the nation genuine error through to foreign into fair one so even teach audiences how to dismantle false claims with logic. orson welles' infamous radio play war of the worlds also gets an update for the digital age was. the drama allegedly caused mass panic in america in 1938 but its effects were exaggerated like so many examples today just fake news born from fiction al-jazeera at home. still ahead on the news hour. and to make it back for the tour to follow a horror crash have more on. now

a new form of eco tourism is helping rejuvenate one of mexico's poorest regions over just 3 months tens of thousands of tourists travelers say a magical spectacle of reports. coming. at a campsite in central mexico dozens of tourists are starting to gather just before dusk they're here to witness a rare natural wonder that takes place every summer in a forest just outside the town of nona kmita. it starts with a miniscule flash of light then another and then another. before long the forest begins to burst with light as thousands of fireflies take flight as it was there

was a great biodiversity of florida thought here among them species that are made of such as far flies which is because we are very look at account of this unique microclimate that is home to such an important species as this dance of aerial bioluminescence last for about one hour every night between the months of june and august as male fireflies desperately compete for the attention of a mate for visitors hoping to be completely surrounded by fireflies the really only 2 rules keep as quiet as possible and turn off all the lights seeing that pulsing swarm of neon dots in the forest really is an experience like no other and mexico is one of only a handful of countries where you can see that spectacle for yourself. is visiting from a neighboring state he and his friends have set up camp for the night there among an estimated $50000.00 tourists who visit the 80 square kilometer firefly sanctuary every year and what i mean. i came here thinking i would see a few fireflies 20 or 30 at

a time maybe i didn't imagine i would see so many i'm very impressed. it's hard to imagine this unique and pristine habitat was once threatened by excessive logging. while lumber is still big business in this community residents here have discovered they can generate more revenue from a single season of firefly tourism than an entire year of cutting down trees and that's good news for mexico's most in chanted forest mounted up and. mexico. force now has peta. thank you very much lewis hamilton has extended his lead in the formula one world championship with a victory in the hunt garion grand prix he started food with the red bulls max for stepping on pole for the 1st time in his career hamilton immediately moved up to 2nd making contact with his team at all terry process on lap one stop and live for most of the race but his tires degraded too much and as much as he tried to hold

them off hamilton eventually passed him to take the lead with 3 laps remaining. across the line to win his 8th grand prix of the season extending his championship lead to $62.00 points it's the 7th time hamilton has won in hungary and now moves to within 10 of michael schumacher all time career record of 91 race wins. very grateful for the day in. and and really for the team for continuing to believe in me and continue to push and to be out there there are race to be had to push like that and tearing in the rain all the way yeah we were just not fast but. yeah i tried everything i could on that hard tired to stay alive but a fortune was just not enough they were great scenes in the preceding formula to race make sure america son of the 7 time f one champion michael clinched his maiden victory on the f.t. circuit the 20 year old had started from pole position at the hungaroring make one

the formula 3 championship last year and is a ferrari academy driver and with mo performances like this it might not be too long before you see him following his father's footsteps to compete at the highest level. and world champion mark mckay is goes from strength to strength in moto g.p. he won the 50th race of his career in the czech republic to take his overall lead in the standings to $63.00 points it's the 6th victory of the season and become only the 4th rider to achieve 50 premier class victories. and murder sport doesn't get much more spectacular than rallying. the driver is flying through the air in the latest leg of the world championship in finland in the end it was a stern years off at teletech who finished 1st for extending the lead of the top of the overall standings to $22.00 points that sees 4th win of the season so far. let's get to cricket now and another steve smith century has put a strain firmly in control of the ashes 1st taste against england smith hit 142

this time and there was also a century for matthew wade australia eventually declared with a lead of 397 in them close on 13 for no loss they need 385 to win smith really the star of the show is now scored well over a 1000 runs and he's lost him ashes innings averaging more than 139 that includes 600 remember the former captain is playing in his 1st taste since serving a ban for ball tampering i've never doubted my ability. but yeah. it's kind of the a dream come back in a way. to be able to score $200.00 in a match in the 1st ashes test match. that's something i've never done in any form of cricket before in my life so. it's incredibly special and special to be able to i guess put us in the position that we're in now going into day manchester city have beaten liverpool in the community shield of the match puts the winners of the

previous seasons premier league against the f.a. cup winners so he won both those trophies and so liverpool were invited to play as a league runners up after a $11.00 draw in 90 minutes man city were the ones who triumphed 54 in a penalty shoot out. i think both teams it was into tim in game i think a lot of chances in the last 20 minutes. liverpool was better but you know independent record in the hebrides the amount of chances we had today is a very good sign for us like the game don't like the result but i like the game a lot and so for us to close it was today very very important liverpool's local rivals everton have signed 19 year old italy striker moyes aiken from eventers deals reported to be with $33500000.00 can scored 6 goals in 13 games to help events claim last season said they are title he also became the youngest player to score for italy since 1958 in golf it was

a dramatic finish to the women's british open japan. hold on a long path on the final hole to win the title and were going on sunday it meant she finished on 18 on the par one shot clear of american sailors she do know is 20 years old and remarkably this was her 1st tournament outside of japan and the country's 42 year wait for a major champion. chris froome is targeting a return to cycling in time for next year's tour de france the 4 time to a winner broke his next leg elbow hip and ribs in a horror crash that forced him to miss this year's edition which was won by any us teammate a gun better no the accident happened in june when for him hit a wall at 54 kilometers an hour during a practice ride. for me the underlying goal here is to get to the start of the tour de france next year and 2020. to be. similar or better

position than i was this year. it doesn't make my bones go any faster so. i have made a lot of progress but at the same time i have 3 patients. we have from oh we'll have more again. thank you very much pretend that does it for the news hour but say with us ahead raman will have a full news bulletin for you in just a couple of minutes thank you for watching. bigger and potentially more dangerous that's the best way to describe what's happening with a smoking alternative known as favorite enjoy the taste of the harmful effects of what's called the doze between 20132014 along the start tripling and use among us high school students and head to head comparison ysaye versus conventional cigarette which one do you think has helped my opinion i think they're both dangerous take no 0. just one of his

main highways the family collects as much water as possible from the mountain above . a nationwide blackout left millions without power water supplies. but this water is not portable the health ministry is recommending people treated with chlorine but with none available now the. hopes that boiling it 1st will make it safe for her family to drink. it says the increased consumption of untreated water in the last 3 weeks is making an already catastrophic situation worse than i'm going on with all right it seems we don't have the precise numbers yet but we know that in the public and private hospitals there's been an acute increase of cases of severe diarrhea. that require hospitalization including children under 2 years of age which can be fatal local and international public health experts describe the crisis it's a complex humanitarian emergency. combining art on technology.

to challenge soviet era methodologies. through making creating and performing. turning a generation of children. into the trailblazers of tomorrow. after school armenia part of the rebel education series. on al-jazeera. general strike in hong kong protesters tried to grind the city to a halt lead to kerry lamb calls it a dangerous situation. columcille rahman you're watching us is there

a lot more headquarters here in doha also coming up indian administered kashmir under lockdown as the government sends thousands of troops over new security fears in the disputed region also. hate has no place in our current. us president donald trump did us too much shootings in texas and ohio in which 29 people were killed. turkeys president says his country's military will move into northern syria setting up a potential fight with america's kurdish allies. welcome to the program it's over 300 g.m.t. and 11 o'clock in the morning local in hong kong. well a rare citywide general strike is under way protesters have been blocking trains tunnels and major intersections during monday's rush hour more than $200.00 flights

have been canceled there is anger over the government's handling of protests against a no show extradition bill and concerns about china's influence in the territory many want the territory's e to carry law to resign and he's accusing the protesters of trying to destroy hong kong such extensive disruptions in the name of certainty months or uncooperative movement have seriously undermined hong kong's law and order. and are pushing our city the city we all love and many of us helped to build. through the verge of a very dangerous situation well earlier protesters confronted police in a series of flash mob style demonstrations across the territory under thomas was the 1st. sunday night in one of the most upscale

districts of one of the most sophisticated cities on earth. but in hong kong this is becoming the norm. that. the protestors tactics have changed. rather than targets one building and wait for the police to clear them. all up their aim is maximum disruption across the city be like water they tell each other flow everywhere. on sunday they marched 1st to china's liaison office in hong kong on route some hid behind umbrella's as they used spanish to break apart fences gathering the metal foot barricades. here but finding pleece protecting their 1st targets they moved swiftly on. taking metro

trains to the shopping district of causeway say. there they built barricades used pliers to cut the wires of traffic lights and stopped traffic people over there disabling traffic lights there taking apart barriers let's review it will compile it rolls with a component of the rolls actually we try peaceful means and i bet there is no any response and so we try to introduce may be to increase the pressure dropping the roles and so the more people interrupt. and we try to do it she just grabbed it was just around message but you faithful up to where they say is this rumors that china might send in its army actually i'm not afraid of and we believe that's not going to happen the protesters have support even among those disrupted that in the end destruction here near the entrance to

a cross harbor tunnel didn't last long i mean stay one step ahead of the place a little like this where it's come to a head gets a good take us on the streets of hong kong there's a general strike planned for hong kong on monday and promises the protests that day will be the most widespread yet under thomas al jazeera hong kong. the libyan media reporting that 40 people are being killed in airstrikes by forces loyal to warlord clique the house to the victims were attending a wedding in the town of a murder in the southwest of the country dozens were injured in the attack. heading to south asia where india's prime minister is expected to hold a meeting with his cabinet ministers this hour the situation in the indian administered kashmir is likely to be discussed the government has imposed an indefinite security lockdown in parts of the area prominent local politicians have been put under house arrest phone lines are reportedly down and the internet is not working gupta has the latest. parts of kashmir under lockdown

thousands of indian troops monitored checkpoints neighborhoods and squares and more soldiers are arriving schools and colleges are shot overnight mobile internet is blocked politicians are appealing for calm. me up melo will say i appeal to the people of the state to meet in the dark but they should maintain peace and happy since it is very necessary we should not take any step that to disturb us in the region. by sunday india put 3 prominent kashmiri politicise under house arrest 2 of them former chief ministers it's also banned public rallies this former leader says he doesn't know what's in store the uncertainty prevailed for much of the week students from across the country in kashmir were packed into trains to wrists and pilgrims were ordered to leave the indian government says their intelligence

reports about possible attacks on the annual m a not pilgrimage but some think they could be something larger in the works in terms of the very dramatic moves such as ordering a mandatory evacuations of of tourists and closing schools down putting local leaders under house arrest to me that suggests that something is much greater as a play than a mere terrorist threat there have been terror threats encounter many times before and for and the indian authorities do not act like this so i really think that there's something broader play it seems like india is trying to head off possible on rest which suggests that india could be playing.