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and everyone seeing the un, blah, full climate commitments. as it warns, again, it's now we're never to avoid catastrophic global warming. sure, because made opposition reject the president offered to join the government a day after the entire cabinet resigned. and is full of target, which is targeting a return to competitive action. this week must offer more than a year out of the game which could play in the 1st major. welcome to the news. our ukraine's president has made the journey from his bunker and keith to boucher, a town near the capital where russian forces have been accused the slaughtering civilians will let him or zalinski spoke to the media, saying the international community must hold russia, president responsible for war crimes images from recent days appear to show bound bodies shot at close range and hastily dug mass graves. we have correspondence

monitoring all the reactions from berlin, moscow, and washington d. c. m, on con, as live in. keith is just returned from boucher. we begin with aaron's report from there, just a warning. you may find some images in the report disturbing. surrounded by heavy security and the media president vladimir zalinski, visited the town of butcher nick heave. after witnessing the devastation, he made a promise that justice would be done and the school is last name is war crimes i will be recognized as genocide by the world. you're here and you see what has happened. we know about thousands killed in torture. people with cut lim, some women who have been raped in children have been murdered. a couple we know they're so much more. this is genocide from a march 10th people who began to bury the dead in a 45 foot trench dug in the grounds of a church, some 68 bodies at 1st, some victims of war. others who died of natural causes the priest of st. andrews

church says he had to negotiate with the russians who occupied boucher to allow the barrels. but as the war dragged on more barrels in total, a $130.00 were buried her and the mass grave was needed all across. boucher, the dead lay in the streets for days even weeks. even now they wait to be picked up by overworked, undertakers. at the burial site, people had wrapped some of the bodies in black plastic, a little dignity and death. the families took some solace in the fact that they were buried next to the church. many had come to be wed or attend sunday service before the war for her to the day. the men as will dates the priest liens on his faith to deal with what his witnessed, which varies a lot of hatred and injustice that people few but christians should forgive me. but to forgive, it doesn't mean to forget the kind of judge. only gut can judge somebody's have

been moved from the mass grave to morgues in and around the town. since boucher was retaken by ukrainian forces force more do. i'm here looking for my brother. we were close. we talked every day in your mouth, but until now i don't know where his body. so i'm going to tie the mog, someone sent me a picture and told me i need to come to identify him and i hope he is there. this is likely to be one of the largest burial sites in the town, but it's by no means the only one. in fact, across this city, people were burying their dead wherever they could, in their back yards in common areas, anywhere where they might be able to give their dead some dignity. and some respect the ukraine's attorney general and keep gathering evidence of potential war crimes is now the priority. we started now and was to get a chance echo charlie from march 24th of february this year. and now we have more than 4000 jasper cases about war crimes and near till sales and

cases which are connected to walk rounds. now these days all heard speak about boucher it appearing her storming and in butcher justice for war crimes is a concern for the future. the dead of simeon the war. but those left behind a desperate medicines and food are unlimited supply and what is available is quickly grabbed by those who have little of their old lives left m ron con. how deserve boucher while m ron has just come back from boucher his are joining us from keith enron. tell us more about what you saw in boucher and what people were telling you. well the chair is a town that is absolutely scarred anybody you speak to in that town that survived the war. and the occupation from the russians will tell you pretty much the same thing that they thought almost every day that they were going to die. some of the destruction around the town,

as you just saw in my report is almost complete. other places, less guard, but still many frightened people the big oh, there's 2 kinds of things going on right now for the residence of boucher. it's about the immediate aftermath is about getting medicines and food and being able to make sure that they are, are able to look after themselves. and their houses are repaired for the ukrainian or thirties butcher, is now the site of where they need to find evidence of war crimes, potential war crimes atrocities. and they are now gathering testimony. they're using the police, they're using journalists who have been on the sites. they talking to as many people as they can to try and build the case. now the attorney general there, she also told us that the no news they have $4000.00 cases related to war crimes. but they're also now looking to prosecute as many people as they can within ukraine itself. they have a number of what they call the captured russian soldiers,

if they can prove that those russian soldiers have committed war crimes in the country. they will be prosecuted under ukrainian law. this may well take a very long time. but like i say there's 2 things going on right now. if you're an or ukranian resident, particular boucher p and asked about in this area and your priority now is to drawing and get your life back together. but for the ukrainian authorities it's all about the future and any future criminal prosecutions they can bring. thank you. so much i'm on i'm on as reporting from keith. well, the u. s. president joe biden has also weighed in and he says that there is ample evidence of atrocities by russia. he wants vladimir putin to be tried for war crimes. he is a war, but we have to gather the information. we have to can you to provide ukraine with both weapons. they need to continue the fight and we have to gather all the detail . so this is actual have

a war crime trial. this guy is brutal and what's happening with outrageous and every one see. let's bring in my canon, joining us in the white house, so that was a, a strongly worded that remarks by president biden. mike, indeed the carefully chosen use of the word brutal, basically a 1st for president biden, referring to plotting me a putin. i, but making very clear his belief that vladimir putin himself should go on trial for war crimes. now this is a complicated issue, the war crime situation is something that is a legal definition. it can only be declared off a series of investigations and background information, but president biden getting ahead of all of that saying very clearly he believes or doubling down his belief that war crimes had been committed and adding as well. that president putin, himself bears responsibility for that and he himself should be tried for war crimes

. now president biden with us directly, whether he agrees that genocide has taken place in ukraine. he wouldn't be drawn on that particular issue. once again, genocide is a very tightly controlled term that depends on legal situations and is something that requires a great deal of investigation before it can be declared. so president binding on that particularly issue, playing it safely, refusing to be drawn into commenting on whether or not there has been a genocide in ukraine as the cranium. president himself has alleged in recent days, but still very strong words from president biden, in particular relating to let me putin himself. thank you, mike, my con reporting from the white house. let's cross over to moscow because russia has rejected all allegations and says the videos of the bodies in boucher are states. listen to another fake act was arranged in the city or breach in care of region after the russian military left from there and accordance with

the plan and agreement reach. there was a staging damn few days later which is widely promoted now for all china. with social networks by ukrainian representatives and their western patrons. more in that with our center bari, who's joining us from moscow. so tell us more about what the kremlin has been saying. while according to the kremlin spokesperson dmitri pest cause they russians are categorically denying any involvement in what they are being accused of the spokesperson said earlier on monday that the russian forces left boucher on march 30th and that when they left that city, everything was in order according to the russian defense ministry, dmitri pest called also said that there are indications that the footage that has come out of that that area could possibly show inconsistencies in the narrative that is put forth by the ukrainian officials. suggesting that the footage is possibly fake. he urged the international community to not to rush to any judgments

and to allow the russian officials to present their evidence when it comes to the events that unfolded in those towns around the ukrainian capital. he said that unfortunately, this is a another example of the massive misinformation campaign that has been waged against the russians and their military forces since they went into ukraine on february 24th. we've also been hearing from the russian foreign minister, circ, a law firm, who in a meeting following with officials from the air oblique who are in the russian capital. the foreign minister said that unfortunately, this is not the 1st time that the ukrainian officials have accused the russian military of carrying out these atrocities. and it's in line with the narrative that has been put forth by the western countries pushing ukraine to try to choose russia of carrying out these acts in ukraine, which they say again, is part of this fake misinformation campaign,

or there are so thank you so much source and jabari reporting from moscow. we are getting reactions from germany on the killings in charlotte spring and dominic and he's joining via skype from berlin. and germany has already announced that it's taking some steps against russia. tell us more. well, the german government is a nice in the form of the foreign minister book is a very stock response to the scenes in butcher the minister saying that back almost 40 percent of all the diplomats who are accredited in this city, in berlin, at the russian embassy declared a sudden and on cross in other words, they are no longer wanted in this country, they will, their presence is no longer to be toleration in this country. they will have to leave go back to russia as soon as possible. 40 official 40 to promote is being sent back almost 40 percent. and the interesting thing is she a company that's factual statement with the following words, saying that germany intends man to strengthen the sanctions against russia. it

intends to provide more material assistance to the ukrainian government and it intends to bolster nato's eastern flank. that's essentially the countries to the west of ukraine. it's worth making the point that this is not happening in a vacuum as it were. busy earlier in the day, the defense minister, this is number as the social democrats, politicians said that she believed now is the time for germany to really seriously discuss whether there should be a complete final russian gas. remember, russian gas is ram, 50 percent, some say more than 50 percent of all the gas used in germany is from russia. big step would be and we know already the the chancellor shots earlier in the course of the last day or so over the weekend sent for the sanctions would be necessary. so it's pretty clear that all 3 of the governing parties in this coalition. yeah. seen

what happened in butcher the form their own opinion of it and decided to act in what they considered to be the strongest terms possible. ok, thank you so much. dominant came from berlin while france has also decided to expel a number of russian diplomats. natasha butler reports from paris was taking on french radio. the french president a minute macro said that the european union would consider urgently another round of functions on russia particular things like oil and on coal. now macro, she said that the sanctions were necessary because what he said was growing evidence of war crimes and atrocities. he said would be committed by russian forces in ukraine. he talks about the situation in the port city of mario pole in the south of ukraine, where thousands of civilians have been trapped now for weeks. and the most appalling conditions. unable to leave frances, been working with agencies on the ground to try and put in place humanitarian corey

doors. but so many people continue to remain in that city. he also talked, of course, about the things that we have seen in butcher just outside of the capital of ukraine, where civilians, bodies have been seen lying in the streets, the bodily sentiment. i think we are all extremely shocked and we have a very family condemned the 2nd, it's clear that there are very clear signs today pointing to war crimes, the russian army that was in butcher like we have also signal to the ukrainian or forty's our willingness to assist them in the investigation they are currently conducting, international justice should be enforced. and so those who are responsible for these crimes should answer for them and said it is key. what the you foreign policy chief us, burrell said that there would be urgent discussions on a new round of sanctions. he confirmed that we've also heard from other member say, we've heard from spain, from poland,

both describing some of the act by russian forces in ukraine as genocide waffle even asking for an international investigation into atrocities in ukraine to be put in place immediately. poland prime minister has called for the creation of an international commission to investigate. the killings has brought more. she's us dutch, the crime of genocide must be judge, must be properly documented and judgment of. and therefore, we call for the establishment of an international commission to investigate the crime of genocide in these towns in ukraine. ah, well, the one has released a landmark report on what's been called a climate emergency. the intergovernmental panel on climate change says our planet is on track to exceed the average global temperature of $1.00 degrees celsius, beyond which the catastrophic effects of climate change that we're already seeing

like floods, droughts on super storms, but only get worse. greenhouse gas emissions need to be reduced by 43 percent and methane by about a 3rd by 2030. that can only happen if countries reduce their dependence on fossil fuels and replace it with renewable energy. the judy is reached, the verdict, and it is damaging. these reports of the intergovernmental panel on climate change is a litany of broken climate promises. it is a file of shame, cataloging the empty pledges that put us suddenly on track towards and and livable worlds. we are on a fast track to climate disaster. earlier i saw to and the rising or he was part of the working group which wrote his report, the report. rather i asked him how we can reduce the impacts of climate change. what a report shows it looked edge, was reducing greenhouse gas emissions across

a wide range of different sectors. and in aggregate, our report finds that we could reduce global greenhouse gas emissions by about half within the next 10 years and costs up to about $100.00 per ton of c o. 2 equivalent avoided the the actions are quite different. different sick this in our report quantity telling alice's of what those actions look like. so for example, the analysis system, it's a shift toward buy from fossil fuels and to want renewables. um, we're adding carbon caption storage to avoid emissions comp doctor to the atmosphere in industry. there's new processes emerging that allow the companies i showed industrial processes but also greater reuse of materials. whereas in the agricultural land sector for, for example, it's clear that the lodge potential to reduce or avoid emissions. i focus on the conservation restoration of ecosystems, but also more efficient agriculture production. so in total is a wide package of actions in the world can take to youths emissions to the scale

necessary to limit woman to $1.00 degrees. right? and when you talk about the package of actions, i mean, you do mention in the report a requires massive changes to, for example, energy production as well as industry. and what do you say to those, in particular, governments who say, well now you're interfering with over their national interest. and, and these suggestions could be contentious in a way. well, it's the are because he doesn't prescribe any particular action for any particular government. but we lay out a pathways and options that governments can take and match those actions to the national priorities. will be also pointing out in the report is that there's multiple co benefits from addressing climate change with development objectives. it's not an either or, but in many cases, for example, shifting away from, from coal fired power plants also, right? it provides benefits for human health, but reduced air pollution. similarly, achieving a more compact than design allows people to be less relied on on cars and rising

pitcher prices instead of a greater variety of choices for transport motes, whether it's walking or cycling or using public transport, or they're on the road genuine into linkages that all report points out about how country is and you've met city scale, can achieve their own objectives for how they want to grow and develop bollocks even rapid emission reductions at the same time. if i can just turn that, ask you about the, the, in the warren and ukraine in the russian energy crisis of course, and how that is having an impact if any, at all, on the climate crisis. i mean, if you haven't been having an impact and since the, the focus as governments 2222 address newton fuel shortages would all report does point out is that there's already existing fossil fuel infrastructure on its own already exceeds the total amount of capital to the missions that worked in emit over the next 3040 years if it wants to remain below $1.00 and $5.00 degrees. so based on our report,

you would see that adding more fossil fuel power stations in response would be increased the risk of stranded essence. no, i think to shut down such installations and future prematurely. hong kong as chief executive kerry lab says she will step down in june. or it's a multi 5 year term, was marred by the worst social unrest and 50 years and concerns about china's growing grip on the territory. she's also been under fire for her handling of the pandemic. adrian brown reports from hong kong july 2017. and kerry lamb is sworn in hong kong for the chief executive. she'd been the territories deputy leda, so this had been expected. what was unfair? c no. with it to much was events that followed months of protests in 2019 led to the imposition of a wide ranging national security law. it stifle dissent, but provoked an exodus by those who no longer saw

a future here. an exodus that has grown since the lamb administration further tightened already strict measures to combat cobit 19. more than 800000 people have left this year alone. in my view, the way the 2019 protests were handled were at evidence of incompetence and incompetent leader and political in confidence in other parts of the world. politics matters, but here we choose leaders with no political skills. and this is the communist party's deliberate decision to do. lamb says she informed mainland china's leaders about her wish not to seek her 2nd term more than a year ago. yet waited until now to make it official or gumble, i will not be taking part in the election for the sex hung on chief executive. i looked at our company, my 5 year term as she effective on the 30th of june this year. and i will offer coin and to my 42 years of public service candidates who want her job have another

12 days to submit nominations. it pays more than $670000.00 a year and comes with a palatial colonial era residence. her deputy john lee is reportedly about to enter the race. carrie lamb declined to comment on her performance during the past 5 years. but a recent weeks she's been widely criticized over handling of the 5th outbreak of cobit 19. and the fact this city now has one of the world's highest death rates from the virus. lam once complained about the strain of serving to masters, the hong kong people and china's leaders. it's a balancing act, her successor will likely have to continue. adrian brown, al jazeera hong kong, focused on supreme court has adjourned a hearing on whether the prime minister as decision to dissolve parliament is constitutional. the arguments will be heard on tuesday. the opposition appealed

against him on cons. order on sunday that triggered a political crisis that move derailed, no confidence vote against him. he's called for a new election and 3 months. sri lanka has made opposition, party has refused the president's offer to join the government as public anger grows against the worst economic crisis in decades with a virus or pox off might they offer. after his cabinet resigned on sunday, when all fernandez reports from colombo, where there have been large protests. wow, independent square was a rallying point for young children on monday and rally they did. all echoing a common theme enough is enough. the president at his government must resign people the earlier let. now i think it's time that we make a stand and debbie stand up with our rights because this is ashi lanka and our future protest is at plan. the major show of strength on sunday, he had at this monument in colombo bill to celebrate sheila,

because independence from britain in 1948. but instead, there currently does imposed a curfew band, any public gathering and medicaid at all roads that lead to independent square. one monday university students added their voice to the protest. we are doing what weekend we are standing, we are standing all grown. i know you rather go, we need a better country now they're not going to get in. they're not going to be pacified by the, you know, mine, it's angel, ron pansy. and we want to see everybody said that students are better than you. university also stepped out of the earlier refusing to back down when confronted by police. the fort with police, despite at curfew, impose to limit the unrest after hours of 10 standoff, police use tear gas and water cannon to disperse them. anger and frustration has mounted against president guitar

b roger boxer and his government. after the cost of living skyrocketed and essential items became scarce. many shall hankens blame. what they say is, the administration's mismanagement, lack of planning and corruption, so aggravating economic difficulties shall under shares with many countries around the world. the government attempt to restrict movement to a state of emergency and the curfew have failed to stop the protest. the entire cabinet has resigned, allowing the president and his brother, the prime minister, to appoint a new temporary cabinet. the president has now sworn in the temporary cabinet of 4 ministers. i protested. say they are not fooled by such actions. oh, tracing multiple crises. there's little or no foreign currency to buy basic, essential, like food, medicine, gas, and food. and now political uncertainty. but she, lanton are taking it then. 6 minute fernandez out, 0 palumbo in just a moment,

right here on the news. our we have a report from car key. it's ukraine, 2nd largest city. this area has clearly been hit by clustering emissions on the seems to be no method to the madness of what's been targeted. it's a residential area for also this damage to civilian infrastructure. also has energy, crisis africa's largest oil producer as fast running out of options to keep the industries functioning in sport. taylor's last found one of new zealand, cricketing grate signs off his career details a little later. ah, ah, let's go with here a weather report. we're going to begin in the middle east. this one feature is

a whole lot of sun and high temperatures. hello, ron. good to see you. so we've got some 40. is there, including for mecca to $837.00. but look at this. i think you're gonna hit your 1st 40 degree day of the year on thursday, while above average not record breaking stuff. it's still hot temperatures, high temperatures, to be sure. still bacon in the heat across pakistan we've got 40 is here as well. temperature is above average in afghanistan. so herat at $34.00. that's a good 10 above where you should be and is lama bud. speaking of these 40 degree temperatures, i think your 1st day of the season will come on friday, and that's getting pretty close to a record of to turkey. a band of rain is stretching from is stan ball right through the northern coast a. so that's knocked down temperatures in places like tramps on to just a high of 11 degrees and look at this heat to for the levant ramallah. 30 the number for you. on tuesday, our usual storms rolling across the central belts of africa and toward the northeast temperatures. and heart sume at $43.00 degrees,

gonna lock in there for the next few days. and, you know, for south africa durban saw it's big, it's down port in more than a month. some showers nearby and same goes for cape town on tuesday with a high of 20 degrees. ah! on to bombardment and odessa, the missiles on the roll knowledge is there any premiums determined to stay, deal not to surrender, just like that to fight? no, to shoot, had a train 2 days ago, the show me how that works and to defend the barricades and you documentary shows the ukrainian witnesses from the front lines dispatch to find voices from ukraine on al jazeera. hello. my name is sandra bullock. i'm the foster, i'm in the country. can they do? we found out we lived in the country. can we ship?

if you bought the lid, the mechanic walked shop. you will see dad still. we said to of the off god like a baby. ah, my, my g isaac, best to produce 1st amendment on you can not pick up my nigeria, women are strong. my, my jerry on al jazeera. ah, ah, ah, ah. hello again. the top stories on the al jazeera news, our grains president has traveled to boot shop where russian forces have been accused of killing civilians. faladore zalinski says russia must be held to account who as president joe biden says, the russia leader of vladimir putin should trace trial for war crimes. moscow has

denied all the allegations for minister surrogate lab. rob dismissed the videos of bodies seen in boucher as fake the european parliament observed a minute of silence and memory of those killed, boucher, neighboring, or peyton, france and germany har, expelling russian diplomats on staff. they accuse russia of war crimes and the alleged massacre at boucher is being discussed at the united nations. let's go light to christmas salumi at the un. what more reaction has come through? kristen? will you an officials from the secretary general antonia guiterres to the human rights commissioner michel bastille? i have all expressed shock and horror at the images coming out of boots as showing civilians dead in the street. michel bash lay the high commissioner of human rights and that the body should be exempt, identified, and examined for possible war crimes. here the human rights commission already has

an investigation underway in ukraine. the u. n says that it's investigators are trying to get access to the site to get evidence as to exactly what happened. they are the i c, c. the international criminal court has also launched an inquiry on the situation in ukraine that was done prior to the situation. a boot and they say that they can expand that to include other allegations. so a lot of concern here at the united nations in the security council also is due to meet on the situation in ukraine on tuesday. and we have been told that the council will be brief by the secretary general and the height of the humanitarian chief martin griffin, who's also working on access to ukraine for humanitarian workers. i russia wanted back council wanted a council meeting today, monday to discuss the situation in butch, of course, we've heard the russian foreign minister deny any accusations of civilian targeting

by russia. they say that ukraine has staged this. they wanted to vet that in the united nations security council. on monday, the united kingdom holds the presidency this month. they said, no, you can wait until tuesday, we'll have better information and, and talk about it then. but the rush is not happy about that. so we are expecting to hear from the russian ambassador in just about an hour to get their take on the situation. they're big news today. those the united states is calling for russia to be kicked out of the human rights council, as well as only one other laundry has been kicked out. that was libya. some years ago the united kingdom says they support that move. it would take 2 thirds of countries to vote in the general assembly to remove russia from the human rights organization. the united states has their presence. there is a farce on that front though, the secretary general has been a little bit more cautious advising countries against taking that route, which he said could take

a dangerous precedent speaking through his spokesperson earlier today. so certainly the incident, the image is coming out of boucher, our front and center at the united nations today and more discussions expected later today and into tuesday by the security council. all right, thank you, chris and salome reporting from the united nations and northeastern ukraine. russian forces are continuing to attack the 2nd largest city car cave 7 people were killed in the latest attack. ukraine says russia use cluster bombs that are illegal under international law. just a warning, some hearers may find images and as a big report disturbing. another day. another attack and more death. a rocket hit this playground in ukraine, 2nd largest city hockey, calling to people as they sat on a bench. all that remains is blood stains on the ground and bread on the bench cb proposes about owning. this is good for the data. look at a story, right?

the size of a cluster bomb attack from multiple launches illema these, the parts of the clusters was that they are forbidden by international law and russia uses them illegally. these are against infantry and light armored vehicles. it was intentional to hit residential air. it's impacts civilian. i mean there are no military objects around her. i didn't even get some work for several of them, but also she waited. one resident recalls the moment, the rocket hit, it was from the city a little. i was sitting by the entrance, then i went upstairs and then it hit. if i hadn't got upstairs, i wouldn't be here right now to be here on the other street. the shell hit one after the darkness a couple of 100 meters around the corner, the cleaning up the damage of another impact. now it's the familiar process. affording up windows. 73 year old gregory critical says he's had his russian made lauder for over 40 years. it survived everything except the russians were, well, those are shown here. i will together will hibler levels from your motion junior,

when i heard the sound of the rockets yet when we heard another one. and i said, let's get down. i hit the ground, but my friend was a little slow, got wounded. this area has clearly been hit by cluster munitions. and the seems to be no method to the madness of what's being targeted. it's a residential area for also this damage to civilian infrastructure. and in this bust, epo, every bus seems to have some thought of shrapnel damage borrowed off strikes, hit a large area, a child's playground, multiple blocks of apartments and buses at their depot. it's a surprise, more weren't killed or injured. you don't a, back at the playground a summer traumatize, you got guys when found one? i'm dying. he says, why, what did they die for

a big i'll do it. a hockey was ringing some of the days. other news, the u. s. senate judiciary committee is preparing to vote on the historic supreme court nomination of kanji brown jackson. jackson is expected to be confirmed as soon as this week. if confirmed she'd be the 1st black woman to serve on the country's highest court. now, black women are some of the most under represented across federal courts and judiciary in the u. s. less than 2 percent of women who have ever served as federal judges have been black women. but that number has grown over time, especially during democratic administrations. president joe biden has so far appointed more black women and judges than most other presidents. most of the black women who have served as judges to date have done so at the district level. let's talk to that behind. she's a trial attorney in a former baltimore city prosecutor joining us from there. welcome to al jazeera. we'll talk about the confirmation in a moment, but 1st, let's look at some of the statistics. i mean, the most obvious question is,

why are black women the most under represented across federal courts of judiciary in the us? well, it's just like black women are mostly under represented in all facets of the u. s. i mean, in terms of jobs and everything else and that is because the u. s. has a history and it's very d and a history of racism and sexism. and so when you combine those very 2 things together, it basically pitts black women at the bottom of the list for everything. not just on the judiciary level, not just when the boy level where i am at. but in just about every facet of american society, that's just problematic. but that is just the reality of where we are in this country and hadn't been in this country for a very long time. so hopefully things will be changing slowly. it looks like they are at least 2 in this level. yeah, that's what i want to ask. i mean, do you think that things are changing at this point, especially with the if nominated, of course, if, if cassandra brown is,

is confirmed and could this be a tipping point? well, i think that what is actually the tipping point is the movement that has been raised by a judge and by joe biden, in the sense that, as you said earlier, he has a point to and there have been confirmed more black women judges to the federal bench and there have been with all the other presidents combined. and so this one extra step of kentucky, brown, jackson being nominated and hopefully confirm this week will hopefully send us one, a path of saying justice in terms of where we are. it's black women in this country, particularly black women on judges and, and it doesn't really matter with people say, well, what is the difference? why does it really matter? it's not just a matter of representation. it is a matter of fairness that is a matter of justice and these women that are being confirmed as one of the federal bench as well as justice jackson. they're very qualified. they're actually just,

jackson is actually in my opinion as a warrior, as a member of the supreme court, i think she is actually more qualified than most, if not all of the justices that are presently serving when the supreme court. and that has been the reality in this country is that black women's qualifications and credentials to get any high level positions such as this, that they have to be more qualified. not less mollified as the white republicans when the judiciary committee have let everyone else to believe. and that is something that you wrote about recently in your opinion piece. i mean, let me just put this to you and you wrote, while all americans should redraw, rejoice in the nomination of judge cassandra brown, jackson, a set of republicans turned the focus to white privilege, mockery and racism. tell us why you wrote that because actually it's true. i mean, i said it was very difficult listening. i wasn't there,

but watching on live tv on the confirmation hearings, it was just very difficult. i mean, you had one sen, marsha black. right. hm. question judged kentucky brown jackson when white privilege was so called right privilege, as if there is not a thing in this country and there really is a thing in this country. you also had senator ted cruz who questioned judge jackson, one of the fact that she is when the board of a school that teaches anti racist behavior supports anti racism. and winning sat senator cruz as to harder to attend to school who the mission online is to is anti racism and to promote fairness and justice, i prevent racism throughout their school way throughout the country. so in and of itself, it's just the question that were being asked of her with just so i'm fair and the

mockery started one day to and that was. busy with senator lindsey graham, who actually acted more like in my opinion for women and men who have children, he acted like a 2 year old toddler. he had a temper tantrum, he stormed out of the cynic, confirmation hearings. he did not allow her to answer questions fully, as did most of the other white republican senators. she was there to answer questions on her qualifications, her credentials, her temperament, and everything else that is, that they wanted to ask for questions on. and yet, and you had the senators themselves acting like they didn't want to hear any answers or they just cut her off. and most women can relate to that because that happens on a daily basis. but in fact, where we were in this proceeding, she was there to answer questions fully to the best of her capability. and that just not happening. all right, and just one more for you,

since i have you with us. i mean, if confirmed, she will, as we're saying, be the 1st black woman to serve on the nation's highest court. how significant moments is this for america that this moment should be significant as any other historical moment in the history of this country? it is showing that we are getting at least one further step, you know, towards just as to what's fairness towards making this country the more perfect union that we are striving to be. and so for every american should be rejoicing in the hope for confirmation of just a judge katasha brown, jackson. it's not just a story, it's just a matter of just putting us more on the path in this country of a more perfect union. and that's where we need to be going. thank you so much for joining us. and thanks for speaking to us from baltimore. thank you. now,

a political outsider has been elected president of the 1st, the rica economists and former world bank official. rodrigo chavez, surprise many by making it to the run off. there is a bo reports ah, a promise to fight against the political establishment. lean house has propelled row that he will chavez, into co, saturday glass top job. he celebrated his victorious president of the sunday shortly after the 1st result were announced. in leon doyle, mom dug. look your ruthie laurie. i understand the mandate i have received to day as an obligation to exercise my leadership with honor efficiency, transparency, and austerity. but also with solidarity towards the most vulnerable people in our country. i assume the sacred commitment to create a democratic government with dialogue, respectful of the constitution. the law and the costa rican values, all of them will get out charity seen by many as an outsider. conservative economy

who defeated former precedent was mighty effie gated from the national liberation front. the run up to this election was filled with accusations or controversy. the former president, a faced allegations of corruption while he was in office in the 990 chavez, was accused of sexual harassment while working at the world bank and had to resigned to prevent any investigation. he denies any wrongdoing. but this result shows pricing poverty and unemployment have made costa rica and prioritize the economy. look, what are the message chavez houses that everyone has to go? that everything that happened in the past 40 years is useless. and i'm going to solve this. corruption was a priority in the election and the launch sector of the countries tired of the development model that has generated inequality. chavez promised to shake up the political class and have vowed to use referendums to bypass congress who bring

change. he supporters say it's what the country needs. yeah, but then we also know this new option appears. i hope for us costa ricans for women, especially working women, women who are fighting go 30 guys, consider the most stable country in central america. it's been praised for its environmental policies and political consensus. many fear chavez, his presidency, will polarize the country even further. putting decades of ability at risk. very so we'll just eda china government, her centers, military and thousands of medical workers to shanghai. as it battles, the new wave of covered 1900 infections, the cities entire population of 25000000 people are expected to be tested. in one of the biggest public health responses. shanghai is under a 2 stage lockdown that began last week on sunday, reported 425 locally transmitted infections. nigeria is experiencing

power outage was caused by poor electricity generation and distribution. businesses and homes are relying on generators, but that's becoming too expensive as diesel prices rise as my duties reports from lagos. what case of this cosmetics factory package, the dease production, under hot conditions, the air conditioners were switched off to save fuel consumption by the factories for generators. those who run the company say they can't remember the last time the production line was operated with possibly from the national break. we were up would be the 24 hour window. we have copy down that off to receive up there on the causal of visual recovery generating gel. everything super low how far we've got above it. great

go. we've been able to read through the private market factors like this and only worried about how expensive diesel has become finding enough to power the generators is also a challenge. despite having 40 find the res nigeria, african biggest oil producer, doesn't refined. it's called. instead, it imports and the recent oil price increase because of the conflict and ukraine could only mean one thing. diesel and other refined products have become more expensive. nigeria is electricity grid has failed twice this monitors are blaming gas shortage is a low water level in the countries hydro, electric drugs, but distribution companies i'm able to deliver more than 60 percent of electricity normally generated polls and factories. manufacturers on show how long they will keep their machines running. it has and then guides our already lean working

capital, which means that you are going to have to divert all, i tried all of our work in cut down to provide this one item. so currently it will reduce the use of the install capacity that we have because we can no longer own the number of seats that we run. it will lead to the increase in the cost of our product. those are now retail prices of industrial goods in the market have increased. nigeria is current, electricity supply is only 4000 megawatts for our population of more than 200000000 people. as electricity supply worsens, thousands of industries have stopped working, throwing millions out of their jobs. it rece, algebra, lagos, nigeria, the wealthiest person in the world has taken a major stake in twitter, sending the social media network stock soaring. multi 1000000000 mosque has bought shares worth nearly $3000000000.00. the chief executive electric vehicle company,

tesla has been critical of social media companies in the past. in a recent post question, twitter adherence to a free speech and hinted at launching his own platform. still ahead on the new sour, the sports news on we'll hear from the gulf firms career. i just taken a huge me forward. ah

ah ah whole ah ah, hello, are you on top of the sports news? your son? thank you very much, darian, while tiger woods, it looks to be doing all he can to make his golfing come back at this week's

masters. the 15 time major champion has been practicing at the augusta national of course, and on social media. he said that it would be a game time decision on whether i compete or woods has been out of action for more than a year after sustaining serious leg injuries in a car crash. t times are announced on tuesday with the torment, the starting on thursday. american jennifer capital has won the 1st women's major of the year the chevron championship in california. it was also the 1st major victory of the 24 year old to korea. so be the last bad to perform the traditional winners. jump into puppies on. the event is moving to houston next year. i think it's a surreal. i'm to be a major winner. i'm is really special and to be the last person here at mission hells. to jump into poppies. pardon?

it's all really special. he gets free on. tech is celebrating yet another courier milestone. on monday she became the 1st polish tennis player to which the world number one e 20 year old a's on a 17 match winning streak, which includes counting back to back titles and indian wells and miami. i know what kind of studies i can play and i was showing you know, similar level, but i thought that you know, it's going to be possible for me to play that matches maybe in a few years. so it is my line, chris. i feel like everything clear the suit. i wasn't expecting you know, to be consistent for sure. i was working on my consistency and i thought ok, i think you know, if i do a semi finalist in this tournament and i will keep you getting the same finals for 4 more months. basically i think i would also be satisfied,

winning all those tournaments, something different. you know, the l l acres are in serious danger of missing the playoffs after 6 straight defeats at this time to denver. you. what are your cookie chest thought for the nuggets with 38 points. anthony dave is a top school for the lakers, but couldn't prevent a 129. 218 defeat lakers say. 11th in the western conference. one of new siemens, old time. great crickets is a rough tailor has signed off his international career, if that to 8 year old that was given a guard of honor as he came out to back against the netherlands in hamilton. on monday, the only school 16 in his final enning spot, he scored over 16000 runs up for his country. taylor was the 1st advocate, make hundreds international appearances in all 3 for a while it

won't just be full. well that's on display when the woke up comes to cut out later the see a local artist, the also planned to showcase their work during the torment. patrick rosario, the latest collection, is called the beautiful game. the malaysian born craftsman is painting a 100 pictures that reflects that the glass boots appeal of football. i pondered. why did they call it? is the beautiful game. you know, what is the reason who going to a word, so phone to which and call it a beautiful game. and i wanted to have something different. i was looking for something which is unique from the ordinary. and in december, i got this moment when i said, let's go back to where football began in the streets in the, in the alleyways in the paddy fields. let me go and see what, what is on this. i did my research to find out the photographs available that

people have taken from the back of the world. so when i look at a photograph, i like to think what happened before that in the streets, for example, dependence. i love them begun play. this adorn go outside in the monsoons and play . so i like the story that was, that was happened that had happened at the moment a photograph of steak and v. appreciate a lot of things because of experiences in life as well. i grew up in east militia where we didn't have toys. we played with nature. so i look at elements that is as good culture in it. it has got fun in it. it has gotten us tal janet. it has got the story behind it. i mean, don't know, and i should be fortunate a lot of artist, when i say artist, everyone singers, and dancers, and just as musicians, they all should be happy that the fee for 2022 has come to star.

and they should take this opportunity to make use of this the subject of football and married them with the media skills in the talons where they are dancer do things out of for, for football. so i think it's a great opportunity for artist and art was a cycle, and legend valentino rossi has set himself a new talent. after retiring from moto g p, last season, the italian is now trying his hand at endurance car. racing rossi did make it one big error at the event in italy when he accidentally drove past his pit lane. but aside from bat, the 9 time will champion put in a solid performance. he went on to finish 17th overall. and that's it for me. back to during thank you so much, sir santa for that. and so thanks for watching the news hour on al jazeera,

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