israeli president's residence here in west jerusalem this sunday just days after his reelection by recommending a candidate for the prime minister of israel they say they're recommending benny gantz to be that prime minister it's the 1st time since 1992 that such a grouping has made such a recommendation and i'm annoyed i said it was after years of being diligent to my eyes by the administration of benjamin netanyahu that they had to take part they had to act to end that era but let's assume long enough with the we usually do not endorse israeli prime minister is so without doubt there is an historical side to what we are doing now we want to put an end to the era of benjamin netanyahu therefore will endorse spinny gantz to form the next government a minute it also made it clear that this wasn't just about removing benjamin netanyahu is also a reflection of a shift in opinion among palestinian israelis polls show a real appetite for greater engagement in israeli politics more results from the

politicians on things such as crime social policy economics and he said in terms of trying to repeal the nation state law which made palestinian israelis into 2nd class citizens in this country as for the reaction from the other parties well could its delegation here said that no israeli government should rely on and honest arab parties to try to confirm legitimacy on it and the blue and white delegation it's had said that it would sit in coalition unity government but only with zionist parties so explicitly ruling out the joint list the other big question though remains how and whether there will be that unity government between blue and white on one side and likud on the other ballooning presence of benjamin netanyahu appears to remain the stumbling block to that happening much now depends on the actions of president rivlin himself will be a 2nd round of meetings like this on monday after which at some stage over the course of the next week or so he. you have to decide to whom he will give the 1st

opportunity to form a coalition government if that fails then it may well go to a 2nd attempt babs even a ferdinand the thing looming behind all of it that president rivlin says he wants to avoid at all costs a 3rd election still ahead on al-jazeera we do want a peaceful resolution of this that's our objective america's top diplomat says the u.s. wants to avoid a war with iran and sending additional troops to the gulf is for defense and deterrence r.t. vibrant. warm span from the u.s. indian prime minister narendra modi receives a warm welcome from president donald trump. the reins if any have you in the caucasus or a particularly around georgia from the system that brought it to support east was

so is almost gone unfortunately in the forecast he strongly once again occasional showers just about possible in his back i would put your hat on it to be honest there's not much of a strong breeze ah there's the temp she's a little bit varying with the sunshine with comfort interrogative 34 runner up the 40 mark in baghdad at its heart if you're down towards kuwait in fact still miss part or if she were asked as part of iran temps are in the high forty's that's unusual at the most part this bleeding away temp is right about the city mark on the mediterranean coast 40 mark in western society humidity still quite high on qatar bahrain u.a.e. as you might expect but it's not excessively so it is still inside. which is still there although fading now the cloud is sort of breaking drizzles rather more of a rarity so i might come back on tuesday. in southern africa again a change of seasons the winds are often quite fierce in both spring and autumn

we're in spring here of course there's an awful lot of sunshine around still quite warm but it's one of those temperatures drop me a bit in the capital but cape town is there up to 21. singapore is being accused of expanding its coastline with illegally dredged satins some of the islands off the coast of indonesia literally vanished it's a big business smuggling and they will take this very through the sand is our fair game you see this beautiful beach but behind it is something that's not so profound the tragedy is that people are just not aware and ecological investigation into a global emergency sand was at this time on al jazeera.

you're watching al-jazeera a reminder of our top stories this hour the world's oldest travel company thomas cook has collapsed leaving more than one 150000 people stranded on holiday and about 20000 people out of a job flights of also being grounded the british government is promising to help anyone stuck abroad. the u.n. is warning world leaders attending its climate change summit in new york that the effects of global warming are speeding up the world me too logical organization says the average global temperature for 2015 to 2019 is on track to be the hottest of any 5 year period on record and sea levels have risen by 5 millimeters a year. israel's main arab political parties have endorsed ex military chief benny ganz for prime minister in a bid to oust benjamin netanyahu the move breaks

a 27 year long policy of not backing any candidate to lead the country. donald trump is expected to make the u.s. this case against iran in his address to the u.n. general assembly on cheese day he says he's not planning to hold talks with iran's leader who will also be in new york but secretary of state mike pompei o says the u.s. government's policy on iran is to avoid war john hendren has more now from washington. president donald trump is sounding newly optimistic about iran tremendous progress with was made with iran so we'll see we'll see but it's all going to work out always does we get it to work out if it doesn't sometimes takes a little longer but i get things to work out the u.s. rhetoric in general on iran has taken a turn toward diplomacy the u.s. secretary of state who initially accused iran of an act of war for last week's attack that have saudi arabia's oil production now says the u.s. seeks a diplomatic solution above all we do want

a peaceful resolution of this that's our objective president trying but i both want to give diplomacy every opportunity succeed but make no mistake about it if we are unsuccessful in that and iran continues to strike out in this way i am confident the present trump will make the decisions necessary to achieve our objectives both trump and iran's president hassan rouhani plan to attend a united nations general assembly meeting this week but trump says they won't be talking to each other ever on the sabbath completely but i have know it was just a baby with iran denies any role in this saudi oil attacks who the rebels in yemen say they are responsible in our valley more tensions have risen since the u.s. pulled out of a 2050 nuclear agreement with iran last year the u.s. says its maximum pressure campaign is working but there are few tangible signs of progress since then iran has shot down a u.s. drone and the u.s. has blamed iran for attacks on oil tankers on the saudi oil site with the united

states sending hundreds of troop reinforcements as well as anti missile defense systems to both saudi arabia and the united arab emirates iran's foreign minister sounds pessimistic i'm not confident that we can avoid a war. i'm confident that we would not stalked one but i'm confident that starts one with not be the one who finishes it so this standoff continues which both sides say they want to end with words not weapons john hendren al-jazeera washington. the u.s. congress may be forced into impeachment proceedings against u.s. president donald trump the warning from the u.s. house intelligence committee chairman if it's confirmed trump pressured ukraine to investigate joe biden it's been reported that trump threatened to cut off military aid to ukraine if this president didn't investigate whether biden used his position as vice president to help his son but trump insists he's done nothing wrong mike hanna has more from washington. president continue to downplay the reports

describing his conversation with the ukrainian president in july as absolutely perfect. we had a great conference a. conversation i had with mark. torie clarke the rock n roll of the corrupt. like. the fact that we don't want our people like vice president biden done 6. for us already in the ukraine the unverified and vague accusation against joe biden was echoed by the secretary of state if there was a lection interference that took place by the vice president i think the american people deserve to know we know there was interference in the 2016 election and if it's the case that there was something going on with the president's family because the conflict of interest and vice president biden behaved in

a way that was inconsistent with the way leaders are to operate i think the american people deserve to know that joe biden says it was the obama administration as a whole along with the e.u. that called for the firing of the then ukrainian prosecutor back in 2016 and the matter had nothing to do with his son. and president trump's critics insist they will not be distracted from finding out why the white house council will not allow the release to a congressional committee of the whistleblowers complaint this tweet from house intelligence committee chairman adam schiff if there's nothing wrong with trying to score with the ukrainian president as he claims why won't he release the transcript he os if there's nothing to implicate trump in the whistleblower complaint why weren't they release it to congress clearly they are afraid we must see both and even some republicans are expressing concern if the president asked for pressured ukraine's president to investigate his political rival either directly or through

his personal attorney tweets senator mitt romney it would be troubling in the extreme critical for the facts to come out the acting director of national intelligence has been subpoenaed to appear before the house intelligence committee on thursday the question he's certain to be asked why is the refusing to allow congressional oversight of a whistle blower's complaint that's been described as credible and off an urgent nature mike hanna al-jazeera washington. in the u.s. the latest polling suggests senator elizabeth warren may be gaining ground in the race for the 2020 democratic presidential nomination she's overtaken former vice president joe biden in a poll in the key state of iowa the survey put war on top of the table with 22 percent of the vote just ahead of biden and bernie sanders but joe biden remains leader in national polls iowa votes 1st in the primary race race.

yemen's hooty rebels say a saudi led coalition air strike has killed 5 civilians from a single family owned t.v. says the airstrikes hit a mosque in the province of 2 children from the same family a missing it comes days after the rebels said they would stop launching attacks on saudi arabia they have called on riyadh to end its airstrikes. after days of anti-government protests in egypt calling for president abdel fattah el-sisi to resign a counter-rally has been held in suez these are the latest pictures of demonstrations in the coastal city on sunday where sisi supporters gathered waving the egyptian flag separately thousands of people have been taking part in rare anti-government protests across the country since friday $360.00 people have reportedly been arrested egypt's media authority has warned journalists is monitoring coverage of

the protests to ensure they abide by professional codes banned from reporting inside egypt. in the mountainous region of myanmar's most northern catchin state 8 years of displacement and conflict has left many civilians distressed and poverty stricken a fragile ceasefire underlies the ongoing instability there stress and depression has led some to turn to drugs or burden monthly reports along with china tens of thousands of people live in displacement camps. distressed and poverty stricken many find solace in the cheapest and most readily available drug heroin. know no one. has been on and off the drug for years. when conflict fled 80 years ago her mother fled to china and left pan alone with no money. i became

a drug addict because of me actually i have quit once before a long time ago but i came back to use drugs again it's all because of me my heart's not strong to say no to drugs pam is recovering apologists and rehabilitation center run by the catch an independent organization near the capital . women a some of the most vulnerable as there are not enough jobs for them and prostitution is rife. but drug users come from all walks of life. during the initial dry out days somewhere these chains to prevent them from running away from what. we lived in the i.d.p. camp near china's border and there are many drug dealers and users there and we hear people in the i.d.p. camps are addicted to drugs we investigate and find out who is using a. suspected uses night camps are asked to provide hearing tests to show if they're

using drugs if they fail the force to come into the center. many fear going back home where it's a dollar a hit heroin is not only affordable but it's difficult to escape. every house and every village is selling the drugs they sell on the streets and alleyways people are selling drugs because of the conflict. the conflict began in 1962 when the military took control of the region. a cease fire was broken 8 years ago when me and my forces and the caption independence army fought for control stalled the uncertainty over who will control the state in the future which could continue to have consequences for the many vulnerable people living here. about a man the al-jazeera. tens of thousands of indian americans piped into

a texas stadium for a joint rally by indian prime minister narendra modi and u.s. president donald trump the event in houston was a rush but show of support for a foreign leader in the u.s. complete reports. oh you were ever in your ranger mode it goes controversy usually follows outside the houston stadium in advance of the indian prime minister's speech modi supporters physically grabbed al-jazeera as camera and yanked press credentials as we tried to film those protesting his visit modi was once banned for years for entering the united states for violations of religious freedom but on sunday he stood in front of thousands of indian americans alongside u.s. president donald trump howard in by france the massive rally is designed to be in a positive image of modi after international criticism of his move stripping kashmir of its autonomy there's also been a surge of attacks under modi's government against religious minorities in india

analysts say modi's nationals ground of politics is very similar should trops i do logically surprisingly similar. be invested in a kind of nationalism a kind of muscular nationalism going to strong nationalism and become to speak in the same idiom but on stage the pair touted the economic benefits of their friendship he has already mert the american economy strong. our sense of how to run. you in richer our culture. you are told are. you uplift our communities and you are truly proud to be american trying to modi hope to sign a trade deal during modi's visit to boost india's sluggish. kaname it would also give trump an economic win after a prolonged u.s.

trade war with china but not one side the rally many people protested the joint appearance of the 2 leaders this woman says she's furious trying granted modi the global legitimacy he seeks and number one he has divided his country number 2 he. is that of a cat that has been running behind him push me i just. want you to try all right and other girls. can really help. this is i'll just use the top stories the world's oldest travel company thomas cook has collapsed leaving more than one 150000 people stranded on holiday and about

20000 people out of work flights have also been grounded the british government is promising to help anyone stuck abroad the cia is launching. this is the largest repression since the 2nd world war and we will be bringing home everybody. back to the u.k. as close as possible to their return this is a huge operation 150000 people currently abroad. over 40 craft and those aircraft are already in position and then in the next few hours will start bringing will start bringing passengers home. yemen's hutu rebels say a saudi led coalition air strike has killed 5 civilians from a single family owned t.v. says the air strikes hit a mosque in the province of iran 2 children from the same family are missing it comes days after hutu rebels said they would stop launching attacks on saudi arabia if it came up with a similar offer israel's main arab political parties have endorsed ex-military

chief benny gantz for prime minister in a bid to oust benjamin netanyahu the move breaks a 27 year long policy of not backing any candidate to lead the country israel's president is holding 2 days of talks to choose a leader for a coalition governments the u.n. is warning world leaders attending its climate change summit in new york that the effects of global warming are speeding up the world me to a logical organization says the average global temperature for 2015 to 2019 is on track to be the hottest of any 5 year period on record and sea levels have risen by 5 millimeters a year. the u.s. congress may be forced to pursue impeachment if it's confirmed president trump pressured ukraine to investigate democratic presidential hopeful joe biden that's according to u.s. house intelligence committee chairman i would adam schiff u.s. media reports claim donald trump asked the ukrainian president to investigate biden

over allegations he used his president as a vice president to help his son those are the headlines off to want to go on counting the cost billions spent on add to fences but drones take out more than saudi arabia's oil production well look at that knock on effect that cost the $30000000000.00 plan to move indonesia's sinking capital and the importance of the dollar to tina counting the costs on al-jazeera. a team of chinese scientists are traveling to places no human has ever been. in banking on a daring deep sea mission in the hunt for red resistance and spaces. in this episode of want to one a week go on board with some china's top engineers and scientists as they explore

the depths of the indian ocean. i think ari ari hiring because my turn next day. my i long to start. chinese doing laps of a chinese race in the middle of the indian. ocean and. a lot of my classmates. have no chance. so dog bought of the sheep. had a chance. she's a trainee submersible pilot and she's anxiously awaiting her 1st ever deep sea dive which no woman from china has ever done before. she's part of china's mission to be

a world leader in these final frontier. there in a rice against countries like russia india and japan you know if she gets the chance to dive she'll go nearly 3 kilometers under the sea to search for new mineral race horses and signs of life. maybe i can friend a solid all new alamosa new plants and a scene that is count based granted before by humans but i read it and maybe i can carry it and i. may as well i see there have animal in the word and there was johnny and wow it's core that. she's working alongside 95 crew members on this ship just 4 of them when.

they're also carrying the phoenix john long a 3 person submersible the can take researches deep under the sea than any other machine on. looking for the asian the forms of the walk life face the ward where we've my feet come will fall like how we feel when being might be coming from that school yard. of the 4 women on this mission one of them is a microbiologist doc to. study whatever life forms are brought to the surface plants and animals including tiny microbes known as ikea. they come hand though mario ari hi pam fisher and the are. sure and they kind of use a basic processor neutron too so i and that's kind of the show where they're leaving and that's kind of a compound where the e.q. out where you are you see a mirror to what was happening you opinions years so cold when there was no live in

on earth is 6 ice me and the look for the live well meaning beyond his years our goal or to look for their lives as me when the company to different for the recess you think. you are many scientists believe that evolution began you know motions the creatures found may be the most basic and systems of the mind morning. and there is one type of habitat in the deep ocean where you expects to find an abundance of them. there's a big hero say that it's all kind of life or might be from title what i was all one is a we don't know where the lad was already making the music years i'll go oh my god all other go i always were told it was size of to. shoot you make science very

exciting which of these exciting this is what i want to do science and i feel exactly that i feel alive i feel myself well i want to size everyone's anxious to get the 1st dive underway you want samples of marine life down there. and the other trainee pilots want to see how it's really done else it's very hard and at the heart of this mission professor tao wants to find hydrothermal vents and chart the size of their mineral deposits is very exciting because this is the 1st for the indian ocean for the chinese and the the 1st. time for the oddest movements for us hydrothermal vents are like springs of burning hot water he said by dates a volcano is the law of ones will guide us to our target extinct fits like an extinct volcano these empty chimneys have cooled off leaving rich lives of

mineral deposits for the taking getting too close to alive and putting in danger the saab and its crew but the rewards of exploring any event are enormous. kobolds manganese compaq and other precious metals is a threat and very quickly it's better for us to do a search of how this will feel good and the loss on the sea floor. on about to see them explore the dragon vent feel an area known for underwater volcanic activity. it's near where the antarctic australasian and african tectonic plates me. even if it be down to a dragon feel. the fear when tao will pilot the 1st dive one of only 2 pilots qualified to drive the submersible jour own.

he's the expert training young recruits like he. i hope for they will go out forever quickly quickly yes and at that time maybe maybe they can. just use my 40 dives we only have 2 professional pilot and. a lot more than that to me and also you know more than into our country so our single is a. responsibility to me even knows that one day soon it will be her turn in the driver's seat for style and lost interest. so i laid off it right. finally the ship is in position. the submersible has been checked and food is ready to pilot the 1st i. will be going in 3 kilometers under water. the crew have enough

oxygen to last in 10 alex. but lots can go wrong in that time. it takes over an hour to reach the bottom of the our ship. the deeper the submersible goes the dock and colder. dropping to 2 degrees celsius. 4 hours pass with little signs of life. then the tains lead geologist professor tao spotted something. we see a lot so much so greg so i think that's the area we're looking for.

all. only little the area is teeming with life which means they must be close to hydrothermal vents. though we are very lucky if on the. edge of the big freeze there that's the area where we have our car that's the very excited. at last they thought the vans. do need to be careful as they move the sob closer to the boiling hot water. when you'll was with homework when was very busy very busy. you needed to construct all your and it's. the submersible is built to withstand extreme elements but it has an achilles heel its window is. the water spewing from a hydrothermal vent can reach 400 degrees celsius. if they get too close the

plexiglass windows would melt and the sub would implode. but fernie used to get close to the bed to take a sample of its crossed. but there's a problem. then realized that are left to the bin that was on the 1st black smoke. and out of the same time all or right window was was aware america goes to the men on the ocean current has pushed the sob over the stream of a vent the window may not withstand the hate adjuster. us into. he manages to move away. but then not out of danger yet. to get the sobbed. back to the surface they made

to drop $280.00 wires. but only one white with a since that's not. a scale fos could be left in the ocean. the submersible has 7 directional propellers 2 of these are off with rusty but they designed for steering around the ocean floor north for pushing the south up $3000.00 maces we have white still attached i was worried about it because of just . cannot fill. kind of any wall. to stop it barely moves.

and by now they've been under for almost 10 al it's. all soon to run out of. the sod stocks rise he says. finally it breaks the surface. when this obvious safely back in its cradle the tail realizes how lucky they ahd to be a model come off on 1. 35 but not all of them but through the window more than your bed under the bed of the foot.