or being a no realistic prospect of talks restarting because the chances of the united states easing sanctions before talks a slim to none alan fischer with the latest on that story from washington d.c. alan thank you for saying the u.s. president trump has signed an order preventing immigrants who cannot afford health care from entering the united states people relocating to the u.s. will now have to prove they can afford medical costs will get health insurance within 30 days of their arrival a new rule will be applied to people seeking immigrant visas and all those already in the country may own frescoes serve that the office of immigration litigation at the u.s. justice department under president obama he says the new regulation could the scary older people from coming to the u.s. the problem isn't covered category there are no i will read your him well a market for like a 70 year old parent over us and both are going to be quite costly markets are

going to have to be created number one and number 2 i can imagine them being. among the right over there for a better new year old or it going to be quite a cost prohibitive that well what you're trying to achieve if you're graphically limited number of people coming in a very very very bad they're going to have to be reported market level or jury again for people who are marks more than the rate that's going to be very very and . a 2nd intelligence official is considering filing a whistleblower complaint against us president trump that's according to the new york times trump is accused of using his position to pressure ukraine into investigation his political rival joe biden and joe biden's son opposition democrats have launched an in peach meant investigation. u.s. secretary of state mike from pale has defended the state department missing a deadline to turn over documents related to that inquiry he says his office said the lessons of congress as as an initial response speaking greasy also said that he

didn't believe the people who are or should be interested in the investigation i think they want to know about the relationship with america greece i'm convinced of that right this is this is this is the this is this is what's this is what's wrong when the world doesn't focus on the things that are right the things that matter the things that impact real people's lives and instead you get caught up in some silly gotcha game you see that's not that's not healthy that doesn't help democracies fleurs it doesn't help grow economies what it does is it destroys people's belief is that the people who have this charge right as a reporter as a journalist the people who have this charge aren't really focused on the things that matter to people because look i was on the phone call i was i'm on almost every phone call with the president with every world leader the president has every right to have these set of conversations. still to come in this half hour

a tragedy in the national park in thailand as a rescue attempt by 5 elephants goes badly. and the haunting sound of the humpback whale as scientists work to chart the wretched biodiversity of the waters off french guiana. has a spring range of temperatures in this part of a strategic in adelaide has been quite extreme just in the last week where you can see a frontal system on its way through the band to be dropping again now there's a forecast of sunday down to 19 drought live up to 27 in melbourne any rain will have gone through this time so we left mainly in sunny skies with still some rain of the edge of tasmania on notice and person the sunshine

a pretty regular $22.00 it warms up in purpose from monday it doesn't change very much dad labor just cool down in melbourne once against the temperature variations are going to become rather more obvious and possibly they'll hit records again that there's a long stretch a long arc of cloud running through the north on the new zealand all the satellite picture but actually pressure is building behind it and if you go a quiet day on sunday maybe a little bit of edge clouds in the far south and south on the far north of the north island but basically it's settled quiet weather temperatures in the low teens for the most part now are we seeing the back of the time when this is in the back of tropical spin as these to season but we're seeing temperatures drop the still rain the funnels of honshu but in a northerly is down to 23. rewind returns with

a new series. and brand new updates on the banks to pounce using these documentaries thinking. oh please please please please. remind continues with on comfortably numb this is gaza central jail and this is the section where they're holding prisoners on drug charges users and dealers here is 120 of them in 3 different cells on al jazeera. welcome back is a reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera iraqi officials say at least 5 more anti-government protesters have been killed in baghdad after

a 2 day curfew was lifted thousands of protesters in hong kong have defied a government battle and public demonstrations by rallying in facemasks and north korea's chief nuclear negotiator kim yong gil says he's broken off denuclearization talks with the united states and. around 20 people have been killed in an attack on a gold mine in northern burkean a faso that's according to security sources in the west african nation it happened on friday and so on province that's close to the border with mali it's the latest in a series of attacks over the past 4 and a half years with many armed groups operating in the region some affiliated to al qaida and eisel. cameroon's opposition leader has been freed by a military court to on the orders of the president maurice cunto was released along with 136 other prisoners it follows an amnesty granted to 333 prisoners accused

of crimes against the state after an address reports now from the capital one that . the opposition leader orders come to breathe the air of freedom as he's driven out of your own demain prison why he spent the last 9 months hundreds of supporters had gathered to see him walk a free man chanting party songs. on the other side of the city his supporters had earlier gathered at the military tribunals why he's been standing trial they wanted to catch a glimpse of their hero. is to come to him and other detainees arrive in a convoy of prison vehicles to sign their release documents. opposition leaders say the choice of court to try them in the 1st place was wrong. it's not a good for the justice to admit just in division of the executive. don't assume and i defended. i am not. proud of what happened

a year when. we prepare our arguments against the triumph. in front of the world leadership of. the amnesty granted to opposition leaders and supporters came just hours after the end of a national dialogue called by the president from the tribunal they were returned to the central prison to be joined by family members before heading whole the opposition leader had been in prison since his arrest for leading protest against an election result he denounced as ford lent his party insists the healing process can only begin when such an reforms are carried out. we still have the problem of the electoral system that means that we have to disclose their if the reform of the trust is there because we have to make sure that there is no competition.

for the next elections if there is not nor reforms of the system now that we can be sure that what happens in the progression will happen again long term president paul bia has promised to implement the recommendations of the national dialogue that include some form of decentralization of powers to the regions it so far ordered the release of nearly $500.00 prisoners including those who fought against the state many cameroonians welcomed the recent release of hundreds of political prisoners and rebels say it's an important 1st step towards healing divisions in the country the pressure will now be on the rebels to do the same but have so far dismissed the recent government concessions as cosmetics. many leaders of the separatist movement calling for the creation of an independent state of a remain behind bars it's not clear if they too may gain their freedom soon already some cameroonian say the government had conceded too much of

a decrease al jazeera you know when they come through. a u.s. backed syrian rebel group is warning of all out war if turkey launches an assault on an area east of the euphrates river turkey's president. says the military operation would clear the region of what he calls terrorists and an air and ground assault is imminent the mostly kurdish group the syrian democratic forces responded saying it will defend the area for any unprovoked attack. a leading tin is in presidential candidate says that he will stop campaigning ahead of the runoff vote on october 13th say the says it would give him an unfair advantage against his opponent who's been in prison since august voters will return to the ballot box on sunday to elect a new government and that's national by reports now from tunis when a face is the difficult task of tackling the country's economic problems. is going

to it's likely to be a tight race and candidates are taking no chances and i shouldn't wonder she the leader of another party is a running for the 1st time in a bid to rally support for his party the conservative in the other has been a driving force in politics since the 2011 revolution but now its rival the secular heart of tunisia is gaining ground citizens should vote for another to consolidate democracy because we need strong parliament and a strong party to lead the country it's been wyvil the heart of a party was established by media magnate and a bill just 3 months ago how do we is currently in jail accused of money laundering and tax evasion accusations his lawyers deny his party is promising radical economic reforms if it comes to power. has

a real vision for the country. you know they want to see down the road a real modern country they want to build a nation of of they want to do with poverty they want to abolish poverty but no party is expected to secure an absolute majority in the parliament and with both a nod and heart of. voting out forming a coalition there are rising concerns of a political impasse and as the political divide widens voters are growing frustrated. with the political elite for failing to rein in inflation and unemployment. we hoped politicians would tackle unemployment but they failed us the candidates won't change anything and we shouldn't expect anything from as i feel bad for the current situation in my country there is no security the price of commodities is on the rise and politicians repeat the same promises again and again

as the 2014 constitution gives the prime minister a bigger say in domestic issues while the president controls defense and foreign affairs whoever wins in sunday's vote with shaped in his ears political and economic agenda for the next 5 years tennesseans high hopes the 2011 revolution would bring democracy equality and better living conditions 80 years later economic problems and political instability half sattar of those hopes for a better future and fueled a growing disillusionment with the political elite al-jazeera turnus. france's anti terrorism prosecution says its investigation has detected signs of what he's calling latent radicalization and the attacker who knifed 4 coworkers to death at the paris police headquarters on thursday i-t.

worker on that killed 3 police officers and ministry of worker before being shot dead by police he had worked at the police headquarters for several years. a national geographic journalist has been shot in the leg while interviewing an alleged drug dealer in mexico a team from the magazine was recording the interview in the city of shoot at what is when they were caught in the ambush that led to a shootout with a rival drug trafficking group the person who was being interviewed that. 6 wild elephants have died after falling into a waterfall at the cow national park in thailand 5 adults were apparently killed while trying to save a 3 year old car who would slipped into the water park rangers managed to save 2 more the park which is home to around $300.00 wild elephants and many other wild animals as war than 2000 square kilometers of forest and is popular with tourists.

we understand that the elephants were trying to cross over to the other side of the river probably one of the smaller islands much of late i don't want to try to rescue them but that was swept away by the way. in ecuador protesters are out on the streets for a 2nd day demonstrating against cuts to fuel subsidies protesters blocked roads and put a barricades in the capital whittall this by the end rest president plenty more and all says he has no plans to reverse is decision to scrap the subsidies he said that he will not bow to the demands of what he called criminals. now off the northeastern coast of south america lies one of the world's most important regions for marine life a newly discovered reef system in the outflow from the amazon river is my great tree root for a rich of species including the humpback whale in his latest report from the region a clark joins greenpeace vessel monitoring and protecting the waters.

early morning on the esperanza scanning the waters for signs of life on the surface or positions on the ship and and they don't have to wait long away list spotted blowing the boats alongside the team heads out on to the water melon headed whales right the power wave as they go all part of the rich biodiversity of these waters the team want to. cameraman christophe swager jumps in and there are extraordinary encounters to be had here it's murky because of the enormous outflow of the amazon river further down the coast but it is a bright swell that emerges out of the gloom this whole region is a migrate 3 route for wales sea turtles and other marine species it is a field day for the scientists on board the esperanza. we made our 1st expedition in 2008 looking at megafauna but this was by air so this

is a follow up on the 1st aerial study it's a very interesting this area is virgin territory there are very few places like this on earth and something quite special this is a hydrophone a piece of equipment that record sounds in water. and that is a song humpback whale. we now know this is a feeding and the breeding ground for the species. is haunting song and means of communication between individuals. in the coming months all the science gathered on board from surface to sea bed will be closely underlined giving an unprecedented understanding of marine life in an ocean flight like we have behind us is that it and that oceans there is a lot of life and there's more life than we expected that biodiversity is a source of richness for our planet and for us and we have to be here to preserve

it really to to maintain it not true just think all this is this is far away we don't care really we'll we'll think about that later on i'll take you on me environmental and climate crisis is a battle on many fronts not least that of the ocean but the thing is scientists want to explore and document oil companies want to come and drill and these polar extremes are replicated across the climate debate isn't it really all about how one sees what lies beneath all the reserves worth billions or healthy ocean ecosystems and the wonder of life in all its great biodiversity. al-jazeera off the coast of french guyana. and now a reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera iraqi officials say at least 5 more anti-government protesters have been killed in the capital baghdad after

a 2 day curfew was lifted 98 people have been killed and thousands injured over the last few days parliament attempted to hold a session to discuss the protests but it was boycotted by some politicians thousands of protesters in hong kong have defied the government wearing face masks this by the leader kerry land banning them from public demonstrations most of the city's metro stations remained shut after several were vandalized by protesters overnight friday night also saw some roads being blocked the fires set alight and attacks on police boat. the right as extreme acts made hong kong into a dark day last night it is made hong kong paralyzed everyone is worried anxious and even scared the hong kong government has the greatest determination to suppress violence i appeal to everyone to support the government to stop violence in a legal way north korea's chief nuclear negotiator says they've broken off

denuclearization talks with the u.s. because their expectations when awful filled delegations from both countries were in stockholm to discuss pyongyang ending its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions being lifted a 2nd intelligence official is considering filing a whistleblower complaint against u.s. president donald trump that's according to the new york times trump is accused of using his position to pressure ukraine into investigating his political rival joe biden opposition democrats have launched an impeachment investigation and president trump has signed an order preventing immigrants who cannot afford health care from entering the united states people relocating to the u.s. will now have to prove that they can afford medical costs or get health insurance within 30 days of their arrival. a u.s. backed syrian rebel group is warning of all out war if turkey launches an assault on or over an area east of the euphrates river river turkey's president of the hun

says the military operation would clear the region of what he called terrorists those are the top stories rewind is next more news in half an hour a see you tomorrow thanks for watching but by. and counting the cost germany's heading for recession well i'm going to put aside their concerns about that to stimulate the economy promising brazil's amazon fear their livelihoods are under threat and the billions of dollars in black gold locked away in power to go you. can see the cost on i'll just see.

hello and welcome again to remind i'm elizabeth purana since we don't want to al-jazeera english over a decade ago we haven't been afraid of tackling difficult and sensitive stories through powerful award winning documentaries today we rewinding to 2 $1010.00 and a film that examines an unintended consequence of the continuing israeli blockade of gaza is growing opioid problem the gaza strip at points just 10 kilometers wide is a narrow piece of land along the eastern mediterranean coast it's palestinian population a sealed behind a separation barrier and tightly controlled checkpoints gaza is home to more than 1500000 palestinians needy half of them under 15 unemployment is among the highest in the world and every day is a struggle to survive. it's not surprising therefore the thousands of young people risk their lives by protesting against the occupation by israel at the border fence

but as discovered when she traveled to gaza for al-jazeera back in 2010 more and more of them turning to drugs to escape from the harsh realities of life his anus disturbing film on comfortably not. over. this is his lifeline in the tunnels on the border with egypt. they punch through the blockade that cuts gaza off from the outside world. mostly. for. the search. for. the very. least.

in a minute far away from israel's. around the clock to smuggle in vital supplies from deep within. this tunnel is 18 meters below ground and it's really quite warm in here even though it's in the middle of winter there are 8 guys. who are working as we speak and they're bringing in all sorts of merchandise it's one of thousands of other tunnels he supply routes for gaza. shipments of furniture clothes and food a steady supply of the dangerous drug is coming in from a dog or tree as it's known in gaza. it's a painkiller constituency to morphine used to relief physical pain and it's one that many go. resorting to. tramadol is illegal without a prescription but as. a self-confessed long term drug user explains there's always

a way to get a hold of it. i buy fake prescriptions here's a doctor's prescription it says try to strips 20 pills and 20 pills for another painkiller also for $5.00 if i don't get this prescription there are other ways to get the pills dealers bring in boxes of trim out through the tunnels every day there are thousands of boxes seized by the police but for every 1000 seized there is another 1000 that gets in so i go to people i know who can find it for me it's a bit more expensive than the pharmacy but i buy from them. tramadol is dangerously addictive if taken in large quantities unsupervised. 29 year old come in is among a growing number of gazans hooked on it his name and face are hidden because he does not want the police to identify him i want help with our law. the 1st

time i took trauma was a 200 milligram pill a red one. we were invited to a relative's wedding and. when i take it i feel completely relaxed i forget about all my feelings and emotions. well. i feel total release when i take one or 2 pills the higher the dosage the better i feel the more relaxed wellness is that the. come out struggle with addiction has brought him here to gaza skum unity mental health program it's one of the few places for drug addicts to get treatment every week he meets with his psychologist dr samir is a quote for whom come else case is far from unique more women would many. most of the addicts are between the ages of 18 and 30. the insanity. of all my

cases are in that age bracket and herein lies the danger the danger is that those who are supposed to build our future are the most affected. young can and. and if the number of cases i've seen are 150 there are hundreds of others that i have not seen and who would never seek the help of a doctor why because we live in a traditional society that fears the stigma attached to mental illness and addiction is not just considered to be a mental health issue it's seen as even more serious. bottom in a lot of enough the. united nations april 2009 survey found that 80 percent of gazans questioned were doing more drugs than before the war. for camel the pills offer an escape from the reality surrounding him. since the war we have been in

a miserable situation. no jobs hamas and fatah fighting no reconciliation nothing to get a laugh. we were promised that things would open up more jobs will become available for me and others. we want the world to be open we don't want the siege on. well nash. and doctors are good believes the problem is growing. at a bad. as the number of addicts went up after the war in gaza because that war was unprecedented marceau if you have. the occupation employed every form of discriminative indiscriminate killing off leaving the palestinians here feeling insecure and at risk wherever the. men feel.

it's not just the war israel suffocating siege has cut gazans off from the outside world and made hundreds of thousands of them jobless. gazans are becoming poorer by the day and. 8 out of 10 i know dependent on some form a few and handouts and as the blockade continues to bite the repetitive daily grind becomes more difficult to bear. these recent university graduates spend much of their free time at this upscale restaurant one of the few refuges they have. the war has deeply affected us our spirit is destroyed we have not left since the war nor had a break and we're still carrying it all inside us they say illegal substances are finding their way into all social circles and across age brackets in gaza for years

living with us. my 15 year old brother brought some pills home from school he thought there were diet pills i took them to my father who is a doctor my father said the pills were true he grounded my brother and we went to school and cause a fuss about it. it turned out that there was a kid at the school who was distributing them some of the students thought these pills were to whiten your teeth even the kid who was distributing the trauma said he didn't know what it was he was just selling it and it seems there's no shortage of buyers. when i would get work or take my daily wage and buy trouble for example i wouldn't buy food see me even though i should've. i used to prioritize trauma over food. and one time my wife and i spent 3 days with nothing but it's a model. that will look and above women have at it as i worked for the government

for 7 years they still help me a little my pension is $200.00 a month which helps. again on fridays i go to any mosque and explain my situation to the mom the mom tells people that there is a brother in need and then i live with an amount ranging from 40 to 100 dollars the day before yesterday i had no money and i asked my mother for $5.00. 20 pills but needed to make sure i had a steady supply. as drug dealers stubbornly pursue new markets. the how mass run fleece continues to battle them for control of the streets of gaza. the hamas government is widely credited for clamping down on criminals.

ending years of knowledge on the streets of gaza. but then it would be a democrat the easier than usual underfed just ruled there was an excess of democracy. and drugs were prohibited but when on the ground. so. and there they asked the dealers to stop but the dealers were addicted to the money so they were all shot dead at their doorsteps. than had. and they were big merchants people were coming in and out it was like a supermarket. market. despite its crackdown.

now they've been tipped off and they're on their way to drugs but. they say this young man is dealing drugs with his brother he's taking them to his house where they plan to search for narcotics. and this is all they find this time around roughly a gram of hashish which will result in a charge of possession rather than distribution. but it's clear that such tactics can pay dividends the police showed us some of the drugs they have seized on previous raids. the pills of ecstasy.

and upon tramadol. unfortunately there is a big difference between the number of arrests in 2009 kim.