on the brink. with two men facing off for power. one of their self-proclaimed interim venezuelan leader. tweets to al-jazeera. nicolas maduro brands the humanitarian aid blocked at the colombian border fake saying venezuelans aren't beggars and. this is children and babies in his country die from contaminated food and water. the intent of this is al jazeera live from london also coming up a fire in a dorm at the training complex of one of brazil's top football clubs kills ten all

of them reportedly teenagers. thailand's king condemns his sister's shock decision to enter the race to be prime minister calling it inappropriate. and experts carefully dismantled a bridge in genoa which collapsed last year killing forty three people. and over in israel as opposition has made a new pill to the military to allow desperately needed aid stuck on the colombian border to be let into the country trucks carrying food and medicine arrived in cooktown thursday but president nicolas maduro ordered his troops not to let the aid in a representative for the self declared president on why go as urged the armed forces to ignore maturer saying the supplies also for them and their families. if i do what i'm being a part of this is for you it is here for your children this is to provide aid to the soldiers of the fatherland it is time to be on the people side i assure you you

will be the guarantors that these tons of humanitarian aid go to where they have to go out. president has called it fake aid and a cheap show by the us saying it should be given to poor colombians at the border as venezuelans aren't beggars last night on the international our national sovereignty is made one of the inside the so-called humanitarian aid and peace is threatened by the government of donald trump who last sunday in a televised interview ratified his threat of a military invasion against venezuela. i was under n.p.r. teens in cooktown colombia's border with venezuela where the aid trucks waiting what else was said at a news conference. folarin there was a lot of expectation for this news conference we were hoping to find out more on just how much aid is expected to arrive here at the border with

a million square left in the city. and was planned to any of its international coalition in this case made of the financial and opposition that the united states and colombian governments have to try and get this aid in to venezuela we didn't get too much of that. u.s. ambassador whitaker can we say kurt said that this arrived yesterday was just the first shipment and that he was hoping that the future tsunami he said of aid will arrive in the coming days but there was no specific mention of time or the amount of the aid that we've also been able to get a closer look to whatever has arrived there are boxes with the food that they say that. they can to use at family type people for a week with each of these boxes there is also medicine that can be kept here for

too long but they also then specify when they plan to try and move disappears into venezuela the only thing that. left a little bit of representative for a door said that they're hoping that a massive demonstration of venezuelans ask the border will overwhelm at some point the soldiers and the military to move this aid in but there was no clear indication as the date of how long this will take we're going to have to see i think coming days we'll see more trucks arriving here in cuckoo. that's a new collection point possibly being set up and a central way it will also hearing reports from the white house that the u.s. is communicating directly with members of venezuela's military urging them to abandon maduro how critical is the support of the military for murder and is there

any sense that there might be some fish is starting to appear in that support. but we haven't been able to independently confirm this information i can tell you what the ritter career said he made an appeal one thing again directly to the military he said there are soldiers that are able to hear us from where we are talking they are just on the other side we are listening to them they said that this is an ethical and moral choice that they have made a great opportunity to be on the side of the people and you also insisted that the as. the u.s. president donald trump said that all options remain on the table and finally added dog that entering the u.s. will play no role in entering this aid into various well or distributing it that at

least for now the u.s. role work will be and will continue to be getting the aid to the border and the collection points that are being set up and it's on them kitty thank you very much indeed. venezuelan president nicolas maduro has denied the existence of a humanitarian crisis in his country that's despite the country's health care system struggling with severe shortages of stocks medicine and supplies and the collapsing infrastructure has increased the threat of preventable diseases in the coastal city of buffalo to fourteen children who died this week from contaminated food and water to risible has this exclusive report. this is the pediatric emergency room at the hospital in the venezuelan city of. about three hundred kilometers east of us here dozens of children are in desperate need of proper treatment most of them have been diagnosed with a more b.s. is a form of dysentery transmitted by contaminated food or water lady check on store to

reality is three months old she suffers while her mother says she has been abandoned yeah there my daughter has diarrhea she almost had a heart attack we have nothing you arrive here and there is nothing i was in a crisis because i thought i was losing her children here have diarrhea with blood in it and they are vomiting but nobody is helping us i want this government out now it has destroyed us we were allowed to film because staff here say they want the world to see that they are unequipped to save children's lives just this week four thousand children have died the figures could climb you can see how desperate the situation is here there's several children on each one of this very people are telling us that there's no medicine there are not enough syrian just among other things many of the children that are arriving here are dying from one day to another madalena my teen years baby boy was one of them he was two months old on

tuesday night he died he's forty remains in the hospital because she hasn't been able to get together the money needed to buy a coffin and i didn't but i don't i don't live there is nothing here they have no medicines they don't have food and now my son as did the work of people in barcelona believe the outbreak was cost when a switch by broke and contaminated the local water supply there was no chlorine or other chemicals in supplied to treat the water. parents with their children continue to line up for treatment staff at the hospital say they don't have the resources to help. with any of them here three years ago we stopped receiving goals and alcohol there are not enough syringes or serums to hydrate children. the government of president. denies there is a humanitarian crisis in venezuela however he recently announced he is reforming the country's health care system. this is

a public company recovered by the river lotion because while it is going to produce all the medicines made for its public health care system and social security we can reach everyone like it should be in socialism the situation in the last city hospital is one of the reasons why this self declared entering president of venezuela why the law says humanitarian aid is urgently needed but some aid officials advice if it does a rival it needs to be carefully managed. to put in work on the work of humanitarian aid as a mechanism that every country has it's a mistake to make politics out of this there are great needs in venezuela and it has to be controlled managed by the united nations and other agencies so reaches those who need it. a crisis that has people at this hospital watching and hoping that their children will survive. but of venezuela.

at least ten people have been killed in a fire at the training ground of one of brazil's biggest football clubs flamengo the victims are thought to include several youth team players the fire broke out around five am local time at the facility on the edge of rio de janeiro which includes accommodation for teenage footballers one player who escaped said the fire was caused by a faulty air conditioning unit in his room the facility recently reopened after a six million dollar refurbishment how dismembered is and i have p journalist in sao paolo he says there may have been an explosion at the training center one neighbor did tell local television he heard an explosion shortly after five am local time this morning. the fire they followed this explosion people are

of devastated you have families rushing to the area a lot of them live outside of the city rushing to a waiting outside for him summation we must remember that they have been quite a few tragedies that have hit the country recently united a massive mining disaster just a few weeks ago over one hundred fifty people killed day and it does affect the psyche of the people. they do become critical they do ask questions about things like safety regulations and so on. a sister of thailand's king has shocked the country by entering the race to be prime minister for an opposition party the royal family traditionally stays out of politics and she could find a candidate to see blocked by her own brother he's released a statement saying it's inappropriate princess born rot is the elder sister of the king and is known to the public for her roles in thai films she was put forward by

a party loyal to former prime minister texan shinawatra who was ousted in two thousand and six and now lives in exile it's a major setback for the army chief and current leader prior to janata he's also contesting the march twenty fourth vote after seizing power from the democratic government in twenty fourteen and making himself prime minister when haye has more from bangkok. politics in thailand can be volatile and unpredictable this revelation took it to another level changing the political landscape. today i with other time party leaders have submitted the name of a nominate a prime minister for the party who is princess. cityward in a. straight away it all to the dynamics of the election campaign in a country that's been politically divided for years that. is a big advantage over all the other parties and you know the other candidates most

likely would not want to be seen running down. princes relinquished a royal title in one thousand nine hundred ninety two after she married a foreigner but is still regarded as a princess and part of the royal family she's now divorced features regularly in royal ceremonies and is also a singer and actor appearing in two movies making this move particularly intriguing is that the party she's joined is backed by film a prime minister attacks and she knew what it was removed in a coup in two thousand and six and lives in exile he's always been seen as empty establishment and has been accused of wanting to change the political structure of thailand by reducing the power and influence of the monarchy he and princess known to be close and the announcement may indicate that a deal was struck between taxon and the palace this is the official launch of the election campaign which was completely overshadowed really by the announcement just before it began from the thai rocks a chant party it's an announcement that has big implications on the campaign the

election and potentially the formation of the next government technically the princess is not covered by thailand's strict laws designed to protect the monarchy from criticism but the law is broad and open to interpretation and abuse campaigning against could lead to a jail term the announcement is being seen as a setback for the man who led the two thousand. and in fourteen coup current prime minister. also on friday he became the prime ministerial candidate for approved military party that means he now has to run against a member of a royal family he's sworn to serve and protect as an army general his party says the nomination of the princess may violate the election law because it brings the royal family into politics there's a sense the move by thai rocks a charge could go either way towards political reconciliation or more polarized nation wayne hay al jazeera bangkok. still to come this half hour time runs out for president trying to tell congress what action if any intends to take it saudi

arabia over jamal khashoggi is murder. and searching for signs of life villagers dig through the snow in indian administered kashmir where at least nine people have died in avalanches. the in. the air. hello there it's rather wet and windy for many of us in europe at the moment we've had one storm this was called eric as it worked its way up towards the northeast in the strongest winds were in this to the loop of cloud here where we saw gusts of wind around one hundred kilometers per hour that system continued its way north eastwards and on saturday it will be situated here just to the west of norway still very strong winds following it lots of wet weather around as well plenty of showers too as we head through the day on sunday and still quite a keen wind for many of us here some heavier rain to be pushing its way south

through parts of france and turning to snow over the alps only over the alps there where we see the snow because generally speaking with this wet and windy weather we're also seeing some point mild conditions as well as the paris up around eleven degrees foreseeability will be on at nine and he was full of it around seven degrees it's the southern parts of europe where things are generally a lot quieter weather wise madrid there fourteen degrees might get a bit of sunshine here on sunday and down towards the southeast more in the way of bright sunshine here the wet weather here has finally cleared that area of rain cleared its way towards the east is still maybe giving one or two residual showers along the north coast of africa there as we head through saturday but i think on sunday generally speaking most of us will get away with a drawing day in the west it's warm. the in. next episode of techno t.v. looks into the environmental impact of waste management trash is the big.

breakthrough smelly business to the complexities of recycling when these different plastics are together recycling becomes difficult to impossible and the science that the solution is very easy for us to have a hundred percent recycled material techno on al-jazeera. we're going to and one of the top stories here on our syria and israel is opposition has made a new appeal to the military to allow desperately needed aid across the colombian border president maduro has branded it fake aid it's a political show by the u.s.

. at least ten people have been killed in a fire at the training ground of one of brazil's biggest football clubs for mango and they reportedly include several youth team players. and tongs king says it's inappropriate for his sister to stand for election as prime minister. has been announced as the candidate of the party close to be ousted former prime minister texan should've walked. sharon aaron has declared a national emergency over sexual violence the president. says recorded cases of rape and assault doubled over the last year he also announced an increase in the maximum sentence for sexually motivated crimes and fifteen is to life in prison for his outrage over the rape of a five year old go who was left paralyzed from the waist down. look. this.

bill is this example of the sugar is. being committed against our home. she. says. to try to teach our young moms all. a sixteen year old boy has been rescued from the wreckage of a collapsed building in istanbul even buried under the rubble for forty five hours or in the collapse on wednesday rescue crews heard the boy's plea for help as they dug through the rubble fourteen people are confirmed dead and eleven is still missing it's not known what caused the collapse. rescue efforts are intensifying in the himalayan region of indian administered kashmir after days of heavy snow caused avalanches at least nine people have been killed and has fared many are still trapped inside a fire station or about money has more police and fire crew would usually carry out

rescue missions in these mountains but they've become the victims of an avalanche twenty people sheltering in this tunnel in cookham district of india administered kashmir but it was buried by snow ten thousand life now rescue workers are digging through the snow with spades and even the hands to find the rest. morning at six o'clock we started the operation and people who have been able to get and one person. unfortunately died and we are searching for them ordered. some still being pulled out injured but alive are the bodies retrieved lay covered on the snow two days of heavy snow has cut off this region many towns electricity supplies have been cut flights have been cancelled and officials have closed the srinagar national highway to the many people have made it the highway has been closed for a few days and we are facing

a shortage of food items if it snows again kashmir will collapse. people have resorted to clearing the roads themselves afraid if this goes on for any longer they will go hungry you know my suspicion we are clearing it so that al vehicle can pass we have a patient at home who has to be taken to hospital. from the last three days we are stranded here we are running short of food and water. authorities have issued more avalanche warnings and dozens of families have be moved to a safer place teams of volunteers are helping stranded drivers they are but i'm glad. we collected russians and food from our village and are now distributing it among the stranded people and they've been stuck for a few days it's our duty to help them. with more snow in the forecast they have little option but to survive with the few resources available to the lure of the manly al-jazeera. two palestinians have been killed by israeli army fire during

protests along the gaza israel border one of the dead was a fourteen year old boy who was reportedly shot in the abdomen nikken yunus at least seventeen other palestinians have been injured people in gaza have held weekly protests and on the border for almost a year calling on israel to lift the siege and blockade a report from unicef is highlighting the dire situation for children in yemen if you're an agency says more than six thousand seven hundred children have been killed or injured since the war began in twenty fifteen and more than two thousand seven hundred yemeni boys have been recruited by armed groups is also found that three hundred ninety four thousand children a suffering from acute malnutrition and are in need of urgent treatment the fighting has resulted in three quarters of yemenis needing humanitarian aid. rocker has suspended its participation in the saudi led coalition that's fighting

in yemen it's been one of several coalition partners fighting the who thiis in yemen or the level of it's actually involvement has never been made clear relations with saudi arabia have deteriorated in recent weeks with morocco recoiling its ambassador in riyadh. saudi crown prince mohammed bin sound man threatened to go after jamal khashoggi in twenty seventeen more than a year before he was murdered that's according to the new york times newspaper the report says prince on mon told an aide he would in his words use a bullet against the journalist if he did not return home and end his criticism of saudi arabia the conversation was intercepted by u.s. intelligence ashaji was murdered inside the saudi consulate in istanbul in october last year. turkey's foreign minister says the u.n. must launch a full investigation into the matter this a day after the u.n.

human rights and board looking into it said it was a brutal premeditated killing planned and perpetrated by saudi officials a special report and yes caliber spent a week in turkey to examine evidence is president donald trump has until midnight to tell congress if sanctions will be imposed on saudi arabia over the shoji is murder under legislation called the magnitsky act the president must outline what action if any he intends to take both sides of congress triggered the act one hundred twenty days ago trump has previously said he doesn't want you to jeopardize u.s. relations with saudi arabia a white house correspondent kimberly health that has more. the white house still not saying whether it will respect that deadline triggered one hundred twenty days ago under the global magnitsky act to compel the white house to respond with a report to congress on whether it will take further action to hold the saudi arabia government to accountability the highest levels over the killing the murder

of jim. the white house not saying anything when asked directly by al-jazeera with respect to this deadline the deputy press secretary hogan gidley telling al-jazeera he does not know if the white house will take further action the state department on thursday saying in fact that well the trumpet ministration shares deep concern and outrage and has consulted with congress it only referred reporters to action already taken in november of twenty eighteen those sanctions against seventeen individuals under the global magnitsky act blocking assets in u.s. jurisdiction beyond that the white house saying it will simply engage with congress and that is not sitting well with congressional lawmakers that's why as part of a bipartisan effort senators introducing legislation on thursday calling this the saudi arabia accountability in yemen act of twenty nineteen this would if passed

into law hold saudi arabia accountable for the murder of a hush and also would take action with respect to the saudi led conflict in yemen it would essentially prohibit the united states from selling arms to saudi arabia for participating in support military support for that saudi led conflict in terms of refueling of aircraft the view of members of congress is that the trumpet ministration has no intention of insisting there will be full accountability for the murder of a high show she as a result congress saying it will step in to impose what it calls real consequences . american media inc which owns the u.s. tabloid newspaper the national enquirer says it will investigate accusations of extortion and blackmail made against the paper by jeff bezos the world's richest man bezos here is the chief executive of amazon and owner of the washington post says the tabloid threatened to publish intimate photos of him unless he dropped

accusations that some of its reporting was politically motivated the inquirer is a strong backer of donald trump while the washington post frequently criticizes him . france has accused italian leaders of unfounded attacks as a diplomatic route between the two nations deepens france recalled its ambassador to italy on thursday after the italian deputy prime minister met members of the yellow vest movement in paris this week france has warned him not to interfere in the country's politics experts in italy are working to dismantle a bridge that partially collapsed in the city of genoa six months ago forty three people were killed in the disaster described as one of the worst tragedies in modern italian history from genoa city as a lego reports the remains of what was once one of its least most important structures being pulled apart by slab and making way for a new bridge in genoa. the prime minister does if it can't there along with the

infrastructure minister and general as mayor arrived in the morning to witness the beginning of what he said was a defining moment for the city. is an important symbolic day for the start of the demolition of the bridge which marks the relaunch of genoa the region of liguria italy. last august the marandi bridge collapsed during heavy rain killing forty three people as dozens of cars plunged into the riverbed below it had widespread impact on the city and its surrounding areas and led to debate about what caused it. and business suffered when the neighborhoods were all of a sudden cutoff. after the bridge collapse we lost nearly fifty percent of our business it's been really bad. and those who live near the bridge are struggling to cope some are still in temporary accommodation. we suddenly found ourselves like victims

of an earthquake but our houses are still there they're still standing but also a very strange situation for us. as the memory of the bridge collapse continues to overshadow genoa there is hope that the building of a new bridge can able the city to move on from the disaster and also rejuvenate the immediate area construction on the new bridge begins next month and is expected to last for fifteen months costing more than two hundred twenty five million dollars when ound architect renzo piano himself a native of the city designed it for free. and with a bridge of vision to restore the surrounding neighborhoods as well as honor the memory of those who died. from tragedy you can create opportunity workshop looks at how the new project goes hand in hand with renovating the neighborhood. for the people of genoa the dismantling of what's left of the miranda bridge brings closure

and hope that they won't see a repeat of what happened last august sony vaio al-jazeera jennifer. different in catch up any time with our website the address that is al jazeera dot com going to details there of the political and humanitarian crisis going on in venezuela and also you can watch us live by clicking on the live icon al-jazeera dot com. and one of the main stories on our syria venezuela's opposition has made a new appeal to the military to now desperately needed aid stuck on the colombian border to be let into the country trucks carrying food and medicine arrived in kuta on thursday but president nicolas maduro ordered his troops not to let the aide in a representative for the self declared president one guy go as urged the armed forces to ignore my dura same supplies are also for them and their families if they

do of them being a part of this aid is for you it is here for your children this is to provide aid to the soldiers of the fatherland it is time to be on the people side i assure you you will be the guarantors that these terms of humanitarian aid go to where they have to go out at least ten people have been killed in a fire at the training ground of one of brazil's biggest football clubs flamengo and they reportedly include several youth team players the fire broke out at around five am local time at the facility on the edge of rio de janeiro which includes accommodation for teenage footballers the facility recently reopened after a six million dollar refurbishment thailand's king says it's inappropriate for his sister to stand for election as prime minister princess has been announced as the candidate of a party close to the ousted former prime minister texan chena what the wall family is traditionally meant to stay out of politics. saudi crown prince mohammed bin

cylon threatened to go off to jail in twenty seventeen more than a year before he was murdered according to a new york times newspaper the report says bin sound man told an eight that he would in his words use a bullet against a journalist if he did not return home and end his criticism of saudi arabia the conversation was intercepted by u.s. intelligence american media inc which owns the national enquirer says it will investigate accusations of extortion and blackmail made against the paper by jeff bezos the world's richest man there's also is the owner of amazon and the washington post says a tabloid threatened to publish intimate photos of him unless he dropped accusations that some of its reporting was politically motivated. as the headlines do stay with us up next it's techno the problem with plastic i'll have more news for you after that thanks so much and fortune seen it.

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