they're europeans voting over the next 3 days to elect $751.00 parliamentarians the outcome in the netherlands will reassure established parties fearing a surge among the far right labor easily beaten up stop populist group and prime minister which has party came in 2nd exit polls show the anti islam party for freedom losing 3 seats polls have also closed here in the u.k. where people were not expecting to have to vote in this election greece and have been due to leave the e.u. by the end of march but parliament was on able to agree on a withdrawal plan the political deadlock has led to a surge in support for the upstart breck's it party at the expense of the ruling conservatives campaign groups say hundreds of ease citizens trying to vote with turned away because of administrative mistakes. well still ahead for you on the program but his monkey trial for inciting violence against muslims in sri lanka is pardoned and freed from prison. and officials from 3 u.s.

airlines a boeing 737 max jets will need up to 150 hours of work before they can fly again. high pressure continues to dominate the weather across australia the moment that means lousy father dry the high as a lid on the atmosphere suppresses the cloud popham in the south where it is popping up we've got some wet weather rolling through the bite so you might see some gray skies even some wet weather there across southern parts of south australia pushing i've been to victoria could see some wet weather here just coming into port fairy pushing over towards the melbourne 17 celsius the top temperature in melbourne north of that is warm and dry 2324 along that east coast over the next couple of days 19 celsius the path by saturday a little more cloud just coming back into the stage and we'll see the cloud still

clinging on to the coastal fringes of victoria on sas day the tasman sea for the clouds rolling into tasmania here and that will gradually ease over towards new zealand say spec to see some wet weather coming in here by the end of the weekend it's not too bad at the moment largely clear skies north island is the best for the sunshine temperature getting up to 18 celsius but the cloud will roll across the south are going on through saturday bit wet weather coming in here or clear around 16 celsius and rising temperatures rising across japan at the moment lots of hot sunshine in place tokyo with a top temperature of 31. millions of dollars are being stolen in a scam that staats in the philippines and stretches across the globe one on one ace gains exclusive access to this cutthroat on the world through a criminal turned whistleblower on al-jazeera. americans are struggling to pay

their rent the problem isn't just limited to vegas cities. a former governor of the indian central bank has cost the country close. we bring you the stories of the shaping the economic world we live in. counting the cost on al-jazeera. back quick look at headlines now india's prime minister a new random o.d.s. claimed a landslide win in the general election and looks set for another 5 year term his ruling b j p party has increased its majority in parliament the pentagon has confirmed the u.s. is considering sending more troops to the middle east. as tensions escalate with iran washington has already deployed extra forces to the region saying it's facing

unspecified threats from test run. on the justice department in the u.s. has announced 18 new criminal charges against wiki leaks founder julian assange they include on willfully publishing the names of classified sources. meanwhile officials from 3 u.s. airlines have told the reuters news agency that a boeing 737 max jets will need up to 150 hours of work before flying again u.s. federal aviation administration is hosting officials from around the world in texas they've been discussing the future of the jets after 2 of the aircraft crashed in less than 5 months killing $346.00 people see reports. the global fleet of nearly 400 boeing 737 max has been grounded since mid march the federal aviation administration in the u.s. says thursday's meeting will provide international aviation officials insist to any questions they have as they weigh whether the jets should fly again representatives from boeing will not to be present however since the 2 recent 737 mix crashes in

indonesia and ethiopia scrutiny of the aircraft developments have some wondering whether the f.a.a. and boeing should essential be treated as a single entity for example members of congress wondered why the f.a.a. took so long to ground the 737 max the public perception wise and it what took so long for us to do that because f.a.a. was just too cozy with. the 737 max was reportedly rushed to market off the air bus surprised boeing with a new fuel efficient plane in 2010 instead of developing a new aircraft boeing updated its 737 model with larger engines that needed to be placed further forward on the plane but that meant the aircraft could pitch upwards in some circumstances to compensate boeing developed a software fix em cas or the maneuvering characteristics or mentation system however not only did the system rely on just one sensor with a record of malfunctioning boeing didn't highlight the new system to the f.a.a. or to pilots part of being sales pitch was that despite the major design changes

this was fundamentally the same plane as the 737 so the reset of a cation process was speedy and costly additional pilot training would be minimal the f.a.a. took boeing at its word they made changes in 2005 that but that did lee handed over all the service agent process to the manufacturer and i think. there's very little evidence that shows that boeing in any way negate any kind of robust testing of m.p.'s but the challenge for boeing and the f.a.a. is to reestablish that credibility the c.e.o. of ethiopian airlines for one says he. will take a lot of convincing to use the 737 marks i cannot fully say that they are playing word for my back on it here paralyzed so i wonder whether the economic importance of returning the 77 marks to the skies will drive the plane swift recertification in the current system that we have the up lead weenie airbus and boeing there's

a sense that this is all too big to fail you know the airlines need to get these airplanes because they are likely to upgrade their fleets they need a better fuel economy of the airplanes so there's an eval to build the of the plane coming back to service it's sort of the old days of dying in a plane crash are one in several 1000000 none of us what we've learned from the development of the 737 marks is cause for concern i'm sure other times the al-jazeera president has called the u.s. house speaker nancy pelosi crazy off she questioned his fitness for office a spot comes a day off to try and cut short a meeting with democratic congressional leaders following news that pelosi had accused him of being engaged in a cover up another 10 temper tantrum. again i pay for the president of united states i wish and his family and his ministration no staff would have an intervention for the better country yes ma'am. a buddhist

monk accused of inciting violence against muslims has been released from prison in sri lanka the head of the buddhist power force was given a presidential pardon while serving a 6 year sentence it comes just a week after a muslim and buildings were attacked and apparent reprisal for the easter sunday bombings when alpha now has reports from columbus i supporters of gullah good out there are theater waited eagerly outside the valley could a prison in colombo a pardon signed by president mighty policy received on wednesday night wiped clean his 6 year sentence for contempt of court but on thursday security concerns forced him to leave through would be a gate only to reappear at this temple in a short while later. his 1st stop was to pre. 9 a sort of patron has attracted controversy since he founded a nationalist buddhist organization in 2012 called the bull by the same meaning

buddhist power force. responding to a rise in nationalism after the end of sri lanka's civil war he began his campaign to protect what he called a single a buddhist identity but the organization has been accused of hate campaigns against the muslim community the theater himself was accused of instigating anti muslim riots in 2014 a charge he denies nana's out of hero was jailed on contempt of court charges for insulting the judiciary in 2016 during a case into the disappearance of a journalist where military personnel were being investigated not be able to return it to you know there's nothing they didn't but destroyed my character they killed me with out actually doing sorry for a child to me but there's a truth will provide we have and always will be committed and. they have been

attacks against muslims on homes and businesses in recent weeks after the easter sunday bombings that targeted churches and how does that killed more than 250 people so some are questioning the timing of his release generative with demised in i began but the president is belittling the judicial system by his action and proving that the claims made by the buddhist priest against judicial offices and the attorney general's department a true on thursday the monk urged his supporters to stay calm during these tense times the controversial buddhist priest says after years of being vilified he's now been vindicated but some say president. would have to justify his decision to grant this presidential pardon. colombo. palestinian police say illegal drug production is increasing across the occupied west bank and much of it is destined for use inside israel the authorities blame the rise on western economic conditions

for palestinians as honda abdel-hamid reports as a young carpenter that's not his real name couldn't make ends meet so it was difficult to turn down the chance to make some quick money when the opportunity presented itself but it landed him in prison. a palestinian living in israel rented the 2nd floor of my shop he brought soil seeds water tanks everything needed he told me of the medical plant and it takes a month to grow and i would get 10000 dollars in exchange i don't have to do anything i barely have any work i don't have a permit to work in israel so except. $2500.00 plants were found on the upper floor of his family business now he's facing up to 15 years behind bars of being charged with growing cannabis plants and drug trafficking police say that illegal truck

plantations have been spreading across the occupied west bank ever since it became more difficult to import the drugs through dishonor. brigade believes is due to an increase in demand in israel where merry one is tolerated for recreational use but production is illegal. but me explain over the past 4 or 5 years there's been this trend to plant drugs like this in the west bank especially synthetic cannabis known as hydro it's this one here they grow this in greenhouses or in secret labs at home this started when it became more difficult to traffic from sinai. drug rates were stepped up by 30 percent in the occupied west bank last year about $33000.00 plants were seeds that's with an estimated market value of $7000000.00. it was the prospect of getting some of that cash that pushed some years to accept an offer to grow the plant at 31 he's unemployed and has 5 children

to feed. and i didn't produce for the local market it was all for export but the seeds come from israel to the bedouin they put them here at someone's place for a certain period of time depending on the type they could take 2 to 5 months to make sure i planted them in a valley which is hard to access authorities suspect there are many more money $1.00 of fields out there but most would be in the soup called area c. which represents about 60 percent of the west back but palestinian police are not allowed to operate there without prior consent from israel making it more likely that illegal drug production will continue to increase as the economic situation among palestinians continues to deteriorate but at the al-jazeera in the occupied west bank and also botswana where the government has overturned a ban on elephant hunting 1st introduced in 2014 south african nation is home to the largest population of elephants with an estimated 130000 governments as wild

animal numbers have become unmanageable in certain areas and small farmers are suffering the decision has triggered an angry reaction from conservationists who believe the move is political. well it might be the largest animal walking the earth but elephants are considered vulnerable with conservation is warning that poaching is pushing them closer to extinction the world wildlife fund says the elephant population has fallen from 10000000 at the beginning of the last century 241-5000 today while botswana as elephant population is growing those in east africa have been reduced by nearly half over the last decade as a result of ching now automatic facial recognition technology is transforming the lives of millions of people across the developed world our unique facial dimensions are this access bank accounts and to also use automated border controls but it can also track us and invade our privacy just there as paul brennan

looks now at the u.k.'s 1st legal challenge against this type of technology. security or surveillance cameras have become a silent ubiquitous feature of cities across the world residents seem almost oblivious to the routine monitoring of their daily lives. ed bridges was irritated the 1st time he realized the police automatic facial recognition vehicle that scanned his features in a shopping center but the 2nd time it happened was at a peaceful and arms trade protest and on that occasion the van was parked opposite the crowd i felt it was better to intimidate people and dissuade them from using their right to peaceful protests so it has taken south wales police to court in the 1st u.k. challenge to the use of a f r i mean essentially what you have is a situation where technology is running miles ahead of where the lorries and the law needs to catch up. biometrics is increasingly used for things like keyless buildings and cashless leisure resorts but civil liberties groups are most

concerned by its use in public spaces to scam more abiding citizens as they walk past the camera it takes a really sensitive biometric data from them without their knowledge or their consent says radio kin to them walking down the high street and the police forcibly taking their fingerprint or their d.n.a. automatic facial recognition has dramatically improved thanks to rapid advances in a computer technology known as d. planet the accuracy is still variable but the 2017 champions league final the system produced 92 percent of false positives and even if accuracy can be improved the still the other questions of governance of purpose and the wider question of exactly when protection of the public tips over into intrusion and oppression. china's mass surveillance of its citizens including the use of facial recognition is well known in 2017 australia authorized police and some private companies to use

and access a controversial new fast system but this month the u.s. city of san francisco bound city with ortiz from deploying the technology i could demick doctor on the hints has examined digital citizenship and surveillance our data trails makers transparency says the balance of power is shifting we have become very transparent on the other hand the process by which we are assessed also through our data and not very transparent and in that sense and we can see there is a reversal in empowerment and power shifts from the citizen to the state al-jazeera approach the company and e.c. and other a.f.r. providers but none responded to interview requests in a statement london's metropolitan police said it's a pilot scheme with now and it and the results are being assessed judgement in at bridges legal challenge is expected to be handed down in the autumn paul brennan al-jazeera. the world's largest ride sharing company is taking its services

underwater on the australian state of queensland have launched the 1st ever submarine hailing service for about $2000.00 you can spend an hour in the aptly named scuba which will take you around the great barrier reef a submarine can carry 2 passengers and goes to a depth of 30 metres says it will donate some of its profits to reef conservation programs and there is more on everything here all of our top stories but also analysis that taking you behind the headlines al-jazeera dot com. just a brief look at the headlines this hour for you india's prime minister narendra modi is heading for another 5 year term with a landslide election victory is ruling b.j. peace party is on course to increase its majority in what modi hail to his story mandate more than 600000000 people voted in a marathon 6 week 7 phase process. today we have witnessed

citizens from every nook and corner of the country filling this beggar's have i banged my head before india's 1300000000 citizen was the pentagon has confirmed the u.s. is considering sending more troops to the middle east as tensions escalate with iran washington has already deployed extra forces to the region saying it's facing on specified threats from to iran iran's president has been romney is saying his country won't surrender to u.s. pressure even if it's bombed. we want to wish to risk overrated miscalculation so. i think those are fair fair common sense you know our job is to turns this is not about we have a mission that is just freedom of navigation. counterterrorism and syria is going around feeding tokai the. security of israel in jordan.

the u.s. justice department has announced 18 new criminal charges against wiki leaks founder julian assange is accused him of unlawfully publishing the names of classified sources and conspiring with ex army intelligence analyst chelsea manning to obtain classified information swedish prosecutors are currently trying to extradite from the u.k. to face a rape charge polls have closed in the netherlands and here in the u.k. in the 1st day of european parliament elections and pro european policies are expected to have won most dutch votes according to opinion polls all in 400000000 people are eligible to vote across the block over the next 3 days they will be electing 751 parliamentarians in the u.k. a campaign group says hundreds of e.u. citizens trying to vote would turn away because of administrative mistakes the 1st results are expected to be announced on sunday as the top stories this hour that's it for myself and the team here in london coming up next on al-jazeera it's one i one east. my most

memorable moments with al jazeera was when i was on air as hosni mubarak fell with the crowds in tahrir square to all king. sons if something happens anywhere in the world how does iraq is in place we're able to cover news like no other news organizations. were able to do it properly. that is our strength. it's a scam that stocks in the philippines and stretches across the globe to. invest is a promise the opportunity of a lifetime they all ideas they get you on the whole. but instead a lift with shattered dreams and by natural ruin. the wide eyed by.

i'm sick of saud. on why one ace we reveal how organized crime is making millions in the philippines. it's the business hub of the philippines where multinational corporations turn over millions in annual profits but then the country district of manila has a dark underbelly play some news and making a fortune in duty cash by trading fake shares. just a lot of. in secrecy destroy them private investigators in cyber crime expert can gamble is in the final days of an operation to blow open an organized crime ring run by expatriates in the city. we want to document all the

people that they're talking to whoever they have contact. take 5 of them we need to figure out who all the. members of the syndicate lives. who fraudsters have gypped investors around the world race by selling them shares the don't exist then stealing their money so who avi's gods what are their nationalities. they're americans they come from. from new york area new jersey. for almost 2 years can gamble has been watching them he has the only mails the bank account details and recordings of their voices he knows everything about them. to have any idea that you're on to them. no idea at this town that stays like that for a walk. oblivious to this towboat attention the gang operates business as usual the scammers pretend to be from investment houses in america in real life they called

manila. some have filipino wives and children into have lived here for 20 years. well a very clever at at what they do at the securities fraud but they're not very clever covering the tracks. the crime ring is about to be exposed because one of their own his taking a courageous calls informant x. will call him is about to turn on his associates except they don't know it i meet him in a discreet location on the edge of manila. a. good 1st. informant x. is a man with friends an influence on both sides of the law. on the do it all guy i'm a freak sir that's what i do for these guys there are some problems that come tory a try and accommodate a force of thought i remember both of them. which now informant takes is planning

to help engineer the downfall of the organized crime gang he works fall and along the why he'll reveal to me the in a workings of an international fraud syndicate it begins with him secretly recording gang members discussing their cut of profits from the scam. then his decision to inform on the gang takes an extraordinary new dimension. to see. what's in a. document the most damning evidence is here x.'s uncovered a trove of hundreds of documents belonging to one of the fraudsters it exposes every aspect of the criminal operation evidence of transactions even.

logs or whatever money comes even though the documents name the victims investors from the netherlands south africa hong kong singapore papua new guinea new zealand and australia. but one stood out the most where he got scammed for a whole lot of amount almost 4 and also and so what is now we. are. far from the bustle of manila the provincial center of rockhampton in the australian state of queensland. it's here i find wine brown a hardworking coal mine electrician who should be enjoying financial rewards. right about home or going in that hole every die is hard work i don't see any family for

4 days at a 7. in early 25th mine started sending his hard earned cash to what he believed was a new york based investment broker he thought he was buying shares. for a future. what i do at the bar i don't want to keep doing with. my mission. so there are others on. but if you get to. the end of a boat in wang's money pocketed the so-called broken went by the name of john bolton. didn't know it at the time but was not a licensed triton even he's name was an alias in real life he was an american criminal living in manila. this is the frauds to talking recorded on wind grounds voicemail. by the way to charge us for the various here because i.

just heard or told me to describe the process of our ship i know where it. so that's john polson john polson bring up there's no on the old or thought i was wrong because. but our e-mail it on have a regular or not a reason to think it was a scam. the man who calls himself john polson is sticking to a script scammers like emus well proven psychological techniques to entrap the victim's investigator can gamble has seen it all before they're required to get the investor on the hook so the very 1st calls they mike designed to get that potential investor to to make a small investment. is the fear script to reassure nervous investors and one code you need to know who i am on going to make you very very rich you need to know who

i am because on the man that's going to change your life and that of course you know are coming with someone who's very well spoken with an american accent that sounds like he's calling it a wall straight. then you know the the average person is going to believe that. this when the john polson is stealing not only money but an identity there is a real john polson he's a successful multi billionaire investor and philanthropist from new york. but the imposter to those who know him is a thief and a thug he's a heavy drug use and. when you see him in you think. i better get out of discourse face or else because it's one of those intimidating guys who say one role something bad will happen to you. 2 over the next few months sitting at his computer in manila the fake john polson works on his victim whine brown the

strangest persuaded to buy more bogus shares to the value of $700000.00 us dollars his portfolio apiece to do well their health or is legit the gentleman. that old knowledge of the market and he really put forward to me was a good case in the case of why he. he was led to believe that these shares were valuable and that the day they went up in value and then that leads into another deal which is even more lucrative and so on and so on a lot of these guys have worked as brokers they have worked for my defense some of the biggest firms in the world and that come out of those firms and they've gone to the dark side. to bolster his image as a corporate heavyweight the pertains john polson makes up another company name with a grand tie to the least seem global partners its headquarters supposedly on wall street it's another lie concealed behind

a fake website. so this is the police he rips on. late and global oh i thought it was a legitimate there was no reason for a way to do that they use this 9 because alyse m. is the same name of the number of other organizations as well so again when you google the name you actually come up with all these legitimate companies. then this scamming of australian wine brown steps up a notch after john polson hooks him into the scam and now the gang member takes over he's job to keep wind spending money polson was just the start of the the scam is that contacted me. john paul's disappeared probably 12 to 18 months after i 1st started talking to him. and then again. you know according he came on the scene. there is now

a new broker in the picture going by the alias of daniel johnson but he too is an american criminal living in manila not the us. going. what. johnson calls constantly to pry more money from one brown. that will never be bought stop interest. shall we. might be able to get there. so tell me about this man. scrub a few blocks whistle for he still probably a member of it also into us is there certain arrogance about him you know does he think he's a big shot in the philippines. only a certain urgency he thinks who rules the philippines it's like a month or 2. well he's american he lives here with his wife and has children to her he's been in the philippines for years and he's probably one of the mind

characters who. plied probably one of the logic pots in this for. the crime syndicates victims from around the world were instructed to make payments to bank accounts in hong kong. the money is sent to the philippines and within a very short period talk on the money is usually taken out in cash here in the philippines by. like a bank account holders who have control of the accounts on behalf of the fraud gangs for the syndicates and the money is then loan it is ultimately into cash. buy now wine brown believes his portfolio is valued at $5000000.00 and he wants to cash it in but there's a catch the scammers in manila tell him before he can sell his shares he needs to pay us tax the tax money was rather right how to.