>> earthquake felt in chile, five people are dead and a million have been evacuated. hello i'm darren jordan will world news from al jazeera. also ahead. the hungarian police face criticism as refugees are tear gassed on the border with serbia. b-urkifa fasso. presidential election.

>> we don't need a hassle now. >> presidential hopeful face off in the latest depate. at least five people have died in chile in the earthquake a magnitude of 8.3, triggered waves up to 4.5 meters high and triggered tsunami warnings in the pacific region. quake was relatively shallow hitting at a depth of six kilometers. rene aday reports. is. >> reporter: the 8.3 magnitude earthquake hit as thousands of chileans were heading to the coast. they described buildings around them swaying and shaking. >> translator: the motion began slightly then got stronger

and stronger. we were on the 12th floor, it was very afraid, not stopping, it was side to side then little jumps. >> everything was moving so much i had to hold the post because i couldn't stand. then the after shock. i had to take a cab and now there's traffic everywhere. the earthquake was very strong. >> homes were damaged and the electricity was knocked out. the mayor described the city as panic. four meter high waves have hit, and hazardous weather is expected on chile's coast. >> all the coast is without people and the waves are arriving to the places near from the earthquake. told to the people that it was right now people are in the hills because it's very difficult place to go. but they are moving slowly but

everything is getting more calm. >> a series of powerful aftershocks have been felt along chile's coastline. people living in affected areas have been asked to leave their homes. tsunami warnings were issued for peru, hawaii, and parts of northern california. >> earthquakes like this happen only once or twice a year. >> a magnitude 8.4 earthquake this is a significant event. one of these guys once or twice a year at the most. and we haven't seen one of this size in a very long while. the epicenter is located pretty much 25 kilometers in depth about 26 kilometers west, which is a town that is close to the coast of chile but not right on the coast. the towns in which they were reporting the 4.5 meter waves were actually in the coastal

town closes to the epicenter. tsunami waves have been calculated, the pacific tsunami center has put the pacific coast under advisory. southern california has been put on tsunami advisor becausy becat is capable of traveling across the ocean and generating casualties thousands of miles away. >> u.s. republican presidential hoistlehoistles havehopefuhopefd

debate. allen fisher reports. >> leading the charge, scott walker, he referred directly to the program that made donald trump really famous in america, the apprentice. >> we don't need an apprentice, we have one here, we don't know who you are where you're going we need somebody who knows where we're going. >> carly fiorina did so well she was promoted to the main event this time around, she continued with a series of spirited attacks. including on donald trump, when he was questioned about the way she looks in an interview with rolling stone magazine. >> mr. trump said he heard mr. bush very clearly in what mr. bush said. i think women around the country heard very clearly what mr. trump said. >> i think she's got a beautiful

face and i think she's a beautiful woman. >> it's hard to get any real take on the position that republicans have on many of the issues that will concern voters. with 11 on the stage there were many views and many common themes. the winner, carly fiorina. scott walker nearly disappeared. the opinion polls, it will be interesting to see what they reflect how he performed in this debate. >> hungary's riot police have come under criticism, responding the eu to respond to what they call hungary's brutal behavior. days after i.t. was closed for hundreds trying to reach shelter in western europe. mohammed jamjoom reports from the hungary serbia border.

>> hungary's riot police stood firm. unwavering in the position they promised to keep. most of the crowd is now dispersed on the front line of the standoff with hungarian riot police. but the mood does still remain tense. there are men who have come up in the last few minutes urging the young men to please step back and let cooler heads prevail until this situation calms down. the mood changed almost moment to moment, veering from defiance to jubilance. when the gate into roske, hungary opened, they were met not with welcome rather force. parents were as stunned as their children. the young just as affected as the old. kids cried from both the tear

gas and the trauma they'd experienced. ilham never imagined she would see her eight-year-old daughter hit by police. >> they hit her with a baton. we came from death in syria and look what we saw here. >> free and clear to cross out of serbia, it was the first he felt happy in days. >> we fell when running and they kept on hitting us. they also kicked us. i got hit in the eye here and i also got hit here. my hands and legs are injured. >> after a day like today, nothing is certain and several dare not move. under the cover of darkness it was harder to see the wounds but the pain was no less severe. mohammed jamjoom, al jazeera on

the syria serbia-hungary border. >> i was shocked to see how these refugees and migrants were treated. it's not acceptable. what is important at this time, that i know that there may be some domestic issues, or problems. it is not that all the countries in fact all the countries have their domestic problems. but since they are the people who are freeing the wars and persecutions then we must show our compassionate leadership. >> reporter: on the greek island of lesbos, police used force to try ocontrol the

hundreds of refugees. lesbos is one of the main arrival ponts o point of thousaf refugees coming from turkey. refugees refused to go and are spending the night without shelter. many of them have threatened on hunger strike refusing food from turkey authorities. the greek coast guard has released dramatic footage of a rescue. coast guard said it rescued 68 people in the water and another 30 were found in an island. largest number of dead found since the beginning of the crisis. u.n. secretary-general ban

ki-moon for burkino fasso, politicians are being held. soldiers reportedly fired warning shots after husband of protesters gather. just what happened before burrkina faso, president for 27 years. earlier we spoke to emna zena beings tabe. she said that tv and radio stations have been shut down. >> what has taken place, this situation may be a coup. organized by certain officers who are trying to make their

chief officers join them. and it seems also that the former party was the this country for months and for years, is somehow taking advantage of the situation. and saying, affirming that this situation was not unexpected. so it seems that everyone is trying to to take advantage, that we cannot have any clear information because the tv and radio stations have been shut down by the army like two or three hours ago. >> lots more still to come here in al jazeera, support from u.s. president and ceo of facebook for a muslim boy jailed over a home made clock in texas. plus. >> sitting on top of one of the most unique hurricane

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>> millions at stake. shady investments. limited oversight. >> super pacs are part of the wild wild west of campaign finance. >> could actor daniel craig be the latest super pac scam victim? an ali velshi, on target, special investigation. >> welcome back, a quick recap of the top stories on al jazeera. five people are confirmed dead after a powerful earthquake off the northern part of chile. 8.4 magnitude quake, triggering a tsunami warning over th most f the pacific region. at the moment, billionaire

donald trump is the favorite to get the republican presidential nomination. police fired tears and water cannon at refugees. serbia's prime minister has urged the u.n. to respond to what he has called hungary's brutal behavior. the u.s. is considering proposal from russia to have top flight military discussions. rosalyn jordan has more. >> we have seen the pictures of rebels squaring off against i.s.i.l. in northern syria. what we haven't seen is the fighters the u.s. military floonplanned to train ojoin that fight. perhaps because there are so few. 54 men deployed inside syria mid

year they were captured by el nusra. on monday, they told the u.s. that the that there are a few remaining. >> it is a small number, the ones in the fight is we're talking four or five. >> as i see it right now this four or five u.s. trained fighters let's not kid owrs ourselves, that is a joke. >> we are counting on our fingers and toes, when we imagined 5400 by the end of the year. >> coalition air strikes against i.s.i.l. targets instead of trying to create a full fledged opposition army. >> i'm not asking you to come before this committee and obfuscate. i'm asking you a direct question, is the pentagon looking at that option yes or

no? >> we are looking at that option as well as others. >> thank you very much. >> meantime, amid uncertainty surrounding russia's military buildup in syria foreign minister sergey lavrov has proposed military to military contact between russia and united states, secretary of state isn't ruling it out. >> words will not answer all of the questions here. it's actions. and it's what will be determined going forward in very specific ways but you have to have a conversation in order to be able to do that. >> reporter: but the white house isn't commenting on whether reestablishing military contacts is a good idea. meaning there won't be a quick resolution to the crisis. rosalyn jordan, al jazeera, washington. >> the white house has announced that president obama will meet

israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu in november, obama and netanyahu are expected to discuss the deal. japan's upper house will vote on the proposed legislation that could see an end to its 70 years of pacifism. the opposition's trying to delay the passage of the bill which has already been passed in the lower house. prime minister shinzo abe enjoys a clear majority in the upper house, if the bill is passed it would allow japanese troops to sever overseas. thousands of protesters gathered in the rain against abe. conservationists, poachers are killing an estimate30,000

wild el fans a year with tusks being shipped threw complex web of traders through hong kong. thriving global business operating outside the law, sheef chostevechowz reports chow reports. >> they follow it until they are very close. they use the gun to shoot. >> reporter: and after it dies they take the ax and cut and cut and cut. while those at the top of the trade make handsome profits, desperately poor villagers risk much for very little reward. >> this job is very dangerous.if you are caught you are shot. >> the growing trade is fueled

by the needs of china. the gateway is hong kong to this growing market. between 2000 and 2014 customs officials seized some 33 tons of ivory here. >> they are checking 1% of the cargoes, that was how much was seized and ho how much was not seized. >> we are are dedicated to ending the illegal trade in elephant ivory. >> we want to do this legally or illegally. >> it is possible to do it illegally. >> in shanghai we find buyers experienced in the trade. >> we can pay cash on delivery, we can do the deal at my company. we only want african ivory. >> with the smuggle and selling

of ivory so exo commonplace, the seems to be little to stop the el fans from disappearing in just a few decades. steve chow, al jazeera. >> you can see the full program 101 east, on friday. a u.s. teenagers in the u.s. state of tax was taken away in y after he brought a home made bomb to class. no charges were filed but support has poured in for ahmed after his arrest. president obama has invited him to the white house and mark zuckerberg invited him to facebook. >> in my perspective, it didn't

look like a bomb. >> we live in aan age where you can't take things like that to school. we have to err on the side of caution. the reaction would be the same regardless, under the circumstances it was found in this school. >> mihad awad is the founder of islamic relations, he said this was a wider sign of islamophobia. >> says his father fixes everything, he's the inventer in the family, in fact in the community, he has 13 inventions. islamophobia is becoming a acceptable culture, we used to hear isla islamophobic, somethig scary i'm glad that president

obama is welcoming him. i called ahmen and i told him we would like to have you in washington, d.c. at the celebration of our national banquet, we would like to recognize your invention and give you the support you need. more than 350 have been killed by boko haram militants since the beginning of this year, caused untold fear and suffering to the population. could have met with human rights abuses. venezuelan president is meeting with colombian president in the next weeks, the two leaders will be meeting in

ecuador. hopefully, australia's new prime minister will take environmental commitments more seriously. new leader malcolm turnbull has been encouraged to make his country greener. >> a wind farm, that is causing headaches. >> blinding headaches right now. >> thomas are blames the low frequency energy that is generated by these windmills couple tony abbott part of a broader campaign against renewable energy and in favor of fossil fuels. scrapped an environmental tax on

carbon emissions and declared coal as good for humanity. as for renewable energy and wind farms? for some that is the sight of grace even beauty but not to tony abbott. wind farms he is and his closest ministers thought were a blight on the landscape. >> up close they're noisy, dirty and other impacts i leave to scientists to study. >> i find the wind farms utterly offensive. >> proposed unambitious reductions in carbon emissions and last friday abbott laughed at a colleague's comment about how it would sink certain

islands. on monday, tony abbott lost his job. those in the energy sector says he understands the industry. embarrassing and retrograde with turnbull as prime minister he is hopeful that that will change. >> we need to look at clean industry, this needs to come. we're very encouraged and supportive that that will be the case. >> turnbull's first big test on the project, would be the climate summit in paris later this year. first sign of a greener government, andrew thomas, al jazeera. >> scientists in florida are trying to understand the dangers of high hopes for a new

state-of-the-art similarity. andy gallagher has more. is. >> reporter: at the university of miami, scientists have been studying hurricanes for decades. researchers have a new tool in their arsenal that could change things. this vast tank is the world's largest wind water hurricane simulator. researchers says it is the ability to study the interaction between the sea and the storm that make it potentially revolutionary. >> we're going to be able to learn some things here that are deefnlt leap forward. we've pushed the technology, we've taken the bond well above what existed previously. >> it took a year for engineers to build the tank and researchers weren't sure what results it would yield, the

ability to mimic the wind but also the waters is paying off. >> i can feel this entire tank moving and shaking around by my feet but what makes this similarity so unique is it can recreate storms so accurately, giving scientists an understanding of ultimate goal of savings lives. >> storm intensity is what's difficult. warm waters fuel hurricanes. it's hoped that this method will improve on forecast being for year to come. >> you're able to feed these things that you really want to see but you really can't go out in the field and do it. >> it is also hoped that studies here will lead to building safety and better understanding of coastal erosion, could make a

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