dynamic, an undergoing momentous change. context india dixon in depth. look at the people and politics of india. exploring how the coven 19 pandemic struck the nation. it's continuing impact and the lessons learned for the future. join me fade as those are for context. india on alt is eda. oh anger and hate you the worst thing security situation as efforts continue to free 17 christian missionaries kidnapped by an armed gang. ah! on the wrong car massage zera life unto also coming up. huge crowds march through sedans. capital is rival groups make different demands of the country's future. and

the u. s. house of representatives. votes to whole trump ally steve bannon, in criminal contempt for defying a subpoena on the january 6th attack. also ahead. i'm the club reporting from the southern to the greenland where she promises protesting against plans to mine, rarer minerals in the surrounding mountains. ah, we begin imposing friends where there have been protests over their deteriorating security situation and gang violence across haiti. since monday work has been on a general strike after the abduction of a group of christian missionaries, the leader of the haitian gang, accused of kidnapping 16 americans, one canadian has threatened to kill them. if a ransom isn't paid, demonstrate has been ties and block roads. and there's also anger of the economic crisis. i did not re got that julie,

georgia to kid nothing's going on in the country, are only impoverishing us from the middle class who have no means. but you see that the rich are not kidnapped, don't ever talk. if not with those little other. no, it's not possible that a gallon of gasoline is selling for 1100 goods. president arielle on re you're not worthy of leading the country, go, go down, are yell on re, you can no longer live in the country. go, go and manual are apollo now joins is live from a poto prince. my, well, this is quite a dangerous situation for aid country, but also for those hostages, there's a lot of anger out on the streets. that's right and wrong. it's a dangerous situation. it's a complicated situation. and after days of having no major updates, really on the status of the 17 hostages, suddenly on thursday, a lot of breaking news, a lot of new developments and ill and quite frankly, an escalation of tension here on the ground were referred specifically to that

video posted on social media by the gang of $400.00 mobile zone, which is the criminal game responsible for the kidnapping. now in that video, that was published on thursday, it appears to be a funeral of one of the members of the or of the criminal organization that was shot and killed by police. in that video, the leader of the gang addresses arial on re the prime minister of of haiti, specifically saying that he said that quote, you have made me cry, tears, i will make you cry blood. now the leader of the gang also said that quote, he's willing to put a bullet in the heads of the 17 hostages. if his demands are not met those demands, of course, being $70000000.00 in exchange for the 17 hostages. now this remains a very complicated situation, made significantly more, more complex by the worse any security situation here on the ground. now, national police force here in haiti has declined an interview. they have not given

any statement on this ongoing investigation, but a joint effort does remain underway between haitian authorities were working hand in hand with u. s. federal agents here on the ground and 80 to secure the release of the 17 hostages. now let's, let's get more on this with kim ives. his journalist with the haiti, liberty newspaper, and joins us from the eeoc. kim just talked to me about these 2 situation, seemingly separate anger on the streets and the, the 17 hostages they've been kidnapped. are, is there any connection between yes, i think there is, i mean there's really a war going on between different types of popular organizations. there are the criminal groups, gangs, if you will, that have been kidnapping, extorting small merchants, raping young women, sometimes doing many crimes. and yet there's another block of neighborhood

organizations. what do you speak? call vigilance brigades, which have been fighting against them and cut some hours over 400 miles. is really the epitome of the a former group. and the other group is called the g. 9 family, an allies which is really trying to stamp out crime stamp out kidnapping. and ironically the 2 groups are conflated many times and i think this is a mistake. so the anger on the street really reflects the efforts of people every day. people working class people middle class people to try to bring a state of order in the country. so then you think this is a miscalculation by this criminal gang who kidnapped the 17 people? are they simply asking for too much?

well, i think they are they, they've done it before and who knows, i'm not sure how this will play out. i know there's a lot of talk about military intervention in circles in the u. s. the washington post is pushing this so, you know, this is a very fluid situation. it can go many ways. but i think this group, the cut somehow is so is led by a guy, joseph wilson, known as lamore, san ju, who is extremely, it looks to me from watching as videos like a sociopath, very talkative guy, you would think, but the seems to be, have no compunction about what he does, no, no reserves, and what he does, the u. s. has, despite those, you know, people talking about military invention, been fairly quiet when it comes to the situation level. and you said that they

won't negotiate with the hostage takers, but there are federal agents, u. s. federal agents on the ground. do you know anything about what they might be doing and is their job just become much more difficult because of everything that's going out in the st? well, i'm not sure what they can do. of course, in haiti it's not like working in the united states. you're dealing with a very different social reality, different culture. i imagine they're interfacing with the police, but now that the police chief lay on charles has been replaced. i think that, you know, there may be a lot of fluidity in the police and from having visited police headquarters, i saw a state of total disarray, total chaos, real have that existed there. so, i'm not sure what the f b i can do, but it is it's, it's hopefully not a bad harbinger or i think it could be a bad harbinger that the us,

although they're not announcing it or talking about it is considering more muscular reaction, which i think would be a big mistake. came out that live from new york always great. have your folks. thank you. now, dozens of people have been injured during rival demonstrations in sudan as the country. as a crisis over the country, transition to democracy deepens. lease of use tear gas and like bullets to disperse crowds just outside the capital hall team. and the military has shed powered civilians in a transitional government since 2019. but the so disagreement about the way forward . it morgan reports from him. i recite patient of the national anthem before the can be simple 1000 to the street in present capital harpoon and other cities to mark 57 years since the country's 1st revolution against the military rule. but that's not the only reason these people came out clever. now

with the in ana jamison, i came here for one reason, not part of any group, but against military rule against the former ruling party. i came here to show that we want a civilian government. i came here to support a democratic civilian transition. we want all the military away from power with any of the demonstrations were called by the forces of freedom and change coalition. that's the coalition that signed a power sharing agreement with the military in 2019 following the ousting of longtime president armitage bashir. it led to the formation of a transitional government with the executive power given to civilians the place to improve the economy and rebuild state institutions 2 years on some say many of the goals of the revolution haven't been achieved. but i don't know if it's not a complete civilian government yet. we want it to be a completely civilian government. and when we participated in the revolution, it wasn't because of food or fuel. it was because we wanted justice to live in

peace. there are some achievements, but we want the military to hand over power. an attempted coup in late september resulted in a rift between the 2 sides sharing power. it prompted the military to call for reforms within the forces of freedom and change. the forces of freedom and change wants to show it has a large support based among the population. it also wants to convey to military leaders despite the lack of political reforms in economic progress. many signee still prefer a civilian government. it's also response to the sitting in front of the presidential palace over the past week. supporters of a dissident coalition from the forces of freedom and change, known as the national charter alliance, has called on the government to be dissolved and a technocrat government replace it. it's supporters have called for a military, took over in the short term. i should not mind years of much of the how you will as a restricted the country is being run by a few political parties. while there are many other groups that are in the country, where are these other groups? we don't see demi loaded into government,

they are being marginalized. we want the military to take control until elections are held up. those in front of the presidential palace say they won't leave until the government is dissolved, while those who protested on faith, they say they won't allow for a dissolution to dance. prime minister says those who came out on 5th, this processed, showed commitment to dance transition to civilian rule. that has been to move, you can assume you. today, you have proven your commitment to peacefulness and the path of freedom, democracy and civilian transitions. not the people have given their voice on past their message that there will be no backing dam from the revolution will only generally done. he has called for dialogue, but each site is waiting for the other to compromise. while to dance transition to democracy remains fragile courts between them. he but morgan august era cartoon. now, solomon baldo is the senior adviser of the century, a u. s. bass thinktank focused on exposing corruption and preventing genocide

african countries. he says the transitional government and the military are playing the supporters against each other. with no real hope of finding common ground. the sudanese have it today to say we are to attend the 4 civilian board and a c, v on transition to democracy. and this is a, despite a lot of economic hardships that is making their life really difficult. despite a lot of a government and responding to the needs of the nation after the signing a lease agreement with the timeline for the service. and you said, you know, people are looking at elections in 2024 and i'm there for 2 years with the best

support for this is william component relate to the failure to achieve the objectives of the when you sion in setting up a little assembly, the councils for the home of the city on the farms and also the necessity of the controlling the economy. prices in ways that the population could feel a being therefore improved essential services and economic development and delivery to the sudanese still had on out. is there a new zealand prime minister on wells plans to manage it? 19 locked down and we're extremely disappointed with development. european union leaders, paul, the pressure on poland to pull back into line that summit in brussels.

ah, with are probably 2 areas to look at in north america, and this circulation of cloud here is going to bring rain across the great lakes and a change in temperature. this thing here carry on to the, the pacific coastal that's rather more significant is a big part of a chain of big storm systems are going to affect the whole that west coast. but in immediate future, further, east rain goes through little when she reached the east coast temperatures following be about 10 degrees lower in toronto. and eventually in d. c, for example. but this is where the big weather is going to come from. there already, warnings our watches out for significant weather it snow and rain night calls flooding in the cascades. yep. i did say that and stormy weather although not looking very stormy on friday. we'll come back in on saturday. was more right, stretching all down through california. possibly down farther away than look at

sunday. now that's the one to watch. this is a huge amount of rain in the central part of california. there will be flooding from that and it's stormy weather on the shores of the pacific. southam, a wis. well, seasoned slowly changing it is becoming rather more wet in this area. mexico is a good focus in just off the coast of mexico in the east pacific, a potential movie, a bit of tropical storm. maybe otherwise it's very wet in cuba. ah . when in ethiopia, mother put her daughter up for adoption, she knew little of what was to come with family bone salad, the traumatized child tune between 2 world struggles to return home in a profoundly human story, exposing deep floors in denmark's adoption system. a

girl in return, a witness documentary on al jazeera lou ah, the all watching out is there a reminder of our top stories, this our protest to take him place in haiti over it's deteriorating sit security situation and gang violence. the leader of the haitian gang accused of kidnapping 16 americans, a one canadian threatened to kill them. if a ransom isn't paid and 10th is that tens of thousands have joined rival demonstrations in sudan as tensions grow over his political future. tig asked, was used to disperse, protest is trying to reach hall to who were calling for great at civilian control

of the government. the u. s. house of representatives has voted to hold donald trump's former ally, steve bannon and contempt of congress. this could mean he could face charges for refusing to corporate with an investigation into the storming of the capital. in january, the former aid has ignored a subpoena from the select committee investigating the attack. now let's get more from alan fisher who's live in washington, dc allen. it's a fairly straightforward charge. you are in contempt because he ignored a subpoena. okay, we understand that. but this could have really deep impacts when it comes to a donald trump and to steve brandon. himself right, well it's all about, as far as the thinks of january committee is concerned, is getting to the bottom of what exactly happened, who knew what and when the democrats expected to win this for they were pleasantly surprised that they managed to get 9 republicans to join them and voting for the

contempt charge. 7 of them actually voted for donald trump's impeachment way back in january 2 of them. probably a bit of a surprise, but they're in tight districts and so they probably didn't want to be those people who supported and defended steve bad and given that might alienate voters in the next couple of elections. so they were very careful about that. but the federal has already been sent to the department of justice medic, garland who is the attorney general has said in the last day or so that they will look at the facts and they will look at the evidence and then they will make the decision though steep on and was of course, a very close advisor to donald trump. he fell out with them, but he was still friends of them and helped him up to the election in november last year. and in january the 5th, the day before the incident on capitol hill on his podcast, he said that all hell is going to break loose to morrow. just that phrase was

enough for, for less cheney a leading republican. and someone who's also on the 6th of january committee to tell congress that and that alone means that steve bowden has questions to answer mr. ban its own public statements make clear, he knew what was going to happen before it did. and he must have been aware of and may well have been involved in the planning of everything that played out on that day. the american people deserved to know what he knew and what he did. you might be thinking like so many things and from world war, this sort of thing has never happened before. but let me give you a name. susan mcdougal, though, more than 20 years ago, she was an aide to president clinton. she was called in front of a grand jury to give evidence about the white water inquiry, which was all about a property deal. she refused to give evidence. she refused and was held in contempt,

and was jailed for 22 months. if steve bannon is charged by the department of justice and he goes to trial, he could face up to one year in prison and a fine of $100000.00. alan fish there live from washington dc. new zealand prime minister. it says that strict code 19 lockdown measures will be lifted once 90 percent of the country is fully vaccinated. so far around 70 percent of the country is fully vaccinated now the largest city oakland has been locked down for more than 2 months and restrictions remain in place elsewhere. data has made it very hard to maintain our elimination strategy. it's tim nichols have reached into our communities and made it hard to shape even using the best public health measures in the toughest restrictions we had available to us. that right, as our longstanding strategy was challenged, we also had a neutral one. that means is covered has changed,

we could change to and rather than being locked down, we could move forward safely and with confidence. when hey, jose is live now from tauranga in new zealand. wayne use it and was actually pretty good at getting people vaccinated. 70 percent is a big number, but they want 90 percent. is that gonna happen? well we close if you throw in the number of people who have only had the 1st dose of the fire, the vaccine nation wide, then the figure is 86 percent. so it is closed. but that last few percent may be difficult to achieve. and this whole plan all revising its strategy to combat to deal with cove at 19 hinges on getting to that 90 percent vaccination rate. nationwide, the government says it will review the vaccination rates and everything else associated with this new plan. at the end of november, end of november. it's come about really because the government has been coming on

to increasing pressure from business, but also from the general public to create a pathway forward to show some guidance really, to give some signals about what the future might look like. and that really signals formerly an end to the government's elimination strategy when it comes to curve at $900.00, that adopted at the beginning of the pandemic. and for the most part that's been largely successful. but of course the delta varian changed everything. so signals, now that new zealanders have to start living with cove at 19 in the community manageable levels, if that's possible with fewer restrictions in place and an end to nationwide locked down. now and elsewhere, there has been good news. melvin is coming out of a lockdown. is that going to be replicated elsewhere? well, there's been a lot of political games being played really in australia between the states, between the federal government and the different states and australia who have

different rules. some of them have hard borders between the states that restrict travel between those areas. so those different rules are in place at the moment. but as far as melbourne goes, those restrictions have now been east. the 2nd largest city in australia has the tag of being the most locked down city in the world. having spent a cumulative $262.00 days locked down. since the pandemic began, this latest one began in early august. so that's all over now. as of midnight, local time, there were certainly some jubilant scenes on the streets of melbourne as that curfew and the restrictions came to an end. it was a bit of a back flip though by the premier all victoria daniel andrews because just a few weeks ago he said that there's no way he's going to reopen his state even effects nation rates, reach 70 or 80 percent, while case numbers are high. well, on thursday,

as melbourne's were preparing for this big change by victoria recorded more than 2200 new cases of cove at 900. that was the 2nd highest daily total. since the pandemic began vaccination rate, there at 70 percent. and now those restrictions have been lifted. so was the big change from the government in victoria, so quite possibly, some political and economic pressure coming on their way. hey, they live approach herancha in new zealand. thank you very much. now, poland dispute with the european union over you law as overshadowed as summit in brussels, talks were supposed to focus on europe's energy crisis. the blocks concerned its foundations of being threatened off. the potent can constitutional court rule that you law only applies in specific areas. now as the greenland ice sheet melts, huge deposits of rare earth elements are being uncovered. these are vital in the production of low carbon technology, such as electric, cars and wind turbines. but farmers worried about radioactive dust and waste water,

or trying to block mining projects. nick cloth, nick clerks or visited the town of norfolk in south greenland. the sight of one proposed mine a statue of leaf ericsson, the viking, who said to have discovered america 400 years before columbus gazes out overseen. that might surprise you. it's the end of summer and the sheep had been rounded up for market farming as part of the way of life in the south. but these lands also hold new possibilities. i headed up a mountain valley near the town of na sack. the rocks here hold some of the world's richest deposits of rare of minerals. this is the sight of an old uranium mine. it's long been t commissioned. but now international mining companies want to dig deep again. the rock we see all around the same was for 3 or 4 kilometers beneath the earth's crust . and then about a 1000000000 years ago, these mountains just reared up and they reckon that within this area alone,

there are one and a half 1000000 tons of rare minerals with another 26000000 tons at a site nearby. and all of that combined is enough to supply the wealth total need, a rare earth minerals for a 115 years, which is why this whole area is just so valuable and has so much attention. this is my mother's father. i met with neil secaria son who's been fighting the proposed mind for years. man, i to shush, if i'd like to ship. if the mind gets to go ahead, the 1st thing that will affect us is dust followed by radioactive radiation. those things will start from the 1st day of production that's gonna affect our water supply. and it's only 3 kilometers away from the mining site. meaning we won't be able to continue living in norfolk public meetings were held earlier in the year with the mining company involved. although they didn't attend the most recent ones, my drive, they green and minerals who are australian and part chinese owned a c o. told al jazeera, there's been misinformation about the project in the community that does not

accurately reflect the impact assessments and has caused concern among local stakeholders. this is unfortunate when the project is met. stringent environmental standards, mining would bring jobs, business opportunities and economic stimulus for the local community. across greenland, the issue is so controversial, it toppled the national government. and in came the indigenous in europe, party who have promised to stop the mind. but they recognize a future government might reverse that. as a day draws to a close more, she would being rounded up. the farmers have grave concerns about the impact of toxic waste on the land and waterways. the sheep thrive on the water will feed for it and the see will be processed and then we will be process. i will not never accept. then lining thickly lantern caused her have been keep going in 1000 years. not many people could. so rise here and there to be strong to live here

in greenland. long ago the viking saw the potential of this part of greenland. and as the ice sheet melts, making more mining sites accessible. interest in greenland rich resorts is will only increase. mcclark al jazeera cassie also greenland and you can watch net clarks full plants as we are a special report from greenland in full on friday. 830 gmc right here on our reserve. now more than a $180.00 people have died in floods across parts of india and to pull the flash. flooding was caused by late monsoon rains and as destroyed homes, crops, and infrastructure. at least 80 aged people have been killed in india, where the northern author con state was hit and enabling the paul at least 99 people have known to have died. another 40 still missing sparking phase. the death toll will rise further. the country's eastern and western regions of been worst hit by days of heavy rain and a plan for

a daring rescue of 3 dogs trapped by a volcano in the canary islands is just turned into a mystery. hunt a fly over on thursday failed to support the dogs instead of drone operators found human footprints and a banner reading the dogs, a fine images of the emaciated dogs, captured from a drone. this monk triggered an outpouring of support from animal of us across spain. drones have been used to draw food to the animals. stammered above then m. ours, then almost all but, but then it was the yeah. read. now we have everything calculate yes. we have been period for the rescue. philomena day. one of those it is true. they can be hidden or any areas. and right now this heat, we might not see them, but we are axial with everything i have can be cameras. a 66000000 year old dinosaurs skeleton named big john, has just sold the $7700000.00. the auction at 8 meters long is the largest triceratops ever discovered. the remains were sold in paris for about 6 times the

initial estimate, a laceration in the skulls, suggested dinosaur died in the fight is being acquired by an american collector. and that individual is absolutely thrill with the idea of being able to bring a piece like this to his personal use. ah, it's a piece that we saw and initially fell in love with it. the history behind this an b to ration of it is absolutely impressive. so to be able to be a part of preserving something of this nature that was actually found, u. s. in south dakota is also something extremely special ah, is out there and these are the top stories. protests are taking place in haiti over is deteriorating security situation and gang violence. demonstrators burnt.