adapted to the modern world this street on out is the air. from the from venice of caracas to the battlefields around also our job is to get to the truth and empower people through knowledge. think i can committee right now u.s. supreme court nominee amy kearney barrett's fends off questions on election issues health care on abortion in her confirmation hearing. this is al jazeera life and also coming up. cyprus scraps it citizenship and vestment 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 as election. displaced and devastated the human cost of the conflict over nicola cutbacks the ceasefire between armenia and azerbaijan fell to this. election abortion obamacare and guns some of the topics featuring on day 2 of the confirmation hearing of president trumps u.s. supreme court nominee amy kone barrett republican and democratic senators each had 30 minutes to ask about subjects that when porton to many americans the full senate could vote by the end of the month on whether to appoint a just ahead of the u.s. poll on november the 3rd. well democratic vice presidential candidate comes to harris was among the senators who questioned barrett she grilled a federal judge 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 that process regardless of their 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 alan fischer is more from capitol hill in washington d.c. . a theme was running throughout all of iniquity ballots 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 no 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 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 is 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 the situation should develop but according to the constitution and according to the law we could be but it will be back before the committee for a 2nd day of questioning the 3rd day of hearings on weapons the very stuff i is a constitutional international law attorney he says that performed well in her 1st day of questioning despite not directly answering many of the questions. i don't know that it's a vase and 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 but 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 fonda 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 when asked the questions about policy issues or make this into a policy grandstanding again what were 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 opinion 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. well away from washington the president and his opponent have been trading blows on the campaign trail donald trump held a rally in the basket around state of pennsylvania using the opportunity to attack

his democratic rival biden. this election is a simple choice if i can win shine it was all these other countries when we got ripped off by everybody if we wish you would turn something you wins in america when it's very simple. for years the selfish and corrupt political class betrayed the people of pennsylvania you know that had to people of our country. biden has also been out campaigning in the battleground states of florida he addressed olduvai says many of whom trump in 2016 that's been reduced to already the entire story my view don't trump the presidency the fact that he's never been focused on what matters he's never been focused on you he's handling of this pandemic has been a red ink just like his presidency has been and it has prevented florida seniors and people all across the country from getting the relief that they need. hasn't

just been willing not to work i think it's that beyond that i'm not sure he cares about delivering any real help. many states the united states is seeing historic levels of early voting more than $10000000.00 people have already mailed in or dropped off the face in the middle of the pandemic and despite president donald trump's claims that mail in voting leads to forward and to gallagher has more. 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 coburg 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 stand out here and brave their call they had a poll that i had to make sure that i got it counted with 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 nearer to biden campaigns 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 our 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 won't 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 seen in the undercover video says he will abstain from duties until investigation is completed his or expose senior politicians are engaged in a plan to help a criminal buy a separate passport david harrison reports from the caps on. and imagine seeing meeting of the cypriot cabinet was held at the presidential palace following the release of the al-jazeera investigation. because. there are some protests in york about using the power on those committees program which we already see. if you go to the top of our own. as a flurry of developments follows 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 clear 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. to go. for suck or. a very low quality girly torture.

when confronted with the evidence so the rest tonight wrongdoing and claim that he was suspicious of our undercover reporters from the start. who are not easy in their various who are easy or the. other 1st to guess this could be i guess or here's the other to me teresa lewis 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. for years there have been suspicions in the european union that the cyprus investment program was a lying 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 they have been protests outside the cypriot parliament against government corruption following that al-jazeera investigation crowds shouted cypresses not us to sell and demanded a more just state as also outrage in social media with many calling for resignations. still ahead on al-jazeera columbia's government places ranks to protect the minister accused of leading a brutal response to opposition protests the all the measures go into place in the netherlands up to record numbers of the run of our case.

alistair's already fallen assad losses are britons that brought it start real winter yet is just giving you a taste much of the rest a chance to rest of the world's a 13 and this is right in the tropical stuff is producing as you can see lanka 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 is already significantly flooded and normally breezes brought 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 with i'm 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 going in land the potential for flooding exists in time gotta go i'm places to the size as this thing wanders from east to west over the next 2 days. cut through the noise. from one interview in the interim for 3 hours and listen journalists that are there far away tell this story one of the problems that there are just really are a lot of people of color who are making the 1st print run right from the floor of the very good work for a fun day pretty nervous because the nerd work table part of the listening post monitors and tougher it's the media on al-jazeera.

the room. you're watching al-jazeera mind if on 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 have you on health care abortion and the upcoming presidential election. and went on to 3 weeks to go until the 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 secret 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 the attempt had faced criticism due to allegations of state involvement in the murder of the saudi genest. take he says he was killed within the saudi consulate in istanbul 2 years ago china and russia did when seats on the body despite widespread criticism of the actions of both nations when james bays is at the united nations he says human rights groups are calling for change the selection process coming from the 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 may 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 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 we 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. u.s. secretary of state mike pompei are said in a statement that the election of cuba russia and china countries with a poor and human rights records validates the trumpet ministrations decision to withdraw from the council and 20 and to use all the venues and opportunities to protect and promote universal human rights let's get more on this we can bring in richard chastity's professor of political science at george washington university many thanks for joining the program brigid so what does this vote indicate how damaged saudi arabia's international reputation has become in recent days well

absolutely does and i agree with the reporter and sort of let me give it a little spin of my own here one of my favorite political scientists someone to have the ball talked about in the international society and his international society is comprised of economic connections and norms and values and international law and the killing of coups should be apparently has outraged what people would call the tremendous international society such a degree that this takes tremendous precedence in terms of ensuring that the saudis would not have a position on this 467 seat human rights council i mean it is a $100.00 boots on hasn't prison his own family and has imprisoned women in their own demand for rose civil rights but the outstanding issue is the. murder.

in istanbul of rich as day i think it's fair to say that both china and russia have very dodgy human rights records so how is it that countries. like that can be elected into the council. well i think this resonates with the principle that international laws always subordinate to geopolitics and with china as powerful as it is and it the head for example of the asia infrastructure an investment bank with its economic political and military power. it's really going to stand out opposed their 5 regions within that hold slates candidate elections 'd and in the majority of cases at least in this cycle there's only the asia pacific region was contested which included saudi arabia and china by the way. so what this shows is the geo political might

consider ations matter and that's the case with russia as well i think russia. which basically lost its bid. in terms of election to the human rights council in 2016 because of its support for buses pressure on assad in syria really wants very much to attain and influence that is much more coveted because of the united states self-imposed removal by trying to pump a 0 in 20 so it's the geo political considerations that matter is the chats and forcing me out of time the really interesting to see which a tast a professor of political science at george washington university thank you. deaths and injuries continue to rise as armenian azerbaijani forces battle each other over

the disputed nagorno-karabakh region that is despite the russia brokered cease fire which came into force on saturday we're going to carry back is officially part of azerbaijan but controlled by ethnic armenians so then kosovo has more from the very city of maine got to have it. gorgeous in armenia is the closest town to now go knock out over and host thousands of people displaced by fighting with us our food john many arrived here with all the other clothes on their back young volunteers sort donation boxes to help provide their basic needs. they do shifts some of the volunteers 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 tartars city in azerbaijan

take shelter in a school in the town of. local aid agencies or for help in refugee centers including supplying baby food and diapers. many of these officers have been displaced at least once before during the war in the early ninety's than armenian forces occupied 7 cities and i was already john close to knock on a car up 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 small size accuse each other of often and 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 very continuous discussions with them proposing passing proposals back to enforce.

operational and law just equal agreements need to be agreed on in place and the safety of our teams guaranteed for such an operation to take place we are however not involved in the political negotiations as our bridges close ally turkey says in addition to a cease fire the international community should urge armenian forces to withdraw from what it calls us our vigilance 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 nicolas question yet said a humanitarian 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 here and also south that the turkish forces are in the south curtis's in order to continue the policy of what he

calls the genocide of their many and people he also accused turkey or for quitting syrian mysteries to fight for us are very jumpy as area officials in the capital back you have repeated that the night that then there has been no response from the leadership in un kyra that wide though if you held in both capitals as that question yanis trying to gain international support by involving trickett directly in this conflict scene after solo al-jazeera get or as of it john. colombia's defense minister has survived a no confidence motion in the lower house carlos holmes to hero and president even do case governments have been criticized for police brutality and massacres by armed groups the supreme court had also ordered to go to apologize for police excesses during last year's demonstrations and as under reports from. controversial defense minister catulus home. survived the motion of censoring

colombia's lower house on tuesday. as the government coalition closed ranks around one of the most visible politicians in the administration and the probable right wing candidate for the 2022 presidential elections in the end the vote was 136 against to $24.00 in favor but the pressure is mounting against an administration the growing sectors of society see as less than democratic. the government affect the security forces with the doctrine of the internal enemy which say that everybody who think differently is an enemy the youth is an enemy the students farmers indigenous journalists all enemies and under this doctrine they are spying and threatening people these are symptoms of an increasingly authoritarian regime under scrutiny were the actions of security forces in recent protests against police brutality the left 13 civilians dead in 48 hours they

followed another violent crackdown at the end of last year. supremes court ordered the minister to formally apologize for the violence something here avoided doing until the debate well the finding his 10 months in office. here over totalitarian drift or an attempt to create a dictatorship or a soft dictatorship of. the democratic structure well with all due respect that is not true. the minister is also being questioned for the worsening security in rural areas where criminal groups have killed hundreds of human rights activists and committed at least $67.00 mass killings since the beginning of the year doesn't this most analysts believe that with the government holding majorities in both houses the minister will not change course and i don't think that the minister will be at all but i bow to. what we can assume from now on is

a minister who you know a hard line approach which will you know increase the mistrust that there is in the minister from opposition groups and from some protest the next step will be a 2nd debate and vote of no confidence in the senate on october 22nd which will come a day after a national strike which many fear could dream you violent clashes with the police i listen to them. bars and restaurants are being shot in the netherlands off to rack or daily increase in kevin $1000.00 cases the government has also bound the sale of alcohol after 8 pm and facemask have been made compulsory an indoor space is nearly 7400 new infections when ounce to on tuesday. don't put events on bush don't 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 are 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. peruse open the ancient ruins that much you picchu for one japanese tourist who was stranded in the country church of the corner of our small town and saw it was opened specifically for jesse tucker yanna he bought a ticket to the rings in march but before he could visit he was under a lockdown a nearby town where the site is g to reopen to the rest of the public next month. this is al jazeera these are the top stories president obama's u.s. supreme court nominee amy kearney barras has faced questions from senators on the 2nd day of confirmation hearing she gave no commitments on health care abortion and the.