a could build though in la paz a civil society meeting allowed by bolivia's constitution this one's been called by those angry over last sunday's election which gave 3 term president ever more or less another outright victory the european union and the organization of american states but both expressed doubts over the electoral process was leading opposition candidate carlos messer went further alleging forward. 20th we express the most important rights that we have the right to vote it's the maximum expression of individual and collective will and once again even iran is mistaking himself like so many other times wanted to rob us of the election was those he decided on a strike in the capital for monday to keep the pressure on the government protesters have already blocked roads for 3 days in the south of lapides a strike in the industrial hub santa cruz is now in its 5th day was their daily

protests. but president moralists has strong support too few dispute that he won the election the question is if he had the 10 percent lead necessary to avoid a 2nd round he spent his 60th birthday in his stronghold the district of cochabamba making a show of examining the military has repeatedly called the protests a kook and the fundamentalists obama and the look trying to love a lot of the district of cochabamba to also believe the people of different social groups operate according to the buddha taught in the next week but he also said that he was in agreement with the solution proposed by the organization of american states an audit of the vote which would be binding whatever insults their investigation comes up with my new position told out 0 they agree with that plan to . start that by the minute we the people that he spoke to here to express that he would. george mr reed are going to have to get to the desk you have

to accept that because i know that if the government accepts the order it's because they already have everything modified and reading what we want is for them to an old a selection and to have a really clean vote. the results show a little more than half a percent between the 2nd ground and right with the president rallies everything here is still at stake. to hold with out 0 luck it's. time for a short break here not just iraq when we come back we'll have much more on the death of the isolator. daddy. german parties at opposite ends of the political spectrum such an election seen as a key test for the center ground on the table.

and they're the radius where here's where the eastern seaboard in the united states a massive cloud indicating the direction where it's going meanwhile the central plains missing the snow in the very cold air out towards the west it is still very dry very windy and this is why the fire is a continuing this is the kinkaid fire up there in sonoma and barely contained they're continuing to fight this fire thousands of residents of had to be evacuated because of the danger now the temperature has a beginning to come down 19 cells in some cases get 24 celsius in los angeles but the winds are still pretty strong and they're also very very dry meanwhile look at this the snow is plunging southeastern colorado minus one even colder as we head into tuesday at minus 4 celsius and again it will snow in the forecast way for the for the next few days at that same time on tuesday more rain is pushing into the southeast across much of miami off into georgia the carolinas and so are all the

damn day but pretty good up into new york 16 celsius a mix of clouds and sunshine much of the caribbean is fine we've got one and 2 passing showers the heavy rain is farther to the south particularly through panama up into nicaragua some more showers across into the yucatan peninsula and even here on tuesday they fade away a bit and dry conditions across into mexico city. sponsored. documentary. wind continues with. people's money being taken in for their whole lives. down the drain one day.

welcome back to the top stories here on al-jazeera world leaders are warning the fight against eisel isn't over yet despite the death of its leader abu bakar al baghdadi u.s. president announced back that he died during a u.s. military operation in syria's province. as defeated incumbent in the presidential election it took 47 percent of the votes compared to 41 percent with most of the votes counted. monday to discuss the transition. let's get more now on our top story the death of eisold leader the group may not control much of iraq and syria anymore but it still maintains a covert network of supporters counter-terrorism officials briefed the u.n.

security council last august and reveal that the group has affiliates stretching from afghanistan to nigeria which is considered to be its strongest affiliate with more than 4000 fighters of the 40000 foreign fighters the joint i still along with their families up to $30000.00 of them survived the u.s. led campaign to topple the group and i saw remains very rich with around $300000000.00 at its disposal according to some estimates what thomas pickering is a former u.s. ambassador to the united nations he says baghdad is death does not mean it's the end of isis. this is the end of buck duddy but isis is a very differentiated and broken set of franchises with lots of initiative clearly being taken by local leaders local scenes in local regions and so this splitting up is part of isis's defense mechanism i think the disappearance of buck duddy means in fact that one leader is gone there are already reports that

a man by the name of cardassian a former senior military officer for saddam hussein may be the successor that's not yet clear but somebody will struggle for that particular position i also think that with the disappearance of bug dubbing we had the coterminous with it unfortunately the turkish move into northern syria which seems to have opened the doors to some significant extent of some of the prisons in which isis fighters and their families had been held mainly by kurdish syrians and that would be in many ways perhaps an even more significant change in the situation than bug duddies disappearance so low it would be a mistake totally to minimize the disappearance of bug dudie it is in that sense a clear indication that allied and u.s. intelligence spent a good bit of time finding him and that we spent i think and put in place

a very good operation taking him out. tens of thousands of people in lebanon formed a human chain that's crossed the length of the country demonstrators say they want to present a unified front and their calls for the government to resign stephanie to beirut. they came out in their tens of thousands connecting 170 kilometers of lebanon's coastline and breaking sectarian divides by holding hands so we're making this a human chain to show the full support of all the lebanese people from the north the south. the national anthem and people are linking hans all the way to the northern city of tripoli and stretching down south. there was i'm a great human chain that you have. to gather structure almost was cut. despite promises of economic reforms by prime minister saad

the people have not left the streets after 11 days of protests their message the same as on day one we want to fight the corruption that's happening in our country that's been happening for the past 30 years so now this is the this is the people speaking this is our time we're all here basically for one thing it's just look at our basic rights and hopefully we'll get there what do you mean by basic right. if we can start by garbage on the street so if we can make up to a city water everything the core message from the protesters is that the government must resign people tell us they want a neat new faces i left lebanon in the in the ninety's and when i come back after 30 years still we have the same names the same government. nothing is changing look at the state of the infrastructure and you can't understand the people who are running or governing the country how about this was

a show of solidarity of this fractious population standing together on. the lebanese flag it's the 2nd sunday of these protests and they're cool for the entire government to resign has gone unheeded the question is will these protests maintain their momentum and if they do how long will the government let them go on for stephanie decker beirut. in the united states california's governor has declared a state wide emergency as multiple wildfires burn out of control almost 200000 people have been ordered to leave their homes amid fears that hurrican force winds could help spread the coast and something as the latest. wind gusts of around 140 kilometers an hour are fueling the flames in the heart of california's wine country the fire began wednesday and is only 10 percent contained putting people and property at risk dozens of structures have burned to the ground we've got rates of spread that are extremely dangerous at this point with erratic fire behavior and

nearly 200000 people have been advised to leave home the largest evacuation the county has ever seen but the california highway patrol closed parts of a main evacuation route sunday morning due to 0 visibility and there's growing concern the fire will cross the highway to an area that hasn't seen fires in decades and as a result is covered in dense drive vegetation that area hasn't seen any fire history since the 1940 s. so that the fuels in that area are extremely dense they're extremely old and decadent and they're extremely dry the so-called kinkaid fire along with the tick fire in suburban los angeles are the biggest of several blazes plaguing california during its traditional wildfire season when high winds and low humidity make for hazardous conditions the impact stretches far beyond evacuation zones california's pacific gas and electric the utility company is cutting power to nearly

a 1000000 homes and businesses to minimize the risk of power lines sparking a dish. fires. as many as 3000000 people could be affected the company has already filed for bankruptcy in the face of lawsuits from last year's wildfire season while this year's may just be getting started christian salumi al-jazeera. a state of emergency has been lifted in chile by president sebastian pinera the move came on the same day thousands took part in at least 2 peaceful protests in santiago the country is attempting to recover from ongoing nationwide protests at least 19 people have been killed and many injured since protests 1st broke out over a week ago. cabinet to form a new government and promised to introduce social reforms. polls have closed in columbia's 1st local elections since its 2016 peace deal with fox rebels voters are choosing their local representatives the polls being seen as a referendum on president even do case government despite

a peace deal struck between the government and fall 3 years ago violence continues i was under a petty brings us the latest from bogota. the main takeaway is that these local elections seem to be a major blow to the ruling party even duke and his political mentor the former president of colombia. not only their candidate got in. last here in the capital bogota that to also face candidates lost in his main strongholds of this city have made the union and the state cio can also a number of independent candidates seem to have one in more remote areas of the country against the traditional political machinery showing that it seems like along the colombians are looking more at issues such as corruption and looking for a change in the people that are governing them and not looking at the security what

used to be the case before the signing of the peace deal now this is not true across the columbia political machine are still strong but there's no doubt that these traditional parties have been losing power and i think that this will be seen as a referendum on the government even to care who has very low support numbers now across most of columbia. tens of thousands of protesters in pakistan are marching from karachi to islamabad calling on the prime minister to resign the demonstration was organized by conservative and religious groups marchers are expected to reach the capital on thursday when can of rigging last year's election and say his government is illegitimate the protesters also show solidarity with residents in indian administered kashmir which was stripped of its autonomy in oversized. u.k. police say they'll work with their vietnamese counterparts to investigate the identities of 39 people found dead in the truck on wednesday several people in

vietnam have reported relatives missing and fear they could have been inside the container truck discovered east of london police are examining fingerprints and d.n.a. evidence it comes as 3 of the 5 suspects arrested have been released on bail the truck driver has been charged with multiple counts of manslaughter. germany's foreign party has surged elections in the eastern state of towing gear their contest seen as an indicator of the party is growing strength in the region but the support for the alternative german party wasn't enough to stop the incumbent. from entering the top spot nobody came reports from the regional capital your forte. the 1st place for the far left and a personal triumph for this man for durham a little has governed this state for the past 5 years now he thinks he's won another fine i wish to go to work for touring and also to work for doing an important day for throwing a great day for 3 in the 38th anniversary of the border opening such an intense

election and an option on which the people of the country decide for themselves other future of the country will be shaped. his main challenges have been from the far right a.f.d. whose leader here is beyond her care a man who believes the national holocaust memorial shames his country and who strongly opposed to immigration and multiculturalism and those messages helped him more than double his party's vote share this sun is rising above the east and soon we will let the sun shine above all of germany we have made the east blue and in just a few years we will be a people's party for the whole of germany. collectively the vote for the 2 political extremes is more than 50 percent at a time when many in the old communist east germany feel disillusioned with what 30 years in reunited germany has brought them for the christian democrats this is a blow whose effect was clearly acknowledged by its lead candidate here. for

flooring in the democratic center this is a bitter result we fought for this democratic senator and this democratic senator did not get a majority all of which means finding a stable majority to govern this state for the next 5 years could be difficult one analyst believes the far left may try to govern alone but maybe there's a lucian should be a minority government and then more minority governments could follow as an exit from this impasse created by the all again 30 of the split in germany but so far at least all of the other parties maintained they are against the air. although sunday's vote was for this state parliament its message will resonate at the national level many east germans are unhappy with the political process and their turn into the parties of the extremes to show it dominic came out of the 3 ring in parliament. now donning costumes and parading props mexico has celebrated

its annual day of the dead parade in a world of color and culture hundreds of people danced on the streets at this year's festivities in mexico city. festival almost the souls of the dead whose spirits mexicans believe returned to earth during this time. all the news of course on our website there it is on the screen the address al-jazeera dot com. a quick check of the headlines here on al-jazeera world leaders are warning the fight against eisel isn't over yet despite the death of its leader abu bakar al baghdadi the us president announced of baghdad he died during a u.s. military operation in libya province france and britain say his killing in northwestern syria is an important moment but they will continue to work with

allies in the middle east to defeat the group entirely. argentina's center left candidate al but the phenomenon is as defeated incumbent but it's a matter enough presidential election that was focused on the economy with most of the votes counted fernandez had around 47 percent of the vote compared to 41 percent and i'm there says he will meet my career monday to discuss the transition to me as more than one as iris. these have been very very difficult economic times for argentina times when people have been going to the banks changing their pesos for u.s. dollars because they do not trust in the banking system taking their money out the government is currently struggling with very high inflation poverty rates the possibility of a default for your strategic and most analysts and most economy think that there is a clear plan for the next months because the next president takes over in 2 months and it's necessary to know what measures the next president is going to take in

order to bring some stability bolivian president evo morales says his political rivals are planning a coup in response to his reelection the opposition accuses morale of the fraud of the 2 vote counts were frozen the u.s. has but calls for a review or a 2nd round election a state what emergency has been declared in california as multiple wildfires burn out of control almost 200000 people have been ordered to leave their homes as hurricane force winds threaten to spread the fires. tens of thousands of people in lebanon have formed a human chain that's crossed the length of the country demonstrators say they want to present a unified front and their calls for the government to resign. tens of thousands of protesters in pakistan are marching from karachi to islamabad calling on the prime minister to step down they accuse him and can of rigging last year's election and so you his government is illegitimate. so those were the headlines the news continues here on the al-jazeera after rewind state of the subject. on counting the

cost as africa opens up its borders in the hope of it relating the success of the european union nigeria shuts its borders to blaming smuggling and tax evasion plus catalyst airport expansion and the creation of a regional media hub counting the cost on al-jazeera. and welcome to rewind i'm laura. in this series we're returning to some of the best documentaries said on al-jazeera english since we launched over

a decade ago back in 2011 the africa investigates series dug deep into africa's 2nd largest gold producer for centuries it was called the gold coast's but today this west african country is known as gone and in recent years has been home to a multi-billion dollar industry that once gave it its name using hidden cameras investigative journalists and that. went undercover and scratch beneath the surface of what appeared to be in the desolate gold traders bought as a last was about to discover all that glitters may not necessarily big gold from 2011 falls gold. my name is and i remain anonymous i am an undercover journalists here in van and with my team have spent years now infiltrating and fighting cramming corruption in my country my anonymity is my secret weapon and this time i am using it against a new and old scam these 1st as have become

a major threats to companies and individuals looking to invest in my country's most vulnerable. and foreign investors and it's well below normal rates and with global gold prices now hitting record profits seem to exist but that doesn't exist that investors are taking for millions while defrosters gets rich this time i am going to make this chemist be as i go undercover to lift the lid on distant luzhin report of. i'm on my way to meet a businessman. who was being scammed of over 1.5 dollars. from america was coming last year when finally a deal for 56 kilos of gold at the local refinery recalled. i was storing the. vaults there. we tested it was good fun to do the next shift. find all things in storage. and they put us towards ordeal didn't

end there of the going to the police the people who stole his money that threaten him. follow me in a car and i threatened to kill me the biggest problem here is that a foreigner loses money they're going to try to do something and they come in it's like a mafia a threat they scared people and they just pack up they really weave their money behind this is millions and millions of dollars and people's money just being taken people for their whole lives from the money shot. down a drain and one day here in told story it's made me angry that not only way this chemist stealing from individuals like to do with the reputation and development opportunities of my country i went to the police headquarters in atlanta the director referred me to the head of the department in charge of goldstein cases

dennis and his chief of operations ralph some years fire was coming to school from on us just when i look at smile you need to lose 2000 assembly we have a. good piece with you. this 2000 lives we have. to treat the good stuff just so you can see shall we say. so what kind of figures are we talking about here so far from last about $200000.00 some in millions of dollars across the country they have already been it's cases reported deceit dennis and ralph took me to see some of the figure had a pain to fight against gould's chemists. who usually how did a victim is being blamed for pain and deceive to down. and they realize that there is no board and that evening from just for instance in this case you know that guy

or the victim so real. and when this bus was booked to the police. we look at it in distress as. a vehicle. we found business groups and then sent. to a shop because initially to stop what he saw. actually dealing with often. how this looking to the police is clear this is a growing and serious issue but i want to get a view from inside to find out what is really going on one of my connections monies to put me in contact with the goods coming yes i agreed to talk on the condition his identity is concealed so how many people are involved in this scum in this world. really myself people. aren't induced mr. truro to warn her off connection with her instagram and her become bilingual and

a good to know for sure would be instantly good. to google which he explained to me that goods comes where just the tip of the iceberg part of a much wider network of for us this all working together these crimes are becoming endemic in the west african region and ghana is now a global hotspots on lines comps. people are good do good good are. a problem for do you need to find this motorways. high unemployment and poverty levels are clearly a major factor in the rise of these cranks but distrust this destroying people's lives as an undercover journalist my mo to east name. it's time to give these stamps a taste of my medicine i've been tipped off about the book was good business to be bring my name company an informant has told me that it is a front for a well established group of compass but to prove it i need to get inside the

operation and run a sting so f.n. listed an associate to act the part of the world the investor the pose in prices trent a professional footballer who has played so. i can take the mining company because i told them you'll be arriving from the middle east in a few days' time and that he's keen to buy some within hours i get an interest just the response from a man called patrick black sheep their company even office to collect my friend from the airport and taking to his game is on a salaam aleikum b. this is the plan when you are. meet i would also be the. cover story that we are friends and that we met in jordan where i play football they will provide us once we tell them we can go. for a preparatory so that will be the very 1st phase of the investigation before we

start moving to meet them to take us to. things. right. we are on our way to meet the law. and to meet just thomas for the 1st. time this time so usually on certain times of course dealing with the. times predicts what are the most important and that i didn't want. to stay focused on being iraq. and overall disallows. when i went to the call to say he had arrived and had already been met by someone as he came of the plane i was worried as i wanted to be with him when this come as i write. i had read insight to find him you need. to fill.

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has been eating and things like. though consistently want to tell you to be wary and to be careful that you're not scalloped passes what he was trying to see the next step was to check the authenticity of the documents provided to us by patrick. is the money of monitoring and evaluation at the minerals commission the government body responsible for regulating them in said. oh is it really look at outs i use or the name here. i mean really mining company limited reactor lucinda's documentation from all sides trying to check on the grounds of this company merely testified that it's a firm and company because you don't often it in a gun is for consent is consent is gonna counsel it was consenting to think how many investors out there now communicating with these fraudulent scum.