the didn't come in through the front entrance. that was what happens to people who were shot. they came into the wrong entrance, the nightly pyrotechnics of the funny to turn to the camera man. so that's good. they'll out of here, sorry, a vo holiday. and we'll hold on our jazz era. ah, iranians are choosing the next president, but there are concerns about how many will actually turn up to vote. ah, hello, i'm down, jordan, this is algebra or lie from also coming up support his grade for my president in the wrong bank bow as he returns to ivory coast 10 years after he was expedited on war crimes charges, zambia moons,

the death of its founding president kenneth, count of god as one of the fathers of african independence. this is a really, really, really important moment in our history. the u. s. president. just americans to learn from history, see signs a law creating a federal holiday. to commemorate been a slave i welcome to the program, iranians around voting to pick their next president supreme leader, ayatollah ali harmon. a was the 1st to vote. it's a critical time for leadership change as negotiations continue over the future of iran, nuclear di lan, possible lifting of us functions. but there are concerns that voter turnout will be low. well the several candidates dropping out to the last minute. 4 people are left vying for the top job. abraham racy is widely seen as the frontrunner. he's the head of the judiciary and has the support of the hard liners most n. reza e is

a former chief of the revolutionary god, and he's a critic of the 2050 nuclear deal. he's one and last 4 times before the youngest candidate is amir. hussein gas, these are the show me who the deputy speaker of parliament and this i don't know him, i see the former governor of iran central bank. let's bring into such a bar. she joins us live now from chair on doors. people that have boating behind you, tell us what's been happening well, we've seen people trickling into this mos in north carol, and it's one of the 72000 pulling station across the country. where 6xww eligible voters are at could turn out to vote. but it's very unlikely we'll get higher numbers this time around. i'll tell you behind me, this is where people are of voting. they're casting their ballot at the moment they are. what they do is they have

a list of candidates that they choose from. this also city council elections taking place of the same time. then what you see here is the valid boxes on the right. they will cast their vote when they are finished picking their candidates. and as you move to the right of them, they're the officials that are sitting there are the ones that register the candidate people with their ideas and they give them their papers to choose a candidate. so it's a process that moves quite quickly, but there has been no line up outside. it's been over 2 hours ago when these hold open. we're also seeing every embrace the, the front runner in this campaign to test and valid just a short while ago in south dosa. as you say, the friends run this stages, abraham raise the he's back by hardliner. is it likely he's going to win? it is very likely everybody i've spoken to so far as this holding station,

who shared who they were voting for, had one name for me and that was everything racing. we do expect the moderate candidate unless you have to know how much you 2 are right here. in the next 30 minutes the cast is valid, we'll see what he has to say as well. but there is a lot of support behind and i've brought him by. you see, he's the head of the countries to sherry. he was appointed to that post by the supreme leader himself. he will have to resign if he is chosen as a wrong 13th president. of course, his platform has been very vague. he has said very little. he hasn't had a huge public presence during the campaign period. but there is a sense that his favorite, because the general public has really one thing on their mind and they want some change from the moderate reformist government. they've been over the past years. there is a sense that the economic situation in the country is not going to change anytime soon. so they're hoping with approaching bracey, they will see some kind of a change take place in are all due. so what are the main issues, the voters,

and what sort of turnouts are we expecting that well, there and the lowest turn out in the country's history since the revolution of 1979 has been 50 percent, and that was in 1993. the highest was what we saw in 2009 that disputed election between the danish order that was 85 percent. this time around there was a lot of voter apathy because of everything that's gone on over the past 2 years. anything around 50 percent would be when for the system for the establishment. we heard from the supreme leader who said that everyone, it is their duty to come out and vote in every vote counts. but we don't have any kind of exit polls in this country. so it's hard to say, but in terms of the people that we've been talking to over the past few weeks, there is a lot of this tons of terms of whether or not the government is able to turn things around. and the number one issue for iranians, this time in this election is the economy. the reality has lost 80 percent of its

value over the past 4 years, crippling sanctioned by the united states since they withdrew from that nuclear deal has really effected this country's economy. so there is a sense that the talks in vienna, there is some hope that the incoming governments will be able to feel that feel the deputy foreign minister delta 0 in vienna on thursday, where he said that it doesn't matter who wins here today that talk to will continue, so there is a sense that that will not be effective by what takes place here. but the people that with the voters that we've been making to say the economy is a number one issue for them. and that is really what they hope will change with the next president oriented dosage of the life of the entire round. thank it's now 10 years after being expedited for war crimes for my ivory coast. president little bag bo has returned home. he was tried and acquitted of crimes against humanity, but challenges date back to 2010. when he refuse to concede defeat after a presidential election and that spot months of violence,

it's not clear if his return will bring reconciliation or renew tensions. often address reports now from abby john elated crowd finally get a peek, a little buckle as he touches down in the junk airport. to them, he's a hero coming home to the ivory coast after dicky in exile. but many of us consider him a war criminal. not far from felix who had bony airport streets, filled with talking to gas report of gunshots as police, clear area for buck bush retell. i know that they are stopping us from going to the airport to receive their president. we want reconciliation. they have been mistreating us since this morning. anger price from the street was party. the volume popular front dance you not pass through yesterday we came as the council ministers meeting and the spokesperson for the government indicated very clearly that the government no longer had any active prohibition of gatherings,

which we are sales to the level of organization have never been told we are surprised at the moment people who are about to welcome the president, our guest in the strait with tear gas for my history. professor bubble has been a device if the guy in the west african nation. he served as president from 2002. he was defeated by rival of a son or tara in 2010. when bob refused to accept the result, crowd march through abbey job. by march, the crisis escalated into a full military conflict between forces loyal to bubble and water supporters. although the war was brief, more than 3000 people perished. but what was found by government forces hiding in a bunker? yeah, his hall. he was arrested, exiled and handed over to the international criminal court to try acquitted of all kinds in 2019. he still faced challenges at home after the government charged immunization to 2 decades in prison for stealing funds from the central bank. one

prison water has allowed for both return. at least many questions about the role he may take in politics and reconciliation for the victims of the wall. it will bring the, the existing divisions in too much clearer sight. i think. the the party oblong by body f p. i has been divided down the middle ever since his arrest in 2010. and there is a need for sort of an internal hopefully dialogue but at least some kind of reckoning within the f. b, i party in relation to the ruling party and their supporters. you know, there's been a sustained critique that allison water hasn't really taken national reconciliation seriously enough. but before questions there will be celebrations from a strong base of supporters. his return is talented as an important step to heal old words,

mana and anger. present to how much more productive reconciling divided country may be more to realize that could be one to 103. i was never say, considering his long absence and give distrust among many a 40 as that job shouldn't be left to the former president and all the rest i'll give you. i'll be your samba has announced 3 weeks of mourning after the death of its 1st precedence. kenneth cohen has died at the age of 97. he was considered one of the fathers of african independence and led his country for 27 years. calendar champ, in the confidence fight against apartheid and h. i. v. aids out to 0100. my pastor has more on his life and politics. it was 1964 zambia against independence on britain for many who were they?

it was the time when you beginning people had high expectations from zambia, the 1st president kenneth calendar. it was an exciting time as one by one liberation movements in africa. i gained independence from the colonial master. cohen de ruled zambia for nearly 3 decades in what was effectively a one party state as life got tougher for the poor. many became frustrated and angry. some blame the struggling economy on colon does socialist policies as a puppy. that as he waned, zambian had had enough off the 27 years and power that be as founding father was defeated at the polls. then he did something that still very ray in africa. he accepted the seat and willingly stepped down. he had been forth from the political arena through the ballot box, but he didn't disappear in the years that followed. he had a troubled relationship with subsequent zambian government. at one point, he was a keys approaching a coo and they had to fight to retain his ambien citizenship. in quarter, later,

he became very much the eldest statesman, engaged in human charities, and gradually winning back the trust and the fiction of me and his ambiance. many se they'll always remember his trade walk white handkerchief, but also the fundamental role played helping of a neighboring countries gain the independence for years than be offered, refuse to african national congress members during a party in south africa, the $800.00 radio fleet and was allowed to broke off from the capital lusaka it was under colon, this protection that the ac wait for an armed struggle, then a diplomatic one against the apartheid regime. zambia also helps bob again, it's an attendance from white minority rule in 1981. and after a long life spent at the center of politics cohen lived out his final years at home in the country. he loved his ambia. he had helped lead to freedom like you. he's the one. israel says it's fighter jets loans, dance strikes on garza targeting. how my sites,

it says that was in response to incendiary balloons being set off into southern israel for the 3rd day. it's the latest escalation and fighting and putting pressure on the sci fi between israel and how much that came into effect almost a month ago. for a short break here, and i'll just see when we come back, cholera and cobit 19, and the un warns of a humanitarian crisis in haiti as the needs of food and medicines. chris, i'm sorry, case in mexico city are demanding justice as the number killed on the streets continues to mana ah hello there. hot dry and unsettled conditions continue to dominate much of the middle east. we have a temperature record set in mon temperature rising above 51 degrees celsius. but

things have cooled slightly. we've got a wind blowing down, bringing those temperatures down and musket. we'll see the temperature sitting in the mid thirties as we go into saturday. but it's a very dry picture, the mile wind blowing down that's going to kick up a lot of dust and hazy sunshine. those strong gusts of wind felt in kuwait in katara and the u. a. but as i said, it's a very dry picture. if there is any rain, it'll be in the west in areas of yemen. and as we hop across to africa, we have showers brewing across the e. c o p, and rift valley. but much of the storm action is going to be across the central african republic into cameroon. and nigeria, seeing some of that wet weather, but up in the north, out in the south. it's a much dry, a picture as we move to southern africa. plenty of sunshine around for cape town, 20 degrees there. that will be some wet weather as we go into next week. but it's that eastern area of south africa seeing some of those showers johannesburg staying

at $21.00 degrees celsius. ah, the out there world peered into the murky world of state sponsored spyware. and the discovery by al jazeera journalists, 06 technology smartphones system. is this the new frontier? ah, think about the 5th occasion of exploits to breaking the phone. this is as soon as i find your phone on out there. ah ah,

welcome back. a quick reminder of our top stories base. our iranians are out voting to pick their next president. they have a choice between 4 candidates, the conservative head of the judiciary abraham racy is likely seen as the frontrunner, the support from the hardliners, from ivory coast president in the wrong bank, bo has returned home 10 years after being expedited for war crimes. he was later acquitted by the international criminal court, but it's not clear his return will heal over new tensions in a country. right, so let's go back to the iranian presidential elections and bringing mohammed a slimy. he's a political research and he joins us via skype from terra mom, a good to have you back. let's talk 1st then about abraham, right. you see he's got the support of the hard liners, but many experts say this election is engineered so that he win. anyway, what's your thought? yes, you know,

he started the campaign about where they went and when you left the connection, it was also the nominee by the police in iran. so oh, why didn't you said what is being done much more for the country as a new president and all the doors come by, deals about the future of railey as a potential leader of the country, but to be expected to work as efficient is in charge to choose dave, so can neither neither so thinking there's no law. busy for becoming for being either or it could be the next to the board in terms of the car beer can someone 100 what are the issues that matter to voters?

i mean, the economy we know has been crippled by sanctions imposed by the trump administration . and iran souls have been badly hit by the corona virus pandemic. so what ordinary people, one from this election, then in order to somehow get that point because the, because the negotiation will love that you for any achievement the day for us to be do problem which was endorsed by you have to give us a good day council all the good addition, he didn't come back to the deal here. so if for new people who are not optimistic about in the ocean and they want to change the drug. certainly in order to change the economy are de la mohammad. you mentioned the nuclear deal,

the how much of the issue of the j c. p way affected the chances of the reform is some because with donald trump pulling out of the de la re imposing functions that undermine the reform of power base. do you think it is? i'm in the policy in terms of the shake order can be there, but the way that you want to approve this policy so do for me and to our big policy. so currently their policy will be different would be pretty. so i think that they are reforming, know how bitter expertise, not understanding the bottom international community, but the way for us ministration is mr. as to become the new president. ways regarding the way that they want to continue negotiation, mama,

just to final quote to you. what sort of turnouts all the expecting them? because many iranians, we understand say they don't see any point in taking part in these elections. yeah . oh, there's a good thing about the diction had serious political wayne saw happened. guardian, council, regardless of the difficult part in meeting some of her or in the election. so you don't have to after, after having lots of negative effect because of the coffee and any sanction. and somehow not being in not having the same idea. the 3rd part of the part of the country sol, solved the people are suffering, but we should wait and wait for a moment, me to get your thoughts. thank you very much and be talking to our thank you. thank

you. by now, the united states has created a new national holiday to monk, the end of slavery in the nation. president joe biden has signed a bill in the law to commemorate what's become known as june 18th, and fisher has more from washington d. c. we are gathered here in a house built by and slaves, people in a ceremony at the white house, it became official. the de slavery ended in america is now a national holiday. june 19 10800. 65 was the day union trips fried the last slaves in texas. 2 years after president lincoln's emancipation proclamation. a day that has become known as june 18th. this is a day of profound and might be profound weight and profound power. day which remember the moral stain, the terrible toll that slavery took on the country and continues to take.

it's the 1st national holiday approve since the 1900 eighty's for some it's something but doesn't address real issues of today. it avoids one of the major issues and that is the human rights of african american. people across the country took to the streets in the past year, advocating for racial equality, demanding our reforms to the justice system. in recent months, many states are past due voting laws, which activists have claimed make it more difficult for people of color to vote. and there's growing cause for some form of reparations for slavery itself, for the generations which have suffered the consequences. but for the protesters, they now have a national holiday. lack people want their full citizenship to be recognized not to be infringed upon. and while there are so many efforts to do so, some of the same senators who are trying to take away voting right, won't pass police reform and won't do many other things,

you know, trying to change education are the same. people will say, yes, i will give you a symbolic holiday and you should be happy to biden says this is a big deal. currently, there are discussions underway on capital hill about justice reform, senators, a coming under pressure to do more to protect voting rights across the country, all say many biting supporters. much more important than approving a federal holiday. alan fisher, i'll just say that at the white house the u. s. supreme court has rejected a challenge to the affordable care act, also known as obamacare. it was one of the former president brock obama's signature policies, the judges rules $72.00, rejecting the republican challenge is the 3rd time the top court has preserved the law since it was introduced in 2010. a bama k is why they credited with helping billions americans have access to medical insurance. there's no let's up to

violence in men mar, videos posted on social media show. most of ken ma village and maggie regent burned to the ground. villages accused the military of firing up them before burning nearly all 200 homes, as well as killing capital on tuesday. most had already fled off the receiving a tip of the soldiers were looking for a group opposing the military takeover in february. now few a refugee arrivals were recorded last year than expected. the united nations says that's because the pandemic left people stranded. it's refugee agency, says cobra 19 restrictions made it much harder for people fleeing war or persecution to reach safety. 11.2000000 people were nearly displaced last year. that brings a total of force to be displaced to 80. 2000000 is the highest number ever on record and double, but it was 10 years ago. the united nations is warning this year's humanitarian response plan for haiti's underfunded political instability,

and cobit 19 about it to the needs of food and medicine and making matters worse. the country has not yet fully recovered from cholera outbreak. 10 years ago. kristen flimsy reports from the un in haiti, an impoverished country with densely pack communities, and poor sanitation disease can spread quickly. a surgeon corona virus cases is pushing the 2 main hospitals and the capital of porn prince to capacity. but international aid to haiti has been hard for the united nations to raise since 2010, when un peacekeepers there introduced cholera to the country. there's been a funding issue, right. we've, we haven't had the funds that we, that we need the source of the cholera epidemic that ultimately claim $10000.00 lives was unclear at 1st, but was ultimately traced to the inadequate handling of sewage at an epolina un peacekeeping base. we apologize for the haitian people,

the secretary general at the time banking moon eventually apologized for the un handling of the crisis. in a new memoir, he calls it a lasting stain on the un reputation. the un has since spent more than $700000000.00 fighting colorado, haiti, and another $8000000.00 so far in victim lead community development. but a u. s. court ruled that the united nations could not be sued for damages due to diplomatic community, and no victims have ever been directly compensated. we will not be really on dismissive, but that does not mean that we are not responsible morally. that's why i did my best a to ready support. here's your paper, is completely misleading and manipulative. international law professor and former un special rapid tour. philip austin says the un may have immunity in court,

but it does have a responsibility to compensate victims under its own charter. this is not a question of a moral duty. it's illegal duty. we screwed these people, we're going to pay for it. in his book describes lawyers who attempted to get compensation for haitians who lost loved ones as attempting to extort the un. mario joseph was one of those lawyers. when they came to the bed, 82 people murdered on quarter. we're going to go to school. you know, what about us? that's why it is that of mr. haiti hasn't had a new case of cholera and 2 years, but the country has yet to recover with yet another deadly disease on the rise. kristen salumi al jazeera, the united nations. mexico was under pressure to do more to protect cyclists in the capital city, at least 20 to have been killed so far this year. money rapid reports now from mexico city. this is

a bicycle protest in mexico city. 2 demonstrations like these over an alarming death toll among cyclists are becoming exceedingly commie. the activists say so far this year, at least 22 people have been killed while riding in the city. a white bike frame represents another victim from a traffic accident. this one is for a 13 year old boy named rodriguez killed in a hit and run in april. the boy's mother paola says she has since become an activist to seek justice for other victims of traffic crimes. only for me who to day it was my son to morrow. how many will they be? this cannot continue. the government must do its job. the public safety advocates say a culture of corruption and impunity means crimes on the road too often go unpunished . last year there were 278 feet tallies linked to road accidents in mexico city

alone, according to government statistics. but activists say the real number is above 300 . yes, the non glove us element s. this is not only about cyclists, this is about pedestrians and children who had dying on the street. this is a problem of attitudes and a lack of public policy that you go to sally's makes reading through the streets of north america's biggest city. look easy, but to be a bi courier here, you've got to have your wits about you. and you have to have a sick sense that people can get very aggressive on the road. that says the city lacks inappropriate strategy that incentivizes road safety, mexico cities, government has invested heavily and making the roadways here for bike friendly but as the number of cyclists as increase. so has the frequency of accidents. lucy, faced with mounting public pressure, city officials recently harsh and penalties against traffic violations in this book

was the most unreason transit law has been reformed. the changes assessor was the target, the 2 sets of behaviors that are mostly drunk driver and those who repeatedly submit the infraction. activists and government critics see that even with the appropriate public policy in place, safer streets, can only be achieved if everyone abides by the rules of the road. manuel rap alone al jazeera mexico city ah. topic or checking the top stories here. iranians around voting to pick them ex president. they have a choice between 4 candidates. the conservative head of the judiciary abraham racy is widely seen as a frontrunner with support from hotline is also. barry has moved and tara there is a lot of support behind him. raising his head of the countries to sherry. he was appointed to that post by the supreme leader himself. he will.