in. A Russian Association of journalists are saying at least 64 people have been detained now a Russian Journalists Union is also saying that so many russian journalists have been detained as well some of them have been already deported theyre back whole in russia however until this morning freelancers working for art sees iraq live video agency were still unaccounted for and how they were detained on sunday right soon as the polls open the roost and we only received a message from them at 830 saying that they were detained and we havent heard them from from them in days now on wednesday we received word from a stranger who was also that saint on sunday but released later this time it looks like all of 4 erupted freelancers have been released and they all rejoined their loved ones now the interior minister bill or is claims that the various reporters with the proper papers should not be touched unless they get in between the protesters and law enforcement. President lukashenko is owned by the russians have known for 26. 00 yes but this is the 1st time his grip on power appears to be slipping down quarter reports. In bellerose having the title go or daddy means youve got the most populist position in the entire post soviet sphere and for the recently reelected president Alexander Lukashenko hes held the position for decades. The russians have to hold on to look even in the most critical situation is it from a man who can shoot a straw that you just took my racing to be 90 percent to the roof it will be with you like we all know it is not for you to decide for. Themselves i envy myself i am the last and only dictator in europe. Im not going to hold this position for a lifetime as soon as the people refuse my services ill take my bag under my arm and im going lucas shank i was on board the populist train before it was cool before politicians like steve bannon and donald trump probably even knew the meaning of the word one of his most recent populist stunts involved the dismissal of bellerose his agricultural minister after the ministers cows failed to gain lucas shank those approval. What did you bring me here so why now tell Security Service to put you in handcuffs if a person does not understand that this is auschwitz and you put him in charge of the holding who did not understand you was to. Look at shank as a man of inspections meetings with bureaucrats and reprimands of government officials when the cameras are watching of course this puts a smile on the faces of ordinary people who struggle daily with bureaucratic red tape its also the main reason why they call the shank obama for many baka is also a strong man who created an enclave of the soviet union with. In europe its been a popular stance for years but now look at those image is facing some big problems. Sure local shango claims he won the election it seems like the Security Forces are on his side and for a while he only faced small pockets of pro western opposition but based on the brutality used by the police to control the situation arrests made of journalists and the death of a protester it seems like the entire countrys view of the government is definitely turning sour. That its possible lucas shank goes recent anti russia statements alley and made it his main base of support those who want closer cooperation with belarus his eastern neighbor we need to address the russians mass media to say you know ensigns if you would youll see you need to get into the situation with dignity you know youll see good we have no gold to discredit the country close to us arresting russian journalists didnt help the situation either. For the west hes always been europes last dictator to even look at shankar himself said leave new people would dispute the Election Results whatever the case the belorussian president will need to father more support if he wants to remain at the head of the table. As well and the United Arab Emirates have struck a peace deal brokered by the u. S. That would see diplomatic relations with stored between the 2 middle east nations. As a result of this diplomatic breakthrough and at the request of President Trump with the support of the United Arab Emirates israel will suspend declaring sovereignty of the areas outlined in the prisons vision for peace and focuses efforts now on expanding ties with other countries in the arab and muslim world the Historic Deal is the result of lengthy negotiations between israel the United Arab Emirates and the us it was the israel suspend its west bank and like station plans previously outlined in trumps peace plan well this would be the 1st step to normalizing relations between the countries which also plan to open embassies Bilateral Agreements are expected to be signed in the coming weeks covering business tourism direct flights security and other issues. Well the move runs contrary to Prime Minister netanyahu his previous determination to annex the west Bank Territories under the u. S. The israeli peace plan for the region the annexation was supposed to begin last month well lets get reaction to this now and speak to a former adviser to the israeli president s office jason polan welcomes welcome to the program its good to have you with us so this deal it seems like a big change of rhetoric for netanyahu he seemed determined to start the annexation does that mean he gave up. No i mean you used the word historic and it is historic this is the culmination of long relations that have grown steadily and very positively between israel and the United Arab Emirates for this and you know who this is going to be a priority now and he is already facing some reaction here on the israeli rights to return the israeli sovereignty over the jewish communities in judaism area so i imagine its not so much a change in rhetoric but its perhaps just a side step thats not an issue that can go away and that should remain on the table that representatives of the palestinian groups hamas and fatah have already rejected the peace deal what do you make of that. Surprising and again its another opportunity for the palestinians to miss an opportunity what we see here is a chance for israel on arab neighbors across the region to build Economic Prosperity peace and positivity for the whole region and the palestinians again to choosing to put themselves outside of that their choosing rather than to say yes and we can work forward for a Better Future for choosing to reject that and its just not a surprise its very sad i think for the Palestinian People the message here is clear israel will continue to build a Better Future for the region and the palestinians need to understand the history will not wait for them so do you expect israel to stick to all parts of the deal. Well this deal is normalization of. Or relation so normalization of relations means were going to have an ongoing dialogue and better relations between those countries again this isnt a new relationship this is a dating theres been going on for a while and now were taking everyone home to meet the parents this is this is just the next stage i would have thought that that relationship will can you know include some disagreements along the way but the normalization allows us to have those disagreements in a cordial and diplomatic manner how do you think this deal will influence the situation in the region. Well that is very much the wider picture we should be looking at you talked about direct flights if israel were going to fly directly to the United Arab Emirates and vice versa were going to have to fly over saudi arabia so that of course involves saudi arabian. Issues being resolved and relations improving there maybe you will see other nations in the gulf normalize relationships as well with israel and of course ultimately underlying all of this is the issue of iran and its continued aggression in the region iran must be looking at this deal now and saying we we have a lot more resistance than perhaps we have thought in most on neighbors jason harmon former advisor to the israeli president s office thank you for your time. Now notions of teams working to contain a Major Oil Spill off the coast of militias say the situation is finally under control helicopters have been airlifting oil from the stranded cargo ship which ran aground on a coral reef at the end of last month it had been carrying almost 4000. 00 tons of oil almost all of the fuel on board though has been removed and there had been fears the vessel would break apart in teams constructed barriers to trying to contain the spillage the oil that did leak posed a serious risk to the environmentally sensitive area leading to authorities to declare a state of emergency. Well joe biden is hoping his choice of camel Hire Associates running mate will give his campaign what it needs to unseat donald trump from the white house but it seems not everyone shares that enthusiasm particularly considering harriss past his kaleb will be with more. From rival to running mate joe biden is hoping that kamel harris will be a powerful weapon in his arsenal as he selected her as Vice President as he prepares to go to battle with donald trump for the white house i decided that comma harris is the best person to help me take this fight to donald trump and mike pence and then lead this nation starting in january 2021 i need someone who understands that we are in a battle for the soul of this nation and that safeway going to get through these crises we need to come together a new night for a better america come and i gets that but unity it seems is not the word on every democrats lips. Lets not forget that for the past few months the United States has been gripped by a wave of protests against Police Brutality sparked by the killing of george floyd. Harbored. So joe biden has selected convalesce harris as his Vice President ial running mate and with her joy. Macon and indian roots she is the 1st woman of color to be selected by a major u. S. Political party as a Vice President ial candidate this may sound like a smart move generating enthusiasm among the democrats base among africanamericans however the holes are suggesting otherwise we protest build more schools less jails put the money into education our prisons. Theres a fundamental problem with that approach i agree with that conceptually but you have not addressed the reason i have 3 padlocks on my front door kamel harris has got a resume full of working with the police locking people up and being unnecessarily gleeful about doing so she even took the move of jailing parents of children who were truant from school as californias attorney general Camila Harris fought against moves to release nonviolent offenders even after the Court Ordered her to do so as san franciscos District Attorney she secured the conviction of over 1900 people 1st smoking marijuana these folks got a life long criminal records and often jail time i went over she then joked about the fact that shes a pot smoker herself have you all smoked i have ok again i had to and i inhaled my name and i didnt handle. It it was a long time ago. At a time when police are not necessarily the most loved among rank and file democrats a certain catch phrases spreading across social media. Kamel harris has done a lot in recent months to try and clean up her image shes gone to Police Brutality protests to shake hands and take photos shes a published an autobiography that presents herself and her career as a prosecutor as if she was fighting against racism on behalf of the downtrodden but some people just arent buying it i watch a poll numbers go bomb bomb bomb down to almost nothing donald trump has indicated that he is not too worried about Camila Harris as. She is not holing very well around the country however many are jubilant about the fact that a woman of color is finally joined a major president ial ticket in the United States but many of the people expected to vote for tom lehrers in november have got pretty big questions. Are to new york. The u. S. Federal Health Agency has warned the approaching winter could be the worst on record for the countrys health and if americans dont start following measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus the department of Natural Resources in wisconsin has already suggested it starts where mosques more often even during video calls. Also where your mask even if you are home to participate in a Virtual Meeting that involves being seen such as on zoom or another Video Conferencing platform by nandini our staff so that the safety example which shows you as a d. N. R. Public Service Employee care about the safety and health of others this is just an follows a mask or to announce by wisconsins governor from the start of this month all citizens have been advised to wear masks indoors anyone breaking the rule risks a fine of up to 200 dollars they only exclusions i went outside alone indoors or in your own home when as this got this further now were joined live by john go on to talk radio host and also in social activist welcome to both to the program 1st to john please that this proposal by wisconsins department of Natural Resources to wear masks even during a Live Conference is a good idea john. Had to check the date to make sure it was an april the 1st and this was an april fools joke its absolutely bonkers its condescending and patronizing to people who might be watching the call or the press conference people understand like me now im in my study that im here on my own or with my wife and i dont need to have a mask on this is just pathetic this is snowflake Political Correctness crazy i just couldnt believe the story when i heard about it today just absolutely daft i would say your life i think youve got your right mask on endorse that but isnt the point all video calls to avoid meeting in person so i was already safe as. Well i think that were in masks while teleconferencing models offline behavior because whether we like it or not humans are social animals and we take she was of what we can and cant do from others so wearing a mask while on a Virtual Meeting shows everyone from adults to children that masks are normal and this situation is just like every other cultural behavior that we want others to follow for instance if you if you wash your hands for example its not only or not always because you have a really dirty hands its also because its the culturally appropriate thing to do and so mask no matter were going on these teleconferencing calls is just another cultural behavior that we need to follow. Dont make sense to set a good example doesnt air. Its just pathetic hes treating the American Public as if theyre morons or just dead children no no even children that would be insulting to children look people have got the message or certainly got it in the United Kingdom i think theyre getting it in america as well you dont need to watch it stop where im a stop patronize youre still being condescending grow up take that mask off take that little off you look well ridiculous youre there on your own youre speaking to me and theres no way we can catch it from each other you are just dust you looked after your acting daft and your patronize a good condescending with your appropriateness and telling people that you know its behavior Learned Behavior people understand that when they go into a shop they put a mask on when theyre with other people they put the mouse can you wearing them arsenault you just might out a ridiculous statement and everybody now wont be taking your point of view seriously because theyre looking at the mask and theyre saying well as you well know boss its just absolutely daft. Isnt there a danger this could be bad thought i could put people off where in mosques when i was like 20 necessary. I dont think so i mean i think that when you wear a mask you are showing that its important wherever you are to wear a mask think of Cocacola Cocacola is a huge company but they dont always advertise just exclusively in restaurants they also do other random Public Events like rodeos and Music Festivals these things are important not because its important to sell more so it up but because of awareness and the more awareness that we have of Wearing Masks i think the better. You dont have to wear a mask in your own home with your family nobodys saying you have to do that your the war is going to confuse people people will look at this and say was he got a mask on is clearly on his own its like people who are driving that car nobody else in the car theyve got a mask on stupid sick where im pretty and sends out the wrong message my friends dont even know if could take hold of see everyone i dont think they meant roles i mean next time you do want to base our our team i ask you to wear a mask which you do at an Archer Archie to put that mask where the sun dont shine you do not have to wear a mask this kind of paranoia this mine is promoting does nobody any service you dont have to wear a mask in your own home you dont have to wear it with your own friends you dont need to are in a car if theres nobody else in the car this man is just this you just absolute nonsense i can hardly believe on talking about it and ask for r. T. If you want me to wear a mask in a studio setting of course old wearing luck aware when i go to the shops but i wouldnt wear one to do a down line interview over skype like this no sorry absolutely no way because i want to show people that these roles that would really get people to follow them are sensible and proportionate what this man is suggesting is known as one of those things is not a sensible or proportional and i bet you everybody is laughing at you at the moment like this is daft stop it now and just concentrate on getting those key messages out wash your hands social distancing and put the mask on when youre in a confined public space people are all over america but here in the u. K. Weve got that message we dont need it should be confused by p. C. Zealots like you take the mask off now you really do look very very silly you see but were. And different positions arent we because england doesnt have the massive amount of coronavirus cases that the United States does so its something you might be wondering where you are thats not working for us we need people of all. The problem youve had in the United States is that donald trump didnt take it seriously at 1st and that you in the middle of the election season and you have governors going against him thats whats happened and its taken off in america of course america is a much bigger country and im not in england i mean the United Kingdom its a much bigger country and youve got a lot of cases at the moment you wearing a mask in the isolation in your own home is not going to change the amount of people who might die or get seriously ill from covert 19 what youre doing is confusing the message you during the exact opposite of what you think youll doing and i just think you should grow up now stop acting daft take that mask off lets see your face i think you are good looking bloke and other. Pretty good. Old men well its not necessarily a compliment because i cant see you the whole secret of of doing communication is we need to use our say some of our hands thats true part of it what youre doing by putting that muscular you no ones going to take you seriously because they cant see you they can barely see your are these each other a ridiculous might get the earth. And they fired and lets talk about the environment i mean not all masks are very eco friendly like the one e. P. A. Your wearing i do think the department of Natural Resources couldnt get encourage home to nature. I think i think that if there is a harm to nature i think its a good ok caustic pay 9 i think that not all masks are eco friendly but if we can wear masks so that we can get through this pandemic and continue working unobstructed on the problems that are plaguing society right now like Climate Change i think its a good cost to pay because we can have unsustainable masks but if that allows us to create solutions that help millions or even billions with