if the rule in june. save humanity i really really not getting anywhere near it. donald trump is accused of asking china to help him get reelected in a book by former national security advisor john bull. well i'm adrian for the get this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up india and china trying to ease tensions after violence on the disputed border in the himalayas. i think you can help black people in america the brother of george floyd makes a plea to the u.n.

human rights council as a police officer is charged over another african american death in custody. in mexico pushes on with getting back to business while admitting that it's under estimating the true scale of its corona virus outbreak. donald trump asked china's president xi jinping for help to win this year's u.s. election that's one of a number of startling allegations made in a yet to be released book by the u.s. president's former national security advisor john bolton the trumpet ministration is currently fighting to prevent its publication in excerpts printed in 2 newspapers both can also says trump was attempting obstruction of justice as a way of life by interfering in criminal investigations involving chinese and turkish companies and the secretary of state's mike pump a 0 dismissed trumps attempts at diplomacy with north korea as having 0 probability

. success another excerpt talks about how intelligence briefings involved more time listening to trump and trump listening to the brief us children joins us now live via skype from chevy chase and maryland he's a former united states deputy assistant secretary of state and the president of washington strategy good to have you with us joe the new york times ran a huge role in the book makes it sound somewhat doll and pompous but what do you make of the revelations that in the extracts that newspapers of published well these revelations are damning and it clearly shows the president trumps all of us out for his own personal political gain he made requests of china for example about their requests unit they interfere in our democratic elections to help him win in order for him to to essentially stay in the presidency asking for a foreign power to help one be the american president is deeply problematic and it

is why he got impeached so these are damning revelations they're not surprising for those of us who have been arguing for years that donald trump is corrupting the presidency and it is disappointing that john bolton is only putting these on the books now rather than having taken a principled stand when he could have done something about it but nonetheless these are very damaging to president trump u.s. trade representative robert lifesize a says a bolton's claim to trump asked president cheney for help with we have lection that it never happened of the many things the president is known for exaggeration and fabrication he has not so who's right. well clearly robber lighthouses or because he's on the inside of the administration is again trying to protect the president and that's what the president's men do and that's what we've seen them do throughout this presidency when they leave suddenly they find courage like general mattis finding courage to speak out about donald trump's failure to address racism

in this country and worse so it's a real problem to see this administration continually deny that the president is engaged they don't legally behavior with foreign governments to help him win politically and where there's smoke there's fire so lighthouses argument that it really doesn't stand much chance and john bolton's got the records i think to prove it and you alluded to it i'm a bit of 2 ago about bolton's boat evasion here why put all this in a book after refusing to testify at the impeachment hearings. yeah that's what's very frustrating for those of us who have been expressing concern for a number of years and for house democrats who he attacked in his book as well said they didn't do a good enough job on impeachment when he himself failed to testify refused to testify to congress like many valiant civil servants did and risk their careers in doing so so clearly he's in it for himself he could have resigned in protest he

could have been a whistleblower he could have gone public with his concerns but he was happy to have the president do what he was doing as long as bolding had favor in the president's eyes that the real break for john bolton was he wanted to go to war with iran and president trump didn't and they had an argument and a falling out so john bolton's him quit out of principle he quit out of a policy obsession that he had and so he really doesn't look good he doesn't look like a patriot right now the white house fighting to prevent the publication of this book as we said. but a lot of washington insiders as you say the contents come as no surprise to them does that have the potential to damage the president's re-election hopes. yeah adrian i think it really does because it just adds more layers of explanation about how donald trump is corrupted the office of the president of the united states down to the point where he is publicly saying he wants to be tough on china but then privately soliciting nearly begging them to help him win reelection it doesn't look

good this is not the kind of. exposé that a president who says he needs to be trusted reform or years once especially not one who when he looks at the american public already losing confidence in him to see all of his top aides and advisers telling their their side of the story he has to explain why he didn't do what bolton says he did and it's not a good frame for him but the american people the danger here is that they're so overwhelmed by scandal that the danger here is that this just becomes one more drop in the bucket president the real earth shattering amount of information that it is really going to talk to joe many thanks indeed childre been that thank you jason maryland both and also claims that trump toe hold china's leader that beijing's mass in time and of the week ethnic minority was exactly the right thing to do

that's despite trump publicly condemning the master tensions and only on wednesday trump signed into law on acts that organizes sanctions for chinese officials involved trump says that he regards some provisions in the act as noam binding. the u.s. welcomed efforts by china and india to talk at ease tension off the fighting on the disputed border in the himalayas 20 indian soldiers died of what's being described as brawling in the got one valley region china hasn't said if there were any casualties on its side. reports. in the remote western himalayas there is little evidence of what indian and chinese soldiers to their worst of violence in decades both sides gave different versions of the violence and how it unfolded. amid a call for deescalation the body of a soldier is laid to rest india's army said there were casualties on both sides with no shots fired according to media reports no soldiers drowned allegedly

punched and shoved on to rocks and eventually falling into a river with severe head injuries. chinese military drills like this one have become more common both sides have increased their military presence in recent months with tension rising over who owns what land. the border has been disputed since india and china went to war in $1062.00 the line in yellow is the so-called line of actual control but there are several disputed areas on either side one of the main ones is exciting it's claimed by india that administered by china. china says their shared interests are stronger than their conflicts but it also has a warning which we once again ask india to act on our consensus and strictly disciplined us troops not to cross the line to provide and not to take unilateral action that may complicate the situation. prime minister narendra modi says india

wants peace but is ready to defend itself. i want to assure the nation that the sick of fice our soldiers have made will not stores who waits for us the integrity of india and our sovereignty is the most important thing and nobody can stop us from protecting them. from families it's a time of mourning this father says he can't believe his son a colonel is dead now don't you feel under deep shock after hearing about my son's misfortune i never expected this. indian officials have rejected accusations they cause this escalation furious protesters say china must be punished the debate over this border isn't new but beijing strained relationship with the u.s. may have fueled mistrust and it's true that india has taken several steps in recent

times. to have a closer military relationship with the united states. a political divide now raising the stakes for beijing and new delhi over where their vast frontier begins and ends. up a simple yawn al-jazeera. a former u.s. police officer who fatally shot a black man in atlanta last week has been charged with murder and assault rolfe shot brooks in the back on friday during an incident at a fast food restaurant the officer was fired the next day off the release of surveillance video brooke's death as heightened racial tension just weeks after the killing of george floyd these 11 charges against officer rauf are the 1st charges felony murder this is a death there isn't as a result of a underlying felony in this case the underlying felony is aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and the possible sentence for

a felony murder conviction would be life life without parole or the death penalty. george floyd's brother has the un human rights council to work for justice for black people in the u.s. in a rare urgent debate on racism and police brutality a group of 54 african nations called for action are diplomatic editor james pace reports from the u.n. in new york this was a meeting that was only organized in the last few days we're here this afternoon to hold a not some debate on the current racially inspired human rights violations no mention of the u.s. all the protests following the killing of george floyd in minneapolis last month but that was the main focus more of the main speakers by video message was mr floyd's brother you and your matinee says are your brothers the 1st the people of america and you have the power to help workers get justice from barbara that there

are slower acts that you can help him. through to help me i think you help earth black people and america it was a number of african nations that organized this last minute meeting and it was the most senior african in the u.n. secretary at the deputy secretary general of the united nations a minimal hammered who address the gathering by video link from here u.n. headquarters in new york she described the fight against racism as today's sacred battle so people are saying. enough. the united nations of the duty to respond to the anger that has been i'm so many for so long. as the heart of our . equal rights are shined in our housing shot just as we forge a. thorough fight the hatred oppression and humiliation today

president trump doesn't like other nations involving themselves in u.s. affairs back in 2018 the administration pulled out of the human rights council the united states is officially withdrawing the debate on racism and brutality will continue on thursday and the final declaration document is still being worked on with after intensive work by diplomats from the u.s. and some of its allies in geneva it appears the proposal to create a formal commission of inquiry has now been dropped jamesburg out 0 at the united nations we're going to weather up take next here on out to 0 then outrage across france over the way that police treated a protester who's accused of throwing objects at officers at hundreds of lawyers lead rallies in malawi accusing the president trying to crush the courts in order to stay in power.

and meanwhile across the united states we have got most the case guys to the bulk of the country but you see here just sitting again for the carolinas this one will stop an area of low pressure bringing more in the way of rain but out across the west it has been dry it has been hot and the winds have been strong there are dozens of wildfires burning now this one is in southern california look at this you can see exactly why the how to shut that stretch of route one o one the fire is really all raging really fueled by the dry conditions and the very strong winds this particular fire has already burned over 458 has or about a. 182. there's more in the way the hot dry weather is a go through thursday but is that also some rain working its way in from the northwest working its way across the northern plains the midwest seeing some very heavy downpours throughout the day still not system sitting across the virginia virginia virginia and also across into the carolinas a few scattered showers in the south and that band of rain extends further south

into the central plains on friday night this could be good it could how to extinguish some of the fires that you cross into oklahoma but at the same time it could actually bring with it some thunderstorms and if the lightning is just without the rain of course that also could actually spark off some more fires so plenty 5 a rain across the southern plains as across the west it is still dry it is still warm with a high of $26.00 in l.a. . is saudi arabia publicly championing women's rights groups between pouring its troops empowering women while privately punishing those who stepped out of line they raided laptop plant and from there we left i was taken to the security gate clicked at al-jazeera world examines the alleged detention and torture of saudis women activists the only charges against relate to their talking to foreign organizations like human rights watch and amnesty international saudi women reform or oppression on al-jazeera.

the the all. the you. are get this is al-jazeera look so much of the news this out donald trump has been accused of asking the chinese president to help him with the u.s. election it's one of a series of allegations which will appear in a new book by the former national security advisor john bolton. the u.n. is welcomed efforts by china and india to talk and ease tension after fighting on the disputed border in the himalayas 20 indian soldiers were killed. george ford's brother has urged the un human rights council to work for justice for black people in the u.s. in a rare person to base racism and police brutality the group of 54 african nations

called for action. the violent arrest of a nurse of the protest in paris is causing outrage across france police were filmed removing the woman from a crowd of demonstrating health workers who were demanding better pay for their work during the pandemic of one point officers drag the 50 year old woman by her hair police say she was arrested for throwing objects of desire at the tasha butler reports police believe posted online video of this arrest caused a flurry of indignation on social media a nurse at a protest in paris a cheese steak is held down by police officers surround her before school in her own way blood has it on her face health workers were demonstrating for higher pay they did occasions being revealed to during the convict pandemic see the image of a nurse being roughly handled by police sparked outrage the nurse is due to tweet this woman is my mother 50 years old a nurse she's worked. 12 to 14 hours

a day for 3 months she had conveyed. later further pictures emerged at the nurse moments before her arrest this time throwing stones at police officers outside the police station where the nurse was held overnight campaign to save her actions didn't justify her treatment why in fam the maid son can't here we have a woman just 5 foot tall held down by 4 heavily armed police officers it's totally disproportionate there's clearly a problem with the orders that are being given to the police and the way they are trained or the nursery that was just released from this police station she had spent the night in custody now we managed to speak to her one on one she was visibly very shaken very traumatized so she didn't want to be filmed but what she did do was tell us a little bit about how she felt very angry very upset she rolled up the sleeves of her jacket and she had bruises all over her arms she said to be very roughly treated in fact she still had

a few i blood on her forehead police say the video showed the hostile conditions they face one officers reportedly filed a complaint against the nurse into new ideas measure it seems looking at the images broadcast yesterday and today that this arrest followed offenses carried out by this woman. the videos come at a time when police violence is in the spotlight in france after recent anti-racism protests and. demonstrations whether the videos show the police using a heavy handed approach all reasonable force is being fiercely debated in france. al-jazeera paris. the governing body of an oxford university college will recommend removing the controversial statue of 19th century colonialist rhodes oriel college has been under pressure for several years activists say the statue glorifies racism and is an insult to black students but in several anti racism protests in the u.k.

following the death of george floyd in the u.s. last month. the u.s. is forging ahead with efforts to reopen its economy despite a surge in corona virus cases in some places 6 states oregon nevada arizona texas oklahoma and florida of all posted record increases in infections more than 20000 people a testing positive per day nationwide while the u.s. is the worst affected country the epicenter of the outbreak is currently in south america brazil is the region's hot spot with more than $32000.00 people testing positive on wednesday it's on course to pass a 1000000 cases in the coming days more than 46000 people have died and mexico is opening up again even though the outbreak there is showing few signs of slowing down the government says keeping a lockdown in place would be devastating for the poor al-jazeera as john holeman is in mexico city and says the country's leaders seem to find themselves with little

choice now harf of miscarry states have gone through orange in a traffic light system here which is meant to gradually reopen the country and under orange in the traffic light system that means the heart of the hotel's parked restaurants and sports centers can all open the heart to capacity so it's no small thing and even in mexico city which is always been the focal point of the infection here the government is transitioning towards that despite the fact that they're not meeting their own criteria they said that they were only going to do that when they got down to 65 percent of hospital bed capacity there around 75 percent but still next monday they say they're going to go to orange so miscarry sort of seems to be a little bit ignoring where it's at the moment with this pandemic and instead focusing on getting the country back to work. meanwhile is clamping down worried that its previous restrictions haven't worked in the capital santiago people are

now only allowed to leave their homes twice a week those who break the rules could be jailed for up to 5 years nearly 5000 new cases have been confirmed in the past day the president of honduras and his wife has tested positive want to lend a hand has made a televised announcement on tuesday he says that he's already feeling better having only mild symptoms of his wife had none at all on jura says recorded nearly 10000 infections but testing that is limited the chinese capital beijing has raised its alert level after a new outbreak of corona virus infected 137 people hundreds of flights have been canceled and schools and universities are closed reports. most flights in and out of beijing are canceled but these travelers are trying to leave while they can the chinese capital is in the middle of its most serious outbreak of polio virus since february here you know you probably think i'm leaving

now because the outbreak is a bit serious and i'm afraid of being infected so i want to ski back to home soon on wednesday the government raised the response level to tackle the spread of new infections linked to beijing's largest wholesale food market schools and universities happen shot and people have been urged to leave the city infections in 4 other provinces have already been linked to the operating in some areas quarantine measures up and introduced for those coming from the capital. jemmett you go to medical and health institutions schools institutions for the elderly subway and public transport have been raised to a higher level in terms of epidemic prevention and control and measures will be fully implemented to prevent keep personnel from leaving beijing we will resolutely curb the spread of the virus in and outside the city health workers have been dispatched from across the city to beijing stays on hospital designated as

a cold 90 treatment center the government is urgently testing hundreds of thousands of people on the spot a number of residential compounds under complete lockdown food markets i think restaurants in the city of 20000000 people being disinfected officials seem determined not to let beijing turn into another woman harm even as health experts warn the virus detected in these new cases seems more contagious now could go on to see. more than $650.00 workers in western germany have tested positive prompting a shutdown that hundreds of other employees at a plant which is one of the country's biggest meat processes are waiting for results schools in the region of course a slow have been shot germany started to ease restrictions in late april but a ban on large events has been extended until the end of october a delegation of turkish officials has been meeting libya's internationally

recognized government turkey's foreign minister and chief of intelligence both visited tripoli turkey is the government of national accords main backer that has been instrumental in stopping an offensive by the warlord probably for half the this it follows an agreement with russia which supports hafta to push for a ceasefire al-jazeera what up to what has the latest from tripoli. it seems that turkey is planning for a long term strategic stage and libya we have been informant today that the high profile a turkish dilatation that arrived in tripoli today met with their kidneys depriving minister face of raj and now they're meeting with the head of the high council of his state. their delegations includes the top high profile turkish government officials in all sectors intelligence security and defense

energy economy planning so it seems that turkey is it planning to take over all the sensitive issues to iran the important to fires in libya including get the security as you know that the western libya has just. got rid of the war had just. finished the war in southern tripoli and also in western libya the government has just regained western libya and now it needs to bring this to belittle back to the country bring production back to normal especially the oil production and also to rebuild the economy and security in the contrary the u.s. has introduced more sanctions against syria and secretary of state might propose says that it won't stop until president bashar assad ends the war against his own people a new law known as the cesar act includes

a raft of financial sanctions targeting any person or entity that does business with those close to him assad's wife asked what is on the list among around 30 of those. of course in france has found the uncle of bashar al assad guilty of international fraud refer to al assad was accused of using syrian state funds for personal gain the court in paris sentenced him to 4 years in prison it also ordered the seizure of millions of dollars worth of property in france and london in mali an influential imaam an opposition leader is calling for people to return to the streets on friday to protest against the government mahmoud dicko says the president ignored tens of thousands who called for his resignation at the beginning of june from dakar in senegal nicholas hawke says that the government has made some concessions but there are unlikely to sway any protesters too little too late says . the cleric is calling to go back on the streets on friday on june 5th tens of

thousands of his supporters had called surrounding the presidential palace asking for president. to step down says that he is no longer illegitimate and has lost control of mali and its borders this is a warning to our leadership if you are seeing such protests it's because nothing is working it's the existence of mali as we know it that is under threat. meanwhile on friday the french had killed the leader. and his right hand man 2 feet shy and they've also a key for curator for these. robots despite what the french. have yet to control most of its territories in the north and in central mali. they made several announcements. to protest against him he says teachers have been on

strike for 7 months will get a 20 percent pay raise he's willing to dissolve the newly elected national assembly and the constitutional court and is calling for a national unity government despite all of this it seems they will go ahead with this protest and tens of thousands of people are expected on the streets of moscow on friday lawyers in malawi have staged a protest against what they say is government interference in the. president. has sent the country's chief justice into early retirement just 2 weeks before an election the president of the earlier attempt to overturn a ruling that coursed his bid for reelection last month the supreme court ruled against president. bush on. this day.

in the face. 'd of. the english premier league has resumed a 100 day coronavirus break aston villa played sheffield realize that in the 1st match they used the opportunity to make a strong statement of support for the global protest against races. it's good to have you with us hello adrian fenty going to here in doha the headlines and as they were donald trump has been accused of asking the chinese president to help him win the u.s. election it's one of a series of allegations which will appear in a new book by the former national security advisor john bolton the u.n. has welcomed efforts by china and india to talk and ease tension after fighting on

the disputed border in the himalayas 20 indian soldiers are reported to been killed a former us police officer who fatally shot a black man in atlanta last week has been charged with murder and assault rolfe shot brooks in the back on friday during an incident of the fast food restaurant the officer was fired the next day after the release of surveillance video brooks's death as heightened racial tension just weeks after the killing of george floyd these 11 charges against officer rauf the 1st charges felony murder this is a death there as a result of a underlying felony in this case the me is that saw with a deadly weapon and the possible since the 4 a felony murder conviction would be life life without parole or the deaf community george floyd's brother has urged the un human rights council to work for justice

for black people in the u.s. in a rare urgent debate on racism and police brutality a group of 54 african nations called for action the governing body of an oxford university college will recommend removing the controversial statue of 19th century colonialist sessile rhodes oriel college has been of the pressure of the several years u.k. activists say the statue glorifies racism and is an insult to black students. a delegation of turkish officials has been meeting libya's internationally recognized government turkey's foreign minister and chief of intelligence both visited tripoli turkey is the government's main backer and has been instrument instrumental in stopping offensive of the warlords khalifa haftar. those are the headlines we'll have more news for you here on syria after counting the cost next. a global pandemic mass protests demanding change economic recession and geopolitical

tensions not to mention the small matter of a looming election join me steve clemons in conversation with leading voices on the bottom line your weekly take on u.s. politics and society on al-jazeera. santa maria this is counting the cost on al-jazeera a weekly look at the world of business and economics this week india prime minister narendra modi rushes through the labor reforms as the pandemic and his own economic failures crashed the indian jobs markets also from a trade war to a new cold war china time who gets a grip on hong kong the united states sanctions chinese officials through it all can hong kong remain ages number one financial center. and modern. and skin design of the types of roles which might once have been called.