policy to deal with the backlog of 330000 asylum cases awaiting hearings by proof. when finally mother turn comes up to present himself in the u.s. court it won't be in a court at all the trump administration began hosting video conference court sessions in the white tents just on the u.s. side of the border an immigration judge calls in from hundreds of kilometers away and the asylum seeker is quickly back here to mexico once the hearing is completed and unlike a traditional court session that is open to the public these are done in secrecy migrant advocates say the lack of transparency is a problem but they're still more worried about the likely outcome of the hearings the supreme court ruled this month the government can automatically deny asylum to a person who crossed another country before reaching the u.s.

that covers everybody in this camp it up and decades of asylum and it shows. you're a little shell shocked individuals coming from across the world. may not be able to seek the protections they desperately need under the new policy has no chance of winning asylum in the united states in the us i don't have words to describe the horror of the situation is doing to all the people in the camps most people here have not grasped the new reality that their asylum cases are now doomed from the start but they're already here they say so they'll try. al-jazeera mexico. coming up after the weather will look at what impact. another tropical storm just 2 weeks after brought back a station. hello

there some very heavy amounts of rain across central areas of china you can see on the satellite a huge swathe of cloud this is being streamed through am bringing with it some torrential amounts of rain now 20000 people were without power for a while that will soon brought back on and it's been a kara situation ever since but about a 1000 people have to be evacuated from their homes there's no rain in the forecast on sunday meanwhile in the south because you non ran to ground on we have got more in the way of branches if not becoming more widespread as we head off into monday by monday we should see a bit of a drawing up take place setting close much of the sichuan so dry day in store. then we had across towards india and this is where of course the monsoon rains all still very very active the still small warnings in place as well from the india met

department it's for the central regions pradesh in particular this is where there will be more heavy rain in the full cost as we go through sunday but it's very extensive once again on the west coast to the west and gets right down into carola and also you see more rain into the northeast and again the polls still seeing some rains and they're fairly widespread pushing down into bangladesh at the same time where we have seen some dry weather is up into new delhi same fight as we head through monday it should be another dry day but a very warm day with a high the a 36. was 3 months of protests on an unprecedented scale that would virtually paralyzed. what began as opposition to an extradition escalated into a broader pro-democracy movement so how and why did this crisis develop and what would follow in the 2nd of 2 special reports people in power examines the course

use on possible consequences of homegrown summer of defiance on al-jazeera. welcome back every count of our top stories on al-jazeera saudi arabia is shutting down about half of its oil output up to drone attacks on 2 major a rumpel facilities that's according to the wall street journal the state owned energy giant had said exports are continuing with the rebels have claimed responsibility for the a tight zimbabwe's founding father robert mugabe has been honored at a statement morial service african leaders and dignitaries gathered in harare where the former president was hailed as a great icon of african liberation and fries have broken out between probe aging

and anti-government protesters at a hong kong shopping center police detained several people after breaking out the 2 sides. now rescue and relief efforts sir largely being put on hold in the bahamas says tropical storm humberto threaten states areas already devastated by hurricane dorian the storm is expected to strengthen into a hurricane once it passes the bahamas live to ologies errors alan fischer live in and not so forest so on and how worried are people who bought this approaching storm well if you look at this. picture perfect it's almost the sort of day you wish you were on vacation but 200 kilometers away in freeport people are thinking about heading to the beach they're thinking about but they don't know how much is again for the 2nd time in 2 weeks that's because of this potential tropical storm moving towards the now the latest

model that we've seen suggests that that storm is going to go to the north of the island but it was still bringing quite high winds and heavy rains and the heavy rain is the concern because the ground there after all that happened during hurricane dorian is absolutely soared and there's simply no where for it to go it's also meant that all the reconstruction what that was underway people putting up tarps and temporary shelters that's had to stop and also aid getting into the island well it's had to stop as well for at least 24 hours as they try to figure out exactly the path of the storm and what damage will leave to places that have already in the eyes of many suffered more than enough yeah it's been 2 weeks since hurricane dorian. at least 50 people confirmed dead in a distribution getting any better. well. the government here is actually organize things very well they have welcomed

in the international partners the americans were in place and ready to go before the storm parked vessels well away from the potential path so they could move in immediately after the storm swept through the difficulty of course was sat over the islands a bit longer than anyone was expecting so the aid is getting through on the ground many people are complaining that they're not seeing the government but we spoke to the prime minister yesterday he said look the mistake that people are making is that they think the government should be one person with a government but they. many international agencies who are on the ground there by the invitation of the government here in the bahamas and they're carrying out a lot of important work people see that the operation has gone incredibly well i asked the prime minister yesterday could he have done better and he said it's certainly something they'll be looking at of course they feel they could have done

better particularly when you're talking about the loss of life but that's something to be examined in in the weeks ahead for the moment it's all about getting aid to the people that need it most and just to update the number of people missing remember we told you it was around 1300 that figure hasn't moved but they have put new telecommunications equipment into the islands that were hit the worst and they believe that will help improve the information is coming in to the main center here not so and that number may drop in the coming days but for the next few hours it's all about watching the storm and hoping that it moves to the north and away from the islands thank you very much for that alan fischer reporting live from nassau in the bahamas italy's new government has a lot of charity ship with 82 refugees and migrants on board to dock at the island of lampedusa the ocean viking had been drifting in the mediterranean for to release italy previously closed its force to humanitarian rescue ships but this boat was

allowed in after european nations agreed to take in those on board a new foreign minister says the government does not however reversing its tough stance on immigration. i believe there is a great misunderstanding gardening the fact that the safe port has been assigned to the ocean have assigned it only because europe has decided to adhere to all of the requests to take most of those migrants. tunisians vote on sunday in their 2nd presidential election since the 27 arab spring 26 candidates in the running including prime minister youssef shower head and media mogul now been karoly whose leader. in opinion polls despite being in prison stephanie decker has our report from tunis. for 20 years feisal has been sitting in this exact same spot in tunis is ancient medina creating souvenirs engraved with tunisia's past but the future is far harder to hammer out that militant ideas with been going downhill since 2011 and everything politicians are arguing and we pay the price what used to

cost $1.00 dinar is now 10 or more mate used to cost team day now now it's $30.00 we ask him if he will vote in sunday's election and maybe know. he voted many times before he tells us and that's been more than enough for him he doesn't trust the politicians. 36 year old abdul harder feels the same disappointment he will go to the polling booth on sunday but in protest of the commercial for the system i will cast a blank vote so no one else can use it many of us are not satisfied the presidential elections were brought forward by 2 months after the death of the late president 92 year old. it's the 2nd major elections to be held here 8 years after mass protests force the ouster of strongman zain aberdeen ben ali there are $26.00 candidates among the prime minister and defense minister a former president a couple of lawyers and even a media tycoon who is currently in prison they represent

a cross-section of political social and religious ideals illusions have a lot of toys and that's a real difference and before the protests broke out here in 2011 which is in decades of single party rule tunisia is often cited as the only success story of the uprisings which swept across north africa in the middle east for 2011 but it's not that simple 1st of all i mean having. the democratization process succeeding and this is happening. in the middle of the middle east and north africa this is unique this is an exception we cannot deny that at the same time what can democracy provide in terms of economic demands that's the major challenge so it's a mixed story we meet a group of ladies in the medina they too aren't happy with what's been achieved in the last 8 years economy security corruption the main issues everyone highlights after the revolution everything had to change but nothing has changed everything is

actually worse infrastructure for instance we just had terrible floods here the economy before everything was covered up but after the revolution it's now out there to see tunisians go to the polls on sunday if no candidate gets over 50 percent of the vote there will be a runoff in november many will tell you that is an almost certain scenario parliamentary elections will take place in october the next 2 months could reshape the entire political landscape and determine what tunisia will look like moving forward stephanie decker al-jazeera tunis. crews in indonesia are still trying to control wildfires that are sending a haze of smoke across southeast asian cities plantation companies are accusers setting the fires to clear and the haze has spread to neighboring singapore where quality has sunk to unhealthy levels up. egyptian president of the fatalities he says allegations of corruption against him and his army generals amount to

defamation and egyptian businessmen has posted videos online accusing of wasting millions of dollars on palaces of illust and hotels they target and b. has a story. addressing a youth summit in the capital cairo president abdel fattah el-sisi did not directly address the accusations of corruption made against him and members of the egyptian army but he did say this. how much do you think a day of operations in sinai costs we don't talk about this then we see someone is raring to come out and defame the army someone who wants to shock you panic you someone who dares to try to disparage the great value of our great army c.c. was alluding to allegations made by egyptian businessman mohammed allie who worked as a military contractor for 15 years. has posted a series of videos on social media in which he says sisi and members of the armed

forces wasted millions of dollars of public money on palaces villas and hotels. why spend a huge amount of money building these houses i never understood his decision the problem was that since these wife didn't want to sleep in the same home when mubarak's wife stayed cc's taken low level corruption to a new level i built 5 villas facilities a palace for the president and a military camp in cairo. ali uploaded the videos from spain where he's living in self-imposed exile they've been viewed more than a 1000000 times analysts say the absence of additional evidence doesn't matter to many egyptians the reality on the ground is that many egyptians are watching these videos they're starting to have doubts even sisi supporters are starting to have doubts about his integrity as a leader and about the military's integrity so i think it's significant some people in egypt are demanding that be tried for treason but many egyptians have long

suspected the government and the army is corrupt the difference now is that it's being discussed more openly victoria gates and be al-jazeera. police in paraguayan are searching for more human remains on the property of the late dictator alfredo stress now squatters found the remains of 3 people buried beneath a bathroom police are investigating whether the remains belong to some of the people who were killed or abducted under stress and inspiration. american actress felicity huffman will spend 2 weeks in jail for cheating the u.s. college admissions process she pleaded guilty to paying $15000.00 to rape her daughter's college entrance exam results othman is the 1st parent to be sentenced among several high profile people involved in the scap. now electric vehicles a dominating this year's frankfurt motor show in germany but they're not the only green technology and shell from frankfurt dominic amy courts. this is the

automotive revolution a major manufacturers want the world to see of this tour of vehicles with the the low or no emissions to some frank that means a chance to make a notch to nostalgia emphasizing how persistent an iconic design can be but above all this year's event is about the mobility electric vehicles the b.m.w. that means putting customer choice at the heart of its green plans in urban areas. battery powered electric vehicle might be the solution and we have great solutions there with our b.m.w. i 3 with our many electric and next year also with our b.m.w. i 3. what's noticeable is hybrid cars are less prominent this year compared to previous ones hidden behind all electric offerings like the new paul shuteye com and while a 6 figure sports car like this is clearly not designed for the mass market some

analysts say the dominance of fossil fueled cars will soon be over so you already see that on the small scale of a high growth rate but i think from 2025 to 2030 the basic sales of electric vehicles will climb very rapidly also in absolute numbers not just in relative terms. the importance of the auto industry to germany is clear when motor exports are threatened so too is the country's economic growth and although as a whole germany is not technically in recession right now this is the one sector where alarm bells are ringing which explains why the country's political leaders feel the need to drop in there is the old mcginest today the automobile industry is a very important part of our country's economic success and it's above all an industry which supplies jobs and that for security for hundreds of thousands of people. for some people the electric revolution is just

a stopgap this is the technology of the future they say hydrogen fuel in motor vehicles that everyone can drive. and yet for now the power of the petrol or diesel engine is still apparent such as here with the new land rover defend whose only green variant a plug in hybrid will be available from next year generally though this year's event seems more about showing it's the electric car which is charging ahead dominic can al-jazeera at the front but move to show. well again i'm fully battle with the headlines on al-jazeera the wall street journal is reporting that saudi arabia is shutting down about half of its oil output after a drone attacks on 2 major aramco facilities earlier the state owned energy giant has said acts for 2nd tin ewing with the rebels in yemen say they are responsible

for the attacks and in what looks like retaliation for the drone attacks on iran cole the saudi led coalition has carried out at least 6 as strikes targeting hoofy military positions north of their strongholds that's according to local sources zimbabwe's founding father robert mugabe has been honored at a state memorial service african leaders and then to terry's gathered in harare where the former president was hailed as a great icon of african liberation comrade mugabe would be remembered as a for not fricken it's. and agreed a frickin liberation who said felicity dedicated his life. to the month. and africa he was a visionary leader another relentless champion of african dignity police in france have fired tear gas during

a tense standoff with hundreds of demonstrators in the western city of non to the anti-government protests or a.b. vive all of the yellow vests campaign that began over fuel tax increases last year president emanuel mccall has tried to satisfy their demands by scrapping the tax hike and increasing the monthly minimum wage but is facing renewed anger over pension reforms and in hong kong fights have broken out between probe aging and anti-government protesters at a shopping center and he's detained several people after breaking up the 2 sides italy's new government has allowed a charity ship with 82 refugees and migrants on board to dock at the island of lampedusa the ocean vikki had been drifting in the mediterranean for 2 weeks it's only previously close its force to humanitarian rescue ships but this boat was allowed in after european nations agreed to take in those on board the new foreign minister says the government is not however reversing its tough stance on immigration you're upset with headlines on al-jazeera coming up next year its

people in power stay with us. with 3 months of domestic public protests. began his opposition to a controversial extradition rule as quickly as both to approve the president of the solution but with no resolution in sight police and demonstrators have become increasingly aggressive in the rulings from mainland china more strident this is the 2nd of 2 special reports on hong kong summer of defiance.

they flooded the streets of downtown hong kong. tens of thousands of protesters dressed in their movements kala black marking a 7th week all through large scale demonstrations in the city. on the surface it seems they've already won. hong kong's leader chief executive kerry land had suspended debate over a controversial extradition bill that had for us poor people out onto the streets.

but the protesters have more demands now. among them an independent investigation into alleged police brutality and the unconditional release of those who had been arrested. crucially they were also fighting for a greater say in the city's future. and you know how much i know it's already met. at the end point of the march organizers reminded the crowd they were not legally allowed to go any further. ah ha. ha but thousands kept marching openly defying the police in a show of civil disobedience. most discussed peacefully soon after but others kept walking. their destination the liaison office which represents beijing in hong kong i don't know not in iowa. for the 1st time since the movement

started protesters would directly challenging the chinese government. service in the early june of this year millions of hong kong or you are used peaceful nonviolent means to convey you to the government of the hong kong special administrative region and the world. i want her and reasoned commitment to see our freedom. my feet are stunning your are now out to tell a child how to run our armory. we're going to talk again and you better. i can expect the 1st break for girls in math around. the liaison office is located in a densely populated part of hong kong and these are astonishing scenes.

but such clashes have become increasingly common. protesters came prepared with gas masks pot hats and homemade shields. the chance 1st used by a pro independence politician was a reflection of their mood. they were paying the entail. of this have gone way beyond protests against the rendition that it is a direct affront to the so things here. but for many hong kong as the dramatic scenes outside their liaison office were overshadowed by events at the train station in long a talent nearly 20 miles away. and the footage shared

on social media shows dozens of white shirts and men attacking terrified commuters . yelled all seem. well then yes. you know while. he watched. up. at 1st it looked like they were targeting people dressed in black. but they also attacked anyone who crossed that pilots. footage light streamed by a journalist shows the moment she was beaten. a

church worker who tried to help. despite repeated calls for help police didn't arrive until nearly 40 minutes after the attack started. more than 40 people were hurt that night. right. after this video started circulating on social media where. it seemed shaking hands with white shirts at. around the time of the attacks. denied any wrongdoing. he'd leave it hanging. came up he was. lucky. chance you'll get.

some protesters pointed at this speech made a day before the attacks at a pro police rally as evidence of a conspiracy. police for its part released this video to. why it wasn't able to respond to the attacks in time for he. told it also you'd seen guy. as you walk on the foam on high something say stop the fun thing for how to do those you know sights on ball one get the whole scene. had to take on and on again. not not. many hong kong was clearly not convinced. one week after the attacks tens of thousands of black clad protesters converged on you

long barbara. police had earlier banned the march citing the possibility of violent clashes. there were also rumors that triads operating here would retaliate. if. it wasn't long before white place made their presence felt. protesters pulse on premises and other objects at them. but. by late afternoon plumes of tear gas filled the streets of to long. under the train station there was a small commotion. some protesters had discovered something unusual inside the car bamboo canes similar to the ones the white shirted attackers had

used to be people a week earlier. as the crowd cheered a protester started trashing the car. when he was done others stepped in. in the foods they discovered a utility bill addressed to someone protesters claimed worked at the liaison office . several wooden poles and a sword were also found. the liaison office later denied that the car belonged to any of its employees. but for many protestors it didn't matter they were convinced beijing had a hand in the attacks a week earlier. fusion ascension and our 2 days after the protest in your long china's office in charge of hong kong affairs called a rare press conference young and sure that a young be it could be a ship salvucci inference a ship the boat or them e.g.

young to pull her life young gone viral and in the docking year yen don't feel equally under the. you deepening them. and then on the eve of the anniversary of the founding of the people's liberation army the garrison in hong kong released this video. it featured a soldier issuing a warning in cantonese. the language spoken by most hong kong as. troops deployed kick ass and water cannons on what looked to be protesters. tell you because i think cocky by its own think knock knock knock were no coco your father are still the protests continued. home congress who normally not participate

in demonstrations but joining the movement. this ratty involved thousands of civil servants. they come despite a warning for government employees to stay neutral mines up when you could hide out i don't see in my code a good thing to not run the code is so you claim i am i crazy thing my son didn't go my way i might. as the crowd dispersed a chant rang out. the call was about to experience its bust general strike in 15 years. thousands of people stayed away from work on the 5th of august.

rallies were also taking place across the city. in the residential neighborhood of one tyson the cool for. came early. even before the end of the reading some protesters had decided to take on a nearby a groom. a small group of police arrived shortly after. but they quickly were treated under a hail of umbrellas plastic bottles and hard hats ah. a bigger better armed group return that if a later. load. the streets was soothing goldstein tear gas. shifts.