a primary trigger for the displacement of people as droughts, hurricanes and floods besieged communities. port lines travels to the front lines of the climate crisis in central america to see how it's appending lives, and fueling migration exit on doors. a climate in crisis on out jazeera blue top us oil executives testify before i came grad tional committee. their keys are contributing to climate change uncovering it on for far too long, big oil has escaped accountability, bridge central role in bringing our planet to the break of a climate catastrophe. ah . hello money site. this is out there alive from doha. also coming up. apostle of spending bales on the u. s. members of congress,

a divided over want the president describes as a historic investment argentina's former presidents facing espionage charges, mauricio. mccrae suspected of ordering, spying on the relatives of crew members of a sunken submarine on facebook's parent company changes its name just weeks after a whistle blow accused the social media network of putting profits above people, safety ah top oil and gas executives have denied misleading the public about climate change? the ceo's of exxon mobil, chevron b. p. america, i'm the president of shell, appeared before the u. s. congress. they were asked about by roles in down playing the threats of global warming. it's the 1st time the oil bosses have testified under oath on the subject. heidi j a counselor has his report. it's been

a year of historic wildfires in the american west. deadly freezes in the south and record breaking flooding in the east. the fury of these weather disasters likely amplified by climate change nearly matched by the anger of democrats on the house oversight committee, who grilled oil and gas ceos on thursday. there are more of us than there are of you. you can poison the planet to make money, but we're going to defend the planet so we can live and we will win. find it in yourself today to tell the truth. it will be better for your company's futures and will be better for humanity's future. the purpose of the hearing, according to the democrats, who called it, was to force the oil and gas industry to admit that it knew of the harm of burning fossil fuels for decades, but chose not to tell the public. as evidence,

internal memos from exxon mobil drafted nearly 40 years ago, warning management that climate change could produce catastrophic effects for much of the world. mr. woods given these grave warnings from exxon's own scientists over and over and over again. do you believe that it was ethical for exxon to run a new york times advertisement that down played down, played the risk, and instead highlighted the potential positive impact of climate change on mobile. the oil ceo's denied deliberately misleading the public and pointed to recent efforts to move toward clean energy. b p says it's striving for net 0 emissions by 2050. i recognized that some may doubt how serious we are about in it 0 ambition. i get it. or progress hasn't always been a straight line,

but we've learned a great deal and we view the path we're on as a business imperative. then we an eggs on mobile lobbyist was secretly caught saying this in june. did we aggressively fight against some of the science? yes, we're exxon mobil fired the lobbyist saying he did not represent the company's viewpoint . me, well, republicans have come to the industry's defense. one. we are nauseated by the continuous attacks on war. can americans and american industry while you're getting beat down to day? there are people here the believe in what you're doing, and we thank you. this is the beginning of a year long investigation that democrats hope will hold big oil accountable. in the same way. big tobacco hearings in the ninety's eventually led to massive settlements paid out by the industry. although critics say it'll take more than accountability to stop the earth from warming. heidi joe castro al jazeera

washington. yes, president joe biden is struggling to finalize a set of spending bills. it doesn't appear to have the full support of his democratic party for his $1.00 trillion dollars spending program. a key group of politicians says it will not vote on the infrastructure belt without the build back . better act automate of rad trip to meet senators up the capital to urge them to back the spending package. these are not about love versus roy or moderate versus progressive or anything else, the pits, america's against one. this is about competitiveness versus complacency, competitiveness versus complacency about expanding opportunity not opportunity didn't and i spoke leading the world. we're letting the world pass is bar. phil laval has moved from washington dc. we are hurtling towards the mid terms and

still a year away, but that's nothing in politics. and what this does is if you can get this pass now that means that by the time we get to the middle of next year, people have a tangible so that they can, they can point towards, they can say this actually made my life better. my balance better or effective my life in a positive way and that way they may be more inclined to lend support. secondly, this bill also has a huge number of provisions for going greed for tackling climate change. and remember, joe biden is going to be at the cops summit in glasgow, scotland, and a few days where he's going to stand on that will state. and he wants to be able to say we in the united states, we are leading the way. look, this is what we're doing. so this bill falls down. he can't be in that position and i could potentially be quite embarrassing for him. now this is a huge bill is billed by the best plan. it was 3 and a half trillion dollars a huge amount. it's still pretty big. it's still 1.75 trillion, but they've got to make a number of concession. they've had to lose some things to do with, for example, expanding medical care for those in low income families who perhaps were looking to

get dental or vision treatment. they've had to make concessions to parental leave, where the u. s. already really likes behind and they've still got some hold out some who still say they want more to be done or they want things put back in there on 2 or 3. and the problem that they've got is that they need all of the democrats support that they can get because 2 or 3 people doesn't sound like a huge amount. but the majority that margin is raise a thing. so it could all come crashing down if they don't get full support, which is why nancy pelosi has been cracking that metaphorical width. today she's been trying to get people on board. joe biden delayed his flight to head for the vatican to meet the pope by a few hours so that he could try and go make the case personally. but now, as he comes into land, he's finding that perhaps things are not as soon as he thought they were and despise. so grappling with his domestic agenda, joe biden has arrived in rome to meet with. well, lead us out the g 20 summit. he's also expected to visit the pipe off to that to

day gathering. the u. s. president will head to glasgow for the un climates summit . argentina's former present mauricio mcclay has appeared in course on espionage charges. he is accused of ordering intelligence agencies to spy on the families of crew members of a submarine that sank 4 years ago. the case has been suspended on a legal technicality. diagnosed when the reports. ah, it was more like a political rally than a court case with several 100 supporters of the former president modi's. your mac, re gathered in the small town of the lord is they believe he's innocent, that the charges against him a politically motivated ha, florida, who jalap? he could never have spied on any one. what's the point of listening to the families? they should be looking for those responsible for the submarine tragedy. i had a mother, i'm disgusted. they even started this case. it's unbelievable. they would spy on

people who had suffered such a terrible loss. many of his supporters urging him to stand again for the presidency in 2 years time. if he does this case hanging over him won't help. it was adjourned. legal technicality. prosecuting judge hadn't sought the permission necessary to try a case involving the state intelligence agency. so can a market the market mirror, we want a cleaner life with more transparency, more honesty got more constructive and includes an independent and impartial judiciary. ah macros. support is a jubilant about the delay. it's not know when or even if you'll be required to return. at the heart of all this, the legal wranglings and the political maneuverings lies the still unanswered question of what happened to that submarine? the i r a san juan, and it's 44 crew members. that's the question. their families are still asking. the submarine disappeared in the south atlantic ocean in november,

2017. with 44 crew on board. it was sailing from the southern tip of our tina to the naval base in marvell plata. when contact was last, despite an extensive weeks long surge, nothing was found. anxious, families were told nothing. as their anguish turned to anger their campaign, frances became a political football. a little this shows a lack of respect these football chance show a lack of respect to us and our children, to the justice system. it's an unnecessary political circus. the wreck of the submarine was discovered a year after it disappeared at a depth of 900 meters, 460 kilometers of the argentine coast a technical for to cause an implosion. there were no survivors. the wreck will not be re floated, but the relative say they want to know more about i get all this is so that one you've been suffering since this began comes to an end of their spying illegal,

spying on my mom and dad on me. it's not just, we want justice that they tell the truth, that while the san juan remains at the bottom of the ocean, while the falls on the case remain locked in military archives. and while those in office, at the time of the tragedy seek reelection, the families fight to discover what really happened to the 44 crew on board the submarine san juan, is like he to continue for some time than you showing there, al jazeera, delores, when his iris province, the u. k. has summoned the french ambassador after the seizure as a british fishing vessel, as he countries i in a dispute about fishing licenses in the english channel. falling back says anderson's his more the story. i put his trawlers seized by french maritime police who say the crew was fishing for scallops without a permit deny by its owners. it may sound like a small incident,

but it's symptomatic of something much bigger. a potential escalation in a post bricks. it fishing rights dispute was causing much more than a ripple in u. k. french relations. it sites, for example, jersey. the british crown dependency only accepting a 3rd of the fishing permit applications from france. actually mind unrestricted. it's time that we are respected as it's totally insufficient and totally unacceptable. so now we must talk the language of force, and unfortunately, i fear that is the only thing that this british government understands. but no, the threats go beyond banning british trawlers from offloading their catches at french ports because this only amounts to a small proportion of exports without a settlement to the dispute before next tuesday, there will be rigorous french customs checks on incoming cargo. and they won't be restricted to seafood, but britain isn't offering any concessions. the measures being threatened did not appear to be compatible with the trade in co operation agreement or wider

international law. and if kerry true will be met with an appropriate and calibrated response, this isn't the 1st time the fishing rights issue has flared up in may french trawlers blockaded the main port in jersey. the british and french deployed a naval presence during the protests. this time, france seems unwilling to back down on demands it, but again, says tacoma, it is not war, it's a fight. the french fishermen have some riots. an agreement has been signed. we must have his agreement implemented. we have fishing rides, we must defend them, and we will defend them of hoss as you be. france is also working on a 2nd round of sanctions if they're needed and that could mean a reduction of electricity supplies to the u. k. jose he is 95 percent dependent on french power. andrew simmons alger 0 seller has on al jazeera kidnappings. on the rise in haiti, we hear from

a teenage girl who was snatched off the streets as she walked home from school. and the long journey home after nearly a 125 years, a bronze statue stolen from nigeria as ancient been n kingdom is being returned. ah hi there, good to be with you. here's our headlines for the americas. i put the colors on this 1st map. the darker the red, the higher the temperature, the blues and purples, are the southern andes and by jablonka matched a temperature record for october at $39.00 degrees will nyja down a bit on friday to $36.00. exceptional heat, santiago, 31 and commodore aretha davia. 25 degrees, it's also above average, still soggy for rio de janeiro. we've got bursts of rain through the amazon basin, but a cloudy day bogota and lima, overcast air should say,

but i do think it will stay dry. central america heaviest rain will be relegated towards southern mexico at guatemala belize rate through into honduras. strong storms across the southeast of the u. s. have now marched further toward the mid atlantic. it's going to be a big story for d. c. as we look at this rain moving in on friday, there's a coastal flood watch in place. we could see about half a meter of water inundate low line areas here, off toward the west. we do have a few dry days in store for vancouver, 10 degrees, but moister has moved across the other side of the rockies. we could see some snow r for calgary up to 5 centimeters on friday. and those trick or treaters are going to have to bundle up on sunday. you're down to minus 7 degrees below average that it says in ah, with to a world of comfort and certainly sex with business class.

where your privacy and your experience sit back, relax in your own private space and let us take care of everything. catera, it weighs the airline. you can rely on lou ah, oh, come back here watching out as a reminder of our top stories this, our top oil and gas executives have faced tough questions in the u. s. congress. the ceo's of exxon mobil, chevron b. p. america,

the president of shell were asked about their roles in downplaying, the threats of climate change. the espionage case against argentina's former president has been suspended on a legal technicality. he's been accused of ordering intelligence agencies to spy on the families of crew members with submarine that sank 4 years ago. the u. k. as some of the french ambassador after the seizure of a british fishing vessel, the 2 countries in a dispute about fishing licenses in the english channel. following for exit, facebook has changed its name. the parent company of the famous social media site is now called meta chief executive mog soccer bag says it reflects the matter verse on a future world with far more online interaction. firms found as says it brings together the company's apps, including instagram and whatsapp on the one brand. and a gallagher has more from miami. well, it's pretty significant,

it's not unexpected. this has been being reported on over the past couple years that they were thinking about this, but the timing is something to bear in mind here. facebook has never perhaps been under as much scrutiny as it is now with these internal documents showing allegedly that they put profit over the dangers of misinformation. but if you listened and i watched the marks october presentation, this is all about embracing new technology and launching new platforms and investing billions of dollars into oculus and all these other types of technology that aren't even here yet. but i think it is significant that facebook is now changing it's brand name to matter because many companies have got in trouble in the past few decades of done very similar things. because facebook has become associated with mistrust with privacy leaks and with spreading misinformation. and certainly if you watch that hearing in congress from face to face,

but whistleblower, some of that material was very shocking considering it was facebook's own internal investigations that were being revealed in that case. so i think from zach about point of view, this is them looking at the next chapter in technology and connecting people. but i think at the back of his mind is also at trying to distance himself from the facebook brand. in chair as an editor at c s which is their technology needs website. he says mark sack bag wants to be ahead of the next technological curve. there are 2 things going on. one is that there is unbelievable amount of pressure and scrutiny happening on facebook, and that is something that's very important. it's a good conversation that we're having and hopefully one that's going to be a good thing. the other thing is that marks are covered the founder, the co founder and ceo. facebook has for a very long time, been very interested in the next phase with technology. he really is frustrated

that he missed out on being part of the phone revolution. and he's frustrated that his future is tied to apple in google, who control the 2 main operating systems of our phones, iphone and android phone, which and so as a result, he wants to be. one of the leaders have been next stage of computing, which he sees as being the metal verse, right? the digital world that we all would experience together. and because of that, that is why he's making this name change. now the timing is pretty awful, frankly, but it's something that he's been talking about a lot. and so i'm not surprised that he just decide to go forward with it even despite everything's going on. and i think that there is some sort of a future beyond are, right, we're not going to just be using computers and phones and tv for the rest of the time, you know, in the future, at some point something else is going to take over. i don't know what that is, and neither does my succor burke, but he is betting that, that,

that the virtual worlds this meta verse will be a part of that rebels in europe is too dry. region say at least 10 people, including 3 children, have been killed in another government strike. the serbian army says it targeted a facility used by 2 grey people's liberation front in the regional capital mckelly . but the t p l f say a civilian residence was hit. you and his warning, the fighting is putting more ordinary people at risk. to airstrikes were reportedly carried out on a residential area and t. grace capitol mckelly. according to initial reports, 6 people were killed and 22 injured. a number of houses are just or to been destroyed or severely damaged, were also law by law and going hostilities in a far into horror regions which are causing large scale displacement, livelihood disruptions and food insecurity. and preventing the delivery of humanitarian assistance to hundreds of thousands of people in both regions. the

escalation of austerity is risk worsening. the already dire humanitarian situation in te gray. i'm hora at a far where millions of people need urgent humanitarian assistance. united states and u. n. o increasing the pressure on su dawn's military urging a return to civilian rule. j biden says the us downs with the demonstrators who are angry about the military seizure of power on monday, days of clashes between security forces and protests as in call team half left at least 11 people dead. kristen slay me, house move from the united nations. that's a fairly short statement. i have a copy of it right here, one page long, and it expresses serious concern about the military takeover and the suspension of some transitional government institutions. it also expresses concern about the detention of prime minister of dela hm, doc, and other government officials. the release also does

call for the release of those who've been detained, noting that the prime minister has been returned to his home and get calls for respect for human rights. in particular, the rights of protesters to be out on the street. it's important to note that the united nations integrated transition mission in sudan has been working there are to support the transition to elections and democratic institutions. and the statement also reaffirms those efforts. so the council is basically a saying, it's very concerned about the situation there. and, and, and calling for respect for these transitional institutions, thousands of members of a bound religious group, amante's own pop songs, capital islamabad. it comes a day of clashes in law who are left full policeman on to protest as dead. police have setup road blocks on the main highway between the 2 cities and the government has called in paramilitary forces. members of the to reach

a la bake posse on demanding the release of the leader who was detained earlier this year. for my new york governor, andrew cuomo is being charged with a misdemeanor sex offense. it is the 1st prosecution from a misconduct scandal that led to his resignation. comans accused of forcibly touching a former executive assistant, he resigned as governor in august off to 10 and a half years in office. the kidnapping of american and canadian missionaries and hazy, has captured the world's attention. still no word on my face almost 2 weeks later. the wave of kidnappings in recent months has left people traumatized and terrified across the country. rob reynolds spoke to one victim and a wanting some views may find the images in his report to stabbing. she is a 15 year old girl. the only child of a family that is far from wealthy,

but that didn't stuff kidnappers from grabbing her off the street last month on her way home from school. she asked us not to show her face or use her real name. we had therefore they took me and blindfolded me and put me in a car. i don't know where they took me. then they raped me. i was crying and calling out for my mom, and i could hear other children crying to her mother who also asked us to conceal her identity, sold all her possessions, and scraped together the equivalent of 2000 us dollars to pay her daughter's ransom . went this hunting artesia, i feel good because they didn't kill ha. i was glad i could see her and get her back at them without any mother and daughter are now destitute. living in a safe house run by a private organization that helps battered and abused women and girls. a near total breakdown of law and order has left many haitians at the mercy of criminal groups

who use kidnapping to make easy money. women and girls are particularly vulnerable . honestly, there's no place that i can quite like. take your place and haiti right now. everywhere is unsecure, thought in girls. old women aid workers say some victims die in captivity and there remains are never found. others are too deeply traumatized. to go on, i heard some case that human all go that had, it has been, could not, they kill themself. few, if any of these crimes are ever solved according to a haitian human rights research organization, nearly 800 people have been kidnap since the beginning of this year, mary is now receiving medical and psychological treatment. oh, we need security in the country. a lot of young women and men are being kidnapped now. she is one of many victims in

a country living in fear. rob reynolds al jazeera, puerto prince, a sorry bronze that she stolen from nigeria more than a century ago is now on its way home. from the u. k. the university of aberdeen had held the bronze head of and benign kings mon, 40 years. now it's become fed european situation to return an artifact in the past 2 days. i've met at best reports from virginia. after nearly 125 years in foreign lands. this stolen bronze statue depicted the head of the king of my jealous and shouldn't been a kingdom is finally on its way home. for more than a century, its beauty and craft was looked at and appreciated by a privileged view. it has taken companies and communities from why it was looted decades to get back this object of immense, religious and cultural significance. oh,

on wednesday the university of cambridge became the foster institution to return such an addict were all thrilled at seeing this. they arrive when the bronze is finally returned home, also painfully aware of having to price it's right furnace for so long of its presence. and we offer a heartfelt apologies for the historic from also in paris, president man on macro lead a ceremony to return a set of 26 pieces of artifacts stolen from frances former colony been in in 1892 la foster with eyes the best even france had to act, given the fact that 95 percent of the african material heritage is said to be outside of africa. all young people need to take possession of their history to better build their future. there was no reason to condemn the african youth to be denied access to its own history. is there extra say the event of the past few days

are significant. there's some of the potential now through these actions for some truth telling it for very even some reconciliation and the reserves. so the significance either of these items really relates to their buy in conic states us that underlying the significance of african arts. but campaign is an activist, also aware that getting all of the stolen artifacts back could take a long time. there's also a chance they may never succeed. the k brunley museum in paris hold some 70000 african artifacts. while london, british museum has tens of thousands more, while campaign is a happy with a progress in negotiations with countries like belgium, they're less helpful with others. in particular, they're worried about the fate of looted items in the hands of private collectors. we want to a metal nigeria as one particularly did or people to see what belongs to

them in or objects of far history and cultural import us the company to return the benign bronzes and thousands of other artifacts looted during the sensuous long colonization of africa, has taken a long time campaigners hope the events of the united kingdom of france this week will begin a process that could see the return of most of africa, st. paul in historic and cultural artifact. ahmed edris al jazeera, a butcher. ah, this is our desert. these you top stories, top oil and gas executives have faced tough questions and the u. s. congress. the ceo's of exxon mobil, chevron b. p. america and the president of shell were asked about their roles and downplaying the threat of climate change. you as president joe biden is struggling to finalize his status spending bells he doesn't appear to have.