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now more than ever the world needs w.-h. and making the healthy a world. that is read. the way. the way. the. former top capitol police officers say bad intelligence left them unprepared for the january 6th attack by supporters of donald trump. alone barbara sarah this is al jazeera live from london also coming up it was called for tiger woods as being rushed to hospital after a car accident we're going to have the latest from los angeles malaysia finds a court order and the courts more than a 1000 me and more nationals a move that
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a straight outrage and condemnation in georgia thousands protest against the arrest of a prominent opposition politician keeping a crisis that began with last year's disputed election. thank you for joining us we begin the program in the u.s. where 2 senate panels have been hearing testimony as they investigate what went wrong on january 6th when a violent mob stormed the capitol senators have been told that capitol police that not have the training or equipment to prevent the riot and claims that the delay in that the ploy meant of national guard troops was a face saving exercise have been rejected that was also testimony from a police officer who was injured in the attack. i received chemical burns to my face that still have not healed to this day i witnessed officers being knocked to
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the ground and hit with various objects that were thrown by rioters i was unable to determine exactly what those objects were i immediately assumed command in the rotunda and called for additional assets officers began to push the crowd out the door after a couple hours officers cleared the rotunda but had to physically hold the door closed because it had been broken by the riders. in his life from capitol hill pass you've been following developments and there we just heard that very sort of emotional testimony as well as the really has been intense scrutiny over the way in which capitol police responded to this event. well i think the scrutiny today was on how they were set up where they set up to fail i mean that officer explaining what she went through we've seen the video mostly because of the impeachment trial of just how hard the vast majority of capitol police officers thought the hearing
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today was that the 3 men who were in charge of the security they were in charge of the house security the setting security and the capitol police force and what they did is basically blame the intelligence community let's take a step back what did we know before january 6th we knew that the then president donald trump had been saying for weeks that the election was stolen that people had to fight like hell come to washington or you're not have a country anymore so that was the mindset of the people came into january 6th with but now we're hearing these police officers these police official security officials say they didn't have the intelligence they're blaming the f.b.i. now we do know that there was an f.b.i. report from the field office and offered ginia they testified that that report did come here in the night before the riot but it went to an intelligence unit did not go to the 3 heads of security and there's a lot of questions about how prepared they were for this the former police chief of the capitol hill police said that no force could possibly be trained or equipped to repel
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a mob like that and i think that was deep concern to senators who basically thought that's exactly what the capitol hill police were trained for it turns out they didn't have the equipment as you mentioned most don't have helmets they don't have gas masks and they did and these security officials did say they did have an assessment that they were going to be white supremacists members of the proud boys an extremist group possibly and that there could be armed that there could be violence and so they said in response to that what they did was push back the perimeter but what they did when they pushed back the perimeter is they left only a handful of police officers not in riot gear with these put bike racks to try and hold back the crowd basically said they were never trained in what to do if a mob tried to get in. the capitol that left a lot of senators scratching their heads wondering how there could be this one communication breakdown in intelligence but also how this force could have been so ill a prepared for what came there's also lots of questions about did they ask for the national guard did they get rejected when did they ask for the national guard the
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day of the riots so basically the 3 men point a lot of fingers at each other and that the intelligence community not necessarily saying that they made a mistake. aaron in so what is the timeline for these hearings then. well this is a 2 track approach approach the senate is going to continue this public hearing this is not really all that investigative but next week we expect members of the department of defense homeland security in the f.b.i. they're going to be called before the senate to say exactly what their part in this was what did the intelligence show what did the department of defense do when they asked for the national guard so that'll be next week but the bigger inquiry is going to be what congress passes this basically what they're calling a 911 type of commission that's when they appoint members the members of staff they have subpoena power they can interview people under oath they can subpoena records and they're going to go through step by step the weeks running up to the insurrection and exactly what went wrong that this capitol building was overrun by
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rioters. lane with the latest from capitol hill patty thank you. saying in the us the american golfer tiger woods has been taken to hospital following a car accident in los angeles the l.a. county sheriff's office says his car sustained major damage and firefighters at the prize that opened to remove him officer said he was the sole occupant and what they call a single vehicle incident that happened at just that after a 7 am local time or granules is live for us in los angeles saurabh the accident happened a couple of hours ago now what do we know about tiger woods his condition. well there is some good news barbara the sheriff's department here in los angeles county says that his injuries were not life threatening in that furthermore they say that tiger woods was conscious and was able to speak and communicate with his
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rescuers when they were pulling him from the vehicle using that hydraulic device known as the jaws of life that prized open metal and is used frequently in serious automobile accidents now tiger woods is being treated at the harbor u.c.l.a. medical center in torrance that's part of los angeles county is agent said earlier that he had suffered multiple leg injuries but again he does not appear to be in danger of death police are investigating exactly how this accident occurred as you mentioned only one car was involved the s.u.v. that tiger woods was driving there were no passengers in that vehicle that we know that but no other cars involved the pictures from the scene show that the car appears to have jumped a median crossed a curve and then tumbled down the slope of an embankment and the pictures
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furthermore show extreme damage to the front end of that s.u.v. the airbags appear to have been deployed. but the front of the car is just crumpled in could see the engine block and that could account for some of the leg injuries if the debris from the accident extended into the area of the to the driver's seat now while the accidents cause is still under investigation we will be getting an update from the los angeles county sheriff at $2300.00 g.m.t. that's just about an hour from now which is 45 years old he has 2 children is certainly one of the greatest of all time in the sport of golf but also a figure that transcended sports and became a major cultural figure in his own right he not only 1.
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5 masters as well as many other major golf tournaments but as a person of color in an overwhelmingly white sport he opened rice and said and expanded opportunities for other young athletes of course was an inspiration to young people and had tens of millions if not more of fans worldwide of course. tiger woods also had his share of difficulties in life including some scandals a messy divorce but at the moment the the news the the most important news is that there were no life threatening injuries and also importantly he was conscious when he was taken from the wreckage barbara. reynolds thank you and of course we are waiting as you said for that update at 23 g.m.t. sewing just on there and of course bring that to you here on al-jazeera robbed of the moment thank.
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course in malaysia block that that pertains shannon. more than a 1000 migrants from our after rights groups said their lives could be at risk but that didn't stop authorities pressing ahead and sending the group barack just hours later protests in myanmar itself are growing more fee brought by the day in this tony chang reports international reaction is becoming more damning. malaysian immigration trucks transporting more than a 1000 asylum seekers to the coast and ships waiting to deport them despite a last minute court order delaying the repatriation the immigration authorities defined the courts telling 3 myanmar navy ships waiting on the docks the decision overrides concerns that some of those sent back will be under threat from myanmar's new military government in myanmar itself mourners paid their last respects in
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front of the comp in the night when. the 37 year old company was one of 2 people killed on saturday when security services opened fire on protesters in the city of mandalay. i feel so sad losing him we lost the guardian of our family and now i need to move on with the really family members. me i'm a senior general minong lie however made no mention of recent deaths when he appeared on state t.v. late on monday nor did he make any concessions to the huge numbers of protesters who've taken to the streets instead of the general threaten to withdraw the license of media companies that continue to refer to the military takeover as a coup. but international condemnation reaction is mounting fast. a statement from g 7 foreign ministers said the use of blind ammunition against unarmed people is unacceptable and e.u.
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foreign ministers announced targeted sanctions today we have decided to set of targeted measures with ministers in response to these events. when we do the political agreement to apply sanctions targeting the military responsible for the cool on day comic interest. and still the street protests continue demonstrators in yangon acting out the roles of don't isn't civil servants operating under military rule. the protestors are hoping the movement is gaining momentum but at this stage there's no sign the generals are listening. tony ching counters or. protesters blocked roads in the center of the georgian capital after a key opposition figure was arrested is just the latest incident in a buildup of political tension back in october the georgian dream coalition won the parliamentary elections opposition parties claimed the vote was rigged and refused
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to take their seats in november the organization for security and cooperation in europe they cleared that overall fundamental freedoms were respected in the election but said there had been privy civil litigations of pressure on voters make emily a was named the new leader of the opposition united national movement party in the center on thursday prime minister. quit because of the plan to arrest the melia and on tuesday melia was arrested accused of inciting violence in june 2019 in the street protests then opened forrester walker reports now from tbilisi. surrounding the headquarters of george's largest opposition party police carried out a special operation to breach the building. was opposition supporters resisted but officers soon overwhelmed them taking the camillia the leader of the
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united national movement into custody. last week georgia's prime minister resigned citing concerns about clamping down on the opposition his successor appointed on monday was quick to take a hard line position to throw. god over them i sincerely thank the entire police force for protecting the dignity of our state the stability of our state and once again reminding everyone that we are a state governed by the rule of law which we want someone to live with and i'm sure many here is accused of leading antigovernment protests that turned violent in the summer of 2019 but the opposition says his arrest is politically motivated an attack on a democracy with western aspirations using tactics borrowed from the kremlin. and believe that you will be tearing sure no political leaders think it is all a bad day or at least will only deepen the crisis and you can move on the escalate
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the situation airports are all distribution is that regeneration commitment create the pressure on georgia and they will come back to remember hearing that negotiations and we were negotiated political settlement which really clearly elections georgia has special status as an eastern partner of the european union and its western allies are alarmed we are urging all sites in georgia to shoulder necessary restraint utmost restraint and responsibility to avoid more escalation in the interest of the country and its people the arrest of this senior opposition figure in the command has deepened. it's a coup crisis which has been going on for months now the opposition refusing to recognize the results of october's elections and into parliament behind me. efforts by western diplomats to get george's political factions to talk to one
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another rather than one another appear to have failed. instead more protests and more arrests may lie ahead robyn for steelworker al-jazeera tbilisi. still to come on al-jazeera hostile questioning for the woman fighting to be the 1st native american cabinet secretary and the wife of the mexican drug lord what he meant chapo guzman appears in court accused of helping her husband run his multi-billion dollar cartel. how i would get more wet weather across northern parts of australia the tropical downpours continuing to rumble away have seen somewhat of weather to just around
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that eastern side of the new south wales where violent storms actually into the northeast of new south wales southeastern parts of queensland some showers there into that eastern side of queensland as we go on through awareness day what's the weather will continue around the top end over towards the pilbara much of also looking fine and dry pleasant sunshine 32 celsius there in perth on the woman side to mention is a bit over the next day or so but somewhat to weather just easing across that western side of the south audiences central pos cools off in christchurch around 21 celsius as we go on into thursday and it's a cooling thing too across a good part of east asia just a couple of days ago we saw temperatures in beijing touch 25.6 celsius just 5 celsius here as we go through wednesday mobile service has been received a little colder 1st soul then of light and certainly cool with that into tokyo a top temperature of around 12 degrees and wintry flurries across the northern parts of japan over the next couple of days. will continue across northern parts of
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honshu throughout thursday. but. how does a team from the smaller league draw the bigger crowds. why does the uyghurs flag fly hollies disposes club. what is it about celtic that has the world over here in the mall politics and football pools on the panel will start with the oppressed and lower on the board. the fans who make football point out she's the. the old.
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welcome back here's a reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera u.s. senators have heard capitol police did not have the training or equipment to prevent the riot in congress the house security chief who resigned after the incident said troops were not requested earlier over a few years that it would look back to american golfer tiger woods has been taken to hospital following a car accident in los angeles his agent says he is currently in surgery with multiple leg injuries the 1000 migrants from myanmar have been deported from malaysia even though the move was blocked by a court in myanmar itself protests have continued with the e.u. and now joining the growing international condemnation. joe biden's nominee for u.s. secretary of interior has faced questions from senators on energy policy if she is
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confirmed their power land that will be the 1st native american cabinet secretary she says she will need to strike a balance between energy needs and conservation in her role overseen national parks and native reservations but republicans say her views on the environment on quote extreme. if confirmed i would be the 1st native american to serve as cabinet secretary this is story nature of my confirmation is not lost on me but i will say it's not about me and our climate challenge must be addressed together we can work to position our nation and all of its people for success in the future and i am committed to working cooperatively with all stakeholders and all of congress to strike the right balance going forward well mike hanna joins us live now from washington d.c. and mike just behind us how significant is it to have a native american woman but then she leaving that the partner into all of the
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interior should she be confirmed. well it's very significant indeed not only in that she would be the 1st native american to hold the post of cabinet secretaries so this would be very very symbolically important but the position as well is massive that not only controls all the nation's natural land but it also controls all the tribal land belonging to native americans so it's a very very significant position and something that she she says is very well qualified to do she does have a intense background in terms of land management in terms of various energy affairs now there has been opposition to her appointment from some republicans in particular in particularly those with ties to the oil industry those with known ties to the oil industry they point to her background as something of an activist back in 2015 she was aligned to some activist groups protesting
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a pipeline going across american native american land there are some democrats too who see her as too progressive she's a supporter of the new green deal which is not something that all democratic party members subscribe to however that being said during her confirmation hearing she made very clear that she was going to exercise the policy as expressed by the president joe biden as she said that it's not a personal thing her job is to execute policy it's a very difficult job in terms of balancing what joe biden insists is a new deal in terms of combating climate change in terms of developing green sources of energy but at the same time to balance that against losing the jobs of the many jobs and the much income that traditional energy sources provide so a difficult balancing act i can say with the latest from washington thank you. 2 people have died in anti lockdown protests in brawn were anger over coronavirus
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restrictions us into the streets for a 7th day police fired tear gas and live rounds at them straighter reports. look at him on georgina cries i raised him like my son such a gentle and calm voice she says this was taken moments before the money died after police shot him in the head she says he had breached a government imposed curfew to get food but police say he was taking part in protests against the current a virus restrictions. that are now on our. sea they shot him like a dog threw him like a piece of rock treated him like a hunting animal i want my child back i want to bury him with dignity. what's known as the free citizens it started as an online movement calling for
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people to bang their pots and pans every night during the curfew the protests grew and spilled into the streets across the country in response police have fired tear gas and live bullets to disperse the crowds several have been killed and many injured still the night demonstrations continue fearing for his life this demonstrator doesn't want to reveal his identity. sees all. this is a movement rebellion we are not here to just destroy things and make noise we want to be able to open our stall at night. our leaders don't understand our reality they need to set us free. get on it is what about because richest countries govern for half a century by the bungle family while the family amassed huge fortunes live in poverty president offered a stroke in 2000 and his son is said to be ruling the country and has passed draconian laws infringing people's civil liberties in the name of protecting the population against the pandemic they recently pushed through parliament very
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rapidly a little to. the political elite as it were when we learned if president became incapacitated people are not quite clear. in cells as return to the leadership will already have the presidency the money was in his 2nd year of university when he died in his death georgina didn't just lose her nephew but someone she counted on to bring food to the table 6 in a country that has so far left her poor isolated and now grieving. nicholas hawke al-jazeera. united nations security council members have met virtually to discuss the impact of climate change on international peace and security secretary general antonio the parish described it as that the fighting issue of our time u.k. prime minister boris johnson who chaired the meeting called for richer countries to
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do more to help vulnerable ones adapt british naturalist they've asked him for a set of climate change is the biggest security threat modern humans have faced but if we continue our mark on behalf we will face the collapse of everything. our security we have lost the story boom secure climatic period that gave birth to our civilisation there is no going back no matter what we do now it's too late to avoid climate change and the poorest and most vulnerable those who do least security or most of them are coronel less food or the wife of the mexican drug lord who are keen as chapo guzman has appeared in a u.s. court she was arrested outside washington on monday accused of helping her husband
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run his multibillion dollar cartel u.s. authorities say that she helped distribute a range of drugs one of the men accused of the murder of a maltese investigative journalist has admitted her murder vincent most capped was sentenced to 15 years in prison after suddenly changing his plea to guilty ethnic out of one leg was killed in a car bombing in 2017 police say muscat remotely detonated the device in a plot which they claim was masterminded by a millionaire with links to the government the jailing came as a further 3 men were arrested. facebook says it will restore news content to its users it all straight leah that the signal was announced after the government agreed to amend legislation making tech giants pay for australian news content victoria gate and he has bought. the compromise agreed between the australian government and facebook has been welcomed by uses and is
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a victory in the short term at least for australia's news outlets who have their facebook pages restored or facebook has read friended astray and astray in news will be restored to the facebook platform and facebook has committed to entering into good faith negotiations with a strain news media businesses in seeking to reach agreements to pay for content facebook has agreed to invest tens of millions of dollars into australia is struggling new sector in return it will avoid mandatory payments that could have cost it vastly more and created what it sees as an alarming global president at the end of the dive price books accepted the premise that there needs to be an accommodation between the their market dominance in advertising and the public interest journalism and news content in australia the social media giant sparked
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outrage last week by blocking news content for its australian uses in protest against legislation that would have forced it to pay media companies when it republished their content. google face the same threat that took the opposite approach striking a deal with rupert murdoch's news call i think facebook going to my view a lot of misjudged this one and. i think the market's going to respond pretty strongly with competing places to get news. but if you're an active. facebook user you just have to get into the habit of collecting in news from alternatives that. there's been years of escalating tension between governments and big tech many saw facebook's blocking of australia media as an attack on free speech and even a threat to democracy and that could alter the road to regulation putting companies like facebook under more pressure than ever before similar laws are already being
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discussed in the e.u. and canada that musicology has been radically disrupted in the last little while and i think there is a global appetite for regulation and it local appetite for facebook and google and others to pay something for the news that is linked to from their platforms i think this is just $1.00 step in that process google and facebook have 2 months to reach further deals with australia news out. time now for a reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera u.s. senators have heard capitol police did not have the training or equipment to prevent the january 6th riot in congress to senate panels are investigating security failures during the riots the former house of representatives 6.

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