he's going to be a president of all the some area of the congo without benny without the table or you would be the question i'm asking we can see we don't know and boss all these shows now because the position this this time with very kind of a we accepted the election we did it because in elections so now we can see now mr nungesser this thingy they look a commission they make big trip now yes back and they're looking for any maneuver so to go out to go out of those of those those three we know that how can the election happen these countries are a people and we're going up ok i'm going to have a new president that's going to fall in and start working with talk voters in certain very it doesn't make sense for you being pushed into a corner into. electoral commission is now preparing an election that one favorable three years you have little choice but very. pretty tough and i know the ones putting you in a corner yeah they won the only one putting as the comma they put out the somewhere that we can boycott the election they are doing all the money before the election for the opposition to boycott the election so we're going to say ok we want to be

we have a good we talk a nice legs and some part of the position they don't want to salute but we try and we keep saying to the people at national and international level become a position five but we want the election we don't want any any election we want a good lection free transparent and peaceful election this is what we want and election is not a gift from mr nanga we look to commission to the people of congo you know it's a right it's a right it's written under our constitution that people need to vote for their leaders every day are ready to go vote with their leaders those who are in the distant but they're ready to go vote with you but now we can see there's a lack of political will to connect election because they want to try to protect power they want to be there and for us they're pushing as it because because they know especially at this could decide i don't side of where they've been considered election it's our stronghold and this is where we stop you with a presence a candidate the main opposition leader started this campaign history the campaign.

benny and they went to the temple and yet do you meet those true it's when we started our oh i can paint it's a great strategy it's like if taking one million votes from a power candidate we cannot accept that why are we talking right now we are always this day the trees because what about more are we going to wake up again tomorrow in another city going to because we got to wake up before we could election to happen on the. next sunday we don't know until sunday what may happen we may have half of the country and the other how could. the question thank you very much that was really monday or his senior advisor not entirely one of the key opposition candidates in this highly controversial presidential election is the three happening here in the democratic republic of congo. thank you so much. it's a bleak festive season for many zimbabweans as they struggle with food and fuel shortages

even the toughest of times sales soared in the days before christmas this year shoppers haven't seen the usual rush it's a far cry from the revive the economy president. promised when he took over from robert mugabe last year. has more from. these teachers say they don't want to be paid in. zimbabwe side of the currency the government insists the notes i could lead to the us dollar. but on the black market constantly losing value that's why workers want the salaries so they can at least afford the basics there's no sr says that at the moment for the for what the working classes it is going to be this is in for the elite it was what last in the ruling elite was enjoyed about what not busy and what not wait there is nothing for the. price is a basic goods have more than tripled in just a few weeks some people see. they are barely able to buy the essentials never mind

luxuries the mood is very different this time last year robert mugabe was forced to resign as president by the army many people really hoped his departure would us in a new and more prosperous era fuel cash and medicines are in short supply after decades of government mismanagement and public funds it seems the situation is getting even worse the economy is just. a point of explosion. we have issues which have been happening for the last ten years. trade deficits that we're importing more than all the exporting and to date we have a cumulative. thirty billion dollars others the say there is really nothing they can do about the current situation challenging the government is sometimes not an option it can be too risky it's going to demonstrate you know little yes but you must read the follies of their own just a bit more on the end of the day you die so you're looking on main street to be

gone from the vessel as anger and frustration grows over the economy the general sentiment here is that it's not complements but complications of the season in zimbabwe. al-jazeera. now two former presidents of egypt who are both to post have appeared in the same court hosni mubarak testified in the retrial of egypt's first democratically elected leader mohamed morsi mubarak refused to answer most questions about a jail break during the uprising seven years ago which ended his three decades in power barak was considered a dictator by many morsy was sentenced to death for escaping prison along with other leaders of the muslim brotherhood but that verdict has since been revoked after mubarak testified the charge for spying the trial until january the twenty fourth. u.s. border protection has ordered medical checks on every child in its custody after another guatemalan child died under its care the eight year old boy lost his life

after receiving medical treatment at a hospital in new mexico border agents said the child showed signs of sickness and the cause of death is being investigated the guatemalan foreign ministry is calling for an investigation he's the second migrant child to die in u.s. care in recent weeks let's get the latest from she have returned c joins us live now from washington d.c. so as we try to figure out why kids are dying in custody what more details if any have emerged. we've been trying to put together a rudimentary timeline given we've now had briefings from both u.s. and guatemalan authorities the boy's name was felipe gomez or for a long as we've had conflicting reports about that he was from a small village about four hundred fifty kilometers northwest of guatemala city he crossed the border on december the eighteenth or tuesday of last week around el paso texas with his father apparently they were on their way to tennessee they were

taken to customs and border protection. facility run by the c.b.p. in new mexico eventually on sunday that's about one hundred forty four could almost as a way having been held in texas for some time on monday morning the boy was seen to have a cough he was described as having quote a glossy eyes taken to a hospital with his father he was diagnosed with a cold although he had a fever of one hundred three degrees fahrenheit thirty nine point four degrees centigrade he was put under observation for about an hour and a half nonetheless allowed to leave with his father back into c.b.p. custody in a holding cell he was given antibiotics ibuprofen a few hours later he started vomiting then he showed he was very lethargic he showed you signs of normalcy he was taken back to the hospital and then pronounced dead shortly around midnight on christmas day his father remains in custody. thanks so much. it's been quite

a year for the trump every day and every tweet seems to be bringing more control to see another sacking more legal action and accusations aplenty the president's many critics accuse him of spending more time on the golf course and running the country our white house correspondent kimberly howard has been taking a closer look what he does with his day. given his background as a businessman with no prior time in elected office donald trump's presidency has been dramatically different from his predecessors. that includes his public schedule it often appears a little late it's an accusation trump denies in less than two years my administration has accomplished more than almost any administration in the history of our country. still trump's daily schedule has been under the microscope for months on most days his first meeting usually

a daily intelligence briefing doesn't begin until eleven am it follows three hours of what the white house refers to as executive time it's what many others like presidential historian martha kumar call tweeting he tweets and he tells people what's what's on his mind. in the morning and then he can see some of those themes resonate on television the white house has defended this unscheduled work time saying the president uses this time to make phone calls and his former doctor reports he sleeps very little that's probably one of the reasons why he's been successful are no because you know me personally i need a lot more sleep than he's just one of the people i think that just does not require a lot of sleep indeed a study of trump's tweets shows he seems active at all hours of the day with no sign of a slackening pace who are says trump is among the most engaged when it comes to taking questions from reporters enough put down the mike describe the end of

november trumpeted gaged in question and answer sessions with reporters three hundred and seven times that's in contrast to seventy times by president obama at the same point in his presidency and two hundred thirty four times for president bush kumar says even though trump's public schedule is blank it doesn't mean it's a blank schedule trump also spend some of his work day in the white house residence instead of the west wing oval office so he can consult with his personal lawyers as the justice department probes into possible collusion between trump's presidential campaign and russia there is an office up there and so it's not as if he's not working he is simply doing what he wants to do without a lot of prying eyes seclusion as a private businessman is understandable but as a politician a public servant to. promise to reinvent u.s. politics and shine a light on washington so-called swap doll drugs then public schedule is far from

transparent kimberly held at al-jazeera the white house. well still ahead on al-jazeera human microchip implants would you wear a tracker in your wrist or on the technology that thousands of choosing to get. and they're on the way of the city job writes president be here with news of the leaders coming up next. january on al-jazeera. an in-depth exploration of global capitalism and our obsession with economic growth. as brazil gets ready to swear in its controversial president we'll have live coverage from brasilia and i would winning series showcasing hard hitting stories from the world's most populous regions. as the united states prepares for

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comeback once regarded as pure science fiction human microchip implants are making a slow but steady arrival into the modern workplace some volunteers have already been fitted with the technology several businesses in the united kingdom are now actively looking to provide them to willing employees but as news banker reports while some concerns that the risks may outweigh the benefits the future is a wave of a hand away in case you missed it here it is again. this is a whole new level of security no keys or access cards difficult to steal and copy but the technology of acquires a certain level of commitment that is not for the faint hearted. so this is where

the micro chip implant story begins for those who want them at least a clinical setting a sterile environment with some rather daunting bits of medical kit so talk us through what happens next so far as part of a seizure is why when acetic the points of interest you. just make a small incision. and then finally rob a large need to out and that we first just i'll stop you there for me in my case at least i think i've already was no is because it really had completely pain free the u.k. firm biotech office implants to businesses and individuals is fitted one hundred fifty implants in the u.k. so far and the number is rising assistive technology from stable people implant. banking security general use of contacts payments passport be stored on

these microchips and embedded in your hand comes down to convenience i suppose for people it's very hard to lose your hand evolution. a lot of sun demographics will not convenience this is one of several implant firms reportedly in discussions with british financial and legal companies the names of the companies are being closely guarded this isn't new technology microchips have been implanted in tents for many years but the prospect of implanting them in employees to spark concerns from trade unions. gives even more control and power to be employer and not come as wary of inherent risks and dangers overstressed inventors a shouldn't just be ignored by an employer i would need to of into consideration and their definition be pressuring any workers into every market biotech companies say the technology should be voluntary and that people must have a right to privacy but with one swedish bio hacks claiming to have already

implanted four thousand ppi. pull their worries micro chipping could eventually become the new normal society's embrace the mobile phone making is easy to track on a daily basis but by implanting microchips there may be few places left to truly escape technology leave. london. are a sports fans time to catch up with the game the heat is here for that thank you sammy the los angeles lakers beaten two time defending champ of the golden state warriors in the n.b.a. but the wind came at a price as the lakers star man le bron james picked up a growing injury and the richardson reports the l.a. lakers shirt has been a good fit for bron james so far this season the team hasn't reached the players for five years but since the bronze switch from cleveland the lakers have looked on course to break that run by the way. le bron has played in every game this season looks set for an unforced break and innocuous looking slip resulted in

a groin injury in the third quarter and the thirty three year old was forced to leave the action. you know when we were injuries i'm never too concerned about him you know i was able to walk off. you know. you know see if i could stretch it a few times and see if it really what it did and so more than anything being. not being available to my to my teammates being available to michael just have. a son that's a more. personal than anything so. you know hopefully you know hope is not is not a long thing about on the force and sometimes. he's absent seats on defending champions golden state briefly flickered in some life recall to. carry made consecutive three points is to get the warriors within a point of the like is that was the key for rajon rondo to emerge from the bench and school fifteen points in ten assists that show the rush to get it finished and one twenty seven to one i want is the lakers and an eleven game losing run in the

warriors hunt colts i like where we are but this loss obviously is a smack in the face and we've got to respond to it and that's that's kind of the name of the game in this league we need to come in tomorrow watch the tape gets more doesn't get back at it and you know the best teams don't. total let a game like this get them down come right back and get after it again and that's the plan it is probably true for the lakers now face a nervous wait for the extensiveness wrongs injury is assessed and the richardson al-jazeera first they used the rockets beat the oklahoma city thunder one hundred thirteen one hundred nine oklahoma's eight point lead didn't last long as james harden mounted an impressive comeback in the second half part in telling he say the thirty point streak in a row he's just the second failed to do so in rockets history houston climbing to seventh in the west while the thunder remain third in the conference we've had

their confidence well you're just the record isn't where we want to be but it's dinner we'll continue to work hard every day continue to get better and grow we're preparing for places we never you know we're not going to talk to or know which is a great thing so we got some of the bill to. the mobile the bucs beat the new york knicks then just one game behind the toronto raptors for the top seed in the east. remained red hot for the celtics to big three pointers in overtime left boston to a one hundred twenty one one hundred fourteen win over the philadelphia seventy six ers and the utah jazz down the portland trailblazers one hundred seventeen ninety six liverpool manager you're going club says he believes four or five teams are still in the race to win the english premier league title liverpool are looking to end a three decade wait to become english champions and all four points made of second place manchester city newcastle at home a little later they manage the squad does have the mental strength to continue with their title push. always there's always very before but this was sort

of. this was because he. she lived in the past already big things. vinyls good positions in the league. office that we did that all together and so so far we only really did steps together and that's what we have to do. hooves and follow more into the second half of wednesday's early game later on man city or away at leicester city have lost two of their last three league games as many as they lost in a previous sixty one premier league matches saw them on third place six points behind liverpool still believe that liverpool and manchester city are real contenders for the forward it to win the premier league and then. we have their chances arsenal manchester united are still a long way i think is still a long way to say we are a real contender annoyed in just usually for

a second straight year teams in the top flight of italian football are in action over the festive period the pick of the games on wednesday sees third place in some alam hosting second place napoli the move sees emulating the english premier league which takes advantage of potentially high viewership during the holiday period italian clubs will still get a winter break only it will be in january the former australian cricketer cameron bancroft has broken his silence over a ball tampering scandal which took place against south africa in march bancroft's was the opening batsman during the series in south africa when he was caught on camera using a piece of sandpaper to alter the surface of the ball bancroft's says teammate david warner was the instigator and he was just an impressionable rookie wanting to fit in with the team and half span ends on december twenty ninth. yeah there shelling always os to do it. i guess i just didn't know i had to be true to

myself in that moment so i didn't actually know any better like at the time dives yet type suggested to me to. carry the action out of the book. given the situation that we're in the gaiman i just i didn't know any better i didn't know any better beaches yeah i just wanted to fit in and feel valued. meanwhile bancroft's former teammates have struggled against india on day one of the third safest in melbourne india won the toss and chose to bat in reach two hundred fifteen for two at the close yeah no hopefully you know if if if if not doctors can do what you've been doing today and you know continue would be we have done today and try and post up a big score and try and keep them you know try and keep them for as long as we can and the bigger discord in the more pressure we can put out there on the way at the sydney to hobart yacht race australian super maxi black jack was first around sydney heads as the team took an early lead ahead of nine time line owners window

while the eleven is a good forecast for this year's race which will be a welcome news as it marks twenty years since a sudden storm sank five boats killing six sailors twenty eighteen additional features its first all professional female crew on was a stay in australia is former foreign minister julie bishop was on board as a team ambassador but decided not to complete the whole race jumping off as a past bandai beach. and that's all the sport another update coming up again later sammi thanks so much for this news hour back at top of the show so do stay with us . in the darkest of times brave men and women stood up. when oppressed they

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another great gen the d r c presidential election the electoral commission delays voting in several opposition strongholds. sami's say this is al just there are live from also coming up protesting against sudan's president fox's join the rest as almost bashir accuses the demonstrators of being traitors. russia says israeli missiles fired into syria put civilian flights the risk. would you have a track on your wrist how many of choosing to have microchip implants.

long awaited presidential elections in the democratic republic of congo been postponed in some parts of the country sparking concern about an upsurge in opposition protests despite other districts voting on sunday as planned in three major urban areas ballots won't be cast for another three months the electoral commission says the votes will be held in march instead in beni tembo and you may be well most recent previous delay caused in part by a fire destroying voting machines two weeks ago resulted in demonstrations in several parts of the country the opposition has said it was except for the delays to the election. joins us now live from. now can first of all what is the opposition saying about this announcement over the. place. we just spoken to senior adviser of the opposition presidential candidate martin

for you a short while ago completely rejected it the motives of the electoral commission for doing it but he still said out there now they won't boycott the election and the attention the intention of the electoral commission and the ruling party try and push them into a corner that forced a boycott but he said as of now they still won't but all of the opposition candidates and the civil society groups in the catholic church after the last postponement which is announced last week they wouldn't tolerate any postponement it was protests here in congress capital kinshasa and in other parts of the country it pressured the ruling party to eventually agree to this election being held it was the end of twenty sixteen after growing on rest here when she they agreed that what happened last week on sunday. now that was postponed again is meant to happen this coming sunday but there's growing skepticism certainly among the opposition.

it will be any election or if there is to be an election if it will be even a free and fair because they're complaining those three areas are now going to be excluded from the presidential election they have one million voters they say in those three statements he's. talking about skepticism stay with us for a moment because earlier we spoke to this opposition member rudi manteo and he said he believes the electoral commission is actually working to protect the regime. we can remember a week ago we supposed to have an election on the twenty third which was december sorry it was the last sunday and ask for another week you know where you. a lot of stick side i was going and what went on fire and then each day we work up in the morning saying again that we of yes can selection or postpone the election in the areas which means tempo and you'll be so as we know that we hope we

have been in that area in congo having that area of eastern of the years we have almost one point we notice that it's created for no reason and then we know that it's ok according to this amy just saying there's a security issues above also there's a border issues there but by saying yes to secrete issues but we went to do campaign that we campaigned peaceful people in that area they're ready to go to because they are counting on that boat they want to change because they've been insecure they've been unsafe people have been dying they too many was there and they expected this election's it means a lot to do people expression in that area of the launch of them changed that she did change of regime it's means a lot of this the hand of the walls the end of the hands of atrocities and muskie things and everything so as we're saying that we can see that one electoral commission is working to protect the region they don't want in a good election they want to election but i want

a good election. i think question now is whether this election will be completely derailed as well as the question of credibility right. indeed as we just heard from the opposition a short while ago they're not yet announcing any kind of boycott but a lot of opposition supporters do question as does the catholic church played a key role in campaigning for this election to happen there bishop speaking just a short while ago question the intention of the electoral commission to actually hold any election a. lot of opposition supporters think they're saying they're wondering if by blocking these areas postponing postponing it repeatedly if they are trying to push the opposition into a corner where eventually they have to call for you know to boycott the election all too cool for the electoral commission chairman to resign that would delay the whole process by months maybe even more years and a lot of people over congolese here suspect that actually what the ruling party and

the electoral commission who many people widely see as being aligned with the ruling party a lot of people here believe that what they really want they want to avoid having any election at all. right thanks so much. and some dogs as a began striking or urging others to join them the art of widespread and the government protests president bashir of says protesters demanding his resignation traitors and the government demonstrations are now into their day morgan has the latest from the capital. protest against president bashir is not taking form of only people going out to the street and voicing their demands that his government step down and a new government being formed we've seen people also calling for strikes now today medical students and doctors in the state of good areas and the city of daraa where medical where a state of emergency has been declared have called for a strike they are also interim strike and they are calling for people of other professions to join them on the strike now let's remember that this protest started

last week in the state in the city of the tomorrow on wednesday but when i started it was completely different from what it is now now the government has been criticized for using brutal force against them against protesters amnesty international and foreign governments have been calling on the government for using live ammunition and tear gas to try to disperse the protesters we've seen that yesterday when we were at the protest live ammunition and tear gas being used that this that did not stop the protesters and this international says thirty seven people have been killed so far after yesterday's force as there were people who are injured and there are concerns that it's because some of them are in critical condition the death toll will rise but the protesters seem to be very keen and determined to go on and voice their demands against the government so it's not clear yet how this will end for both the protesters and the government and president bashir russia is accusing israel of gross violation of sovereignty moscow says it put two civilian planes in danger while launching missiles and syria defenses near damascus open fire what syrian state is calling me targets overnight

because of military sources saying several missiles with downed before they hit their targets let's go live now to stephanie decker she joins us from west jerusalem so some pretty strong statements coming out of moscow as the response from israel. we've reached out to the foreign ministry to the prime minister's office and as usual there is no comment no comment for now at least but the prime minister has been speaking at a graduation ceremony of members of the air force where he said that the red lines on syria continue to stand we've also been hearing from the head of these really air force where he said that the air forces capabilities actions over the year have prevented the establishment of iranian capabilities inside syria and that their job is not over so the message is this it is not new sami is that israel maintains that

it will do whatever it takes inside syria to stop weapons deliveries weapons and hans capabilities of going to has been a lot so you have the the complication now of course following the incident in september which sure russian airliner shot down by syrian and.