throughputs al-jazeera has teams on the ground to the house of abraham to bring you more award winning documentaries and life nice. unprompted and uninterrupted discussions. from our london broadcast center. top diplomats are set to meet in vienna to try to salvage the iran nuclear deal but the u.s. and iran won't hold it. like this is out 0 live from doha also coming up a u.s. police chief testifies against his own officer accused of killing george floyd says he violated policy. here many disagree and that is the appropriate use of force in

this situation. jordan's former crown prince pledges allegiance to the king days after being accused of plotting to destabilize the country. more than 190000000 indians head to the polls the state assembly elections the ruling in the j.p. hopes to make a mark coffelt government in. high level talks aimed at reviving the 2015 iran nuclear deal will begin in vienna in the coming hour representatives from the u.s. china germany russia u.k. france and of course iran are attending however american and iranian officials are not planning to meet directly by administration is pushing to revive the deal which collapsed after former president donald trump withdrew u.s. of faults. we don't underestimate the scale of the challenges ahead these are early

days we don't anticipate in early or immediate breakthrough as these discussions we fully expect will be difficult but we do believe these discussions with our partners and in turn are partners with iran is a healthy stepped step forward. our correspondent joins us live now from tehran and that is what we're seeing here one of the iranian saying about this. well the ringing position seems to be unchanged that is that all sanctions imposed by former president u.s. president donald trump and his maximum pressure campaign must be lifted before iran takes any form of action so far iran has take some steps which it called remedial measures in reaction to that maximum pressure campaign in terms of enriching uranium to a higher level installing a more advanced centrifuges and restricting i.a.e.a.

inspectors now iran's position is still the same they have rejected also any step by step process so the united states lift some sanctions or releases some earing in money that's outside of iran and then iran takes a step iran has rejected that so far iran is not compromising whatsoever at the moment and that's because the view here from their on is that iran is the aggrieved party it is the united states that left that j.c. that 2015 nuclear deal and it is the united states that must return and lift those sanctions before iran takes any steps. iran doesn't seem to be in a rush to reach agreement or just part of the look for negotiation part of the. well that's absolutely right iran isn't in a rush in fact the supreme leader ayatollah khomeini said so 2 weeks ago on the occasion of the iranian new year he addressed the nation and he said we're not in a rush in fact he said that rushing can lead to her and can lead to more something

more dangerous than watch her ink and he told her and he told politicians to work on the premise that sanctions will not be lifted and president hasn't rouhani has said that the last few years have been the toughest he has ever seen that's quite a statement when you take into account there was an 8 year war with iraq when they were missiles raining down here on the iran and the reason the iranians are taking that position is because they believe that the maximum pressure campaign has failed the supreme leader has said so ranking politicians have said so they believe in their resistance economy in fact the central bank here says that the economy has grown 2.2 percent in the last 9 months so they believe they've seen through the worst of it but president hassan rouhani is term comes to an end in a few months time after the presidential elections and he doesn't want to be remembered as the president that reigned over a failed 2050 nuclear deal and he wasn't able to deliver on his promise of lifting

u.s. sanctions so he is keen but so far the person that really counts is the supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei and he's position remains unchanged that there will be no steps taken by iran until all those sanctions are lifted so thanks for the reporting from tehran. a u.s. a police chief has testified that the officer accused of murdering george floyd broke rules on respecting the sanctity of life he says the show even today in a way that was against police training by kneeling on floyd's neck for more than 9 minutes on the streets of minneapolis unofficial reports now from the trial. are an important cultural moment when a police chief took the stand to testify against one of his former officers but data out of don't do it said the alleged crime george floyd committed passing a fake $20.00 bill did not met at the initial response of guns drawn on the force

used to restrain him was unnecessary once there was no longer any resistance and clearly when mr floyd was no longer responsive and even motionless to continue to apply that level of force. to a person preowned out handcuffed behind their back. that that in no way shape or form is anything that. is by policy is not part of our training and it is certainly not part of our ethics are values the police chief also told the jury the officers on the scene that day in may last year i did obligation and the training to provide basic medical treatment to their prisoner we have a duty of care and so when someone is in our custody. regardless if their

suspect we happy obligation to make sure that we provide for their care this was a significant moment critics have often complained about the so-called blue wall police officers refusing to give evidence against one another this was a mighty big crack in the wall chief out and gone to the man who fired derrick shove in the day after george floyd died an important witness for the prosecution earlier the court heard from the doctor who pronounced george floyd dead dr bradford lagan felt tried for 30 minutes to revive him to save his life he said he believed what happened at the scene could have been responsible was your leading theory then for the cause of floyd's cardiac arrest oxygen oxygen to. that was one of the more likely possibilities i thought that at the time based on the information i had it was. more likely than the other possibilities and doctors

there another name for death by oxygen deficiency as fix is commonly understood. under cross-examination the doctor agreed that the use of drugs might also cause significant problems leading to speak it's expected the 7 will spend a lot of time considering expert medical testimony a part that may be key to the prosecution case alan fischer al-jazeera at the show in trial in minneapolis. told news royal court says prince hamza bin hussein has signed a letter pledging his allegiance to support the king at the weekend the jordanian government accused the former crown prince of trying to destabilize the country with us again a reports now from amman the 2 day royal drama began and apparently ended with the marginalized but popular prince hamza still at center stage on monday evening king abdullah dispatched his uncle to intervene. a short time later prince

hamza signed a letter saying we must all stand behind the king in his efforts to protect jordan there was no mention of the investigation announced the day before the government had accused prince hamza of plotting with foreign entities to destabilize jordan while bassem but i have a surveillance incepted movements including communication with foreign sides on a so-called 0 hour to trigger measures i am that undermining else debility the prince has denied the allegations he said highlighting worries of government corruption and failed economic policies was the real reason he was warned to stay silent the turmoil within the royal ranks 1st came to light early sunday morning with a leaked video message recorded from inside prince hamza's palace he said he was under house arrest with no security detail and no internet on monday he released an audio recording saying the chief of staff was threatening him and telling him to

keep quiet. i am not going to escalate but i will not by myself by their warders to stay at home not to use my tweets or to be in contacts with people and not to see my family but have been told by the chief of staff is not acceptable under any circumstances print sounds as audio recording was shared widely on social media many jordanians are feeling angry and frustrated over the deteriorating economy last month there were protests and dozens were arrested but dissent within the royal family revealed in real time was a new phenomenon but does that give me any. i was surprised as everyone else with this disturbing university the news really cool spying to every one of them we wish the prosperity and progress the joy of it all and for the issues to be resolved as the king called full within the royal family but the dispute. among royal half

brothers may have ended at least for now but concerns about a deepening divide and jordanians economic plight won't be resolved so swiftly the talks are going to al-jazeera. after a year of anti-government protests across india the governing b j p is facing a big test at the polls voting is under way on what's considered to be the most significant day in the state assembly elections there being seen as a measure of support for the party of prime minister nuri and ramadi b j p has performed strongly in national elections its struggle to win majorities in state assemblies and has brought them as more now from new delhi. well we have the full states all. in the union territory all put a cherry going to the polls all of these regions are outside the big j.p.s. traditional base there in the speaking northern and central states to have these speaking heartland as it's known and that is why these elections are recruiting

crucial for the b j p to try and get a foothold in the east northeast and in southern india and they have put everything into these elections especially in the state of west bengal with never being in power they've also never been power and in fact from the regions going to the polls today that the g.o.p. is currently only in power and it is expected to be reelected there but it is facing one of the most in west bengal all those facing one of the state's most powerful leaders month advantage he has been in power there for 10 years she's also one of prime minister in that in the most vocal critics and the fight for west bengal has been the most noteworthy of this all of these elections that has been mobbed both the campaign and the voting itself by violence by rival groups physically attacking each other the balance of the chief minister has been campaigning from a wheelchair for the past 3 weeks after she said she was attacked by an unknown

group of people and that has really set the tone for the campaign there. still ahead here in restrooms called for more heavy equipment as the death toll from flooding. news to more rises. controlled mozambique's on resources toward apartments now so if you need 2 weeks off from. the perfect gentleman. with a sponsor. point cattle ways now this tells a story just look at the speed at which this cloud comes down from the north it's a northerly wind it's in the northern hemisphere that is a cold wind and that is a cold front and there has certainly changed over a good part of north and central and increasingly eastern europe has got much colder it's got much wind for example and this is pretty clear what's happening

here snow showers all snow across the lowlands that's denser example belgium into germany right down towards where the front issues currently over for example the balkans that runs up through ukraine tails off in italy now that's most of europe for the west and certainly spain and portugal in particular is still nice and warm quiet but you can't say that for example in amsterdam whereas in a gale force wind is going to feel wrong and horrible snow during tuesday maybe rain on wednesday but it's only just a warms up in cotton stone almost thursday and the same time this is wednesday game as things push slowly says the impetus does die out we still got cold and snowy weather for germany for example that in sarajevo the cold last slowly ekes out in the weekend certainly looks a little warmer and drier still some 30 stormy weather around in libya and egypt was sound in the. qatar airways

jumped into the story there was a lot going on in this and julian on global community when i don't have all the misinformation i think we are more afraid than we are aware be part of the debate don't ever take anybody's one word because there's always a difference when no topic is off the table we have been disconnected from our land we have been disconnected from who we are and would love to hear from you in the to be part of today's discussion this streamed on out is the era. well again you watch al-jazeera remind of our top stories this hour and high level talks to revive the 2015 iran nuclear deal will begin shortly representatives from

the united states china germany russia the united kingdom france and of course iran martin however american and iranian officials are not planning to meet directly. a u.s. a police chief has testified against one his former officers who's accused of murdering george floyd he told a jury in minneapolis that there shaven didn't follow department policy or training when he knelt on for its neck. jordan's royal court says prince hamza bin hussein has signed a letter pledging his allegiance to the king the jordanian government had accused former crown prince of trying to destabilize the country. the death toll from flash floods and landslides in indonesia and east timor has risen to at least 155 rescuers are calling for more heavy equipment to help reach people in cut off communities jessica washington reports now from jakarta. indonesia east nusa

tenggara rescue efforts are underway after flash floods and landslides in this village police and soldiers trying to pull people to safety. in my village the water is higher than my head it has not yet subsided many say they loved ones are still missing. at an hour in east flores was the worst hit a tropical low system is causing heavy rain strong winds and choppy seas in the area adding to the challenge of getting rescuers and essential to the island. in west timor hundreds are in evacuation centers who made the film without. the muscle and my houses by the sea the water rose up and entered our house everything is ruined everything flooded so we took refuge here. authorities say many houses were damaged republican about why she was we will continue back with the fact that people security forces are working together with volunteers after we identify

victims people work with the help they didn't seek to come but few 100. president joko widodo has urged people to be on a god. that money involved but. i ask people to follow the instructions of field offices stay alert for floods and landslides because of the high intensity of extreme rains indonesia's neighbor east timor was also badly hit and the disaster could have an impact on its efforts to fight cope with 19 like you said child flight as arrived in delhi at 1 o'clock delhi time today with the 1st 24000 govern 1000 vaccines. just. now the challenge now will be how to roll out the vaccination with damage to infrastructure as authorities in both countries work to get a sense of the scale of the destruction there feel is the environmental disaster will deepen an ongoing health crisis just a washington al-jazeera jakarta despite 2 days in negotiations here in sudan appear

no closer to an agreement over the ground renascence dam ministers have been in the democratic republic of congo for a new round of talks ethiopia has built the mega dam to produce electricity because neighbors fear it will impact their water supply previous talks have not resolved issues of water rights. mozambique's army says it's retaking control of the northern town of palma which was attacked by an armed group last month a military spokesman says a significant number of fighters were killed during the operation the target me as us. soldiers patrol the streets of palmer army commanders say the military is backing control of the town nearly 2 weeks after it was seized by armed groups so see if we cleared the last area this morning and is completely safe in the next few hours if we need to bring in any planes with food for the population that's going to be done with no problem it is secure there's not much left of palmer buildings including the towns hospital the state prosecutor's office banks and shops are

badly damaged and soldiers have the grim task of covering up dead bodies lying on the street increasing boldness of the terrorist activities that we've seen in mozambique is very concerning indeed i think the violence they have perpetrated on civilians in mozambique is truly atrocious and it has been condemned and needs to be condemned again and again the governor of kabul the god of admitted the situation is bleak but said he's optimistic things can improve and. we are here because our security and defense forces defend the country and everything that has been said and the government position is that the job has been done we defeated the enemy. around 75000 people used to live in palmer most escaped the attack around 2000 displaced people made it to the city of pemba but the influx is putting pressure on local services and families peter in greeley took in 7 relatives and is

now struggling to make ends meet. it's a big sacrifice i used to buy one sack of rice which was enough for all of us but now i have to buy 23 secs because we have so many people to feed food is expensive much more expensive with all these refugees the u.n. says more than 20000 people stayed in palmer despite the attack it's hoped those who left will be able to return home soon victoria gates and be al jazeera. more than 800 inmates have escaped from a prison in southern nigeria in what the president is describing as an act of terrorism authorities say gunmen stormed the facility in even a state and used explosives to free the inmates police said blaming a session is group for the attack it denies involvement. the u.s. treasury secretary is urging the world's largest economies to adopt a minimum corporate tax rate and stop what she called a race to the bottom president joe biden's administration is proposing an increase

from 21 to 28 percent to help pay for infrastructure but it's the move is facing opposition in congress put it behind reports now from washington d.c. . america has a well known infrastructure problem failing bridges potholed roads and is far behind much of the world in high speed rail the by administration wants to spend 2 trillion dollars to fix that along with other programs for cleaner drinking water high speed internet and affordable housing a popular move but the hard part paying for it is a big part of president biden's proposal raising taxes on corporations but critics have been saying since he 1st mentioned it that will hurt the economy alas i hear cardamon age right now is a big whopping talking grease on all the productive stockmann. our economy biden is pushing back. or. rather. right or wrong.

that. we have. won the. war break. for. 3 years. according to one think tank just last year 55 of the nation's largest companies paid no federal income tax big names like nike and fed ex they can do that because of congressionally approved tax deductions for things like research and depreciation of assets this new proposal would try to undo one of the signature bills from the trump administration in 2016 the corporate tax rate in the u.s. was 35 percent but president donald trump's tax cut pushed that down to 21 percent now the biden ministration would like to raise it to 28 percent and his treasury secretary made clear she would like much of the world to follow suit we're working with g. 20 nations to agree to a global minimum corporate tax rate they can stop the race to the bottom of. a

tough sell at home and abroad but one the president will need to win if he wants to keep the promises he made in his campaign to build back better pedicle hain al-jazeera washington of venezuela is deploying a new military units along its border with colombia as fighting with groups intensifies more than 5000 people a fled the violence over the past 2 weeks and are now in temporary shelters in colombia venezuela says its fighting members of the disbanded fogg rebel group who they say have links to colombia's army some of those who've been displaced are accusing venezuelan soldiers of the busa including a shoot to disable killing it. people in england will soon have access to a covert 1000 test twice a week because the u.k. begins easy restrictions probably a surprise johnson says about all pubs gyms and retail stores will reopen from monday the government is also looking at a possible

a vaccine passport system new zealand and australia meanwhile of agreed to create a quarantine free travel bubble from april the 18th people will be able to travel freely between the 2 countries both have been praised for quickly controlling outbreaks through strict measures travel restrictions will be reimposed if new cases are found it curious that you know health considers the risk of transmission 419 from israel yet do you see the road and printing free travel will be said to me it's ok if you don't see it said it finds its content not only the status of the screen yet it also in how are you really can manage the triple actually and. how crazy it has recently undergone an outbreak to make to the board that this looks contained and have yet to receive the residual risk came to you. this is an important 1st step a strategy and new zealand have led the y.

when it comes to managing toted we have ensured that by their countries have been despite dealing with the virus have not suffered the same types of virus impacts that we've seen in so many other countries around the world and the fact that we now can combine again will mean jobs it will mean people reunited it will mean many opportunities as does normal relations restored between australia and new zealand but james is a professor of tourism at new zealand university of otago and he says the decision to open the bubble with australia was not taken lightly. it's been a crippling time for the tourism industry. international arrivals and to new zealand has 18 to 20000000000 dollar industry it's very important to the new zealand economy our biggest international market is a straight. one and a half 1000000 visitors a year quite a high spending visitor market so from

a tourism and hospitality point of view this is a lifeline really the industry has been crippled by coded by the unprecedented border closures and this will be a lifeline for tourism there are big calls for the trans tasman bubble so you have been opened some time ago the government has defended its work and preparing for this moment there's a lot of thought and planning that's been put in place obviously both the straightly and new zealand have to respect and trust their respective approaches to keeping their borders. free of a coded this is really a world leading effort so you are maintaining a quarantine free open international border while maintaining a strategy of keeping the country completely free of coded and some principles of underpinned this that will be implemented and i hope will give confidence to the respective tourism industries but also to the residents of both countries who may

be a little bit nervous about the fresh slightly elevated risks associated with opening the border fronts is it ramping up its vaccination campaign by converting a sports stadium into a mass vaccination center the stud the front south side parents known for hosting the national team's football games is now an inoculation center can accommodate $10000.00 people each week front is under its 3rd national lockdown after a steep rise in the infections. north korea says it will not participate in the tokyo olympics becoming the 1st country to officially withdraw from the event in july peale yang says it wants to protect its athletes from k.v. 1000 infections it puts an end to hopes in south korea that the games could reinvigorate diplomatic talks with north korea's participation in the 2018 winter olympics in south korea was used as a chance to broker talks with the united states. and in a double blow to organize a soccer has formally asked for its leg of the olympic torch relay to be canceled

because of a spike in infections $10000.00 runners take part in the relay and it's seen as the 1st major test of take his ability to hold the games under strict code 19 rules jailed a russian opposition leader has reportedly been moved to a medical facility with symptoms of a spit trialists novell they will be tested for cave at 19 after posting online that he has a high temperature in a bad cough he was jailed in february for 2 and a half years for parole violations while me waters of forcing marine species away from the equator new data shows that 1500 fewer species in tropical oceans compared to 60 years ago have been driven towards the poles in search of communities climate scientists say the migration is celebrating the pace of future losses will depend on the level of greenhouse gas emissions that is something that's concerning because the time period that they're looking at is actually not

that long if you're looking at geological history where. biodiversity patterns are species evolution is taking place and biodiversity changes are taking place so in a geological history this is a limb so it's just a wink of an eye. to see such rapid changes or such changes over occurring so rapidly is something that's astonishing i would say. this is al jazeera these are the top stories in high level talks to revive the 2015 iran nuclear deal will begin in vienna shortly representatives from the u.s. china germany russia the u.k. france and iran are attending american and iranian officials are not planning to meet directly i said baker has more now from tehran iran's because it.