divided opposition come together from moment off to stop and give me a lection 2020 on al-jazeera. i can commit to right now. u.s. supreme court nominee amy kearney barrett's friends of questions on election issues health care an abortion in her confirmation hearing. this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up cyprus scraps it citizenship for investment program often al-jazeera investigation exposed abuse in the system. saudi arabia fails to become a member of the un human rights council the rights defenders expressed concern over

china and russia's election. displaced in devastated the human cost of the conflict over nick on the cutback as the ceasefire between armenia and azerbaijan falters. election abortion obamacare and just some of the topics featuring on day 2 of the confirmation hearing of president trumps u.s. supreme court nominee amy coney barrett's republican and democratic senators each have their c minutes to ask about subjects that are important to many americans the full senate could vote by the end of the month on whether to appoint her just ahead of the u.s. poll on november 3rd. well in the last hour or so barrett was questioned by democratic vice presidential candidates come a harris she grilled barrett on

a range of issues from abortion to the affordable care act my colleagues have asked you today whether you would recuse yourself from cases on the affordable care act you did not directly answer their questions and instead you described the process by which that would work or happen and so my question is isn't it true then at the end of the process regardless of that process that it would be for ultimately would make the decision about whether or not you should recuse yourself that is true and i can't have you elicit a commitment from me about how i would make that decision in advance that would be wrong. let's go straight to alan fish on capitol hill has been watching the day's events closely and today was the 1st day of questioning by members of the committee what did you make of it. well a theme was running throughout all of inquiry about its responses when asked about

cases that could well go to the supreme court she simply said that she wasn't going to prejudge anything that may come across her desk she used the words of ruth bader ginsburg during her nomination hearing saying that there could be nor hints forecasts or previews what was interesting is she was asked several times whether or not she would recuse herself if she was involved in decisions about the affordable care act or even with the election you remember that donald trump said he wanted 9 justices because the election might become contentious and might have to be decided by the supreme court like it was in 2000 she said she would consider all aspects of the case but she wouldn't give a guarantee she would recuse herself she did say though that she wouldn't be used as a pawn to settle the election she said she'd integrity and she hoped that the committee would accept that there was an interesting conversation between her and cory booker democratic senator from new jersey he asked her really put in clear water between her and the president if she would condemn white nationalism which she did without

equivocation straight away he also asked her then do you think there is systemic racism in the american justice system and she said that given the size of the american justice system it would be wrong to suspect that that wasn't the case that was quite an admission as far as other key issues the affordable care act she of course has written pieces for journals and criticized previous decisions that were made by courts which would suggest that she was very much against the affordable care act that's important because the supreme court will decide the case the week after the election which could have major implications for the many many millions of people across america who have preexisting conditions but again she said she was an originalist so she would wait until she saw what case was brought before the court she would then look at the constitution she would look at the law and she would make a decision based on that not how she felt things should be interpreted not how she felt this is. tuition should develop but according to the constitution and according to the law no just in the last few hours we've heard that $88.00 of

equally burnitz colleagues at notre dame university have issued a letter asking her not to proceed with her nomination they see that going forward before the election it's just too soon they see this is a tortured time in america and perhaps it should be up to the person who wins the election to make the decision on that justice is simply not going to happen equally but it will be back before the committee for a 2nd day of questioning the 3rd day of hearings on weapons. many thanks for that alan fischer there for us in washington d.c. while we can bring in bruce to buy a from washington d.c. to he's a constitutional and international law attorney let's start with coming out harris inevitably a lot of focus on her questioning given her position as a member on the committee as well as her role as v.p. nominee what did you make. of the questions she asked in also sort of the tone

she struck. i think a great thank you for having me i think a great many of her questions were simply for stating her positions and her views she wanted to make it very clear to the people that she hopes to vote for her and that she thinks this is a procedure that should have never started that it's a strange procedure it's very odd and it should not be going on in her mind i think that most of the questions that she asked were very partisan they represent her view and she tried to get judge barrett to opine on what she would do on some of the hot button issues like abortion health care the health care act same sex marriage of course judge perry did a great job of what we call the united states pursuing the ginsburg policy which is not offering any opinions about a case that's not before her and certainly not offering any personal opinions you know why would i want to pick picking up on that. amy kone barras how she handled

the south because she seemed to have evaded most of the questions is that what the public would like to say. i don't know that it's of a said i think it's professional i think it's very clear you don't really want to judge offering their personal opinions the judges are supposed to follow the law follow the constitution follow the statutes what they feel personally as separate and distinct from what they do professionally as a judge oftentimes as an attorney i take cases with clients that i'm not exactly fond of personally i may not like them but i represent them to the best of my ability i think the public should expect a judge to be neutral fair and enforce the law as it's written she did a very good job with that i think that the senators know that they know she's not going to ask any questions and the irony is ruth bader ginsburg established that template it used to be many many years ago the senators wouldn't ask the questions about policy issues or make this into

a policy grandstanding of that but we're long sense past that now everyone knows the justices the smart ones are going to say i can't answer your question i am not going to give you a personal opinion i'm not here to offer my personal opinions so i wouldn't say that she was a base of i would say that she did what was expected of her and she's telling you not so intimately not so secretly but her judicial philosophy is which is she will follow the law as written but i certainly get to hear me briefed by a a constitutional and international law attorney speaking to us from washington d.c. many thanks thank you. well away from washington the president and his opponent have been trading blows on the campaign trail trump is currently holding a rally in the battleground state of pennsylvania using the opportunity to attack his democratic rival joe biden. this election is a simple choice if i can we shine it was all these other countries when we don't

ripped off by everybody if we were you were trying to think you were in the senate america words very simple. for years the selfish and corrupt political class betrayed the people of pennsylvania you know that of the people of our country and biden is out campaigning in the battleground state of florida he's been addressing older voters many of whom have backed up will trump in 2016 that's been the story tired my view trying to present the fact that he's never been focused on what matters he's never been focused on you he's handling this pandemic has been a red ink just like his presidency has been and it has prevented florida senior people all across the country from getting the relief that they need dollars hasn't just been will. not do the work i think it's that beyond that i'm not sure he cares

about really really any real help many states the united states is seeing historic levels of early voting more than 10000000 people have already mailed in or dropped off their votes in the middle of the pandemic and despite president claims that mail in voting leads to fraud and he got to reports. on the 1st day of early voting in georgia people lined up for hours to cast their ballots in some counties voters reported waiting more than 10 hours but it isn't just in person voting that shattering records across the country as people make their voices heard more than 10 and a half 1000000 ballots have already been mailed in or dropped off a number that could see voter turnout the highest since 1908 despite fears over the cove of 19 pandemic long waits and technical issues in some states early voting is hitting historic numbers for me as a younger person i am relic ready and willing to get out here and brave the cold

and the cold that i had to make chad and i thought if canada was so much at stake and president trumps unfounded claims that mail in voting could lead to massive fraud there are problems the republican party in california installed dozens of their own ballot drop off boxes virtually indistinguishable from boxes sanctioned by the state officials call them unofficial and illegal and have insisted they be removed those official ballot drop boxes go through a number of steps that are required in law and regulations for installation for security for placement so having these unofficial ballot drop boxes that anybody can go to on main and and not meeting all those requirements is just not appropriate according to the u.s. election assistance commission the popularity of 1000000 votes has been growing for years but this year it may play into the hands of democratic presidential nominee joe biden here in florida the number of early votes reveals a potentially worrying statistic for president donald trump the number of

democratic voters who cast their ballots early tops republicans by more than 350000 this is a state the president must win many republican voters don't trust mail in voting so those numbers will change is election day draws near or at the biden campaign's push to get people voting early seems to be working make a plan to. early and then get involved i know you're busy i know that i know you're stretched so thin but this action is still important not to do every single thing we can florida is the 1st state to begin sorting its mail in ballots but like other states votes will to officially be counted until election day for now only the computers know the results of what will be a historic presidential election and gallacher al-jazeera miami florida cypress has suspended a lucrative program granting citizenship and turn for investments often al-jazeera

exposé the parliamentary speaker who is seen in the undercover video says he will abstain from gypsies till investigation is completed and that work exposed senior politicians here and gazed in a plan to help a criminal buy a separate passport there is investigative reporter david harrison reports from the capital nicosia. and imagine scene meeting of the cypriot cabinet was held at the presidential palace following the release of the al jazeera investigation. going to give us some progress here in york about using the power on those committees program which we already see. that if you go to the top of her own. as a flurry of developments followed the cyprus attorney general said he was launching a full investigation into the evidence gathered by al jazeera. what has been

published in the last few hours by the al-jazeera news network is causing outrage anger and concern among the people i have given player instructions to the police leadership from the outset to conduct a full fora and in-depth investigation into the possibility of anyone committing criminal offenses undercover reporters from al-jazeera as investigative unit posed as representatives of a fictional client a wealthy businessman who was sentenced in absentia to 7 years in jail for bribery and money laundering and he is seeking a cypriot passport our reporters were led through a network of enablers ended with a meeting with demetrius salukis president of a cypriot parliament did you tell you. we're here for support. i don't live politically. when confronted with the evidence so the rest tonight wrongdoing and claim that he

was suspicious of our undercover reporters from the start. who is in their various who he is or the. other 1st to guess this could be i guess or here's the other it looked to me trysts has since announced that he'll be stepping down from his duties until the investigation is complete opposition member of parliament christakis giovanni was also implicated in the documentary. is. what shocked looks today in a statement he announced he is resigning from his post as member of parliament and from all his positions in the opposition party. but years there have been suspicions in the european union that the cyprus investment program was aligned criminals to enter europe with the proceeds of their crimes the revelations of our investigation have shaken the political leadership of this country after years of

failed attempts to tighten the rules the scheme will now be abolished and it seems the attorney general's investigation will examine the full extent of the wrongdoing david harrison al-jazeera cyprus. and there have been protests outside the cypriot parliament against government corruption following that al-jazeera and best occasion crowds shouted cyprus is not yours to sell and demanded a more just state has also outrage and social media with many calling for resignations. and there's the full program the suppressed papers on the cover the next screening is at a 100 hours g.m.t. on wednesday a little under an hour from now. still ahead on al-jazeera strict new measures to go into place in the netherlands after record number of coronavirus cases are reported there. and where in kurdistan the capital bishkek speaking to young people who are demanding an overhaul of the political system.

carlos stairs already fallen asleep also. brought it start real winter yet is just giving you a taste much of the us a chance to relatively well say 30 minutes this is right in the tropical stuff is producing if you can see danka yet another tropical storm which is now affecting southwestern china but it really is going to do his worst damage from rain for i think in vietnam where it's already significantly flooded and normally breezes. but temperatures down to about 19 in for example take years more rain to come here of a sudden ground but 1st the rain will be in southeast asia and possibly a following a storm is already developing as a tropical depression in the middle of the philippines so that's where most of the

rain is flowing the heaviest rain there are big showers as far south as borneo and maybe further west but actually a good part of this part of indonesia is looking dry significantly dry for this time of the year a quick look at the indian monsoon and although it's going south it's going south irascibly much the same way as is happening in vietnam a tropical depression is gone in land the potential for flooding exists in time and go and places to the south as this thing wanders from east to west over the next 2 days. from. cyprus a european island open offering citizenship to those who can afford it in august al jazeera made global headlines with the cyprus papers confidential documents that reveal a murky passport by investment scheme thomas the whole point is that this is.

now al-jazeera as investigative unit goes undercover to expose further revelations that go to the heart of the cypriote state al jazeera investigations the cyprus papers under cover. you're watching al-jazeera mind top stories this hour president trumps u.s. supreme court nominees face questions from senators on the 2nd day of her confirmation hearing in washington d.c. amy kearney barras has been grilled on major issues including her views on health care abortion and the upcoming presidential election. and with just 3 weeks to go until that election president trump is campaigning in pennsylvania

a state he narrowly won 4 years ago democratic rival joe biden has been focusing on the battleground state of florida. cyprus has abolished a citizenship for investment program following an undercover investigation by al-jazeera to show senior politicians agreeing to help a criminal by a cypriot passport the parliamentary speaker in the report is abstaining from until an investigation is completed. saudi arabia has failed to win reelection to the un human rights council it tempts had faced criticism g.'s allegations of state involvement in the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi well turkey says he was killed within the saudi consulate in istanbul 2 years ago china and russia did win seats on the body despite widespread criticism of the actions of both countries james bay is at the united nations he says human rights

groups according for a change to the selection process. coming forth and not getting a seat was saudi arabia and i think that shows the way that saudi arabia's reputation with regard to human rights has been seriously dented in recent years since my have been someone has been infected effectively in charge of the country the detention of fellow members the royal family in the ritz carlton hotel in riyadh the long running war in yemen and 2 years ago the murder in a saudi consulate of jamal khashoggi clearly have affected how other members of the united nations view saudi arabia and they've decided it should be on the human rights council and human rights groups say the whole process needs looking at you shouldn't have these uncontested slates that should be plenty of countries running in each of the regional groups so that all of the countries of the united nations have a proper choice they focus in particular on russia and china which are both going

to be on the human rights council they talk about the situation in hong kong they talk about the plight of the week is with regard to china with regard to russia you have the war in syria the bombing of hospitals that's taken place in syria you have the ongoing situation in ukraine and you have the recent poisoning of the russian opposition leader alexina valmy all black marks with regard to human rights regarding russia but they will serve on the human rights council. the world bank has approved $12000000000.00 in new funding for developing countries to buy covert 19 vaccines as part of $160000000000.00 program to help nations fight the coronavirus pandemic the financial helpful survey used to test and treat people who have the disease. bars and restaurants are being shot in the netherlands after record daily increase in covert 19 cases the government has also banned the sale of

alcohol after 8 pm facemasks have been made compulsory in indoor spaces $87.00 a half 1000 new infections went on tuesday with a very nice you know it today we're introducing new and tough measures we're going to partial lockdown it's a hard message in the new rules going to hurt but it's the only way because the facts don't lie we have to be stricter on ourselves and strict on our behavior in any case not enough people knew the limits and sticking to the rules and there are too many people who disregard the rules of. death some injuries continue to rise as armenia and azerbaijan forces battle each album over the disputed nichole mccalla back region that is a despite the russian brokered cease fire which came into force on saturday we're going to have a bike is officially part of azerbaijan but controlled by ethnic armenians so then because solo has more from the as there is city of minutes have you. gorsoon

armenia is the closest town to now go knock out over and horse thousands of people displaced by fighting with us are big john many are right here with all other clothes on their back young volunteers sort donation boxes to help provide their basic needs out of it they do shifts some of the volunteers as students but we have school children as well they come in early in the morning and they do not want to leave we urge them to have some rest but they keep staying and work constantly on the other side of the conflict children and their families forced from their homes and tartar city in azerbaijan take shelter in a school in the town of gardez local aid agencies or for help in refugee centers including supplying baby food and diapers. many of these hours have been displaced at least once before during the war in the early ninety's then armenian forces occupied 7 cities and as our very general close to knock on a car of are the ones that are moms are you providing food medicine and everything

but we must go back to our homes this is how it has to be a rather eat a piece of onion and bread but in my home. a ceasefire which came into force on sunday has been violated from the 1st hour it started both sides accuse each other of fire the cease fire agreed in moscow last week was supposed to allow the handover of bodies of soldiers as well as prisoners of war supervised by the international committee of the red cross that hasn't happened we are in continuous discussions with them proposing passing proposals back them for years. operational and law to stickle agreements need to be agreed on in place and the safety of our teams guaranteed for such an operation to take place the are however not involved in the political negotiations. other bridge on school so large turkey says in addition to ceasefire the international community should urge armenian

forces to withdraw from what it calls our very jobs occupied territories based on the un and e.u. resul issues turkey has announced its full support for azerbaijan both diplomatically and militarily i mean yes prime minister nicole question yet said i want to tarry in crisis can only be prevented if the international community officially recognizes the right of nagorno-karabakh people to self-determination and the point of recognizing its independence question and also said that the turkish forces are in the south coca says in order to continue the policy of what he calls the genocide of their many and people he also accused her of carefree quitting syrian mysteries to fight for his or break jump. on the capital back you have repeat that the night that then there has been nor response from the leadership in un korea and why did the interview held in both capitals as that question yanis trying to gain international support by involving trickett directly

in this conflict seen on al-jazeera get or as our bridges kurdistan's parliament will be asked to vote for a 2nd time on whether to approve sad or jump out of as the new prime minister the president made the decision after politicians and activists challenge the legitimacy of saturday's 1st vote in parliament in mass process since ages speciate elections 9 days ago. young people have joined calls to reform the entire political system in kurdistan charles strafford reports from the capital bishkek. just coffee cafe is a popular hangout for students artists and intellectuals in the cuticles capital. site we meet a day of misbah call for she took part in the protests after the october 4th column entry election that one politician pooled the dirtiest incurably stones history.

our 1st demand was for a rerun of the election that's all we wanted we had huge hope on the 1st day of protests it's so sad how that day ended i feel like i was used. thousands of people protested in the main square before security forces moved in tear gas and stun grenades hundreds of people were injured and one person was killed the next morning protests this it's taking control of this building where parliament convenes they freed political prisoners from jail later on the central election commission declared the results of the poll nolen void and save the must be a rerun later a man who only days before would be serving a living year jail term for kidnapping was made the country's prime minister in a parliamentary session that many say was unconstitutional and makes a mockery of the rule of law the streets until it's a calm in the old some sunshine but there's

a growing fear that kyrgyzstan's french will democracy which people have worked hard to build into revolutions since independence of the breakup of the soviet union is under threat. every aspect of our life depends on politicians and the decisions that politicians make i think it's the duty of every young adequate person to participate in political movements and express their civil rights it's very important for this post soviet generation to realise that politics defines our quality of life not far from the cafe members of the recently established reform policy or discussing strategy for the promised rerun of the parliamentary poll reform was set up with money raised in an internet crowdfunding campaign 3 months ago. party candidates got around $35000.00 votes in the election which would not have been enough for a seat in parliament and they say the established politicians have been corrupted

by local criminal networks and or intimidated by russia under vladimir putin who fears democratic change in the post soviet states it is you know the. whole television and kristen is must i trip by by russian television and people are brainwashed by youth if we. explain their feelings of people who stand in one word it's i am fed up so they don't want to see all the faces they don't want to see it all to political i tell you there's young killed is hope the promised rerun of the election happens and he's clean. but they feel that dirty tricks are being played in a strategic game again john strafford al-jazeera.