jerusalem day. the 8. into iran tens of thousands of people came out the occasion and could stay also known as jerusalem day iran's annual display of solidarity with palestinians which it has marked since the start of its 1979 revolution the islamic republic once again made clear its stance toward u.s. president donald trump's plan for peace in the mideast pay homage to his it was seen as the message of to roussillon day is that palestine will live forever and jerusalem belongs to all muslims and over the past 2 years none of the plots of the enemies of his slouch against jerusalem has been successfully 1st they tried making jerusalem the capital of the egresses we saw that other than one or 2 small countries no one else accepted that then they tried to give the golan heights to israel no country and all the international community accepted that now they're off

to the deal of the century i believe it will be the bankruptcy of the century it will definitely go no way. the. drum so-called deal of the century is expected to include proposals for large scale investment in palestinian territories from arab countries even before its unveiling it has been rejected by palestinian officials many in the mideast wonder if it will be dead on arrival. in iraq at a time when but the dad is trying to calm rising tension between the u.s. and iran people held rallies to mark jerusalem day iranian backed shia brigades carry pictures of iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali how many will move was the end of the little house a lot through the day in baghdad and the other iraqi provinces and across the world expresses the people's rejection of the deal of the century which is being planned by trump in order to dissolve the palestinian cause in his own special way but there is a wide rejection from the peoples that will make this conspiracy fail. jerusalem

day falls on the last friday of the fasting month of ramadan but this year's demonstrations also took place less than a day after the conclusion of a gulf cooperation council summit in saudi arabia one in which saudi king said man called on arab states to confront iran its timing is a reminder of the deepening rifts and growing rivalries in an already volatile region and how much. still ahead here on al-jazeera the dolls fragile revolution as protests continue concern cries of immediate suppression. and saving lives under way with the 1st responders in south africa's so-called danger zones do stay with us here on al-jazeera. hell of a long lost the tornado risk is much much reduced now in the u.s.

there are still more showers building in texas and for a little bit further north west but the story that's been around well since march but is still there the suspect is the flooding from the big rivers right in the middle part of the u.s. now if you talk about the bit more range is the case maybe in the midwest and than through kansas than that can only get worse not better but beyond that it looks quite nice and spring like at long last year 2430 new york down to washington it interacts with 60 which is some improvement at least $32.00 in dallas warmish further west a few showers up in the mountain states you say but principally we still will be looking for violent activity probably the plains states down towards texas but there's not a huge amount in evidence chicago 17 in the sunshine is probably very pleasant more rain still to come for toronto dropping science from the u.s. or the caribbean now it has been wet here recently few a shower to get his pioneer in the next day or so but you can't want matter

altogether the concentration of rain may well be a nascent developing circulation in southern mexico or near san salvador and guatemala. in the philippines the black market for gold is worth hundreds of millions but not everyone is reaping the rewards to selma pain be ultimate prize one i want to use to investigate why people like dying for gold on al-jazeera president trump will be welcomed by the queen and outgoing prime minister to resign made during his 1st state visit to the u.k. but how will the public receive him trumps views on breaks it global warming and other issues unlikely to cause controversy watch al-jazeera for full coverage and analysis.

talk about you're watching officer means the whole robin a reminder of our top stories u.s. police say a disgruntled employee has killed 12 people at a local government complex in virginia beach the suspect died after a gun battle with police also u.s. businesses are warning that billions of dollars of trade could be affected if president trump's tire of all mexican goods goes through mexico's foreign minister is heading to washington d.c. for talks on the taxes which trump says will stay in place until the flow of my goods is stopped. and u.s. secretary of state my pompei is all europeans all seeking support for washington's hardline policy on iran he began his trip in germany where the government still favors the 2015 nuclear agreement. protesters for and against sudan's military leadership have demonstrated in the capital khartoum pro army and

religious group showed support for the military council which has been in power since the ousting of president omar bashir in april side the defense ministry thousands demanding civilian rule defied warnings from the military to stop their sit in demonstration on thursday a senior army officials at the protest had become a hub for criminals and was posing a danger to the state sudan's main opposition group the sudanese professional association has condemned the closure of al-jazeera office in khartoum a spokesperson said it was and we quote a new setback to the gains of the revolution the committee to protect journalists is also weighed in the middle east and north africa coordinator says that the raid in closure of khartoum bureau is a worrying sign of sudan's military rulers intend to suppress coverage of pro-democracy events this action belies military leaders statements and they should immediately reverse course and

a large 0 to operate freely. a spokesman for the united nations secretary general said there was concern over recent developments in sudan and the impact on media freedom we are concerned about some of the recent tensions we want to make sure in the coming days that all of the fundamental rights and liberties of the people are fully respected and that would include freedom of expression of course and in that regard of course we want to make sure that our all media are able to do their work in sudan without harassment 100 cocoa is a member of giffin or a nonviolent resistance movement in sudan he says journalism in general is now under threat. you moving the freedoms of press and trying to have the world not see what's happening is a big deal. and i think this is a turning point because what happened after 11 o'clock the government said only the government allowed journalists from all over the world to the sudan to come to

sudan to cover this and for them now to decide that no the world doesn't need to see this anymore is a sign for us that some things are changing and we're going back to them a crackdown and things and we are actually getting ready for a crackdown on the protests there i mean what's happening with the negotiation between the. declaration of feedom and change talking from the point of the protesters with the transitional council there reached a point where we supposed have a civilian government and they reached a point where they are not moving forward either the transition many council is going to give up power it's brilliant or they're not going to do it and we are now we're more than $55.00 days into this situation and we're thinking that now is the time or we have to go back to fighting this government in another way because they're not giving the military doesn't want to give up power so we were waiting for them to give up power and if they were serious about giving up power they were not going to do a crackdown on the media so we're like where it now protests is in the capital of

honduras the entrance to the u.s. embassy on fire must demonstrate in such a pile of times the place before soldiers were called and thousands of teachers and medical workers have been rallying against a presidential decree which they say could lead to massive job cuts on thursday the u.s. embassy had urged protesters to avoid violence after 25 people were injured in confrontations with police. strong currents and poor visibility are hampering efforts to find 21 people still missing after a sightseeing boat sank in hungry capital budapest on wednesday one rescue diver was swept away during an attempt to reach the wreckage and had to be saved by colleagues the search for 19 south korean tourists into hungary and crew has been extended to neighboring serbia downstream from the scene of the accident police have questioned the captain of another larger vessel that rammed the tall boat before it sank and was old or semi. is going to take a long time to search the entire stretch of the danube south of the city we're also

cooperating with the serbian authorities. thanks to that one should have been taught we have to say that conditions are completely against us and our aims those who work in research and rescue pricey extremely difficult and dangerous conditions divers went down on thursday but it was impossible to get close to the wreckage this ability is eroding underwater yes environmentalist and indigenous groups all speaking out against a u.s. government plan to allow oil exploration in the alaskan wildlife refuge now the 1st leases for drilling are expected to be sold this year they both thought seacoast had been off limits to oil and gas exploration until the trumpet ministration pushed approval through congress in 2017 environmental groups are worried about the impact on caribou polar bears and other wildlife in the area sarah james is an elder the arctic village traditional council which campaigned against all exploration the region she says resisting the plan has been

a struggle. it is. because i'm right not because. i'm terrible all the light from that time beginning we are that i and. government been taken position with our government to government to point this issue to keep the. art of the coastal plain arctic national wireless. do you think. we want. that. our way of life for ever. the people of the democratic republic of congo have been paying tribute to veteran opposition leader. the ceremony in the capital comes more than 2 years after he died in belgium at the age of 84 political turmoil prevent the return of his body

until her. supporters are educated and calling this a huge fake you know that if they get to be a hero on d.r. on saturday is a huge momentous occasion for them he is a man who participated in politics for decades and set up again for my leaders like my. laurent kabila and joseph kabila he participated in several elections but he never became president that change when it's time for you to katie was inaugurated president earlier this year. the but there was some controversy leave leave marks in for you an opposition leader general who won the election that happened a few months ago but the constitutional court ruled that it was indeed military can even one question i've been asked what kind of either is he going to be would he be a formidable force like his father was and some are even speculating that maybe he won't believe there's some analysts who believe that he was put in power by joseph

kabila and some of them actually say that joseph kabila is the man pulling strings behind the scenes calling for katie what you did. violence against ambulance crews in parts of south africa has become so raw and so they have to rely on armed guards for protection and the latest in our series of 1st responders joins paramedics in one of the so-called red zones in the western cape. 2 years ago they believe that paramedics dk abrams begins his night shift with a prayer for safety. he works to save lives but often his own is at risk in areas in capetown so dangerous he needs armed police protection the 1st call of the night comes from mitchell's plane where over. says she's been physically assaulted the crime rate the video life your risk of the late the it's the worst it's not only what you do is load and go but we don't have a choice now because the world begins when we have to get to stabilize as the crowd

grows the police keep a close watch the need for security is an all too familiar reality pacific's patna susan we have a. bank and when we ran outside to we saw that people were breaking into our vehicle 2nd incident and when we need to call people see that we kind of liked and they started checking mark carney and they stretch it to us another crew heads to what's known as a red zone an area of high crime paramedic candace mox can only respond when police arrive this is hanover park overcrowded poor and riddled with violence you don't with the lights on. but there were things that for this attack move people to the scene of. the incident is you know this guy was standing so they would feel that people that maybe it was you with

a patient in one year there were more than $280.00 attacks and paramedics in cape town alone most of these neighborhoods are in the grid so swear paramedics say they're increasingly under through it often they're held at gun or knife point and their equipment stolen waiting for a police escort him being it takes longer for paramedics to respond to emergencies but they say they don't have a choice. as midnight approaches we hear there's been a shooting in manenberg on the cape flats 3 men have been shot we're told by wyvil gang members this is often the type of situation that the paramedics respond to and while they work if police stand guard. but so many people on the street paramedics don't know who could be a threat and if gang members are watching them sidique tells us he's been threatened before the guy was capable dos with all because the gains

sold would be. there within a week when 2 finishing off you wanted us to complete the stitching in the store you made them so simple doesn't work that way in the me god while in your 30. the paramedics were quickly spending as little time as possible at scenes with has been violence. the so many blessings going into a small spot to come palace delivering a baby in the dock and you get to thank you from a mother. a thank you from a aunt that's priceless the city of cape town says it's using security cameras and installing panic buttons in ambulances but for these emergency workers going to work every day brings with it an enormous risk for me to malaya al-jazeera cape town. and finally it's a cut throat competition packed with suspense and demo should there be $600.00

youngsters under the age of 15 took part in this year's us spelling bee and for the finalists it became a test of a durance that ended with a spell binding. as will. be y o c o 2 thought it was and just like that not one not 2 not 3 but 8 co-champions in the end scripps national spelling bee it was the 1st time in the 92 year history of the event more than one spelling whiz kid claimed the trophy there was a long night of spelling words most people had never even heard of and by the end organizers had run out of another challenging words when we get to the end of rounds 20 we will take an extraordinary step of declaring as co-champions those of you still remaining in the competition i want house and a final round was high drama. you ass.

u. t. out you are right i thought there were a few slip ups i mean you are 80 i you and i are a sham. i ration and still higher ratio who in the world can spell that thank you so much but its the final round went on it was clear and no words could stop most of these kids correctly the well thought overwhelmed with exhaustion. you see you. correct any. other just in shock. what in the world is because according to the dictionary it's a brown algae found in seawater. i didn't know what it was let alone how this bell it clearly these kids are better at spelling than i am each of them will now

receive $50000.00 in prize money gabriel's and oh. a l j a z e r a new york. you're watching all this there i'm still robin these are all top news stories u.s. police say a disgruntled employee has killed 12 people at a local government complex in virginia beach the suspect died after a gun battle with police we do know who the suspect is we have not been successful in notifying certain family members once we are able to do that busy we will release his name once we're going to mention his name once and then he will be forever referred to as the suspect because our focus now is the dignity and respect for the victims in this case and to their film. officers right now who are

processing through what could be described as a war zone. u.s. businesses are warning that billions of dollars of trade could be affected if president trumps tire of some all mexican goods goes through mexico as a foreign minister is heading to washington d.c. for talks on the taxes which trump says will stay in place until the flow of migrants is stalked and u.s. secretary of state might pump a is on a european toll seeking support for washington's hardline policy on iran he began his trip in germany where the government still favors the 2015 nuclear agreement. also leaders of muslim nations have condemned the u.s. for moving its embassy to jerusalem the organization of islamic cooperation has been meeting in saudi arabia delegates say any recognition of jerusalem as israel's capital undermines the 2 state solution. protesters for and against sudan's military leadership have demonstrated in khartoum army and religious groups showed

support for the military council which has been in power since the ousting of president omar bashir in april side the defense ministry thousands demanding civilian rule defied warnings from the military to stop their sit in demonstration strong currents and home hampering efforts to find 21 people still missing after a sightseeing boat sank in hungary's capital on wednesday one rescue diver had to be rescued after being swept away while trying to reach the wreckage the search for 900 south korean tourism to hungary and crew has been extended to neighboring serbia those are the headlines i'll be back with more in half an hour one on one east is next to stay with us here on our just over. on counting the cost from credit fuel boon to currency crisis how can you fix turkey's economy. made in america how much would consumers pay for u.s. made goods and the debt crisis is making it harder for mozambique to invest for the

future. counting the cost. there's a gold rush in the philippines worth hundreds of millions of dollars but no one wants you to know about it feel old building block might into custody and bottom line it be in the game a shadow in a and so this illegal industry is leaving a trail of misery for its workers were fairly shoes for you none of you could look at them and their families in the bit of the little boat in the baltic in the back in the wash the women when i went east investigates why people in the philippines a dying for gold. on the pacific coast 350 kilometers east of manila is the town of power.

it's also known as gold town too but a hollywood we'll call for new homes in the month of the know what i mean when you do not need a warning but i'm comfortable with my long arguments going to one up on nothing is that they remain low got an idea you know gets $9.00 about well i'm a long way behind this gold agent tells us that the sleepy town is home to a highly profitable illegal gold industry once normal high grade $100.00 on the news certainly plumber who was so far one of them one sort of thing going on is a freebie from what i mean millionaire you are god not going to either live in stone instant millionaire. jeremy millen is a minor in an illegal gold mine it's all he's ever known a con man coming. out of season. fordable.

what i mean about. long been for. a while but bought a little fun in the thought was a good one when a bone of another in love. with. a boy got me. 6 days a week he makes these 30 minute journey to convert me but. here he did in the cover of the mangrove swamp and illegal gold mining saatchi's in operation besides supply gold for the black market trade. they showed up because of fog of war but of course i didn't. mine is like jeremy i'm known as players they work at these mines without any of the necessary permits. here the play is practice compressed in mining the most

dangerous form of gold mining in the world. it's also illegal in the philippines miners have to work underwater for long hours to get the gold buried deep underground. they breathe through a narrow rubber tube that's connected to a compressor because then i'm going to feed. them just what we're doing with the ukraine because i need. your little little little pits a dog close to a river so they fill up with water as soon as the mine is. not just what i would. say been over 6. despite the dangers the miners have only the most basic equipment to work with them

or not for the fun of playing a. lot of climb up finding the pattern people must undergo. becoming pulled out. of. a long day for. you. look at their quote from the one. with the ball and if the pool was going to fall and. make the ball going to dive it's not me saying i think i'm. going up off the bat right where. i am for it's own place on bats. if i've got to put the bottom of.

it's almost pitch black and it's cold. i don't want to fall for a 2nd and then i'm done well i mean. i mean 2nd i have fallen in love. with a meal out of white and one. thing by white i'm looking for something. better for me that luckily i will hold on. at the port and jeremy's on the fire his friend on the surface. of rocks are inspected and the ones with gold i kept aside.

income fluctuates from day to day fund so. this may be. a haven for long. but in fact i think that we have a i mean it does have a good i mean several of the wandering family would. be in someone up with another you're not going to know if i'm going to. play is like jeremy or at the very bottom rung of an elaborate illegal network they answer to the people who fund these shadowy operations the finances of the program we call them to say sorry you got pulled i'm just going to be disappeared and see if. the guy in. the roof or not you know that it's been exactly. the finances work behind the scenes and are willing to break the law to keep their business going i shall believe you don't use of me money. value. but only. for an

investment of about a $1000.00 to set up an illegal and the finances can expect to double their investment or more if they strike gold. was wounded. and. given a good. going down over the i'm going to believe what would you do. then you could tell me because i believed in. the media but you. never hear about this but there are likely. rock mayo's of the next link in the black market gold tried. in paris he didn't behind a small bike workshop we find an illegal rock mining operation. finances

bring their rocks to places like these where workers like but not separate the gold from the rocks. when upal in the fall when i'm in a battle for. a boiling. and wonderful bug. pulled off and i mean no. direct contact with mc you're it can lead to toxic poisoning. but the work is here seem to underestimate the danger it's. got me going i'm going to feel. bad pull out. of here.

well of a 1000000. but i mean for. someone you know what i. mean by. the next step of the process is equally dangerous work as he's helped me to separate the rule gold from the minute curie. i'm probably. going to get any before and. i was one of them but i was a muslim on muslim money and i thought i was. without any safety precautions were kids here risk respiratory failure oh for as little as $5.00 a day. when. you know when. i have

a boy and i'm. going to play some put it on his face i'm not open about global warming and didn't get. to some the cost of extracting the small amount of gold on the surface it was years later and it's a huge cost. jerry francis has been working in illegal gold mines in power for the past 20 years but for the last 3 months he hasn't been able to work. to do. the. simple.

no one. even in the summer has had it. and. it's your mission when least in this year i miss the co-host mary sue sitting rooms . who now have equal her good looks a. little but over here. was he says it was just pure mix with the. coaches make sure this isn't related to my family duties the usual to say larry tonight was these are young men you know you are doing here. you are done and.