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chronicle of a pandemic people in power. u.s. security officials admit being unprepared when donald trump supporters stall the capital and say warnings about the threat were not taken seriously. the whole roman you're watching after their life by headquarters here in doha coming up in the next 30 minutes american goals the tiger woods is injured in a car accident in california police say he's lucky to have survived also prison
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riot some 3 jails in ecuador leave more than 60 in the steps the president blames the violence on criminal organizations and anger on the streets of georgia as thousands protest against the arrest of a problem an opposition politician. welcome to the program the former chief of security of the u.s. capitol have told senators that officers didn't have the intelligence training or equipment needed to prevent the january 6th riot 2 senate panels are investigating the failures that led to the attack by donald trump supporters of the deaths of 5 people as particle one reports now from washington d.c. there's a lot of finger pointing but few answers as to how the building was overrun so quickly. how could this happen america's symbol of democracy overtaken by an angry mob the capitol police overwhelmed reinforcements would not arrive for hours
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these 3 men were in charge of security but before 2 senate committees basically said it wasn't their fault a clear lack of accurate and complete intelligence across several federal agencies contributed to this event and not poor planning by the united states capitol police every capitol police daily intelligence report between january for and january 6th including on january 6th form. cast the chance of civil disobedience or arrest or in the protests as remote to improbable they blame federal agencies for not knowing what was planned an f.b.i. memo warning of possible violence was sent to capitol hill police they testified it wasn't forwarded to them but they admitted they did have an assessment days before the attack the assessment indicated that members of the proud boy's white supremacist groups and tea farm and other extremist groups were expected to participate on january 6th and that he may be inclined to become violent the
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intelligence assessment of already here in the care the members of the arab or white supremacist groups and t.v. and other extremist groups will expect and it's part. of that but it may be inclined to come quite low. how much more targets are needed in that they insisted they move the perimeter back as a result but it was poorly guarded and the fence a temporary bike rack asked about when they called the national guard before and during the riot they pointed fingers more recollection was at one o 9 while i was sitting in the command center watching things rapidly deteriorate i made a phone call that a phone call was made in the presence of i believe both my assistant chiefs and possibly my general counsel at which time i made the initial request that we need to be the mclean national guard the situation's bad on the west front i followed up at 122 to check on the status of the request senator from my recollection i did
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not receive a request for approval 'd for national guard until 'd shortly after 2 pm and the former chief of the capitol police defended his actions saying they couldn't have been prepared for this no civilian law enforcement agency to include the united states capitol police is trained or equipped to repel an insurrection of thousands of individuals focused on breaching a building at all costs many senators expressed concern at that saying that is exactly what police here should be prepared for now this is just the 1st hearing up next members of the department of defense and the f.b.i. will be here to explain what they did what they didn't do and why. al-jazeera washington american golfer tiger woods has been seriously injured in a car crash near los angeles the 15 time major champion has multiple leg injuries and police say he's lucky to be alive rob rubbles reports on from los angeles. tiger woods suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries after
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a violent car crash near los angeles it's my understanding that he had a serious injury so both legs the los angeles county sheriff's department said it was a single car rollover collision woods was the sole occupant of the s.u.v. no skid marks no braking so apparently the 1st contact was with the center median and from there then across into the up opposing lane of traffic hit the curb hit a tree and there was several rollover is during that process the vehicle wound up lying on its side at the bottom of a shallow ravine one look at the severe damage to the front of the s.u.v. shows how violent the accident was the outcome could certainly have been worse the front end was totally destroyed the bumpers everything was destroyed airbags deployed all of that and however thankfully the interior was more or less intact which kind of gave him the cushion to survive what's there was would have been
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a fatal crash sheriff's deputies who pried woods loose from the wreck say he was wearing seat belts and that he was conscious lucid and able to speak with his rescuers authorities say there was no evidence woods was impaired by alcohol or drugs the 45 year old golf legend was transported to a nearby hospital and underwent surgery tiger woods is unquestionably one of the greatest golfers of all time and he won 15 major championships including 5 masters tournaments 3 british opens for p.g.a. championship and more as a person of color who dominated what had been an overwhelmingly white sport he shattered barriers and expanded horizons for other athletes inspiring many fans young and old tiger it was said made golf cool woods has had his share of difficulties and embarrassed. since recording a messy divorce and the disclosure of multiple marital infidelities it's still not
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known whether woods will play golf professionally again after tuesday's crash police say it may take days or weeks before they determine the cause of the accident rob reynolds al jazeera los angeles subaltern these riots have broken out of 3 prisons in ecuador leaving at least 67 inmates dead hundreds of police are trying to regain control of the facilities which are home to 70 percent of the country's prison population around half of those killed in the city of car the government say the violence is a result of gangs fighting for dominance a dream that perez salazar is an attorney who has visited some of the detention centers in ecuador he explains why the government has failed to reform the prison system we have a tremendous amount of structural issues that have been on addressed by the government. the actual government the present government and all the governments we
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had and. we have. basically give them the short amount of resources we have at this position it's very very unpopular to use these resources to enact real reform people say well if you are these people are evil dollars why should we invest in prisons why should we invest in we have got the issue money for schools we should use our money for roads and the like but that's a very short shortsighted way of seeing things. because even more resources are not placed in that revolution centers in prisons and penitentiaries then your net we're never going to be able to escape the cycle of violence that shakes not only a quarter but all of us an american country given the overcrowding and the lack of resources they decay to tour penitentiary system there is no way for or for
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guards and other prison staff members to keep control over prisons and it's also a structural problem and i puttered that corruption is rampant everywhere so when you have an underpaid prison guard for example it's very very easy for him to accept a bribe for him to be tempted it would bribery from from from gang members and that a way this edition knowledge of the prison system is compromised. the u.s. and e.u. have condemned the arrest of a seni opposition figure in georgia was detained on tuesday morning sparking protests and he's accused of seeking the violent to violently overthrow parliament and from forestay walker reports from the capital tbilisi. surrounding the headquarters of george's largest opposition party police carried out a special operation to breach the building. was opposition
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supporters resisted but officers soon overwhelmed them taking the camillia the leader of the 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 up the hard line position he needs to throw. 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 anti-government 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.
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and believe that you will as good parents you know political leaders think you're missing all a bad day on the small independent crisis and if you only escalate the situation their words are all distribution is that regeneration i mean we create the pressure on georgia and they will come back to remember here in the 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 has deepened georgia's political crisis which has been going on for months now the opposition refusing to recognize the results of october the elections and enter parliament
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behind me. efforts by western diplomats to get george's political factions to talk to one another rather than one another appear to have failed. instead more protests and more arrests may lie ahead robin for the water. tbilisi. well still ahead here on al-jazeera. we'll be back in ecuador to tell you why the country could be facing another indigenous uprising and a financial threat for u.k. farmers despite the government making promises son until the cows come home to stay with us here on al-jazeera.
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oh. book about to watch al-jazeera with me as a whole robin a reminder of our top stories the former chief of security at the u.s. capitol have told senators their offices didn't have the intelligence training or equipment needed to prevent the january 6th riot 2 panels are investigating the failures that led to the attack by donald trump supporters and the deaths of 5 people also america golfer tiger woods is undergoing surgery after suffering multiple leg injuries in a car accident to los angeles the l.a. county sheriff says the crash happened at a known accident site of the woods is lucky to be alive. civil rights have broken out of 3 prisons in ecuador leaving at least 67 events dead hundreds of people have
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been trying to regain control of the facilities the government says the violence is a result of gangs fighting for dominance. more than a 1000 migrants will be a bar have been deported from malaysia even though a court blocked their removal hours earlier rights groups are warning that their lives could be at risk protests said me about itself a growing bored tad's by the day tony chang reports now international reaction is becoming war dabbing. 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 defied the courts killing 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 carpenter 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 remaining 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 on acceptable and e.u. foreign ministers announced targeted sanctions today we have decided to set of
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trying to get at measures with ministers in response to these events. when we do to political agreement to apply sanctions targeting didn't really to be responsible for the cool on day comic interest. and still the street protests continue demonstrators in yangon acting out the roles of doctors and civil servants operating under military rule. the protesters are hoping their movement is gaining momentum at this stage is no sign the generals listen. tony ching algis or. not time protests against crowd virus restrictions are being held and go bowling for a 7th consecutive day police fired tear gas and live rounds cling to demonstrators nicholas hacked reports. look at him aunt 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
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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 of virus restrictions. never. say 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. what's known as the free citizens it started as an online movement calling for 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 life 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
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a movement rebellion we're 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. is what about for 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 rapidly a little to. the political elite as it was when we learned. if the president became incapacitated people are not quite clear our father. has returned all leadership will already have the
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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 in a country that has so far left her poor isolated and now grieving. nicholas hawke al-jazeera. astra zeneca is expected to deliver fewer than half of the credit virus vaccine doses it was contracted to supply to the european union by the end of june and the e.u. official quoted by the reuters news agency says the pharmaceutical giant will deliver 130000000 doses the firm had committed to providing 300000000 it means the bloc could struggle to meet its target of vaccinating 70 percent of adults by the summer. police said there's been looting in the capital nearly have to the electoral commission declared mohamed presumed winner of the presidential runoff with more than 55 percent of the vote he swept ahead of his challenger former
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president mohamed sami but the polls have been marred by the killing of 7 election workers on sunday election observers have called on candidates to respect the final results over the dress has more from day one geria on how race played a major role in the election. one of the warring aspects of this election is that the racial undertones of this election of all my money and my money also came from the same region that is in there are some issues that have been underlining political activities in asia for a very long time politics is defined by tribe defined by race mambos of news coming from the toric minority in. while the majority black population there is mostly is that a man and a few other tribes so we saw be a racial undertones during the campaign period during the 1st round of voting and
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it continued and then what you want certain campaigns on social media about race that defined this particular election especially the 2nd round calling on none. and none not to vote moment bosal so much will have in addition to the issues of poverty unemployment economic. economic problems as well as the security challenges will of a very very tough time dealing with the racial divide at the moment because this is another thread coming just before he takes office hundreds of indigenous protesters in ecuador hurst marched in the capital quito to handing a recount of the spoils presidential election their candidate who perez says vote rigging prevented him from advancing to the runoff are lots of american adults alyse in the human hospital. for days indigenous ecuadorians march to the capital some from as far away as the amazon rain forest to demand
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a recount of this month's presidential election but the entire country is tired of so much corruption bowing to manipulation and abuse this time and won't give in jaco represents resistance was the march was led by happy beddes a center left environmentalist and indigenous rights activist who insists he came in 2nd place that would allow him to compete in a presidential runoff in april. there are no longer doubts fraud is no longer a presumption it's a truth a no one can hide it's a structural fraud and we have the evidence here was it is commonly known by his adopted indigenous name. which means water impeach what he presented the electoral council with boxes containing alleged proof of inconsistency is in nearly 50 percent of polling stations his supporters are demanding the council order a recount of all of them even though it has already declared conservative get more
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lustful the official 2nd place winner by less than half of a percentage point. though if they don't respect the letter of the law millions will heed our call for a national uprising because they can take away the dreams of the ecuadorian people 7. it's not a threat to be taken lightly. it would do is combative indigenous groups are well organized and in the past have proven they can paralyze the country and even force out governments when they mobilize the electoral council argues it can only challenge results from specific polling stations when there's evidence of inconsistency is it also argues that it can't afford a massive recount. the point of this demonstration and larger ones that may fall is to show that refusing the demands of ecuador's 1st serious indigenous presidential contender could cost the country far more seen in human al-jazeera.
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a judge in india has granted bail to climate activists disher avi saying evidence she committed sedition is scanty and sketchy the 22 year old was arrested earlier this month the qs of developing a so-called tool kit to allegedly guide people on how to support farmers protests which have lasted for months police say the guide encourage violence during a rally in january thousands of farmers have been demonstrating against the laws reforming the agricultural sector united nations security council members have met virtually to discuss the impact of climate change on international peace and security secretary general antonio terrorists described it as a defining issue of our time u.k. prime minister barak's johnson chaired the meeting called for richer countries to do more to help vulnerable ones adapt british naturalist david attenborough also told the group that climate change is the biggest security threat modern humans
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have faced if we continue on our current path we were fighting a collapse of writhing. our security we have left the stable and secure climatic period that gave birth to our civilisation so 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 have been moved security are now certain to suffer. now the u.k. government is promising to help farmers adapt to life outside of the european union prime minister boris johnson has told the national farmers union it's a chance to boost trade and improve standards but some food producers are worried about short term losses and barbara ports. the start of a long process. this wheat is heading to a bread maker they'll sell their product in the u.k.
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and possibly beyond but the road ahead for british agriculture is less certain than for decades. and addressing the 1st national farmers union or n.f.u. conference since britain left the european union the prime minister paid tribute to the sector as we look ahead to the rest of the year preved course from the shackles of the common agricultural policy i hope that this can be the moment when we start to realise the many opportunities we now have not just for the benefit of our fantastic promise for all of you but for our entire country around 3 quarters of u.k. farm businesses say they're not viable without subsidies they get under the e.u.'s common agricultural policy those are being phased out by 2027 to be replaced by incentives for going green the government says it will pay farmers for things like anti flooding measures protecting wildlife habitats and planting trees now that we have left the new payments and incentives will reward farmers for farming more
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sustainably creating space for nature on their land based on seeing animal health and welfare and reducing carbon emissions. but in the short term some farmers who rely on exporting to europe face real uncertainty new customs checks and paperwork mean delays and extra costs the u.k. currently exports around 18 percent of the beef it produces wealth of barley the figures around 22 percent and in both those cases the vast majority of the exports nearly 90 percent go to the european union so whatever trade deals britain strikes with other countries in the next few years many farmers here simply can't afford to ignore that european market. but for david x. word in n.f.u. representative who runs this farm in southern england the real worry lies elsewhere the real biggest threat to our business now is that trade deals the government will do across the world we could for example see australian based south american beef
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coming into this country competing directly with my cattle here at a much lower cost that is where the problems lie rather than our relationship with the still with frictionless trade with europe gone some industries like fishing say they're fighting for their survival other producers want to know how they'll be helped to stay afloat in these uncharted post brooks it waters. for its part the government is promising golden opportunities for those prepared to change the debugger al-jazeera in southern england. to watch al-jazeera with the whole rabbit in doha a reminder of our top news stories the former chief of security at the u.s. capitol have told senators that officers didn't have the intelligence training or equipment needed to prevent the january 6th riot 2 panels are investigating the failures that led to the attack by donald.

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