About the battle raging on between armenia and azerbaijan still over the disputed region of course with dozens of civilians killed on both Sides International humanitarian organizations including the red cross are now expressing alarm. We are seeing and hearing is that people are. Terrified and being forced to make really impossible decisions. Good morning from russia the 6th of october im kevin 0 in here about his world view center with the latest and indeed trouble overnight the talk about 1st the weekends parliamentary Election Results maybe an old in the Central Asian republic of a kind of a star and according to a president ial spokesperson there in the last few hours one person has died in mass riots over the disputed vote the countrys Health Ministry is also reporting about 600 people injured with more than 100 taken to hospital. Q. Q. Q the. Key to. Q. Im not talking for guys to have more of mourning a lot of anger there than yeah. Yes well i was there just a week ago and i can tell you there was there was no hint that any of this would be happening now there was all sorts of campaigning it seemed at 1st very plural puts obviously people there on the ground think differently now after the elections people are very upset the elections didnt you meet their standards x. Didnt it didnt meet their expectations and now we have a situation with these elections one of the most diverse ever 16 different parties running for parliament only a handful made of the media seen to parliament and almost all of them completely loyal to the president of the party that got the most votes belonging to the brother younger brother of the president s and so on the 5th yesterday people began to gather voice their displeasure that theyre upset at what had happened and at 1st it was it was peaceful there were all sorts of policies all sorts of protests theres a volved bush as the day progressed they began to merge schisms the clashes and violence conflict with the police eventually it turned ugly indeed running battles with police cheer gas water cannon and even bullets nonlethal im univision fired by police at protesters a huge amount of people injured 560 people injured and number of them in Critical Condition now in intensive care woods and hospitals so indeed a very very tense situation there the big news the next president the kind of sprung from jail was the situation centering around him whats the story. Well indeed protesters seemed to protest this beat police back out of a number of government compounds including the government offices so they seized Parliament Author running battles that last hours 3 with police and shes parliament they seized the president ial palace they seized the central jail Holding Cells in bishkek in the capital from wherever they were released for the president out of by if he had been in jail facing various charges of corruption and abuse of power and even mud indeed leading the crowd of protesters was the former president s son and the former president gained infamy worldwide alfords alleged that he wished he was trying to shoot his way out of a government raid. Because of what unfortunately innocent civilians suffer from the antiterrorist telfer group that was sent to capture me the violence and cynicism of the current 247 seen besides rubber bullets to special forces also used combat weapons one more time a cone the authorities to change their course and i would like to tell soldiers not true to your own people this is all going to end badly for you. So birth this is a also accusing the current president of as i mentioned it in addition vote by saying these elections word for these elections. Represent of the will of the people and many of them a calling for a recount at the very least and at most fresh new elections and the government for now seems to be considering new elections will recount as an option this kind of trouble for views around the world just kind of a picture for us is it usual for kurdistan or no it isnt it is a tool since 2005 this is the 3rd time the protesters are out in the streets calling for revolution calling for regime change indeed the current president is. Fully understands what is going on here said that what happened yesterday was an illegal attempt to seize power seize power in the country again so the 1st president after 15 years of power. Was forced out in a in a movement in protest similar to these the 2nd president we have 5 years if you 5 years later was forced to is what away from the countrys exiled. And now we have this situation the government obviously didnt you didnt use lethal lethal rounds lethal ammunition or put the soldiers on the front lines to get a grip on these protests obviously they didnt see that as a as a viable route to take for now but you know since the president said that this was an illegal attempt to seize power i suppose we could expect anything or i keep an eye on it for a smooth goes of us in a chorus ball of the times from. Right now tracking covert next sound america the u. S. Northeast seeing another big spike in covert cases im sorry to report new york citys already set to close schools now in several neighborhoods getting hard hit by the virus these new restrictions come into force choose day my number one concern has always been schools i would not send my child to a school in a hot spot cluster bettors not interested were going to close the schools in those areas tomorrow. The u. S. As a whole remains the worlds hot spot right now for the pandemic on friday new infections hit a 2 month record with over 54000. 00 positive cases thats the highest daily tally since the middle of august when the country recorded just over 64000 cases weve heard from people in new york about the decision now to close schools. Was to the articles because there is no great uptick was my sons school which is actually to want to play with out loud to the loss of its 1st seat to the students are good at doing that theyre fully putting it down and making. It somewhat the scourge of the city trying or. Whatever whatever needs to be done theyre doing it you know that the school to give a little a correspondent kellam open the looks next into why new yorks again facing a viral spike. The rate of infection in new york city is rising once again the highest numbers weve seen sense back in may so who is to blame for this well new york state Governor Andrew Cuomo says the buck stops with local officials. Say go over effective enforcement for every jurisdiction for local jurisdiction cannot or will perform effective enforcement violating entities notify the states and to close all Business Activity in hotspots where local governments come to compliance now cuomo says words have led to allegations of hypocrisy hes criticizing local officials for not doing what he has recommended well back earlier during the pandemic he was criticized for not doing what federal officials recommended i dont believe that any federal administration could be serious about physical lock downs of states or parts of states across this country i dont believe its illegal i think it would be economic chaos the decision around nursing home with Governor Cuomo decreeing that co that 19 patients should be sent there at a pretty big impact many have not forgotten what they see is a pretty big misjudgment that cost many lives there is something disgusting that democrats are doing that joe biden does and that you do which is you try to blame the people whove lost their lives on your political enemies was it a mistake when your brother implemented a policy that Nursing Homes had to accept kovan positive patients and endangered the lives of my brother was the 1st one to say the state was there was a learning cuomo has also faced criticism for allowing black lives matter protests to take place despite talking up the risks are talking about reopening in one week in new york city. And now were seeing these meth maersk. That rings over the past several minutes that could in fact exacerbate to cope with team spirit now despite his policy differences with the white house new york state Governor Andrew Cuomo sent his best wishes to President Donald Trump when he got coded 19 that is unlike new york citys mayor bill de blasio who saw it as an opportunity to take the president to task i think its another reminder of why what some of us have been saying is right wear masks practice social distancing and take it seriously this president obviously didnt do it and paid the price party lines power and position mean nothing to the coronavirus everyone is at risk now new york Governor Andrew Cuomo admits the leaders of the state made some pretty big mistakes along the way however he still wants everyone to believe that he is the guy to lead us through the crisis up and r. T. New york. Devolve into rages on between i suppose you and armenia with continued heavy fighting over the disputed nagornokarabakh enclave the regions internationally recognized as part of a run by Ethnic Armenians latest on this morning from our correspondent he goes down the morning youre reporting from a town that borders nagornokarabakh pretty some speed that basically to tell of you is no let up in this long running very deadly sort of tensions that weve seen boil over again of. Indeed kevin youre absolutely right so were in a small border town literally just 20 minutes away from the corner cab back where the in this and under this disputed excuse me region where clashes have continued and fierce clashes its difficult to paint the objective picture as to how as to what the situation is like on the front lines because both sides concluded each other but what weve heard from yesterday for instance is that they announced what they call a tactical retreat saying that they had. To abandon several positions but only in order to avoid mass casualties and to deal more damage to the enemy later in the day they had playing that that retreat saying that they killed some 200 as air but johnny soldiers and the rest of them had to flee at the same time by john claimed to have captured several villages and said that they had dominance on the battlefield so you see how how difficult it is to tell who exactly is winning here or on whose side the advantage really is also the capital of the corner cab back the city of where we lived the past week it has been shelled relentlessly ruthlessly sources on the ground telling me of the able bodied meant of unprecedented of an unprecedented scale including by john has also been using something that resembles very very much cluster munitions they have been targeting civilian infrastructure and residential areas there are casualties among civilian population of step on it and in fact this is why our crew and many other International News crews had to leave that town unfortunately because it is simply too unsafe they will be going back as soon as the situation comes down at least a little bit also there by johnny president has called on turkey to get involved in settling this conflict thats amid mounting reports mounting reports that turkey is already neck deep in this conflict helping the as there by johnnys side and an International Consensus that turkey is helping us there by john hiatt syrian militia syrian militants to fight on the site this is something that both to work and as they are by john vehemently deny and now the United States state department and the Foreign Ministry is russia and france released a joint statement calling on both sides to mediately cease fire and promising to intensify diplomatic pressure on both as thereby. John key. Words of the recognized nagornokarabakh so i will be standing by and hopefully bring you move from the ground all right. On the borders where things are also heating up in the territory to near the disputed area. The 2nd largest city in the country came under fire on monday for the 2nd time you see in here is whats left of market that was shelled according to his area thirtys meantime azeris outside the conflict zone and doing all they can to chip in reporting nice for tally of from the capital back. In the wake of the recent advances of the words and i mean the content. People both in who are in the region of the consolidated and want make their own contribution. For their progress in all of this. These contributions. Both by financial donations and by collection of various i give you full in the city throughout the capital several collection points by. Busy busy busy activists who actually gather. d teams and they call on forth. Busy busy busy through social Media Networks so were now in one of such a collection point so lets get inside and see what theyre collecting. Flowers you probably see that we have already people coming all the lawn here. So what we have here 1st of all as the. Bidding called for without the glow of cabs on the way we have cigarettes like very high heat this initiative of the people they want something from they are all the rage is sent. 2 trucks just today were sent about 150 block boxes i think a big portion of the salary we must be spent this way and we here to stand our support to frontline troops we want to assure our soldiers there were always with them. When i heard about this youve Led Initiative i immediately came here i think its my duty to make a little contribution its statement even said that they express their gratitude to the people for this assistance but in the same time they said that people military personnel leave well equipped and provide it is all need so and in order to prevent any kind or misuse irrational or species of food sent to the new congress and they are there is a myth of the president set up d a temporary hotline where people can get in touch with the offices in the Missile Defense and then b. They will help them to redistribute the assistance to the destination final destination that is the soldier or national army. As the shooting continues dozens of civilians have also lost their lives on both sides infrastructure nagornokarabakh is also been severely damaged as a result of the fighting many humanitarian organizations are alarmed by the escalation of the violence and casualties among the civilians we spoke to the red cross which locals say have found themselves in an impossible situation. Its having a terrible impact on civilians to humanitarian consequences are already apparent were on the ground across the region and what we are seeing and hearing is that people are absolutely terrified and being forced to make really impossible decisions on how to teach themselves and their families safe people are reportedly on the move trying to find shelter on top of statistics is all happening in the context where winter is coming people have already been dealing with dayglo bokova pandemic we have been helping hospitals in the corner kyra back on request weve helped with emergency medical supplies our teams in the field its quite restricted in terms of what they can do because it develops realty of the situation because the fighting is intense in places so we havent actually even been able to get out of the house and do a full assessment as we as we would like to do but obviously people people do need support and people need help and where we can weve been stepping up and we obviously hope to do a lot more. For the sort of close watching our 2 internationally for what she will clock is exactly 20 past the hour ahead this controversy around the change in the prison regime in england and wales because of covert 19 we put the whole thing up for the break stay with us if you have the answers to what came of that. Join me every 1st day on the all excitement and ill be speaking to get a feel of the world of politics or business im show business ill see you there. Was. Again morning live from moscow this is Alex International with me kevin now in the german chancellor Angela Merkel is meeting with the better russian x. President ial candidates for the taken off later today should be welcomed as a key opposition figure in belarus as they put it the German GovernmentSpokes Person stand at that Ticket Office because it is solid if you weigh in here since the contested election which sparked nationwide protests the e. U. And u. S. Have joined by the original position and denouncing that was old as radio taken off scary self arrived in berlin on monday she took part in a solidarity rally organized by the better option to asper that during the event she also reportedly said shed like to meet with russian president Vladimir Putin for her over a correspondent in europe joins us now from violating want to pay whats the focus of this meeting going to be then they got a lot still. They certainly do have a lot to talk about svetlana taken off sky is in town and shes here in berlin for these meetings on cheese day with german chancellor Angela Merkel and foreign minister heiko ma she brought with her a list of names that she wants to see added to the current sanctions to the names currently sanctioned by the European Union this 40 names on that list already notable in the act absent from that list though was Alexander Lukashenko the president of belarus that raised a few eyebrows when it was announced last week shes also going to be looking for germany to play a role as a mediator in trying to sort out the impasse following the disputed election that took place in august. Our plans for changes in barrows consists of 3 points which we have already voiced pressure on the authorities which lead to negotiations and deanne negotiations with new Fair Elections human rights are being grossly in viciously violated embarrass and ballarat sions are now crying out for help so we hope that germanys role in resolving this issue is the mediator will be one of the most important. Angle of merkel is viewed as perhaps the best face for mediation the other real option was a manual my call on the french president but he has been quite publicly outspoken in his criticism of Alexander Lukashenko and in his support of the opposition angular merkels government has said they dont recognize the result of august selection however the chancellor of self has really kept a powder dry while giving her support to the opposition figures. Thats 4th take it dont see it i will meet with their positions. When we see brief women taking to the streets calling for corruption free life i cannot but it my that. Well president my corn in france on chancellor merkel here in germany were 2 of the biggest in loudest voices saying that last being no one outside interference in bella ruse trying to sort out what happened following that election in august however well both of now given their support for the opposition figures both will have met with. By the end of tuesday and the e. U. Along with germany and france of course of puts a large amount of pressure on the current the russian government and on Alexander Lukashenko himself now this hasnt gone unnoticed by moscow this to say. We consider these decisions to be at odds with International Law they clearly fail to facilitate dialogue and in effect amount to meddling in internal affairs. That meeting between the german chancellor said planet taken off skies scheduled for around 3 pm local time here in berlin soon as we get any news coming out of that meeting or anything in the lead up to it in fact as well be bringing it to you here on r. T. Yeah grow beer cross thank you peter all over there in berlin next. Criminals in england and wales reportedly being handed shorter sentences revolving prison altogether because of the coronavirus 1st not gone down well then with the government appointed victims commissioner for england and wales there is a real danger that could expediencies taken precedence over justice from the point of view victims must recognise that the scene more offended has been diverted away from courts and towards out of call disposals more plea bargains been accepted by the Crown Prosecution Service longer delays in getting cases to court and now sentences been reduced to the impact of course we dont prison regimes in april the u. K. Court of appeals said the impact of keeping people behind bars could be more severe during a pandemic to try and keep jails coated free than prisoners have been confined to the cells for much of the day and visitors have also been banned as a result judges are being asked to consider that when passing sentence along with other mitigating factors too such as guilty pleas and background circumstances earlier my colleague colin breyer put the issue up for debate. In the case of serious sexual abandonment this policy should not apply but public needs to be protected but having said that there may be some individual circumstances where it is the right policy given the fact that in our present system there are not really being able to tackle the cupboard and dammit i do it with the entire population of the country are having to put up with all sorts of restrictions on the easel freedoms and liberties with a lockdown in the country a large so to a certain extent the prisoners are just take in the sort of prison equivalent of where everybody else is taking these are unusual times and if youve got low level offenders who are essentially facing solitary confinement because of the covert restrictions that really isnt the punishment fitting the crime then is it if theres a problem with the illness in prisons it shouldnt be dealt with by effectively throwing the prisoners out early it should be dealt with by other mitigation steps like more stuff like proper sanitation face mass and suchlike so reduces the spread without having to lock people up in their cells all day and that they cant even get enough in the hospitals that are going to get enough for the prisons or any kind of custodial facilities are they going to happen well i dont think theres a huge problem in providing mass to prisoners and prisons star i didnt as you problem in providing centers and i think the government really needs to provide the proper funding to mitigate the risks with imprisons you seem to be being done in an informal and hoc sort of way with different judges making different decisions in Different Cases if were going to have Something Like this it needs to be a proper policy with a proper framework so theres some consistency on how each person in each case is dealt with. Otherwise some will get very little change their center and some will get quite a lot i would be very reluctant to simply. Prisoners who have committed crimes or car plans to walk out of prison i think that those who need to be released to try and deal with the cold. Should be subjected to electronic tagging where they can be monitored and for example but basically restrictions on the movements and of course if then they breach it then of course theyd have to go back to prison so thats a reasonable alternative response and the conversation went on a just a quick reminder that main news story this morning about keeping track of whats happening in kurdistan of the trouble there after the weekends disputed parliamentary elections here and a lot of our team for the other for me in the team reporting from moscow im kevin i have a great day. Become a battleground in the u. S. In vermont people are demanding the shutdown of a local plant from my yankee is right now my focus because its a very dangerous. Power plant the owner is attempting to run the reactor beyond its operational limit this case just sort of puts a magnifying glass on wheres the power in this country wheres it going is it moving more towards corporate interests or is it more in the idea of a traditional participatory democracy is or how are lie with the people this case demonstrates that struggle in the very real way. The struggle. The world is driven by shaped by our own personal