A Magic Johnson welcome to the Program Thousands of people are fleeing the rebel held damascus suburb of Eastern Ghouta for the third day in a row backed by russian airstrikes Syrian Government forces have intensified artillery bombardments of the area russias military says some three thousand people are leaving hourly through a humanitarian corridor or monitored by Russian Troops more than Thirteen Hundred civilians have been killed and thousands more wounded and made weeks of relentless fighting. The tide of human misery leaving the rebel held Eastern Suburbs of the capital damascus reached flood proportions on saturday as russian bombers gave support to Syrian Government forces on the ground russias military said some three thousand people an hour were leaving nearly forty five thousand in the last three days meanwhile syrian and Russian Forces have stepped up their offensive on the rebel enclave the russians are determined to turn a humanitarian disaster into a Public Relations victory remission. We have information that militant units are ready to lay down their arms and leave east and go to but they are awaiting commands from their western sponsors we call on all forces that have influence over the bandit units to encourage them to leave the area to avoid unnecessary loss of life it. Also said he believed the United States was preparing for Cruise Missile strikes in the mediterranean the persian gulf and the red sea meanwhile in syrias north turkish led forces are attacking could issue rebels in the town of a free in more than two hundred thousand civilians have fled their homes in the last three days according to the kurdish red crescent which also said that turkish bombers had destroyed the citys only hospital. Lab near vandalism berg is a journalist speaking to us tonight from airball in Northern Iraq and he recently returned from syria are a lot of civilians from africa have fled where are they heading. Theyre actually theyre fleeing to the Syrian Government healthcare or. Small towns close to. Cyrano observatory theres like around fifty thousand civilians thats left there but theres also that its also inside our sin city i. Think. And assads forces as we know are advancing theyre backed by russian airstrikes could this potentially be the final stages of the fighting in the area and what is needed for the people who remain trapped there while such force is going to around sixty seven percent now. So i doubt there will be much change because the International Community will not intervene neither the u. S. Or europe so most likely the fight over this month or maybe next month so for this food is they dont have and the chance to escape so eager to go to the mosque has already stated above most likely the battle at some point will be over and what hope is there for a ceasefire you just mentioned the reaction from the International Community we know that the u. N. Security Council Called weeks ago for a cease fire but if syrian and Russian Forces feel that theyre advancing at the end is near what hope is there for a cease fire or a station of hostilities while the u. N. Security Council Called for a thirty day cease fire needed to archaea russia theyre listening to it so the attacks on group three and there are continuing and this is five not implemented on the think so there are two days ago the u. N. To specially called for again calling for u. N. Cease fire to be implemented by until now both both actors both russia and turkey theyre not listening to this u. N. Screw us resolution lattimer van village in bergen airball thank you very much. Now to some of the other stories making news around the world greek authorities have been searching the aegean sea for survivors of a my room boat that capsized at least sixteen people are confirmed dead three people managed to swim to land and raise the alarm theyve been taken to the greek island of stumbles along with the bodies of those who died. The f. B. I. Is former Deputy DirectorAndrew Mccabe has been fired just two days before he was eligible to retire with a full pension u. S. Attorney generals Jeff Sessions says officials believe mccabe leaked information to the media and misled investigators mccain has denied the claims and says the trumpet ministration is waging a war on the f. B. I. Russia has informed you kazan bathroom at twenty three british diplomats have a week to leave the country the move is in response to a similar move by the British Government earlier this week british Prime Minister to resign may has accused moscow of poisoning a former russian double agent and his daughter on british soil. Polls have opened in russias president ial election in the countrys far eastern regions although the dispute with the u. K. Has threatened to overshadow the vote internationally its unlikely to have any effect on the outcome president Vladimir Putin is expected to win another six year term but the kremlin is concerned about the possibility of a low voter turnout. Well one could say its the end of an Election Campaign that hardly happened no one expects any surprises on sunday when up to one hundred nine million registered voters go to the polls everybody. Knows every one of us cares about the destiny of our russian fatherland. Its why im asking you to cast your ballot on sunday. Make use of your right to make a choice about the future of our beloved russian i. C. Worried that people choosing to stay away from the polls could weaken the legitimacy of his presidency the kremlin would like to see a voter turnout of seventy percent with seventy percent of the ballots cast or put in. A lower voter turnout could strengthen the position of kremlin critic alexina even though hes not allowed to run in this election he could claim a moral victory from a low turnout. Were calling on people not to vote this procedure is no election its only a race between putin and the candidates hes personally selected. Since a victory for putin is all but a foregone conclusion some russians say they dont see any need to cast their ballots you have not photo of the decisions already been made by inverting by all means and with pleasure. And you know i dont think its really necessary didnt vote. In the end pop music and glitzy ads may not be enough to persuade everyone to go to the polls. To talk more about how the actual election will go im joined by our correspondent reread giver shadow yuri its good to see you we just saw some commotion video there but why exactly is the government doing to motivate russians to head to the polling stations. Well Different Things have been done to motivate russians to go tomorrow to the polls famous russian singers call to their compatriots to vote russian cosmonauts from space spoke on television local authorities organize some prize draws where people could have a smartphone on another nice elective device also there was an unspeakable homophobic and x. In a four b. Commercial on state television its message was if people in russia dont go to the polls and dont vote for their rights president or the socalled right president then dark skinned soldiers would serve in the russian army and gays would infiltrate into private apartments as if that would be a big threat to russia ok so some scare tactics there but what does a low voter turnout mean for president putin well look at people in russia are traditionally very reluctant to vote the belief in democracy generally and in democracy democratic elections particularly is low its not like in the west that you go to the polls to vote for your favorites the overwhelming majority of russians think the election isnt decided by the people but by those up there which means by the authorities so many of them who like putin dont necessarily go to the polls to elect him that means even if the participation want to be you thats huge. Nevertheless millions of russians who like putin the question is rather why they do it and here comes again again the popular myth of the billet doux that he has created however this myth is a very carefully maintained on the state television so that the opposition has little chance to criticize putin and to show to people a future of problems in this country ok and observers are pointing to a clear victory for president putin another term for him what should what are some of the things that we should be looking for now post vote. Well the political certainly when this election is to election you are right the question is what is the position is going to do with putins victory except to the communists we havent heard of any big protests or thought actually we have an extremely cold to be this year and even if they speak and when you face minus twenty degrees here in moscow you have to be extremely angry to hangar all the streets for hours to express your political attitude well see you correspondent youre a shadow thank you to the bundesliga now its been a day to forget for some of the leagues basement dwellers minds were desperate for points as they travelled to frankfurt the Kevin Prince Boateng scored for the host just six minutes in and two more goals soon followed three nil was the final score and a new coach at hamburg has done little to turn their fortunes around they went ahead early on against her to berlin but the berliners scored two goals in the second half to steal the win on friday freiburg hosted stood guard as the relegation battle heated up the visitors havent lost a game since new coach typhoon korku it took the reins and theyre going for an unlikely european spot Mario Gomez Bush took part in right after just four minutes freiburg hit back after half time during meals pietersen wonderstruck mario gomez wasnt done just yet he was on hand again to clinch the points with just fifteen minutes to go kart are now unbeaten and nine under their new coach and firmly in the running for the europa league. New documentary has premiered this week in belgium for trying one familys journey into their traumatic past ninety one year old henri is a college cost survivor his son is a renowned cartoonist whos depicted his fathers life in a graphic novel the double you met head of the films premiere. Im one of the last Holocaust Survivors in belgium and. Theres only three or four of us left the high you know the fear. Everyone else was burnt. To death. Only guy was fourteen when he was taken by the gestapo he survived more than three years imprisoned in eleven different concentration camps. And counts if i mean hes still my whole family died by that my mother my father both of my sisters and theyre all gassed and burned i see my surgery one family members who were in concentration camps im the only one who survived and returned to belgium. Nineteen kiszko was liberated having no family left he started a new life and brussels and married he and his wife had four children but they never spoke a word of the holocaust. Thats on the show says the children never dad now hes a well known cartoonist and the relationship with his father is the main theme of his graphic novel Second Generation published in two thousand and twelve the amos the what is that the nazi atrocities a never forgotten. On on the today i p l thats just how he did it is sure he should be and you should be if you can do so then you can you can like yeah if you. Can the people. He gives up on the city. And if you remember he. Was many children and grandchildren around fifty all together. And thats forming my nose at hitler. Life as a cartoon as the title of the documentary about and his family to me as a man human is what kept the now ninety one year old a life shes a horror as of the holocaust. 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