ganz $28.00 days to form a new government it follows an inconclusive election last month which saw gans's bill white party neck and neck with prime minister benjamin netanyahu as it could as the i was given the 1st opportunity to form a coalition but he failed earlier this week are a force that has more from west jerusalem. for the 1st time in more than 10 years israelis watched the president give someone other than benjamin netanyahu the chance to form a government riven rivlin urged benny gantz and israel's entire political class to get it done and avoid sending the country to the polls for the 3rd time in less than a year i hope for the war gives you 28 days to form a government starting from tomorrow this is a short time and very frightful days. gantz a former army chief has tried to present himself as a pragmatic centrist throughout his short political career now but its most significant moment so far there was no change of course if dr cuellar keep my

promise to form a liberal unity government and that's what i intend to do in this government i will serve all israeli citizens and will act in their interests i will work to form the functioning government that israel is in desperate need of a government that will strengthen israel a unity government means one composed of dances blue and white party and the likud of benjamin netanyahu the new who blamed gantz for frustrating his efforts to do the same thing ever since he was given the mandate last month now the roles are reversed but the same obstructions bar the way blue white says it won't sit in unity government led by a man and you know he's facing indictment in 3 separate corruption cases netanyahu is refusing to step down or to go 2nd in a potential rotational prime minister deal he's seen as having a better chance of fighting off those charges from the prime minister's office and there's no reason yet for the stalemate to break. another option for gantz a minority government with external support from members of the mainly palestinian israeli joint list that would be fraught with political risk even if there was the

will to give it a try so far gantz isn't willing to do so. the benny gantz has another path failure and the upside down of israeli politics it could just lead to success the longer he spends not forming a government the closer netanyahu gets to a possible triple corruption indictment testing the loyalty of his party. to the afghans his mandate expires a final $21.00 day scramble would ensue all kinds of deals could then be on the table if no deal gets done that it would be election number 3 early next year ari force it out west jerusalem last and that. unconvinced by offers of economic reform eleven's protesters continue the fight the complete political change and we'll tell you why many of argentina's farmers are hoping for a late spring we had in sunday's election.

the weather remains pretty hot across a good part of australia but a change is on the way because this area cloud has just heading towards the far southwest and that's a cold front on that as it makes its way through it would introduce somewhat cooler weather across south australia over the next day or so i could have i would heading into perth on thursday with a high of 18 celsius but with step up into the thirty's the for adelaide 30 celsius for melbourne waynes coming in from the interior that brickfield away in that very hot wind now where the front goes through is something of a southerly buster was going around to more of a southwest real southerly direction so 18 celsius for adelaide 23 for melbourne that harmfully a little bit of a doubt weather on that just pushing its way towards the southeast and colder that

cloud and rain will head towards new zealand but it doesn't see bad here as we go on through the next couple of days obey some bits and pieces of shabby rain just making their way across south island as we go through thursday central parts could see want to 2 showers by disguise gradually come back in behind temperatures to struggle a little a high of around 12 in christchurch and 15 in all clear because some wet so windy weather also making its way towards to pad over the next couple of days thursday looks wet with rifle by friday. strangers from across new york with a claim in common abuse at the hands of a prominent priest and a shot of those back in dens and grab hopefully handles but to stop changing the design it's fold lines gains exclusive access to the accusers and questions the accused how long do you think the cardinal dolan will contain and protect you as more men come out in the latest chapter in

a scandal that shaken the catholic church to its foundations in bad faith on an. the headlines for you now u.s. president donald trump says washington will lift sanctions imposed on turkey for its offensive in northeast syria is comes after russia now patrols part of the region in a deal with turkey to impose a new cease fire along the border a murder investigation is underway here in the u.k. after the bodies of $39.00 people were found in a container truck that just arrived in the country police say they believe the container came from came to the u.k. from the belgian porch of subprogram and police in chile are accused of

a heavy handed response to anti-government protests which have bricked the country over the past 2 weeks. at least 18 people have been killed in the violence a curfew and a state of emergency have been on now in effect. all to lebanon now the president michel aoun is due to address the nation at noon on thursday since anti-government protests began last week the northern city of tripoli has seen a huge turnout every night traditionally a support base for the prime minister now the people of the city and across the country are united in their position against the leaders stephanie decker is there . for a week now thousands of come out into the square in tripoli to join the chorus of voices across the country calling for their government to go. as all eyes will be reach a few nights ago this video 1st you don't mind went viral don't use it lately jubilant crowds many 1st thought this was the route when it was actually here in tripoli the

city many see is far more conservative. i didn't plan for this i didn't plan for this i was like all the people i was going through all the people. we met up with the man behind the music he says he played it spontaneously didn't expect this kind of reaction all the people all of the all the. each other. your children everything everything and everyone everyone is here because there is no one on top of them the protests have mobilized the youth here a leaderless grassroots movement that has inspired many. it was like a domino effect among the youth center for sally says the protests have given her renewed hope i'll screw was she thinks there are challenges ahead it's going to be difficult we are scared. and we are aware that. we are going to a bit of a chaotic period after this but when you are aware means you're ready

and when you're ready if this is the 1st half of succeeding. when you're scared you either do things you're either with draw or this gives your perseverance to continue especially. when you got strong out of many different points from tripoli is traditionally your support base for the prime minister saad how do you deal with the sunni majority city has been neglected and has some of the poorest areas in the country and the no most of them is that the would be secular heard we are defending the rights of children in the rights of all citizens to live in a clean environment we're asking all those in power to resign and be held accountable financially all of them we will stay here until our demands meet the protesters come from a cross-section of society that is what everyone is telling us is so important in a city that's been stigmatized due to a past spillover of the syrian war when gun battles were fought out in the streets

the people have come together against the ruling elite. they also want to change the sectarian system which they accuse politicians of exploiting in order to keep people divided but there seems to be a stalemate now the government isn't standing down the people aren't leaving there are unpredictable times ahead stephanie decker of 0 tripoli. one of the pentagon's top policy officials few crane is appearing before the impeachment inquiry into u.s. president donald trump laura cooper is likely to be questioned about the decision to freeze $391000000.00 in security assistance to ukraine on tuesday the acting u.s. ambassador to ukraine william taylor testified before 3 house committees he said made it a condition that ukraine investigates his democratic rival joe biden before he would release the money meanwhile a lawyer for the us president says donald trump does not have to hand over his tax

returns to distance to state prosecutors because he is immune from criminal investigation william comes avoid told a federal appeals court trump has immunity until he leaves office he said that would apply even if trump shot someone on 5th avenue in new york city. trump is fighting an earlier court ruling which rejected his attempt to block the release of 8 years of his tax returns they are being sought by the manhattan district attorney as possible criminal probe into trump's family business. now the russian president vladimir putin has told african leaders he wants to more than double the amount russia trades with the continent as he welcomes them to a meeting at the black sea resort of sochi but as steadfast in our reports from that summit economic ties are not the only thing on his agenda. this statue of independence leader patrice lumumba at this moscow university is a reminder of the close relationship the soviet union built with african nations as they freed themselves from colonialism in the decades after world war 2 modern day

russia is now trying to revive these times by inviting african students to its universities in the past 8 years to numbers have doubled to 17000 with the help of scholarships. first of all it influences the language many people in our country speak russian it gives an opportunity to spread russian language and african countries for example in our country. education is very important to improve society. while education and health care are still russia's main focus and parts of africa president putin wants to expand its influence far beyond this and i see if we have this. is mutual trains between russia and various african countries more than doubles to exceed $20000000000.00 whether that is a lot of. great numbers but i cannot agree i do not think it's enough day

ladies and gentlemen $7700000000.00 of that comes from trade with egypt which is about 40 percent of the total. compared to china which has invested $200000000000.00 in africa russia's role is small but it's working hard to change this and is now getting militarily economically and politically involved in dozens of african countries representatives from all over africa have traveled to such it to revive an old friendship after becoming a major power broker in the middle east president clinton has now set those eyes on africa and is offering a different kind of relations than western countries have had with the continent. at the russia africa forum buton spoke about a mutually beneficial really. asian ship in contrast to former colonial rulers but in africa some are wondering who will benefit most russian military experts have been training government troops contras like central african republic and sudan in

exchange for access to minerals analysts have pointed out that russia wants to counter western influence on the continent the dark side maybe of russian politics is that the russian is really investing in the you would say it's some of my authoritarian leaders because russia sees them as stable central governments and i think this is russia's experience in the post i read union speech in the middle east and obviously in africa too on the 1st day of this forum 2 russian aircraft capable of carrying nuclear bombs landed in south africa in a show of cooperation between the 2 countries stop fasten al-jazeera sochi the leaders of ethiopia in egypt meanwhile are meeting on the sidelines of that russia africa summit to try to break the deadlock over ethiopia's building of a down on the river nile ethiopian prime minister ahmed had suggested that the control the sea over the ground in a sense dam project could lead to a war egypt's foreign ministry said those comments were unacceptable down which is

being built near ethiopia's border with sudan could affect egypt's supply of fresh water from the nile. well in separate developments 10 people including 4 children are now reported to have died after heavy rain and flooding in egypt the capital cairo has been badly affected by this with roads submerged and large numbers of people staying away from work interior ministry says 3 of the desperate uta electrocution while 2 people died after falling from the roofs of their homes more rain is cut forecast for the coming days. the 1st black leader of south africa's largest opposition party has resigned. my mind they announced he was stepping down as head of the democratic alliance after 4 years in the role he says he faced difficulties making historic the white liberal party appeal to majority black voters is the policy 2nd resignation of a senior black politician in 3 days john is bad mayor herman also quit on monday.

on out argentina the country is well known for its exports of high quality beef and is one of the world's biggest exporters of grain it's what once made the country one of the world's wealthiest but farmers are concerned that the opposition can sit and favorite to win sunday's election or bring back high export taxes they're counting on the incumbent president to make a late comeback as to race but now ports. the vast grasslands is home to some of argentina's vast agricultural sectors is a given it the who's farm has been in his family for generations owns over 200 hectares of land the presidential elections are just days away and we need these worried about changes that a potential new government could bring about. when the current government took office the situation was not its biggest and i always hope they won't destroy it

even more. easy country to rule the government has tried to make things better but it's been difficult the government under president is struggling with an increase in foreign debt. and poverty rates are rising the agricultural sector plays a crucial role in argentina's economy because it helps provide the foreign currency that this country needs in order to pay the debt and other obligations and that's why many farmers in this area are wary because they believe that if opposition leader i read of the 5 members wins of the elections he could likely impose more taxes that will have a. i wrecked impact on the industry. i want of a man this running mate is former pressing cristina fernandez the kershner whose relationship with the agricultural sector was marred with tension after the government imposed export taxes on some crops the measure triggered a 3 week revolt by farmers in 2008. but people like all matter will be i'm

disappointed with the administration of. he says he trusted in the government and took a loan to pay for land and now he's struggling to pay off the debt. when. i thought they were 50 percent of my production i was going to be able to pay off the debt but it did not happen i heard cattle the value of the cattle dropped and it has complicated my situation in the past decade land ownership in argentina has changed and power now belongs to large multinational companies. and that's why small landowner associations hope that whomever is elected to the presidency will be able to distinction between all actors in the business. we all remember how were mistreated during the mistress of christina kirsner and how they saw us as oligarchs not in a very good situation with the current government we hope the next government will make a difference between big companies and us. a lot of the fatah members met with representatives

of the farming sector and vowed to work with them to protect one of argentina's most productive industries but there is lots of skepticism about what will happen here after sunday's vote. and the c.e.o. of social media giant facebook has appeared before a u.s. congressional committee to defend the upcoming launch of a digital currency mark zuckerberg sought to reassure politicians that the new libor a crypto currency would not be introduced until it satisfied all u.s. regulatory concerns members of the house financial services committee fear that it could disrupt the global financial system threaten users' privacy and facilitate money laundering facebook says libor will be a force for good reducing cost for electronic payments and helping people send money world wide.

right so let's just update you on the top stories this hour now u.s. president donald trump says washington will lift sanctions imposed on turkey over its offensive in northeast syria is comes after russia now patrols parts of the region in a deal with turkey to enact and you cease fire along the border the government of turkey informed my administration that they would be stopping combat and their offensive in syria and making the cease fire permanent at it will indeed be permanent however you would also define the word permanent in that part of the world is somewhat questionable we all understand that but i do believe it will be permanent are there for instructor the secretary of the treasury to lift all sanctions imposed for october 14th. a murder investigation is underway here in the u.k. after the bodies of $39.00 people were found in a container truck which had just arrived in the country police say they contain a k.

from the pores of the burger in belgium britain's prime minister boris johnson has pointed the finger at people traffickers anti-government protests in chile have been described as the worst hit the country in nearly 30 years police have been accused of a heavy handed response to the protests which of grip the country over the past 2 weeks at least 18 people have been killed in the violence a curfew and a state of emergency on now in effect. soldiers in lebanon have scuffle with protesters as they struggle to pump not main roads during a 7th day of anti-government rallies demonstrators continue to gather in major cities despite the government announcing emergency economic reforms they say they won't stop until the entire political class steps down and israel's president has asked for military chief benny gantz to form a new government gantz has been given 28 days to put together a governing coalition follows an inconclusive election last month which saw dancers

bill white party neck and neck with prime minister benjamin netanyahu could party so that brings you up to date with our top stories next is faultlines with the story of several men who allege years of abuse at the hands of a catholic priest in new york city there will be more news after that to stay with us. shauna is going on i want to read you know forward the money. to fight the consequence of one of 150 gates i once determination to remind you depend on al-jazeera. i find these things that i hadn't looked at since i wrote them and i'm noticing like wow i was really in a messed up kind of place like things that were very dark suicidal you know almost

as if i was like writing down prayers for a long time jews have carminow kept this box closed shoved into a dresser drawer. this year he returned to these journal entries from high school finding traces of his encounters with a catholic priest psychological killer sexual predator who him poses ashes on the forehead of his helpless victim ashes contain fingerprints ashes are a fetish symbol turn him on. to super members the smell of this priest cologne and what kind of candies he kept on his desk this is a jew new year yearbook he also remembers something more painful which for a long time he tried to forget there is more this name father patrick. i do remember there is something with a belt buckle something with a belt buckle just the action of the belt opening in the sound of the

the plane king of it him touching my leg. rubbing up and down my leg and and that was the thing that was like well that's not supposed to be happening. joseph is not alone several other men have come forward in a series of exclusive interviews with fault lines. they allege years of abuse at the hands of father john patrick in catholic schools across new york city he just so does that it's. list something everybody. sparking the latest revelations in a decades old scandal that's shaken the catholic church to its foundation or spare us 2 months of the tough mark out exactly right timothy dolan the archbishop of new york told the 2 and a half 1000000 catholics under his watch to rest assured i heard that what you want

is how debility transparency and action to counter the c. he claimed that there were no active priest space incredible abuse allegations in his archdiocese clergy abuse he said was largely a problem of the past. our investigation into father patrick revealed a different story while they were allowing these these predator priests to frolic around aimlessly on the streets of new york with open access you know under the shield of a collar it's a story that raises questions about new york's catholic hierarchy and whether it's need to has put the prestigious of the church above the survival of its victims i wonder if there was someone that went right up to knock on the door of same patches of the drill and said father so and so did this to me. how long would it take for a father so and so be removed or suspended from that ministry. how long would it take for the investigation to begin i think it should not take more than you know

an hour instead of. a week a month. a year but there's a moral obligation are you willing you willing to tell your priest because i'm sure there are 2 masters in malta more allegation by you that i should have thought why you were willing to put your in harm's way and what must all you know they stop what do you think the church should do to stop hiding. this man who we'll call gabriel never forgot the abuse he faced as a 12 year old catholic school student so that's the church you see there where the black rufus a hat that's correct 3 today this view from his home serves as

a constant reminder that when you look at the window now you can see the church what do you think about. just how that destroyed my you. really get back to kill them honestly here in the center of manhattan's washington heights neighborhood sits incarnation parish and school. was supposed to be a refuge for gabriel who grew up without his parents paint a picture for me about what your life looked like a bad time. pretty last. straw last. may your emotional to think about. that. everything was cool school and my grandma grandma was very sick it's not that. bad it was just me and her.

it was 1904 and father john patrick had just been ordained his 1st post would be gabriel's church. there's a photo here where little altar boy is jumping into father paddocks arms and then father patrick says these are my children pressing the boy's head closer now i look at all children that i deal with as my children. gabriel was one of those altar boys he told us that father patrick molested him during confession for 2 years how do you get always i'm confessing you don't have a crowd do you some one on one thing. confession was i'm sitting on a chair. he's sitting directly in front of me is knees are one is here the other one's here ok he's got his left hand behind your head and his right hand is here and his right hand would be from your knee and sometimes end up over here most of

the time and then and then he would you know and i would actually point and touch and say do you use that to you masturbate say the truth. oh do tell him hell marys. do you think you were mentioning before that you felt like he would prey on certain people i think the most the more vulnerable people yeah. you know quiet kids what makes you think that he was going after vulnerable kids. because i was definitely one of them. think about it. what parent is going to complain to you that his son is being touched inappropriately and i want. gabriel almost canceled our interview he said it made him sick to think about these memories. with the father of 2 knew that father patrick was still out there as he face any

consequences for their actions no. how are you still. with kids. out. for this investigation we spoke to 5 men who say that father patrick abused them. their attorneys told us the allegations form a pattern of abuse in catholic schools from the early 1980 s. until the early to thousands these are the people that know one another and then in the aggregate as they're coming forward telling thin same and similar stories a pattern of behavior to say and we've got to sort of survivors have come forward from 3 different boroughs survivors of different ages from different boroughs at different facilities and told the same story monsignor patrick using his position of authority isolates those boys either at the school or in some

cases in his bedroom in some cases at the church wherever the opportunity may present itself. by 2001 patrick was an academic dean in staten island or jews of carminow was a student. high school was difficult for joseph jr steve joey karen here's what's happening her she'd been suicidal and was hospitalized missing weeks of class has been making children of all ages when jews have returned to school father patrick told his parents that he'd keep their son's medication in his office i think of my students today who are 1617 years old and they have their issues they have their troubles and they go to people for help. and imagine taking advantage of that person in that unique situation. that's the worst of the worst to take advantage of someone in their time of most need. their most vulnerable.

in march 29th teen joseph reported father patrick to the archdiocese. but months later patrick remained an active priest here at neutered on parish in upper manhattan. we went there on a sunday in june just as he finished saying mass. i have a question for you do you know joseph are my no joseph joseph hermano. the suspect sexually abused by 68 weeks back i lent. you don't know him he's not the only one we know of several other men think. he would. drink fashion stakes. so you think i. would actually spoken to many of them and they say the reason that there is because they don't want children to be unsafe and to go after what they were actually really father

paddocks denial echoed what he told the media in march it's really hard to speculate because that's when a man named raphael mendoza student front of the church and told his story this is . circular harvey robert says slowly or go to my genitals but patrick said he still had the support of the archdiocese direct quote was right now i know i do he said i even spoke to the cardinal. cardinal dolan how long do you think that cardinal dolan will continue to protect you as more men come out with their stories. father patrick said he didn't remember joseph but joseph told us he can't forget father patrick. were very very serious and. i had this stupid d.v.d. of like these clips maybe i interviewed him or something for the t.v.

news i don't know with each discovery from his archive jews have seen counters when the priest came into sharper focus and there it is the junior ring ceremony mask i had forgotten that i was the elector at the mass that he was the celebrant of the mass. it's called the very name. the only church to separate from the bible and father patrick sat right behind him and there's no possible way that he could forget who i was based on the number of interactions i had with him the only thing that would make sense to me is if you know if i was just another kid that he touched and it was like you know one in the same. faceless nameless. you know that was his way of justifying it blocking it out that's the only thing i can think of just another kid that he touched yeah seems to be quite

a number of us you know. patrick's accusers had reported their abuse to family friends.