these are already among the worst flies in spain's catalonia region for 20 years and the heat wave has only just begun firefighters are warning the burning area could get 5 times as big a doing what they can to douse the flames. but for these animals it was too late they died trapped inside their bond it's clearly upsetting for the farmer. distance provide safety but it's an anxious wait to find out of houses have gone up in flames. in the afternoon when we came back we saw black smoke here and we wanted to go back home the road was cut off so we couldn't our ranch is right there and there was a lot of smoke so we came here next to fish castle to see where the fire was going and if our ranch was going to burn. away from the flames the heat is more nuisance than danger in madrid

a little cooler 39 celsius people try to stay hydrated stay protected we just took it easy for some tourists for more northerly climbs that's what we came for sticky process and sun cream drink lots of water but it's perfect it's very harsh it's very hot i'm born here you know trying to get some time. for vulnerable people the heat can still be dangerous in france the health ministry has issued a heat wave plan for elderly care homes they don't want a repeat of 2003 as hot weather when 15000 mostly old people died. just before i put a small wet cloth around my neck and there isn't much more akin to our dirt to move around but it's our way we don't move too much we just have to wait for it to be over there is no other solution. but forecasters suggest it won't get cooler till early next week. to reach islands. i want to get more

on the story now of the u.s. supreme court blocking plans by president trying to add a controversial question on ethnicity to the 2020 census clapham goldstein is the director of the center for ethics and the rule of law at the university of pennsylvania law school joins us via skype from paris. from the outset it appears to be quite obscure the inclusion of a citizens' citizenship question in a u.s. census put this into context for us why has it proved contentious and why did the supremes court make this ruling. there's been no question on citizenship since the 1950 s. in the united states and it's a critical issue because the census of course determines how many members of the house of representatives will be appointed for each state unlike for the senate

which for which there is always 2 from each state and so this is a highly political issue whereas it ought not to be politicized because it's a clear constitutional requirement it was revealed that wilbur ross secretary of commerce wanted to shortly after donald trump was sworn in at this question on citizenship in order to decrease the number of representatives from states that had very large populations of let tino's or latino that could decrease the representation in the house of representatives from those states and the supreme court has said that the truck administration has no valid reason and has not demonstrated any rational basis for adding such a question right now oh no no no as you say you've explained it very well it's

crucial because it determines how many members each state will have in the house of representatives so crucial implications there for democracy for elections just to be clear about this the supremes court. they've not completely ruled against it but they have just bought the question from being included for now. what they have said is that the trumpet ministration hasn't demonstrated a legal basis for including such a question and what that suggests is that the administration could go back in a lower court and try to argue why the question is legal using a different rationale but the problem is that we're running up against a deadline which is that the census bureau has said it has to have all questions included by the end of the current month now the president has tweeted that he

would like to extend the deadline for the census which almost certainly is not constitutional and not legally permitted under statutory law either and so the question is whether or not there will now be another showdown about the possibility of extending the deadline for the census questions that would allow the trumpet ministration more time to really argue its case and it would be good to talk to you about this again but for now clapham call sign appreciate your thoughts on the story my pleasure. so i had. taken a long time. at the wrong train. thanks. to a. business update. going places together.

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thanks. for all the sports with peter. thank you very much indeed unbeaten record at the cricket world cup and have ended the west indies semifinal hopes with a dominant victory at old trafford in manchester. india found the pace slow growing early on with k o row who one of 2 wickets for jason holder but 72 from india captain virat kohli he's 94 passenger in one day internationals helped set a decent target hand my hands are saying bernie also weighed in with an unbeaten 56 as they post 2 of the 68 percent. of the windies were always up against it in the last danger man cross scale in the 1st serve or one of 4 wickets for mohammad

sham india continued to take wickets at regular intervals a smart catch here from the only removed carlos brathwaite of jasper boma in the end they won by $125.00 runs well in the when he's out of the 15 overs to spare. england on the 1st side through to the women's world cup semifinals they wasted little time against norway taking the lead through jill scott after 2 minutes ellen white's 5th goal of the tournament followed before halftime and a long range strike from lucy bronze completed a 3 no route the key to paris also missed a late penalty for england as well lionesses are looking to go one better than their 3rd place finish at the tournament back in 2015. the standout game of the last 8 seeds defending champions the united states of america up against hosts france at the park the prince in paris on friday it's the most

anticipated meche of the tournament by far this is a magnificent showcase piece for our sport i said it's the most popular sport in the world now belief for women. and in this game makes it bigger you know i think the attention the fanfare around it and behind it just draws more attention to it and if we can you know garner more support more sponsors more fans more little girls going out willing to kick a soccer ball from from watching this tomorrow night that's fantastic. the teams have been preparing in extremely hot temperatures the usa top the world rankings but the only match they have lost in 2019 or storefronts in a friendly back in january kenya have beaten tanzania 32 at the africa cup of nations in cairo to put themselves in a good position to qualify for the last 16 also in group c. algeria have qualified for the knockout stages after making

a 2 winds from 2 the team known as the desert foxes secured a one mil win over cynical secured thanks to a goal from yousif but lately early in the 2nd half and madagascar have their 1st ever victory at the tournament that's a 10 win over brandy marco. scored the goal 14 minutes from san madagascar are now in a good position themselves to qualify for the knockout stages in the debut at the moment now the quarter finals of the copper america kick off later on thursday with host nation brazil up against paraguay argentina meanwhile are preparing for their last 8 encounter with venezuela in rio de janiero the last time the argentinean's played at the american our stadium was they would cup final defeat to germany back in 2014 players choosing to unwind here with some table football skills training session. for the 1st time the prize money on offer in the women's tennis fed cup

will be the same as the mains davis cup at the launch of the new look tournament in london renowned champion of women's sport billie jean king praised the efforts to achieve equality the tennis legend believes her sport has led the way on this issue and will continue to do so. gender equality is very important within the organization but also to get equal prize money to the women this is the 1st time ever at fed cup so there's a lot of 1st involved. but if you look at world cups it does help elevate the sport in the sports but we are the best in women's tennis has always been the leader in all of women's sports we want to continue to be the leader now wimbledon is the world's biggest tournament that offers equal prize money the use 3rd grand slam tournament starts on monday and the defending women's champion well she's looking to be in pretty good form right about now and julie of germany dispatching another

former world number one simona halep at the east born international on thursday the winning in straight sets to secure a self a place in the family farm. has chosen the austrian capital vienna for his next attempt to become the 1st person to break the 2 hour barrier for the marathon the kenyan holds the world record for the distance and came within 25 seconds of achieving the feat at monza in italy in 2017. is making the attempt on october the 12th where he will be aided by pacemakers and running laps on a tame kitten so of course i can because of the 1st. things. coniston. along to. country. in.

time to stop the next. the prestigious breeder's cup will take place at center anita in november despite the death of 30 horses the season the high fade teletoon rate at the racecourse in california forced organizers to re-evaluate its suitability to stage the event the owners of the course have already begun measures to improve safety at the track. ahead of sunday's formula one austrian grand prix red bulls maxwell stepan has been taking in some local sites. here is taking the car for a spin on the streets in the city of grafts plenty of fans turned up around and reveals engine stuff to me is dutch but this is also the home race for the race booth team currently 3rd in the constructor standings behind leaders miss eighty's and ferrari societies are looking to continue their domination this weekend they've won every race of the season with number one driver lewis hamilton top of the drivers' championship. and that is where we'll leave it for now more sport again

later but for now i'll hand you back to merriam in london all right peter thanks very much that wraps up the news hour but i will be back with another bulletin for you around up to the day's top stories coming up in just a couple minutes. madagascar . a breathtaking tropical paradise. where its former protectors. are now under arrest so. we

followed their journey as they put their lives on the line to live a. risky gets on medicare. on al-jazeera. analysis the biggest ever democracy in decades activists in seats of government we did the one thing we piled on this institution and all we really didn't want

technologically challenging politics and implementing direct democracy of open source code to use the free for one to look we are innovators we are activists we are rebel geeks packing madrid on and just. well you. know some other like. disunity in the trumpet ministration testimony by former u.s. secretary of state rights to listen reveals his department's power struggle with trump's son in law jarrad. our i'm maryam namazie this is al jazeera live from london also coming up on the

program security forces a targeted during twin suicide attacks in tunisia capital one officer is killed and at least 8 people injured. hundreds of iraqis march on the bahraini embassy to show that anger over the u.s. sponsored conference on peace in the middle east. when we travel to the mexican border town of tail want to where thousands of central american migrants feel the mexican government is breaking its promises. we begin in the united states with testimony by former secretary of state rex to listen to the house foreign affairs committee last month has been released one of its key revelations that trump son in law and senior white house adviser jared cushing operated independently with powerful world leaders without coordination with the state department keeping to listen in the dark. well tillotson also

commented on the gulf crisis which saw a land sea and air blockade imposed on catherine june 27th team he described being blindsided when key arab ally seva ties with also a u.s. ally he was in australia at the time with the vent defense secretary jim matheson said they were both surprised to listen said he was not aware of a meeting between caution and leaders of saudi arabia and the u.a.e. just a month before the blockade was imposed form a trump advisor steve bannon was also present tell us in describing angry at the meeting having taken place without his knowledge he said the state department's views were never expressed john hendren joins us live now from washington what does to listens testimony reveal about his time heading the state department and those tensions with. like much in this administration maryam it's extraordinary this is a $140.00 page transcript of 7 hours of testimony that tillerson gave last month

before congress and in it he describes being completely in the dark about major diplomatic developments that were being run by jared questioner at one point he says that he walked into a restaurant and found out the cushion or was having dinner with the foreign secretary of mexico someone he didn't even know was in the country at the time and he says i could see the color go out of the face of the foreign secretary of mexico as i smiled big and i said welcome to washington and i said i don't want to interrupt what you all are doing i said give me a call next time you're in town and he expressed a question or later that this was something that could not happen christian or affording to chillers and said i'll try to do better and in that gulf crisis issue. he had no idea until the blockade of qatar was announced that it was actually happening with jared cushier did in so did ban and as you mentioned

a little bit earlier let me read you just a bit from that transcript because it's telling he's asked were you aware of that dinner he says no question that wasn't something you would heard of previously answer no and to clarify its or not prior to when i just said it the questioner asked and he says correct question what was your reaction to a meeting of that sort having taken place without your knowledge tillerson answers it makes me angry. so tell us an account is obviously from from his time in office is it still relevant to a us foreign policy making now given that of course that and you manage challenge. well it seems like the administration has learned something from that diplomatic to buckle rex tillerson was not a diplomat before trump appointed him trump did not know him personally and they just had different styles that clashed trump trusted jared christian or this is the

way it run his business and it's the way he wanted to run the white house but things are a little different with his new secretary of state mike pompei o m peo as you may recall was the cia director before those trump clearly moved him into the state department job because he trusted him and so it is entirely possible they've got it's probable that they've got a considerably better relationship but it's also possible that krishna is doing things without the knowledge of the new secretary of state just as he was doing things without the knowledge of the last secretary of state and this is an administration that keeps things under wraps when the administration is asked to testify before congress in many cases it denies access in question or is just not testifying about what he has been doing and so it's instructive to hear what rex tillerson has to say now that he's no longer a government official marian and is thank you very much for the latest on that story from washington john hendren thank you john. well now in all the stories

we're following right now has recalled its ambassador to iraq after hundreds of demonstrators stormed the embassy in baghdad and took down the kingdom's flag protest as well as a u.s. sponsored manama conference on peace in the middle east a $50000000000.00 economic plan for the palestinians and the region was unveiled by senior white house advisor. this week jim witness the protests in the iraqi capital. hundreds of angry demonstrators were outside the bahamian embassy in baghdad they were there to protest the u.s. sponsored conference in bahrain it was reported also that demonstrators breached the embassy compound that they were able to get up on the roof to take down the beheading any flag and also it was reported that they burned israeli flags and u.s. flags while they were holding that demonstration and it was reported as well that

iraq the security guards on the scene guarding the embassy retreated when they saw that wall of angry protesters appear this is all happening at a time when many of the party's political parties and politicians have been highly critical of that mama conference when many politicians here have said that this conference is something that is gone beyond saying that it's not going to help the palestinians these are awfully politicians who said this is actually going to be a hindrance to palestinians being able to establish a palestinian state going forward so not really a surprise that this would happen at a time of such heated rhetoric the big question now will there be more protests in the days to come. the in. tunisia interior minister is appealing for calm off to 2 suicide bomb attacks in the capital tunis which killed a police officer and wounded several others i sill has claimed responsibility for

the explosions which came within half an hour of each other. reports. in the center of tunis close to the french embassy police responded to a suicide bomb attack that killed a police officer and wounded several other people shortly after another explosion this time at the counterterrorism police headquarters areas were busy with local people and tourists but witnesses say the visitors don't appear to have been the target the guy who blew it it's how did it 50 bettors away from the french embassy and the security around the area is very very high actually where the body double like how people were doing their business having peace outside of the what was expected actually constructed for what earlier in the day gunmen attacked a t.v. station in the state of gaffes south of the capital a state of emergency has been in full steam to media for the past 4 years since

dozens of people were killed in a series of attacks which i saw claimed responsibility for 3 gunmen stormed a museum in the capital tunis killing $22.00 people in march 20153 months later $38.00 people were killed in an attack on a beach resort hotel at seuss and last october a woman blew herself up in central tunis killing herself from wounding 9 opposite many chinese ians he rely on tourism for their income say they're nervous about the future you know back and he said let's actually not every. similar to what happened . is that that's going to. be the police but. it may make a lot of people whether it be safe or not fighting in neighboring libya is another worry for the chinese government as it deals with threats from inside and outside its borders victoria gate and be al-jazeera. in all developments the tunisian

president. has been taken to hospital and what his office says is a severe health crisis and i detailed. a military hospital in tunas his condition has been described as stable. as he would not run for re-election and called for someone younger to replace him except he won the country's 1st free presidential poll in 2014 forces allied to the un recognized government in libya on now in full control of south of the capital tripoli they captured the key strategic city from rival troops allied to the warlord to on wednesday. is in a hurry on. this is the central command of forces loyal to the world lord. hefted in the city of the u.n. as the city of the un has completely fall into the hand is of the forces doing through the. government of national accord it's

a measure that set back to the forces loyal to the warlords khalifa haftar just because it was the fittest city to be taken control of by have to the forces in the west of libya when helped launch his military campaign to take control of the capital tripoli in march now from this central command military sources here say that have generals. run the battle for tripoli from hit from this central command from here they were running the battles in southern tripoli they were sending troops and also weapons and ammunition to their forces on the southern outskirts of the libyan capital military forces where the government here say that heavy fighting took place around this quarter of. those from all of us in cities took part in the battle from curious all the world

to the u.n. recognize providence to 5 years and also right we will not allow have to. win in the hospital now as the government forces are in full control of the city some of have the forces retreated. to the nearby town of wallace about others to the city of the who not the city of that which is controlled by have the forces we understand that in march would have to the forces fittest entered the city of that area and some of the fighters from the city allied with the help those forces locals here are what did the deaths have those were planes good targets the government forces locations in and around this area. ethiopian state television is reporting that nearly 250 people have been arrested in connection with saturday's failed rebellion in the northern state of well that number includes at least 39 members of the ethnic political party dozens of people

were killed in the attack and the fighting that then followed thousands of mourners gathered for state funerals of 5 senior officials who were among the dead including the army chief of staff.