out there i think some hawks think this is the sort of a game by the north koreans i do actually think they're willing to negotiate away some of their program but they're going to try to ask for a lot they want the white house meeting for example that's going to be great for legitimizing the regime and making it look like a real country they want sanctions relief they want aid they're going to ask for a lot and you know trump is kind of in a weak position as the reelection is coming up live but the north koreans use that as a lever to get more out of a show and robert a very briefly i do want to ask you about these allegations that chung has breached this cap on refined petroleum imports how significant is that actually. mildly right i mean there's a there's a debate on this too because we don't want to completely choke off and start north korea because the elite was more shipped those costs on to the population right i mean if there's any fuel oil in north korea the elite is going to control it and so if there's not enough oil in north korea or gasoline or something like that it's regular people who won't be able to use motor vehicles and tractors and things like that right so it's not entirely clear to me that completely throttling north korea to nothing is actually a good strategy because that complex collective punishment on the population right

so there's a debate about just how much we should actually punish north korea at the expense of humanitarian assistance to you know to the people who are you know literally tearing a professor of international relations at chris on national investing always great to get your insights on out of there robert thanks for have now south korea is threatening to hit back against japan for cutting exports of materials used to make smartphones and other high tech care it's now feared a long running dispute over wartime forced labor is evolving into a trade fight problem bride reports from sell. ironically this dispute comes just days after japan hosted the g. 20 summit of world leaders went to foster good neighborly relations and promote free trade and it could harm south korea where it hurts most in its production of semiconductors. the restrictions made it will be harder to export essential materials from japan to korean manufacturers. as one of the world's leading

producers of chips especially for use in smartphones it could have a knock on effect in other countries and industries if thread be smart to allies a 3rd really big to the industry and not only through the korean industry and their disruption of value chain south korea has long been angered by what it sees as japan's failure to take responsibility for atrocities committed during world war 2 . japan maintains that the issue was settled when the 2 countries normalize diplomatic relations in 1965. but courts here recently ruled in favor of former workers used as slave labor by japanese companies ordering them to pay compensation japan denies this is in retaliation for that under which this is not a counter measure but a review of operations from the point of view of appropriately implementing export

controls for national security reasons if citing national security as a reason for trade control sounds familiar that's because it is the administration of u.s. president donald trump has often used the same excuse its trade disputes with neighboring countries and many people here believe japan is resorting to tactics drawn straight from the trump ian playbook i think they copied it from trump of course the trump tactic makes. choice much easier so i think that's right that. they are using this economic measures seemingly new norms being adopted in international trade with in this case south korea losing out robert pride al jazeera so now still ahead on al-jazeera diplomatic fallout spread south after protesters stormed vandalized hung parliament. and the 4th of july using america

and we'll tell you why pay for celebration is dividing opinion. hello again welcome back to international weather forecast well we are still looking at some very hot air across much of central and eastern parts of night states and a lot of that is making its way into canada as well so we do have some thunderstorms here on our map and that's going to cause some often on rain showers as well as gusty winds maybe a few hails. storms coming in and out of this but for minneapolis you are going to be seeing a hot day for you at 30 degrees kids a city of $31.00 and washington it is going to be sweltering out about $34.00 degrees there well that's a make a way down here across parts of the caribbean we are looking at often on rain showers across much of the east as well as the north some of those rain showers

could be a little bit heavy particularly up here towards the bahamas but out here towards the east we are seeing some rain showers but no tropical development at this time as we start the beginning of july across much of central america it is much calmer that has been a lot drier as well with guatemala seeing a time to there of 26 degrees and then very quickly across parts of southern brazil heavy rain is going to be a problem that is making its way toward cell paulo as well and for rio expect to see that rain as we go from thursday as well as into friday but what is odd is it is going to be a chilly day with overnight lows getting down to near freezing attempted there are 10 degrees and la paz at 18. venezuela colombia boccia has become a stamping ground for trespassing. as desperate people transgress an illegal passage. to feed in a managing field trafficking markets. we found out that perilous journey unguarded

through the line of fire. risking it all. and israel in colombia. on al-jazeera. hello again i am. reminded of our top stories the u.n. security council has failed to agree on how to respond to an attack on a migrant detention center in the killed 44 people world denied allegations by the tripoli government that his forces are responsible. north korea has accused the us of being held bent on hostility and obsessed with sanctions that comes just days

after a landmark meeting between donald trump and kim jong un in north korea and south korea is threatening to hit back against japan's new trade restrictions on materials used to make small phones and other high tech gear it's now feared that a dispute which began over compensation korean neighbor is forced to act an imperial japan could evolve into a trade fires. now talks have resumed between saddam's opposition and the ruling military judge into on transferring power to a civilian that government negotiations between the 2 sides collapsed a month ago after security forces raided a sit in protest killing dozens of demonstrators the talks in the capital khartoum are being mediated by african union and ethiopian officials the opposition had said it would only resume talks once certain conditions were met including an investigation into the killing of protesters well algeria's interim president insists that elections are the best way to end that country's political crisis as

months of anti-government protests show no sign of letting up. called for a national dialogue over how to hold presidential elections but did not set a date for the voters' protests began in february and led to the resignation of longtime president bush in april demonstrators now want to everyone involved with his government to go as well. well china has warned the united kingdom to keep its hands off hong kong and not to meddle in the ongoing protests this comes after china's u.k. ambassador was summoned by britain's foreign secretary jeremy hunt hunt threatened serious consequences if beijing fails to on the international agreements on hong kong's autonomy in response china's ambassador condemned the british government for its support of the protesters while hong kong police have arrested 12 people over the violence which broke out during protests on monday probing politicians say it could cost around $1300000.00 to repair the legislature building which was

ransacked a special task force has been set up to look into the mass protests most of which were peaceful they were triggered by a controversial bill which would allow extradition to mainland china while public opinion within hong kong is split some are defending the protest as well others think they just went too far andrew thomas reports. on monday night they were protesting on cheese day night they were taking down a collage of protest posters and notes they had left behind protestors in hong kong say they want to keep an archive of their struggle but many think monday's vandalism went too far this is not what i expect when i experienced to go too far just. peaceful many protesters don't want to show their faces for fear of arrest but this man was one of those who broke into alleged hong kong's parliament on monday night he justifies the action with you know hurts and the police we just

wanted to go. and find a conference room and the. last thing was another older protester thinks that by not intervening earlier police deliberately allowed violence knowing it would reflect badly on the protesters even so he 2 fields baden's against property was justified high all the treating are you coming my. generation failed to do enough for the last 20 years i've got children i fear for them there was violence but it was against property not people we need to keep the protests of. these protests began over an extradition bill that would have sent suspects to mainland china for trial they've now turned into calls for greater freedoms that the battle is about public opinion and most people in hong kong did not take part in monday's protests instead of watching them on t.v. if they felt the violence went too far that could hurt the protest discourse on that opinions a mixed with broadly

a split between older and younger people in the not market teashop the support for protesters action for me i think is reasonable even though her and the people or they didn't. rob anyone they don't burn a car they don't read to shop but elsewhere there's irritation of the violence. it's not good it was wrong they broke all the government stuff citizens shouldn't do this july the 1st was the climax of months of protests there aren't any more planned but to protest to say they're not over after thomas al jazeera hong kong the race of deforestation in brazil's portion of the amazon rain forest soared by more than 88 percent in june compared to the same month last year about 920 square kilometers of the world's biggest rainforest have been destroyed brazil's new president has adopted policies that make it easier for companies to convert the amazon and to profitable farmland the move has been denounced by environmentalists

wild wild who say the rainforest as being vital in the fight against climate change . well it's usually a day for picnics in the park and file x. but for residents of the u.s. capital this is 4th of july independence celebrations will be different president donald trump is putting himself front and center along with a display of military might critics say he's hijacking the day game. and has more from washington. this is not normal this is not something people usually pass in the nation's capital now the sight of tanks and assorted military equipment here for a celebration created by u.s. president donald trump. on thursday there will be fly overs of some of the country's most sophisticated planes and the president will break with what has been routine and he will speak in washington as the country celebrates its independence taking part in an annual celebration that almost all modern presidents have avoided

afraid it would appear they were putting the spotlight not on the country but its leader. but ever since he witnessed this in france and 2017 trampas wanted his own parade he tried before but when he came out that it would cost $90000000.00 he changed his mind but the desire didn't go away so now this on the 4th of july and this time no one will say how much it will cost taxpayers it is starting without precedent professor allan lichtman says it's not just breaking precedent that concerns him it's the broader message he sees the president sending trump has learned a big lesson that there are no consequences for anything that he does no matter how outrageous we have a democratic party with absolutely no spine that has done virtually nothing to check the excesses of donald trump it's also controversial because for the 1st time

the republican party is handing out tickets to the event this is a public event it's open to the public the public is welcome to calm and celebrate our great. greatest democracy the constitution all the members not just the 1st imagine that seems to only interest you only it is true it is open to the public. there but this is the real republican parties give you know many of the tickets to their top donors and fundraisers. and the president is promising a speech that will promote what he's done as president if that happens it will be seen as politicizing what has always been a nonpolitical. that will be as controversial as rolling military equipment onto the streets of d.c. but this is a president who doesn't mind upsetting the norms especially if it is unlikely to cost him support with his base. al-jazeera washington played make a boeing says it's giving $100000000.00 to help families and communities affected

by the crashes of its 737 max planes a total of $346.00 people died in 2 crashes in ethiopia and indonesia boeing says the payout will be made over several years and will have no impact on legal action currently being taken against the fact that it hasn't specified which will organizations will benefit facebook what's happened instagram are all working again after being hit by glitches wild wide uses when table to send and receive images videos or other files from around 12 g.m.t. facebook which owns the 3 social media platforms says the issue was triggered during maintenance. and gas production across the united states is bringing industry need to say that means more jobs but environmentalist say the risks may outweigh the benefits and new mexico one grandmother has spent years campaigning for a cleaner industry by taking visitors on a tour that's not for the fainthearted and reports from azteca small community and

. the san juan basin in new mexico has been producing oil and gas since the early 20th century this region is home to more than 300 oil fields and 40000 drilled wells and business is booming for communities like ours take that means living alongside an industry that some say as a dark aside the smell is so bad i totally lost my voice down there but there are people just here right yeah right over here and a lot of people living in these trailers 74 year old surely mcnall is a lone voice in take for the past 13 years this grandmother has been running what she calls a toxic tour of hell exposing the health risks of living so close to gas wells there are minutes or industrial sites in our neighborhoods and were subjected to the a mission for toxic hydrogen sulfide running pretty high in this area i personally was hit with hydrogen sulfide christmas eve 2005 and it almost killed me many of

the wells in as take a just meters from homes schools and hospitals but no laws of being broken some residents know the risks all too well for cat tells us that while next to his home caught fire 20 years ago he says shirley's work is helping make things safer and preserving the landscape and i've been on well sights that there's a ruined obvious rain in the well site itself to where they've disturbed stuff in the past which doesn't happen anymore because of what surety in people like her doing good to bring into people's attention just the way things were and how. they really ought to be churlish claims are backed by scientists who say oil and gas exploration releases dangerous gases that have serious impact on people's health the state's energy minerals and natural resources department say their work with surely has been positive over the years in all there are about a 150 warheads in ass type but the truth is many people in this region rely on

energy companies to make a living and while some may not appreciate shirley's one woman campaign she has managed to attract the attention of researchers scientists and elected officials all with the aim of making living here safer despite her own health concerns surely has no plans to stop her so-called toxic talk asked take she says it needs the jobs but not at the expense of people's health and gallacher al-jazeera aztec new mexico . well you can find much more on our web site including ongoing coverage of the outrage following that airstrike in libya that's al-jazeera dot com. and these are the headlines the un security council has failed to agree on how to respond to an attack on a migrant detention center in libya that killed 44 people and the un's libyan

mission said the attack could constitute a war crime the government in tripoli is blaming war khalifa haftar but his forces say they aren't responsible for the ministry of interior for the government of national called denounces the horrible crime that's been committed against the detention center for illegal migrants into giora that took place last night carried out by criminal aircraft this is a definite crime in every respect which is led to a humanitarian tragedy the interior ministry affirms that it will take legal measures to pursue and catch the war criminals both domestically and internationally now. we were surprised to see the false claims that the migrant camp was targeted the syria houses no migrants and no libyan civilians. the weapon supply coming from misrata came through this point therefore we destroyed a legitimate target of our enemy. if the claims are true they brought those illegal

migrants to that area on purpose therefore we are innocent it was a legitimate target and 17 minutes later the migration center was destroyed 17 minutes later. north korea is accusing the us of being hell bent on hostility towards it and of being obsessed with sanctions it's a big change from just days ago when donald trump became the 1st sitting u.s. president to visit north korea and south korea is threatening to hit back against japan's new trade restrictions on materials used to make smart phones and other high tech gear it's now fair that a disparate rich began overcompensating korean labor is forced to work in imperial japan could evolve into a trade. and talks of resumed between sudan's opposition and the ruling military jointer on transferring power to a civilian led government the opposition had said it would only restart negotiations when certain conditions were met including an investigation into the

killing of protesters well those are the headlines the news continues here after risking it all i do hope you'll join me then. we understand the differences. and the similarities of cultures across the world so no matter how you take it al-jazeera will bring you the news and current affairs that matter to al-jazeera.

the eek venezuela a country in crisis. hyper inflation political instability said their debt and chronic food and medicine shortages. once the wealthiest country in the region venezuela is mired in the worst economic crisis and its history. almost exclusively dependent on oil revenues and this way in

a fall into a severe economic recession off to oil prices dropped and 2014. the economy contracted by over a 3rd between 200-2017. inflation increased by more than 1000000 a cent the cost of basic commodities like flour and milk skyrocketed some venezuelans turn to the trafficking of fuel to make a living. they found a good source of accomplices i'm buying is here in neighboring colombia. fuel costs $1.00 cent per liter in venezuela it's resold for more than 30 times its original price in colombia a real opportunity for traffic as. the colombian village of one freo lies near the venezuelan colombian border here smuggling of the trade passed from generation to generation.

carlos and his cousin 20 years old. every day they take the same route through paddy fields just a few kilometers away by crossing cap they can reach the venezuelan border while evading police. from. the. benefit of. the. regulars you know but you know they're all going to be going in with the big legal culture kahlo son his cousin meeting the venezuelan accomplices who will be arriving with containers filled with fuel. going damaged if. you haven't done a 5th in the. you

know but. also suss to film from a distance he's worried he hasn't told the other traffickers that we are with him. he also just found out that there are soldiers patrolling the area. using gestures he explains that the police could shoot at us. once we arrive at the meeting point call us worries that it was a mistake to bring us very loud but i think i think it will make when i've been going to the other. exit but i doubt that what has been the are down.

now let me hide in the bushes but we don't have to wait long 20 minutes later a few silhouettes appear at the edge of the cliff. first 5 then 10 then 20 then 30 all these men i'm nervous and exhausted they've taken huge risks to deliver this fuel. on me. oh oh. oh. oh oh oh oh oh when it was gone do you know that i got out of it again it's

a. yes a lot other than i am only out. they are i'm ok yeah. it was that you know there's that out there if you read them and the only thing i wrote them because they got sorted oh no no you're in there as well and. we're going to stay and it's well i. it's so easy to go through this experience i know you got me when it got to gaza and hamas as well as i mean someone who. is going to plan until the leader of the venezuelan traffic arrives he doesn't believe that we are journalists. not have enough. money and. we're not. going to let alone the who can do this the soldier you know who came for you now you know the close to 0 no no no no. my god but i hope.

they got. the traffic this crowd around us to stop us from leaving. well. i don't know but i doubt it but you know. when i was. out there was. after 2 hours of on queuing we managed to calm the traffic is down they finally understand that we're not here to turn them into the authorities. that we're going to. bomb why we're not what. the death threats are for goats and the traffickers continue their march each carrying almost

50 leaves his on his back in just a few moments a ton and a few illegally crosses over from venezuela to colombia. need to be a camera. crew. rather than i have only heard our mission. there. although there is still another field to cross the group is now out of the soldiers range the venezuelan traffic has begun to transfer the fuel to that colombian counterparts and. i think you know i've got. some individuals weren't even able to afford plastic containers things they carried the foreigner and stuff i'm. afraid that was the one that i was on that i thought of and over bought them up or

somehow your opinion i you know thank you. a. little give. me one of em if they say no for a composite yes yes i just. thought oh yeah they're honest. with you know folks don't believe in my favor. just. like harry has an $11.00 per trip a fortune in today's might as well go for you to provide a forum for me i'm sorry my heart is going i guess i know i'm going on here i know not our job oh. oh oh its own medical without where you know you are going to be a good account of how much you don't know you know call me later medical mom family i look these up at us and drop us a law oh so i got a young man maybe not i do not buy into or yeah i did. this for the crisis broke out in venezuela all of these young people had a bright future those that i will but you get that i laos. better lie is to you

high down less to you of my love. now the only thing worth learning is resourcefulness and it's not without risk right here the defense are going to let you know the coming that annoys you ended up from way down then for more difficult by yes would that have a pop pop pop ah. ok and if you may not be a they don't know. why they call it the oh. no those. alone. you know me oh. but it's a little gentle but. while these traffickers carry the funeral my backs some have found more elaborate ways at the foot of the mountain between colombia and venezuela is a small village it lies in what has been described as one of the most high risk buddhas in locking america. quest to

sita and village where few containers live side by. site with the estimated 4000 inhabitants that everywhere comes a petrol sold illegally on most road sites. plus a luis has a fast to way to transport his contraband the same model as it then then i'm out of my. road at the foot of the whole little boy. and battle going on. and what i love for example get a load of us along in a club apply the for what the. minimum of what it's all said and the bottom up ok well at that no one will finance it but i've got a little role by which. they will not only lightly maybe you will own a also that affordable yacht i'm at the office without it at the end of. the day i

went out in the oval office like this i'll make it will i will. say yeah the ending of the day. he's leaving to collect food 1000 liters of fuel in venezuela. was a deal that is so good i don't think i'll get them in a sort of i'm on top of the table to. help you i'm on an obvious level. we got here and they come up with a little if you. want to get up on. the battle over the mafia lift up.