something bad like this happened before you see the river and it appears very calm i think that's why the father thought he could cross but the rio grande has a lot of deep powerful currents downstream earlier this month mexico agreed to tighten its southern border with guatemala of the president donald trump threatened to impose tariffs on mexican goods critics say the new measures have led to migrants taking even more dangerous than dyce related words but there's also something else that's happening in the last year or so we've seen a record in the number of people traveling with children to the united states 12 for asylum many of them of doing that because they've been told that if they ask for asylum as a family there's more chance that they'll be released well into the you know like 2 states at least while that process plays out but things have now changed and people that are all skiing for asylum in the united states and now being put back into mexico while that process takes place traveling with children made no longer be an

advantage and does would spreads that may mean the migration dynamic alters again but the most desperate to escape and then it pulled it's a whole violence in their homelands and still keep coming john homan how does it. in the united states 20 democratic presidential candidates vying to take donald trump's job in the 2020 lection are about to lay out their policies in the 1st of several live t.v. debates and the gallagher has been meeting democratic supporters and the state of florida to find out where they think the party should be headed. it was a night the democratic party and its presidential candidate will never forget despite polls and predictions donald trump became the 44th president of the united states leaving the democrats to lick their wounds no you don't donald trump burst lineup of democratic candidates now have their sights set on the 2020 alexion the

challenge will be energizing that base and making gains with white non-college educated voters the organizers say it's about getting boots on the ground an incredibly diverse group you know about 50 percent of them speak spanish about 20 percent of them speak creole and they'll be down in our in our base communities communicating with both voters and registering new voters data from the vote a study group shows that 6000000 voters who backed barack obama in 2012 helped win in 2016 but the next presidential election may be about more than getting those people back president bill clinton once famously said that every u.s. election is about the economy and that maybe the democratic party's biggest challenge if job figures in financial markets is still doing well political analysts say the democrats will focus on the president's behavior making this an election about morals not numbers if the democrats can mount a really good attack on all the stupid things the trump is done professor joseph

says the democrats may focus on the president's temperament not policy it may very well be an election about trump's behavior his morality his rhetoric which is not just decisive but sometimes you know phobic and racist so if they focus on those things they'll be playing to their strengths. luis a son tosses a small business owner. democratic party activist the primary concern is immigration policy but she also wants candidates to speak from the heart and don't back down like to say what you believe because a lot of times are getting muted because of we're scared of what the reaction might be and i think what worked so offer trump is he was not muted he said what he believed in and he stood behind it the democratic party will select its presidential candidate next summer as things stand former vice president joe biden is leading the pack it in the end the 2020 race may be more about personalities than anything else. and more still to come including palestinians reject donald trump's so-called deal of the century. and standoff at sea

a rescue ship sails towards italy in direct defiance of the italian government. hello we are approaching or you could say we've even reached mid winter in australia and the temperatures reflect that but actually they're on the low side even of winter we seems to record lows as funnels as darwin as far south as towns mania that's clear skies at night is captured antarctica and the pressure is largely hard to sitting higher than here which means things don't move but the daytime warmth is there for adelaide 90 degrees is increasing in sydney and even though you got that suddenly breeze up the queensland coast there are no significant showers it's totally 5 in time still in perth we're down to 16 again on coming frontal system brings a bit of rain through on thursday night and go on friday leaving 15 degrees behind

is warmed up in darwin and even in hobart 16 degrees app at adelaide 20 in the sunshine ahead of the incoming front not really midwinter retaught least by day equally in both the major arms of new zealand there's a very slow circulation of wind and error across it's a bit of cloud in the south maybe otherwise average temperatures and by day we're talking about almost wall to wall sunshine are never short days but by night where you might think well it's going to be frosty no tension wellington only 3 or 4 degrees. you immigration laws and projects funded by european governments have seen a rapid decline in the migrant transport. people in power travels to agadez to explore the realities faced by the drivers left out of pocket and the migrants who

are choosing to return home who would like to go back to the country where they are from these more is going to be like. europe migration on a. other than on one of the top stories here on our. forces from libya's un backed government to retaking the town of gharyan just south of the capital it's a major setback for war honey for have to. campaign to take tripoli almost 12 weeks ago was his major forward base. and u.n. special investigator has called for

a criminal inquiry into saudi arabia's crown prince over the murder of journalist. a saudi envoy to the u.n. who is accused of prejudice against the kingdom. distressing images of a father and daughter who drowned in a river on the us mexico border have caused an outcry over the dangers migrants face while trying to reach america must come latinas and his 23 month old daughter died while traveling north from the salvador. palestinians have rejected the u.s. administration's $50000000000.00 economic proposal for peace in the middle east it was unveiled by a senior white house adviser jared cushion a during a 2 day conference in bahrain the palestinians say their country is not for sale but to have made his will. it's senior white house adviser jared questioner gathered arab dignitaries israeli businessman investors and politicians from the wider world to discuss how to kickstart the palestinian economy over the next decade that reaction we've he called his plan the opportunity of the century.

krishna is counting on allies like saudi arabia and the u.a.e. for support in soliciting $50000000000.00 in investment pledges even though lebanon rejected the plan and countries like egypt and jordan sent low ranking officials if we managed to do it 25 years ago with significantly less money i'm pretty sure that it can be done today with the amounts of money with the private sector participation if we can achieve that hope of peace. for everybody to start working together to achieve what we're trying to achieve the chief of the international monetary fund christine legarde says the focus should be on the creation of jobs in areas such as agriculture tourism and construction. so there is a an economy if there is urgent question of making sure that the momentum is sustained and for that it will require all the goodwill in the world on the

part of all parties. private sector public sector international organizations and the parties on the ground and then there was the i.m.f. expects the palestinian economy to shrink by 1.6 percent this year and says unemployment stands at 30 percent in the occupied west bank and 50 percent in gaza but the palestinian leadership has rejected the plan and was absent in manama it hasn't had any contact with the u.s. administration since president donald trump recognized jerusalem as israel's capital a senior palestinian official says the whole basis of economic plan is built on the wrong assumptions the most basic ones is that the arabs can deliver palestine the palestinians or the the arabs can sign on behalf of the palestinians or. the arabs will even foot the bill. or that the

palestinians will substitute freedom and dignity and serve the term a nation for a fistful of dollars people in gaza and the west bank have been protesting against it many wonder if there will be even a concern for the u.s. administration after its last tens of millions of dollars in aid money already in the manner my workshop was all about economics there was no mention of palestinian rights return of refugees and of the occupation core issues that should be part of the political plan yet to be revealed but christian has already said if there is going to be a deal it's not going to be along the lines of the 17 year old arab peace initiative which palestinian fear means the end of the 2 state solution without the hemi. the un has warned that washington's decision to end waivers for countries exporting iranian oil will hurt the 2050 nuclear deal and the european union has

also reiterated that there is no credible and peaceful tentative to the new kid deal the un and e.u. envoys were addressing the security council on the escalating tensions between the u.s. and iran jabber times as well from the un this was a briefing on the u.n. secretary general's latest assessment on how the iranian nuclear deal is going and once again iran has been found to be in full compliance with the j c a the 15th time in iraq has been found to be in full compliance not in compliance the united states which has withdrawn its waivers to allow iran to export its oil the economic development part of the plan and withdraw its way was for nonproliferation for iran to export its enriched uranium the nonproliferation part of the deal those are the 2 main planks off the j c p o a none the less is only very mild regrets expressed at the u.n. security council for the us is actions over the russian ambassador point out that the u.s.

is position was rather confusing on the one hand it's withdrawing from the deal it's pressuring and threatening member nations not to comply with the deal while pressuring iran to comply to the deal it's all a bit confusing the russians seem to be seem to be saying the iranians for their part also suggested look we've been terribly reasonable up to this point now our patience is wearing thin they just missed an offer of unconditional negotiations from the american saying how can it possibly be unconditional if you withdrawn from the deal you are waging all that economic war with us and your threatening to obliterate us with a huge military buildup that's not unconditional and in fact there was an interesting line from the iranian ambassador where he said iran cannot shall not will not take all of the burdens anymore to preserve this deal this deal has now to be saved by the other member states. saudi arabian military says it intercepted and destroyed a drone targeting homes near its southern border with yemen the drone was brought

down near a military base close to a residential area it's the latest in a series of attacks on saudi airports and infrastructure by yemen's hootie rebels. the reason for what you describe is a nice collection as that we had earlier introduced a truce and when we ceased our drones and missiles the aggressor states through their spokesman alleged of one mess of victories eliminating the missile and drone basis meanwhile the aggressor states we are with the crimes against our people we saw the truce as pointless therefore we resumed our operations and used what we have it hain't to deter the aggressors as a result this cannot be described as an escalation from our end it is the aggressor states that despite our proposals for peace. a german charity ship carrying 42 people rescued from the mediterranean 2 weeks ago has entered italian waters the captain of see what 3 said they decided to sail towards the island of lampedusa

because the situation on board was so desperate italy's interior minister. as bob the ship from its waters saying it would be seized. is a spokesman for sea watch the german charity ship he believes the refugees and migrants on board may be allowed to this bar. we've had the situation before with italy has tried to bar us from entering italian waters for quite a while now for over a year he has already seized other ships and also our ship has been seized a couple of times for a short while for 2 or 3 weeks but has always been released after this time because never there was only. an illegal or grounds to hold us for longer so we have always acted in accordance with international law when we rescue people in the mediterranean and therefore there is no reason for actually seizing our ship even though suddenly now made a new decree trying to nea's this procedure to seize our ship unless

300 miners are staging a sit in in south africa to protest against what they say is unfair pay and working conditions and workers have remained underground ilang says mining rustenburg in the country's northwest for a week they're demanding the mines human resources department be sacked over iraq after complaints including the dismissal of more than 50 employees in hong kong democracy campaign is a staging another mass demonstration in the center of the city it's the latest action that they say is intended to draw attention to the future of human rights in the autonomous territory under thomas reports from hong kong. for the 2nd time in a week long complex were trapped more than a fountain protesters angry at how the police that handled recent protests swarmed a late night around the city center of course is what's going on here is that the protesters are trying to barricade the police inside their compound they say this

is a nonviolent demonstration that they're making their anger with the police very clear . many shouted a few did throw rocks at the police stood stoically trapped inside. earlier in the evening tens of thousands of people had rallied packing a city center park nearby streets and every vantage point around you i was a bit worried rewards like that things might be dying down because it's been a while and there's a weekday people getting quite exhausted from the past 2 weeks or so tonight since there are thousands and thousands of people. who love the whole city center home so i think the momentum is really right now protesters are trying to build on a back down by hong kong's go which i would propose rules to allow extradition to the mainland china the proposals have been suspended protest is what the unambiguously dropped they also wanted investigation into police violence of

previous protests the release of those arrested and the resignation of the chief executive. but the theme of this rally was free hong kong democracy now these protests are becoming about the way hong kong is governed not just the narrow issue of extradition protesters think timing is on their side wednesday's rally was organized to get attention of g. 20 leaders as they head for their annual summit in japan we think this is a great opportunity for us to voice out our democracy to all the world leaders who will tanna g atlantis summit as they will also see president seizing they want their demands put to china's president by the other leaders in person. early 0 point state hundreds took part in what they called a petition marathon taking their demand. to the hong kong consulates of 19 of the g. 20 countries all except china we need to know how often that we need all of their support

not just us not just u.k. not just any country but all of the country need to support us china has made it clear there would be any discussion on one g. 20 in japan. sidelines protests despite their voices be heard i detoxed out there. and a quick reminder you can catch up any time by checking out our website address for that is our desire dot com and you can also watch us live by clicking on the orange live icon outre 0 dot com. mind and other top stories here on ars era forces allied to libya's u.n. recognize government have retaken the town of gharyan. which is 80 kilometers south of the capital tripoli from forces loyal to the warlord holly for have to

it's a major setback for have to campaign to take separately which began almost 12 weeks ago the u.n. special investigator on yes has called for a criminal inquiry into saudi arabia's crown prince and one of his main advisers over the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi she's delivered her final report on his killing it found saudi arabia responsible and she says there are legal grounds to launch an international inquiry excellent seas state trust sponsibility begs a question as to whom is or to metra be liable for its killing the inquiry was a human rights inquiry not a criminal investigation it does nevertheless found credible evidence yron 1000 further investigation of a high level saudi officials individual liability including that of the crown prince of saudi arabia and obvious key advisor so that kept annie. palestinians

have rejected the u.s. administration's $50000000000.00 economic proposal for peace in the middle east the plan was unveiled by a senior white house adviser jared kirshner at a conference in bahrain on tuesday thousands of palestinians marched in protest in gaza and the occupied west bank they say they will not trade their rights for money distressing images of a father and daughter who drowned in a river on the us mexico border of course an outcry over the dangers migrants face while trying to reach america or skin martina's and his 23 month old daughter died while traveling north from el salvador a german charity ship carrying 42 people rescued from the mediterranean 2 weeks ago has entered italian waters a captain of sea walks trees said they decided to sail towards the island of lampedusa because the situation on board was so desperate italy's interior minister matteo salvini has barred the ship from its waters saying it would be seized people

in power is next looking at a controversial migration program in west africa thanks for watching by for now. we understand the differences. and the similarities of cultures across the well son i matter how you take it al-jazeera will bring in the news and current events and then match it to al-jazeera. to share in west africa has long been a staging point for migrants and asylum seekers risking everything to reach libya the mediterranean and then europe now and she trafficking was introduced with the help of the european union are said to be stemming that tide and reducing fatalities in the southern somehow a desert but not everyone is not as giuliana rufus has been fun together.

a checkpoint on the outskirts of out of this 7 gateway into the sorrow. of. it is here that business men matter me more sad dispatches vehicles that carry people and goods between egypt and libya. with their mortgages and i think most of us are here when the markets are. at unity and. that is the. that's not.

3 years ago pickups like these filled with migrants from across west africa passed this barrier on their journey to europe. today the flow of cars has become in me a trickle the material government has passed a law that has made the transport of such migrants illegal. jimmy get out. because that's his newness and you know. and you know done with of. course it means that all of you and we get after. the journey between the share and libya is dangerous. and migrant desk and desert roads have been frequent and. the new law will save lives according to the european union who pushed for its introduction. men like madam me

who organized the migrants transport had previously risked those lives. today is the largest per capita recipient of e.u. aid including funds to train guards at this checkpoint. and the critical market as well but what about i don't know the you know. but the e.u. has a vested interest it wants to stop african migrants from reaching europe and it's been argued that by passing the law has helped europe move its most southern border right into africa. in return for managing migration new share is rewarded by europe with lots of development aid and if successful this is a model that could be exported to other countries around the world so we've come here to find out how it works.

for centuries the city of ideas has been the gateway into the sarra. caravans departed from here and the 1980 s. saw boom in tourism until a series of tribal belgians turned the region into a no go area. with the so-called migrant crisis and 2015 hour days started making global headlines once more 3 quarters of all migrants and asylum seekers who reached the italian coast line made the journey from new. desperate to stem the flow to europe struck a deal with libya's coast guard to deter migrants from going to sea. with the introduction of the new jerry an anti trafficking law migrants and refugees was stopped even further away from europe shores. we have come to see more about me

more subtle to find out what effect the law has had since it was passed 3 years ago . with. his compound was a so-called ghetto a place where migrants and drivers gathered before starting the journey to libya. after the law was introduced the authorities arrested many of the drivers calling them people smugglers. or anyone. going to say nearly everyone about it and eventually. before the migration ban passengers paid around $250.00 each meaning mad emmy's profits might have been as high as a quarter of

a $1000000.00. would you want to do and. who . would want to. do an madam these cars have been confiscated by the military and he takes us to see them. to make up for financial loss the e.u. is funding a compensation scheme that helps former migration workers start new businesses. but get joan is like mad at me are excluded and are not reimbursed for confiscated cars . madam he is a leader of the tube usnach group that is home in the north of new jack and the sellers of libya 9 years ago when the rebellion and the other this region came to an end the government gave the to lose the transport route through the eastern

desert. their role in cross border trade means the 2 were disproportionately affected by the migration ban. well now. that you've. been away the e.u. has been investing heavily in stopping migrants from reaching it shows but that's not all it's also funding the return of migrants back to their home countries this so-called trans migration center is run by the international organisation of migration or i.o.m. who arranges the migrants return maurice. shows us around. the c.v.r. as they come from. where the politicos expression is not well and then we are

so many. informal pleasance the closure of the mediterranean migration route into europe and the violent behavior of libya's militias has caused migrants to feedback in tunisia but the processing of return nice is not always straightforward for the person of. id for many they can be lost all they can be. a crowd is building outside nigeria security forces are violently rounding up africans dumping them quite literally across the border in tunisia. this is my money this is so many different a commitment from it. has become a repatriation hub not only for migrants who get stuck here but also for those who

have been turned back in neighboring countries you want your people believe the hostility they differentiate and for so that they have a long time who would like to go back to the country where they're from you know knowledge of you know the more you are. free buses deal to. leave. but a new group of migrants is starting their journey. but. when you see other people go how do you feel. the difference will be for a bit it will be obvious that. in 2018 alone over 15000 men women and children have returned to their home countries with the help of the i.o.m. . from europe's point of view the flow of migrants has been successfully reversed. but not everyone is ready to go back home a contact takes us to

a ghetto that is still operating in spite of the new law mohammed balladeer has been picked up 3 times by the new gerry and military trying to reach libya and now he's run out of money. he feels he's got nothing to lose. motherhood in order to believe that. mohammed is from guinea conakry on the west african coast a country that's seen violent ethnic clashes. and there are. once again. be a v.m. brotherhood the result. of one man who knows he's a. bug. me along

a new job. is a long way on a pretty solid flick little blue. sun lit up lovely girls in. melbourne the. little of the i was only as. we set off from our goddess to follow the route migrants take to reach europe our destination is still cool. and from there we want to drive towards the libyan border we will travel with an i.o.m. team that's on a rescue mission. looking for migrants who are lost in the desert as 3 car army escort provide security. we soon get a taste of what travel in the desert is like we're just outside vehicle and we're already having the 2nd public car breakdowns often leave migrants stranded in the

desert our 1st stop is the village of the thai with thousands of migrants used to drink water from this well today military patrols are frequent and i am team leader . is told that cars with migrants no longer stop here. soon we're back on the road driving towards a nearby oasis called to member it is known as a hiding place for migrants a desert ghetto as our work once to show us something very disturbing. few. of them. tend to do not really get off. the driver who took these migrants avoided the main roads but his car broke down after 3 days of walking the migrants arrived here. with you see did you.