Country records more than 4000 new Coronavirus Infections in just one day. And Chemical Attacks poisonings and other intimidation russian Opposition Groups say the kremlin is using illegal tactics to influence this weekends local elections. Welcome to the program a woman due to give birth any day and a 3 week old baby are hmong those whove been left homeless by the fire at the morea refugee camp on the greek island of les boss greece has provided a ferry to house some of the refugees and more on the way but now e. U. Governments are racing against the clock to not just to provide shelter for the 12000 migrants but also to find a sustainable policy on migration. The 3rd night in the open in the parking lot of a supermarket people who thought they had nothing left to lose have lost what little remained. Some bear the injuries sustained in trying to rescue their meager possessions from the flames and now autumn is coming and the nights are getting colder. That idiotic war that never was. Fair that there was a night there might was right it was. As bad as conditions were inside the cramped refugee compound the situation for the 13000 former residents of moria is now even worse. This cannot be all in this one lake we cannot be sleeping on this bill is like this. 400 miners have been evacuated to the mainland. Some of them may find a new home in germany. They said the how they think it has missed that the same time i asked the greek Prime Minister how we can help and if so and his request is that we in particular will take the miners and who have now been brought to the greek the mainland as we have contacted france and we will Work Together on this i hope thats an other even states will do this also. I need. A passenger ferry has been pressed into service says temporary accommodation while the United Nations rushes tents and sleeping bags to the island the emergency aid should arrive later on friday. European governments are preparing to take in 400. 00 unaccompanied youngsters from the maria refugee camp german interior minister said most of them would be going to germany and france also called for more permanent solution. Came 1st so it might call faces i have been fighting to finally get a common european asylum policy. Because. My conduct of could look for i can see often enough that migration is a global issue of enormous importance and the accompanying us for many years to come. The feelie shifting the e. U. Commission assured me in a Video Conference just hours before the fire that it would present this common solution on september 30th extensive claim but is a good man somebody who song before leaving for. A minute as a whole has also been speaking in the German Parliament the bundestag at an emergency debate today on the situation on the lesbos following the fire at the morea camp lawmakers from most german Political Parties have expressed a willingness to take in at least some of the migrants left without shelter but the far right as an alternative for germany is resisting those also its deputy leader squarely blamed the migrants for the fire and said accepting people from the camp would be tantamount to rewarding them for no what im not joined from the border start by our chief Political CorrespondentBelinda Kramer a very heated debate in the Parliament Today tara ministers they often say germany could not and should not go it alone on the refugee issue how did lawmakers react. Well as you say with heat it was indeed a very emotional debate it began with the left party which had called for the debate saying that in in when maria burned in European Values also went up in flames amongst some parties there was a general understanding for the interior minister is insistence that there must be a european solution to the migration problem but there were many many speakers including members of his own party who said nonetheless in this case the heart must prevail human channel humanitarian considerations must be paramount and therefore germany must take in more refugees and then as you mentioned there were also voices from the right wing party the a. F. P. Saying that taking in any refugees from berea amounts to rewarding arson because in fact the refugees had started the fire themselves those remarks were greeted with rounds of boos in general very clear that this is an agonizing issue for german lawmakers that essentially requires balancing humanitarian considerations with balancing considerations of e. U. Policy and the search for a systemic solution there. Also in germany will take in some of the children that have already been moved from the mainland greens. And say that is nowhere near enough what more could. Indeed many thousands more remain on the island of less was without shelter sleeping outdoors sensually with their last remaining possessions having been destroyed in the fire and that was a major subject of the calls of many lawmakers here for germany to move forward to take in more refugees also adult families who are still or families that include children but also adults of course who are still on the island of less was in the argument there was germany must indeed to get a european solution but germany can move 1st and thereby encourage other e. U. Member states to also take in more refugees other lawmakers were skeptical on that point the interior Ministry Said one more thing that the government is discussing doing is working together with greece to rebuild a better refugee camp and then jointly manage it he said that could be a possible model for future efforts but that didnt go far enough for a lot of his listeners here. Thank you. Time now to look at some of the other stories making headlines today of these 9 people have died in 2 nights of violent protests in the colombian capital bogota hundreds of people were injured the demonstrations were sparked by a video of Police Tasing a man who later died in a hospital. Mining Company Rio Tinto has announced the resignation of its c. E. O. Over the destruction of sacred aboriginal sites in Western Australia the firm triggered an outcry from shareholders and the public after blowing up to action caves for its expansion of an iron ore mine. Us president and his democratic rival joe biden due to mark the anniversary of the 2001 september 11th attacks with separate visits to the crash site of one of the hijacked planes everyone on Board United Airlines Flight 93 died when it came down and sylvania a battleground state in novembers president ial election. Unprecedented wildfires have forced almost 600000 people to flee their homes across several western u. S. States unusually hot and dry weather fans flames half a 1000000 people have been evacuated in oregon thats a 10th of the states and Time Population washington also been hard hit all 3 states have casualties in san francisco. Been making their presence felt even from a distance. As if 2020 wasnt strange enough. This was the morning commute over san franciscos Golden Gate Bridge this week. Smoke and wildfires mixed with the ku Pacific Ocean air to produce an otherworldly effect. 1150. Crazy 11 15 in the morning and its. Like the middle of the night and it looks like youre right. In that the player just like the weirdest. Thing. You know come out and experience it together take a break from work and come out flag. Historic fires are ripping through 3 western states in california almost 5000 square kilometers have. Firefighters dont expect to bring the blazes under control until the middle of. Some villages have already been lost. Describe the flames advanced. On the one was wrong for hard and wouldnt have been daylight very dark and the ashes were everywhere and women going outrageously bad and every bad. Driver in oregon filmed the dramatic scenes as an unfair engulf the forest. While a birds eye view reveals the total obliteration the fires left in their wake. The governor told residents to brace for a huge loss of life on property and said this would not be a one off event. We are feeling the acute impacts of Climate Change we are seeing its devastating impacts in oregon on the west coast and frankly throughout the entire world. In Washington State fires have retard and heartbreak. Everything going on. Bad everything. Continue their bottom across the west coast meteorologists are warning that it is nor yet even. Season. To israel now which appears to be heading back into a nationwide lockdown after officials report as a record 4000. 00 new infections in a single day initially israel have gone out international praise for its response to the pandemic of the massive rise in cases and deaths has seen the countrys coronavirus cabinet agree a 14 day lock down from next week the government wants to approve details on sunday. This area of the emergency room at this hospital in addition lets see on this capped off limits with the help of remote cameras and money towards emergency physician guy police and his team for up on the patients suspected of carrying the coronavirus there cared for in isolation rooms to secure. Severe. Movement every day we can see more and more patients at the moment. Is almost. We have maybe. One more patients after the true open another department with a rate of over 3000 corona infections every day the upward trend is boring for a small country israel has a population of just 9000000 every time a new case comes in peace has to take full protective measures its a strain for stuff and patients alike why is where was headed for containing the pandemic at the beginning of the crisis its in facts from a different one divorce per capita top house experts like professor of epidemiology gallup did barbash say israel is at a crucial crossroads and needs a more decisive strategy what should be done we should have a look though clear strict look for 3 to 4 weeks to decrease the number of new infections to less than 100. And then manage it better than we managed to 1st thing on tuesday and nighttime curfew was imposed in communities with high infection rates like here in pin a duck. Now israels government has drawn up that plan for a face nationwide knock down expected to be imposed from next week. At this emir Medical Center a new patient of rice and just taken to the isolation boards Israeli Soldiers are also helping now to manage the crisis here theyre taking corona test samples to elapse people do not understand the severity of this disease. Precaution and the things that they need to do in order to prevent spreading and also. Some friction think some people think that theyre protected works nothing but its more than offering. Celebrations for the jewish new year with start in israel next week they may be happening in a country under lockdown. A quick update now the latest developments in the corona virus around the world india has recorded the worlds highest ever daily number of cases with more than 96000 new infections authorities in france are meeting to consider further measures to stop the virus from spreading the country has reported as high as daily cases increase since the beginning of the pandemic brazil has signed agreements to conduct Clinical Trials for russias sputniks 5 vaccine with a view to buying 50000000 doses british drug maker astra zeneca says its confident it will know by the end of the year whether its vaccine works for voted it can resume trials they were polls this week after one but has been fairly well. To russia now where opposition activists say theyve faced increasing intimidation ahead of Regional Elections this weekend this week police in moscow raided the office of the open russian Opposition Group and an intruder smashed a bottle containing a chemical substance in siberia an office of opposition candidate sergei buckle is an ally of islands in a valley the kremlin critic who germany says was poisoned with a nerve agent to Office Volunteers were taken to the hospital before the attack on his office emily show and caught up with sable hope to hear about his campaign and his hopes that this vote could shake up the status quo. Yes. Sergei boyko prides himself on being alive and edited social media is the main way the politician is reaching out to voters in novosibirsk hes up for a seat in the siberian citys parliament on his you tube channel the politician promises to clean up his hometown and sweep out corrupt politicians who are we have a mafia here boyko is leading a coalition of 31. 00 opposition candidates their goal is to push united russia the ruling party out together boyko says the kremlin is watching the Regional Election campaign closely. Of course and their afraid united russia has a thin majority here if we can break the majority of the novosibirsk convince example for the rest of the country if you consolidate forces and go to the ballot box you contingent the situation and destroy their monopoly. Goes Campaign Recently got a boost when he appeared alongside his close ally opposition politician i like saying. In a video that has gotten millions of views team expose the alleged corruption schemes they say helped united russia politicians in novosibirsk get rich and buy Luxury Properties and he was poisoned shortly after filming this video he uses it to call on russians to support the candidate most likely to be united russia in the poll a strategy he calls smart voting that we can use russias the 3rd the biggest city as an example of how to take down the insatiable told that is united russia. Novosibirsk in siberia is main Industrial Hub more than one and a half 1000000 people live here. United russia current li has the majority in the city council and the Regional Assembly and their campaigning to keep it that way. Regional united russia is the party of the president of the government the party of respect. And can we work in the interest of the citizens of the russian federation. But not everyone in the city feels cared for by the russian government. People live in fear of what the future holds its not clear whos shops could be closed to be fired. This situation is a far cry from how things were in the ninetys and early 2000 i think a lot of things are good no but a lot isnt. If. We pay taxes like good citizens but who knows where the taxes go. To drive the city in a new direction he hopes that if his Coalition Wins a majority they can turn novosibirsk into a city for its people. People from united russia are not interested in developing the city or talking to voters instead of running the place theyre just defending their own personal interests i believe that despite the extreme weather here and the fact that it isnt of the richest plains can be a modern european city i says the main challenge is to convince people their decision in the polling station can break through the status quo and that smart voting against the ruling party here can set an example for change across russia. The German Government says it is looking the entire set of instruments it could use in taking action against moscow of the poisoning of. Chancellor spokesman. The chancellor would not rule out consequences on the multibillion euro nord stream to pipeline if moscow fails to investigate the case he also says the german leader is open to all sanction options. The stream to pipeline through the baltic sea means a lot to both parties for russia its a source of solid foreign currency for germany and other e. U. Countries its a major Energy Conduit befalling the poisoning of russian opposition figurehead alexina valmy a crime blamed on moscow the German Government has for the 1st time considered halting construction of north stream to it wouldnt be the 1st time the e. U. Has levied sanctions against russia the number of cases in which countries impose sanctions on others is climbing accelerating rapidly from 2004 on besides russia the countries most often targeted iran and north korea as well as some african countries. Main pretext for such sanctions are violations of human rights and democratic procedures there are also often a sten simply aimed at trying to prevent terrorism and war but how effective are sanctions really have to achieving their aims opinions oh widely divided. Well seen a business that has been physically and has been for the story joins me in the studio not been this is not just any little project is it and is this the place where politics and business really collide well it sounds like a big project 9000000000. 00 euros is a lot of money and were talking about a lot of gas but talking about germany becoming more dependent on russia as far as energy goes though and the project if youre using that as a bargaining chip in this whole in this whole deal there are huge sanctions that you could bring against russia that would hurt a lot more than just this my blood so analysts actually say its only a little threat the best sanctions of course are the ones that are not use the ones that are threatened before imposing them and theres some sort of change in behavior but we do not see russia changing its behavior russias at best as are also shrugging this off they they dont see a huge threat he had musters finances are extremely strong it actually has the strongest public Balance Sheets in the world what you. Talking about the effectiveness of this you would have to hit all sectors that would hit all of russia the russian people as well it would also hit europe the ultimate sanction here is to make it illegal to own russians over and it and the problem there is that the u. S. U. S. Residents are 10 percent of russians over and that europe is also a big investor ca