makes your heart happier. my heart to you. he doesn't bring any last foot. simple, let us practice this. ah . search and rescue teams scow remote areas for survivors following a deadly quake in pakistan. ah, time sammy's a. them, this is al jazeera alive from dell hall. so coming up early voting gets underway in iraq is 25000000 eligible voters are expected to take part in. this is parliamentary elections avoiding a government shut down the u. s. senate signs off on the deal to raise the debt ceiling. once again from comics to cos, play the come back off to cove, it gigs,

united new york city to celebrate the return of comic book culture. ah, now we begin in southwest in pakistan where families are burying those killed in thursday's earthquake. rescuers are still searching for survivors. at least 22 people have confirmed to have been killed. many more are wounded and have been left homeless in blood. she stands hard ny. the worst hit region was go now to command hi there, he's in how to night. so come on 1st or have rescue teams now be able to reach some of the remote areas. they were struggling to clear roads to get into yes indeed. yesterday for about 24 hours,

the rescue teams were busy picking up the rubber. luckily the dead told hagin climb, but that is substantial destruction $500.00. how did we? our door have been turned into robert adida mostly mud. hodge, the more solid construction of gauze hasha waved. and a big what a now of gone for bieber leg shall dirge be gone, dead on the open skies and added of god. when did it bro. james? so these people really need help and they needed fought, but this particular wake was a shallow earthquake. and therefore, it was felt over a large area, several 100 kilometers radius as choked the provincial capital, quatre, it show god, there stones, or india. however, we were expecting that there would be large scale damage that hadn't happened or the door, as you mentioned. and as we have seen on the ground, several 100 homes have been destroyed. and of course,

many more are damaged. they're not safe for people to be living in any more. for the 1st time we've seen some senior fishers at i have on the scene that people were complaining. that did help had not come fast enough. they warned moorehead, they warned shelter. they warned food. and they warned to help with deconstruction of their destroyed homes. sammy, and that was come out high to that from pakistan. the u. s. senate has approved a deal to temporarily averts a possible debt default. it's voted to possible raising the federal debt limits by $480000000000.00. the us treasury estimates. it'll allow the government to cover its expenses through until early december. the bill will now go to the house of representatives. senate democrats won a long term solution to the debt limit to make sure financial remark, it's remain stable, and our economic recovery stays on track. america's full faith and credit must

never be used as a political bargaining chip. i hope my republican colleagues relent from trying to make it one when we read. revisit this issue soon. so now that republican brinkman ship is relented. senate democrats will focus on passing, build back better agenda, so we can finally build up ladders of opportunity for people to climb up to the middle class. let's take a closer look at the political and economic significance of the so called that ceiling. its limits imposed by congress on the amount of debt. the u. s. government can accumulate. it's been sent at $28.00 trillion dollars in early august. analysts say the debt ceiling is important because if the u. s. defaulted, it would damage the countries, credit rating, could also plunge the wider global financial system into turmoil. the bill to temporarily raise the us debt ceiling, now needs to be passed by the house of representatives before being signed off by

president biden. mike, hannah has more from washington d. c. well, a desire to li, crucial. if the u. s. had defaulted on its debt, the economy would have been in chaos. it would have been unprecedented. most experts believe that everybody was going to bow at the last moments, but it's still a tense situation. and this only came about in terms of extending the debt or, or putting a little bit of money in to allow it to run through to december. that took a lot of shenanigans in terms of what's been happening in recent weeks. in the end . the republicans or some republicans, came to deal with the democrats, that they would vote to drop the filibuster on this. now what that means is that it would just need at 60 votes to pass that procedural motion saying that the debt ceiling can be raised temporarily by

a simple majority that democrats have 50 in the senate and plus the vice president that gives them the absolute majority in the end, the bill was passed by 50 votes to 48, but this is all about political games playing and certainly coming very close to the brink in terms of just her a few days before october, the 18th, which is the deadline. and now the injection of capital is put in now, to put this into real terms, you are talking about the debt ceiling being at 28.4 trillion. what the senators voted on is to raise that debt ceiling to a 24.7 trillion. just for the government to be able to buy it, pay its debts until december. the 3rd, when the whole thing's going to start again. now, early voting has begun in iraq's parliamentary election, security forces, prisoners, and internally displaced. people are casting their balance 2 days ahead of the general vote. it's an election that was one of the top demands of an anti

government protest movement that began in 2019 harley hash and has more from bank that we are one of the falling solutions for the special voting here in iraq. today's voting is dedicated to members of the armed forces, interior ministry, and germany. it's based people and inmates. people in iraq are awaiting this elections with a lot of skepticism. this was one of the demands of the 2019 protests. people are falling under demanding rustic changes. however, it doesn't seem, this is going to happen, especially with the expectations that the forthcoming parliament is going to be fragmented. a lot of small blocks will make this new falling. and this is going to complicate the making of the government and

the choice of the new prime minister. one of the interesting things in this election is that according to the new electoral lobe, bigger consequences are going to be replaced by smaller ones. and more chances to independent candidates to win. however, the bigger lists and the bigger blocks are also introducing a end directly, some candidates as independence. and at the end, if they, when they're going to join these. however, this is another point for skepticism among the civil society and the public who are demand real steps towards curbing what option providing people with jobs. and also the main, one of the main demands of the 2019 protest limiting the foreign intervention in iraq. you are special forces. marines have been secretly training

taiwanese troops since 2020, according to major reports. it comes as tensions grow between beijing and ty, pay with ty, one's defense minister, calling them the worst, and more than 4 decades from bank. brian has more from hong kong. these reports are being reported and i from a number of different media sources in the us. but interestingly, as similar reports to these 1st appeared last november in taiwanese media. and that would have been, if these stories are true at about the time that these are us special forces who are meant to number may be as many as 20 would have 1st arrived on the island of a taiwan. at the time the u. s. military said the reports were inaccurate this time around the pentagon. at while not commenting directly on the reports has issued an interesting statement saying that a support for thailand's the military will be gauged depending on its defense needs

. which does seem to give these reports some credence, the u. s. of course, does support taiwan military in terms of hardware, the latest their jet jet fighters and so on. it has for a number of years that is always an good china, if these reports are true, of having a pretty much a permanent presence military presence on the island of 2 foot, a very boots on the ground as it were, that would a give china further cause or to be angry, and they haven't been a u. s. military presence permanently on the island of taiwan since 1979. and a u. s. could argue that these troops, if they have been there for nearly a year, are merely taking part in an ongoing training exercise. but it does have an air of permanence about it. now, japan's new prime minister, fumey oak, as she those promising to focus on leading the country out of the crisis caused by the corona virus pandemic. in his 1st policy speech, he called for cash payouts to companies as well as people have been hit hard by the

outbreak will be leading his ruling liberal democratic party into a general election later this month. still had an al jazeera regulators in the u. s. the set to rule this current divide is vaccines is safe for children as young as 5 years old. and the us, mexico discuss over holding their approach in the so called war on drugs as violence judges to unprecedented levels. ah. but there lot of rain as you probably know in italy suds and it all studs for the sam funds in sicily and circulation kind of still there, but it's thrusting towards the balkans and away from italy. so that should be in so improved in that situation. you're talking about whether it's being held back

really for the time being any, the time being in this part of yours or the picture for friday is dry warm. he's been in the middle autumn just bringing rain to out in scotland and norway and this circulation here, spreading it right through to bulgaria, linked up with a rather cold wind across the black sea. now that actually is given the bora, when that dangerous wind that blows across croatia come down the domination coast and spreads out, winds up to 120 k p h is certainly possible that that will ease come saturday, but it's still there. the rains spread for the south for east into greece, that spain to portugal, enjoying it, and it's dry now in france as well. this position will slowly add southwards during sunday. as you can see, the previous situation for croatia, italy now the immediate future, it's still fairly warm for england. for denmark and for sweden, that rain is edging in this nice warm glow. feed grease of average won't last alone . it's cooling down already.

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now welcome back here watching al jazeera time to recap, those headlines, funerals are being held in southwest, in pakistan for those killed in those days of quake rescue as a still searching to survivors. in biloxi, stan, at least 22 people confirm to have been killed. the us senate is approved to deal to avert a possible debt default. suppose you to pass a bill racing the federal debt limit by $480000000000.00. bill will now go to the house of representatives. early voting has begun in the wrong parliamentary direction, security forces, prisoners, and internally displaced. people are costing the ballots 2 days ahead of the general vote. now many internally displaced people in iraq say they haven't been given their voting cards, something that's likely to have an impact on results. there's also calls for a boy called by a rock suddenly muslim minority you say,

ignored why the central government m on car reports a proud display a political affiliations. the polls opened on october 10th, xerox parliamentary election, $423.00 candidates, are competing for 30 full seats and government here in, in of a province. but across the province, the turn out might not be what the candidates are hoping for. the provincial capital is mostly a predominantly sunni muslim city. there's a lot of anger and frustration directed to the government in baghdad, who they accuse of forgetting about them because they're suddenly so much so that many a calling for a boycott of the vote. i heard via my clara. ha, ha ha. now what's voting going to change? nothing and at the same people will be in charge right after as they were before my who diesel is a professor at the college of political science at mostly university. i wanted to,

i didn't bother arthur's norman, there are many calls for a boy caught in. the 1st is from the people frustrated with the old partners who have controlled parliament since 2005. the 2nd is the failure, the government to compensate those who have lost homes, businesses, and live alone, particularly in the old city. the old city of mosul was devastated in the fight against iso. the group had declared it the capital of its territory. people have been slowly returning in small numbers, but most still live in displacement camps like this. this camp is home to about 5000 people at that, about 2000 or eligible to vote. however, only 700 people have actually received voting cards. now, what the rocky federal government is said, if those people want to vote, they have to go back to their homes. but their homes are in places like the old city of mosul, or in san jose. some of the most destroyed places within iraq itself. now they have

nothing to go back to this, no homes that they can return to. so they stay in this camp a lot. the camp management of said is actually the people they want. the rocky federal government wants to return back to their homes. are actually some of iraq's most vulnerable. similar numbers are repeated across displacement camps, housing, rockies. they are in effect, refugees in their own country. it's not known just how many people won't be able to vote, but it's clear that people are voicing their frustration with the government loudly . and whether it's the boycott, the vote movement, or people's inability to vote both unlikely to have an impact on the polls. that's bring in him, ron kon, now is life for us outside opposing station and about. so m, ron, we look to your package, danny, going to wonder how much, how people internally displaced people pinning on an election like this to turn around their devastated lives. well, before i answer that question, sammy, let me just 3rd set the scene here. route,

sorry, to polling station in hubbub. as you say, that's in the kurdish regional governments territory of northern iraq. now these are all people are still queueing to vote. these people are all either security serves, is the army or their government officials, bureaucrats. they're allowed to vote early, but alongside all of these people, you've got a lot of displaced people, not as many as there should be like you heard in my report. there are what the iraqi federal government to say is that they need to go back to their homes when they can't, because those horns are destroyed. so there aren't that many internally displaced, people working. now you asked me the question, are you know what hopes of people pinning on it? you need numbers of people voting in order to be able to change things now, or if they don't come out in that number. a lot of what the internally displaced people have told us is actually there's not much hope for them to change what they want to see. and it's almost a one issue, a thing that they've voting on. they want their homes to be rebuilt and the pace of

rebuilding has been incredibly so the old city of mosul, for example. you saw that in my report, a lot of people were going in there as business when they were able to open up, they shopped, residence, their homes haven't been rebuilt. so they've been able to get there. so although they are pending hopes on election, that might change things. a lot of people have been saying to us, we just hope that they rebuild our homes. we don't want anything more than that and said, well, get that thanks so much. iran convert and parents across the us, the debating whether or not to get their children vaccinated comes after pfizer requested permission from us drunk regulators to offer its covey 19 jap to children as young as 5 years old. i did jo castro as more the zulu, so to do a walk to school in california this week turn into a confrontation between anti vaccine protesters and parents. harassed for having

their children wear masks. i seems like this are playing out across the country as tensions flare over how to protect children from the pandemic. this is the backdrop to pfizer by on tax application submitted thursday, asking the f j to authorize it's covered vaccine for children. ages 5 to 11. i think it's, it's the next step forward and, and moving us towards having a safe and effective vaccine for our youngest children. 123. you did great. swavay, pfizer says in its clinical trials, children developed a strong immune response and no serious side effects. when given a 2 shot regimen at a 3rd of the adult dosage level, 8 year old sebastian primal was among the $2200.00 trial participants. i makes me very happy that, oh, i am helping other kids get the vaccine in. like, honestly,

if i had to get this child again, i with children now account for one in for new coven cases in the u. s. and more than $500.00 have died, is since the start of the pandemic. why are we losing any children to cove? it if we have a very simple fixes of masking social distancing, and now a vaccine. but according to the kaiser family foundation, only one in 3 parents in the u. s. plan to vaccinate their young child as soon as the government allows. my son particular has some allergies that make me very concerned. you know, i just, i don't, i don't trusted. california was the 1st state to announce a covered vaccine mandate for public school children pending the f. da's full approval. doctor said that's no different from requiring kids to be vaccinated against other routine diseases. this is a vaccine, like any others and, and i think are steeps in our school systems. we're have to think about how that

fits into the broader, you know, their broader immunization fans. oh, the f d a will likely decide within weeks whether to authorize the pfizer vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11 who number about 28000000 in the u. s. health experts say that will bring the country another step closer to defeating the virus. but only if parents get their children the shots. i did your castro al jazeera and president joe biden is calling for more americans to get jabbed with vaccination rates, slowing down across the u. s. we know there is no other way to beat pandemic than to get the vast majority of americans. actually. it's as simple as that and to span, we're to, to spread to our children, to spread throughout society or hospitals, or run the risk of other variances, all dangerous and obvious, but we're still not there. we have to be to see abortion clinics in texas serv

reopened. after a federal court stepped in to suspend the law that effectively banned the procedure . some clinics in the u. s. states are concerned, they could be shot down again with the possibility of an appeals court, reinstating the law in the coming days. the thanks as legislation imposed last month is regarded as the most restrictive in the us. former, you are special envoy for haiti is criticized by the administration for its policy of mass deportations. daniel foot has been briefing the house foreign affairs committee after he resigned from his position in september. he says haiti is reeling from poverty crime and a recent earthquake forcing migrants home, he says, will only increase their suffering. you are a secretary of state antony blank and is visiting mexico to discuss rising drug related violence. their lincoln and the mexican government are working to form

a new joint security plan. it's aimed at reducing cross border crime by targeting criminal networks. monitor apollo reports from mexico city more than 300000 people have been killed in mexico since the start of the us led war on drugs in 2006. and today, mexico continues to make headlines as one of the most dangerous countries in latin america since 2006 through to these days, most of the violence is drug related and it has become a much difference violence compared to what we had in previous years for over a decade the response to worsening violence has been a bilateral security strategy between the united states and mexico known as the meda initiative, an agreement that was signed in 2008 between former mexican president philippe cal did on and former us president george w bush, since its inception, mexico has received more than $3000000000.00 worth of us aid for security measures,

along with training and equipment aimed at curbing transnational crime and reducing violence. there was a big effort to train police officers, which was carried out all over mexico municipal state and federal police officers. so if you, if you depart from the baseline of training of developing institutional capacities, there have been a number of baby steps if you want to say of some tiny successes that have been changed one of to the other. 13 years after the agreement was signed. critics say the strategy has failed. there were $23290.00 homicides reported in mexico in just the 1st 8 months of this year, according to statistics from the nonprofit group gal sign commune. and while the homicide rate over the past 5 years shows that by liz has begun to plateau, mexico continues to average more than $35000.00 violent deaths every year.

desperate to reduce violence. nationwide mexican officials recently declared an end to the medi the initiative. adding that mexico and the us would work toward a new bilateral strategy. some analysts, however, warned that a new agreement won't be easy to reach. i don't think that the are ready. i am at this point to come to terms. i don't know, the americans are going to to be very stronger than very i'm willing to impose some sort of agreement on the as there is an agreement of mine's, there is very little that can be accomplished. and unfortunately, i will see that in the coming together, ah, very likely in 24 hours, while the u. s. has shown a willingness to negotiate on a new bilateral security arrangement. mexican leaders have said, cooperation will only be possible if the u. s. does more to stem the flow of illegal weapons crossing the border into mexico. both countries have stated their commitment to curbing violence. admitting that

a drastically new approach is necessary, what's uncertain is if willingness alone will be enough to finally turn a corner on the most violent period in mexico's history. man was lap aloe al jazeera mexico city. the un human rights council has voted to end its investigation into war crimes. in yemen, of the 47 member, you and council 21 countries voted against the resolution to extend the probe by 2 years with a theme in favor. independent investigators have said in the past that all signs in the amans ongoing conflict have committed acts that amount to war crimes. more than 800000 emanates, have been killed, and 4000000 have been displaced. new york comic call is one of the biggest pop culture conventions in the us band. it's back in business after the crown of iris forced it to go virtual. last year, kristen salumi reports superheroes,

an super villains joint forces to celebrate the return of comic con, where a culture once considered under ground goes way over the top. the people, the people are really want me comic con, so special. it's everyone that's just like the annual comic convention is back in new york after the corona virus pandemic forced it to go virtual last year and fans could not be happier. it's definitely great to be back because i haven't been to a gone in like 23 years. so this is definitely worth it. and i think from russia to this is like, it's a relief. that's a really to be around all these people. even if coven safety requirements, post costuming challenges. i'm happy, but i can, but you know, at the same time that we had the whole faith in order. a little cramped yourself a little bit, but yeah. all attendees must be vaccinated as well. artists are just thrilled to

have the business back. it's great with everyone's looking for the ones just to get out like a true super villain, colvin. kellum comma con, in 2020. but the pandemic was actually good for comic book sales and graphic novel sales, which taught a record setting $1200000000.00 in north america. last year. comic con is where fans and publishers come to discover the next big thing. it's so exciting to hear feels like coming home again. all of the artists are kind of friends with each other. this is the way we all get to see each other. it's amazing to get to see our family again and to see the bands again after so long away. it's all so a chance to see some old favorites, you can count on the old franchises to spin off new shows and story lines, not to mention merchandise and video games, which are also a big portion of the event. but ultimately it's the presence of the fans that is

giving this long awaited return of comic con. it's happy ending. kristen salumi al jazeera new york. ah, i'm, let's take another look at those headlines now. funerals are being held in southwest, in pakistan for those killed in earth, in those days. earthquake rather rescue as a still searching for survivors. and bellagio, stan, at least 22 people are confirmed to have been killed. come on high. the has more from bullets stands hot and i the worst hit region. yesterday for about 24 hours. the rescue teams were busy picking up the rubber. luckily the dead girl hadn't climbed. but that is substantial. destruction. 500. how did.