xvi. we communicate with them. he lice oh openly and he knows that he lies. >> . the the u.s. secretary of state a liar. just hours before the g-20 summit. >> hello. arizona live. and also on the program, anger over education reform in mexico. tens of thousands of teachers take to the streets in protest. a new treaty aiming to protect domestic workers world wide comes in to effect but will it

be the job? >> i'm in the maldives where the people of the island nation are about to elect their next president. >> and we'll get to those stories in a moment. we are receiving word. from the associated press hunting egyptian officials saying that the interior official mohammed ibrahim has survived a car explosion. the associated press quoting egyptian officials the interior minister survived a car explosion. we're flyin trying to get in toh with our correspondents on the ground. in a few hours from now, a summit of the world's biggest economies will begin in russia. members of the g-20 are expected to talk about financial issues. russian president vladimir pew did is hosting.

and putin has accused the u.s. secretary of state john kerry of lying. >> translator: i have watched the debate in congress and when they asked if secretary kerry is the outside near syria kerry said no. i say officially they're not there but the rebels are a unit of al qaeda. kerry and the others know this. i don't like seeing this. we communicate with them and assume they're descent people but he lies openly and he knows that he lies. >> we are outside the balance and where the g-20 meeting will take place. any discussion on the sidelines, pete stper. >> absolutely,er every much on the margin. president obama is due here from sweden in about 19 minutes.

he'll come straight to the conference center which will open formly shortly after that. the russian president has been busy already. he's been out in the margins out oh on the side lines talking to the chinese president. that conversation, of coursely crucial because both the members of the u.n. security council and those that have really been relentless in their support for president obama assad and their opposition that were called to sanctions against his government. president obama will have a difficult time out of the 20 nations here at this summit. only two of them, turkey and france which support any calls for military action against syria. so largely, any support for that move is going to be very difficult for the president in the day and half he has. >> sorry for interrupting you

here. we have that a. p story about an attack on the superior minister's convoy. ly mention that in more details in a few moments. are we expecting president obama and vladimir pew did t pew vlady meet? >> we are looking at their body language after the june 8th summit. we have from putin's press secretary in he said "there will be many opportunities for president to meet the american president on the sidelines of this summit" perhaps in informal discussion but no guarantees. put putin said that we can't discussion syria can at this forum because it's not an economic issue and a good place where dialog can begin. i can tell you that perhaps an indication of the relationship and awkward and uncomfortable

between the two presidents that the plan for the conference has been slightly tweakinged to alieu to both presidents a little more breathing room away from each other. the committee of senators has approved authorizing the use of force in syria. a show of support for the white house plan to launch military strikes in syria. then a foreign relations committee voting 10-7 with just just one senator. the measure now goes to a full senate vote next week. making the case for military action, though is still proving difficult for for oh obama administration. protesters made it clear, intervention remains unpopular with ordinary americans. secretary of state john kerry tried to convince members of the house of representative sendives to support the measure.

>> the world is wondering whether the united states of america is going to consent through silence. to stand aside why this brutality say loued to happen without consequence. >> the pan is filled with -- the panel is filled with one of the most the vocal can opponents both democrat and republicans challenge the administration's assertion that sit in u.s. national security interest to launch a military strike. they are worried it will drive syria in to serious civil war. >> is it so intoxicateing that you would abandon past caution to full trigger on military response so quickly. >> this is not a doubt getting in to syria easyville war. this is about enforcing the principal that people shouldn't be allowed to tkpas their citizens is will ti tim purity.

the president assad ordered the august 21st chemical weapons attack outside damascus. >> can you please release the original tranc transcripts so te american people can make their decision. >> what transcripts are you referring to? >> they remain the skeptical the president's plan is the right action and has still not made up their minds. while the fop top republican has come out in support of military strikes. the white house cannot. guaranteed it will get the support it needs. to take the action it wants. al jazeera, capitol hill. there's more fighting on the out skirts of the capitol, damascus. rebels have taken control the

suburb. there's word of another split among syrian rebel ranks. this online video appears to show a group calling himself -- confineing it's breaking away from another rebel group called the islamic state of iraq. they have been fighting alongside the syrian opposition rebels for months. >> translator: we split with the islamic faith in iraq and we are now an independent brigade. this group has nothing to do with the front or any other big groups. >> other news now, in a few hours, kenyan politicians have a proposal to pull out for the international criminal court. lit have little effects on the case of the president and deputy president. po*t deny allegation of planning and funding violence in the

2007. the politician posing the move plants to protect. the vatican over ac over accusations of pedophile. they tend to end the sexual abuse of please when he became head of the catholic church in march. >> u.s. auto makers have cars an trucks so far last month. they have raised expectations. august sales are the best the industry have seen in almost six years and the demand -- condition saoupler confidence in the economy and the deals. it was added to the exhilaration. >> tense of thousands of teachers in mexico say they will disobey the education reforms. the new law will mean teach terse are no longer able to sell their positions or pass them on to their children.

the main source of anger is new testing. they say it is an unfair evaluation of a teachers performance. this report is sent from mexico city. tense oh of thousands came out in mexico posting the edge case reform bill that will now be sent to the president's desk to be signed in to law. now the teachers here have vowed to continue their fight and to actually not even implement any of those reforms. >> translator: we say we will reappeal this will law demanding the government of niento to get rid of this law. >> reporter: there's some serious sacrifices on key can issue such as accountability with the teachers unikropbs. many expect this education reform bill be as powerful as

it's intended to be. it's still considered a very much a political victory for the president and will give him momentum to try to pass through other more crucial and controversial reforms. one of the most controversy.ing that of a energy sector. it will open up the state oil company pamex to more important investments. mexicans really feel that state oil company is a matter of national pride and are very hesitant when anybody or any politician for that matter comes up and talks about investment from aboard. that's really going to be an uphill battle. we will see some of that battle taking place here over the weekend when opposition party calls for a massive protest throughout the country and will will join with these teachers here it remains to be seen how the president will be able to maneuver his opposition and try to get these crucial retp-rpls.

the reforms that many people, economists say that mexico needs in order to move its economy forward. >> let's go back to that breaking story now. there are reports of an explosion in cairo near the home of egypt's superior minister. >> caller: what wear hearing is this explosion went off out the side the home of the interior minister in nasar city district outside of central cairo. initial reports say four people were injured but the minister was not nearby at the time. con tkphreubgtethe convoy shoule minister inside. it looks like the front of the interior minister's property house is badly damaged. so it appears this has gone off in front of the superior minister's house. initial reports say it was some

sort of car bomb and this is the third similar intervention for days as this kind of explosion. we had on iod thrown from a motorbike at a police station in central cairo on monday and another home-made device was defused in the nile. we're told the interior minister was not anywhere near blast. we will keep an eye on reports as they develop. formers in c oh olombia still demand an industry over hall. >> name venice looking to traffic chaos and speeding. what is associated with in but officials say they are real issues and something has to be done and it has to be done soon. .

hi, my name is jonathan betz, and i'm from dallas, texas, and i'm an anchor for al jazeera america. i started in a small television station in rural arkansas. it's a part of the country that often gets overlooked. but there are a lot of fascinating people there, a lot of fascinating stories there. i like that al jazeera will pay attention to those kinds of places. what drew me to journalism is i like the idea that we are documenting history. al jazeera documents it like none other.

and to be a journalist, and to be part of a team like that? that's an incredible blessing. welcome back. a bomb has exploded. in front of an interior minister's house. russia the president vladimir putin has been greeting world leaders in st. peterburg. putin says u.s. secretary of state john kerry was lying when he was talking about al qaeda fighting in syria. >> a u.s. senate committee approved military air strikes in syria. the plan still has to get the approvalon and the house. >> a tkphroeb>> a global treatyw

life to domestic workers it' part of the united nations and gives domestic workers extra protection including weekly days off and minimum wage and social security benefits. so far just 8 countries have ratified that. . there are at least 53 million domestic workers world wide. >> jack johnson is the director of the labor organization office for the philippines. he says more countries are beginning to understand the importance of improving labor conditions. >> -p many countries right now are looking at this new concerns and seeing the importance of it. they are looking at the relation to its national laws. there's 53 million people consider to be domestic workers. of that 83 million are woman.

issue is it's relevant to many of our economies both in terps of centralized economies and developing economies. they see the importance of it. they understand importance of it the in terms of helping their economies grow. domestic work we need to make sure it's descent and productive. these are people who are help our friends and families and loved one. we need to ensure that we have descent work for them and it's laid out to the rest of the society. we have to understand some economies have these things recovered in the national laws. we talk about the gulf states. i don't think it's -- we know there are agreements between the philippines and saudi arabia looking at these issues. it's a matter oh of time before some of these countries ratify this convention. we are seeing these coming to play already. i think you will understand issue of descent work is relevant. roughly 45% of these workers are already missing any forms of

rest period. even an annual leave. we want to make sure that these people are making sure of our loved ones and our family. we need to treat them in the best light. we expect them to provide a meaningful service. i think these country countrys e realizing issue and understanding the growth and development. a chinese official has been senssentenced to 14 years on corruption charges. he's found guilty of accepting $850,000 in illegal funds and unaccounted properties. he came under the spotlight after being photographed at the scene of a fatal bus crash. >> a politician accused of trying to over throw a south korean government has been arrested he was taken in to custody after 90% of the national assembly voted in favor of his arrest. he's accused oh of planning in support of north korea. he's being integrateed --

>> the national intelligence services is accused to be a horrible allegation. conspiracy of rebellion and have a mid evil witch hunt. regardless of whether the accusation against me is true an agreement for my arrest is barbaric at a national assembly. >> thousands have been protest demanding unpaid wages. they gathered at city hole. city hall. they asked the mayor to interfere. they fired 720 workers and suspended more than 5,000 others after a two-week old strike. stphroert voters in the male going to the office. a new government is over. as many -- many say they now want the top job to go to someone who this look beyond the

tphaeus's beaches and focus on economic and social problem ohs >> it's easy to see why the maldives system serves tourists for more than 20 years serving luxury holidays is the backbone of the economy here. >> we have the result in the maldives but it takes more than just perfect weather to attract investn't. >> so tourment is the most -- so tourism is the most important income to our country it' very, very important. it's always comfortable to come to the national security. >> . all over the world the maldives are shown like this and private hideaways. you kupb cover a very -- you kupcanuncover a very different reality. this feeds tens of families

aphroeaafloat. but ali ahmad may lose his job. they will lose their tax access oh to europe a major access market. >> it goes -p and that would mean as even have to cut down somewhere and who knows. it could be my artillery. from job security to personal security. maldivians says political instability has allowed crime to increase in the capitol. she says her husband was mugged. she said he was fatally stabbed in the city street in the middle of the day. >> what's going on here. everything is shut off. we want to give the message to the outsideers that this is not

safe anymore. it's like we're walking before. the shores license and economic and social challenges but the next president will need to address. that will not only help the resorts watch but it will also help maldivians prosper in their own patch of paradise. recedeing flood waters in india. the way it's polluting non- stretch in the area created a high risk out there. the city has become wary for people. farmers in colombia have been protest against the economic poll speup they say it will block some of the main roads that the government doesn't take action to improve their lives. they traveled to the town and some farmers the explained why they will continue their

protest. >> on the hills, he has 60 milk cows which keeps this town running but that will change. when he checks income, it's good. >> i spend more than i produce and i'm not even counting the cost of fertilizeers or water. i can't pay my loan so i have to find something else like renting my truck. >> 7 o 700 have been enough to e ends meet. he had hopes milk will be a substitute to the farm and in the first agreement implemented even in 1990. >> first, the imports wipe out the production and now other imported piece are making farmers desperate. . the government has to do something so we can all compete. >> since 1990, colombia has

signed 70 free trade agreements in the world. as a result many have protected and -- five years after the first tkpraoeplt was implemented, hundreds of thousands the of seasonal plot disappeared. >> >> translator: protection systems remain for milk, meat, rice and only the ones being rule out. that's why the crisis erupted. >> for more than two weeks, farmers and supporters for unions suggested around the country. the violence and security forces left at least three people dead and hundreds injured. farmers are among columbia's cos poor. >> this is the free trade agreement and an agricultural reform. the t the president has taken some measures nailing out some agreements for farmers and

shuffling cabinets and a national dieing lonationdialog . >> that's the 22-year-old business will slowly disappear. al jazeera, colombia. the whistle blower is keeping a presidential pardon for leaking secrets the to wi k*eu leaks. she's serving a 35 year sentence. she said she did it out of love for her country and a sense of duty to others. the petition has zero chance for success. there's a new fpi chief in the united states. he was sworn in by his former boss attorney general eric holder. the fbi is the largest

investment ayencinvestment agen. >> the national association of imagine industry says its members failed to protect the basic rights oh of the people during the general's dictatorship. only 3,000 people were killed during the military coup. peru's president visited the site of a volcano that erupted on monday. the president handed out masks to help protect them. the italian city of venice is known for its due teurbg bead waterways an gondolas.

we have more. >> reporter: no matter where in the world you go, chances are, you will never. far way from this. the traffic jam is universityly hated at least in venice it looks nice. you don't get anywhere here if you don't go by water and for the moment at least, you won't be going anywhere fast. >> translator: it's not safe anymore. especially for the smaller boats. >> reporter: the city canal is suffering from increased congestion from all kinds of traffic damage from high speed motor boats and reports of drunkenness on the water. >> there are real problems here. not just because there are more gondolas but pause of larger vessels that are getting closer to venice and they are making waves. those who work on the water will tell you they are not just

disruptive. they can be damaging and in some cases they can be dangerous. >> translator: you cannot ignore the fact that the authory want to fix this problem. >> this video shows a cruise liner coming within meeters. its owner denied any wrong doing. a tourist was crushed to death by a water bus as he sat on a gondola. this ancient city is now cover bid electronic eyes. there are cameras everywhere but cannot. used because of privacy laws. >> obviously, check the traffic. they need to follow the rules but unfortunate hi, too often they feel like they own them. >> one proposal is to into duces an official congestion zone. another to start breathizing gondal t*e ers.

as they pluck off for the day they go home far well-earned rest but know they will be back tomorrow. so will the crowd, the congestion and their frustration. al jazeera, venice. >> you can keep up-to-date with all the news on our web-site. [♪ music ] >> our producer is here fielding all your life comments and questions. we've had a lot of interest in the online community, and a lot of folks are wondering with the varying degrees of independence means to hawaiians. >> this was a pitch, check out my screen. she said do a show on hawai'i.