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i'm a job. this is alger alive from door. also coming up. former us justice department officials revealed how donald trump hounded them to overturn his 2020 election defeat. the u gives war torn ukraine candidate status to join the block. president volota, mars lensky, hales the decision as a unique and historical moment and desperate. please for international help. as survivors of afghanistan's earthquake struggle for shelter, food and water. the gun lobby in the united states has won a significant court victory just weeks after a string of mass shootings. the u. s. supreme court has ruled that the century old gun laws and new york state violate the 2nd amendment right to bear arms and must be relaxed. kristen salumi has more from new york arrests for gun crimes in new

york or at a 28 year high, a racially motivated shooting in the city of buffalo. recently left 10 people dead . and now gun control activists say the violence is only going to get worse. the supreme court has ruled new york's law requiring anyone who wants to carry a concealed handgun show what's known as proper cause is unconstitutional. justice clarence thomas wrote the 63 page decision. he says, the constitution protects an individual's right to carry a handgun for self defense. outside the home. the decision was based on a case brought by the new york state rifle and pistol association. criminals are the ones that are causing the crimes in the cities, not, not legal, gun owners, not lawful people, please. it's a decision. new york elected officials were bracing for and they didn't hold back their criticism at the court's decision. this decision isn't just reckless. it's

reprehensible, it's not what new yorkers want. this keeps me up at night. new york's mer says it will set back efforts to rain in gun crime and gun deaths. former police officer, kirk burke halter agrees when the impact of the more guns on the streets of new york, and i am of the opinion that does not make a city. this populace safer. and here's why i even trained long foresman offers, trained military personnel. quite often don't hit what they aim and we see this all the time throughout the country, right? innocent bystanders, children, the elderly and silkworm, that is struck by stray bullets who are unintended targets. the rolling comes in the wake of high profile now shootings. at a time when pul, show the majority of americans prefer stricter gun control laws, the decision will impact not only new york, but other states with similar restrictions, including connecticut, massachusetts,

and california. the ruling is a setback for gun control. advocates who've advanced legislation to tighten gun laws at the state and federal level. states need to be able to make laws that protect their communities. new york is not like montana new york officials are promising to pass new legislation to restrict guns insensitive locations that will satisfy the courts and keep their citizens safe. kristin salumi al jazeera, new york. richard painter is a law professor at the university of minnesota. he served as the chief white house ethics lawyer during the george w bush administration. he says the 2nd amendment is interpreted wrong since the hell or k. so been looking at a gun on that was several decades ago. gun regulations and what the limits are of acceptable regulation. but the heller case involved a flat out prohibition or even ownership of a hand gun here. it's about concealed carry in new york city,

and we just can't have people running around our major cities with our hand. got it . that's a constitutional right. was a constitutional right to take a hand gun onto a university campus. we've had shoot out on front row at the university of minnesota. we're desperately calling for more police officers to deal with that. but are people should people be allowed to bring a concealed weapon on our campus? how about onto an airplane? is that now going to be a constitutional right? would people board an airplane in the united states to carry concealed weapon? how far is this going to go? and i believe the court has been very unreasonable here, not allowing the states to impose regulations that are reasonable when the 2nd amendment itself refers to a well regulated militia. i'm hoping that this court will stop here, at least, and not go further. as i say, could we have future cases where students and staff are suing for the right to bring a concealed weapon on to the campus of the university of minnesota to deal with our

escalating gun violence. will there be a right, a constitutional right right to take a gun on an airplane. i mean, how far is this going to go before? the supreme court realizes that they have infringed upon the right of the states to regulate firearms and that term rep phrase regulation. a well regulated militia is right there in the 2nd amendment. so the problem is not the 2nd amendment of the problem is how is being interpreted and this has nothing to do with the intent of the framers of our constitution. the u. s. house select committee has been holding its 5th hearing into last year's storming of the capital building and president donald trump's pressure tactics to overturn the 2020 presidential election results . the former acting deputy attorney general robert donahue described how he responded during the near daily discussions between trump and members of the justice department about allegations of voter fraud. i felt in that conversation that was incumbent on one on me to make it very clear to the president what our

investigations had revealed. and that we had concluded based on actual investigations, actual witness interviews, actual reviews of documents that these allegations simply hadn't almera. and i wanted to try to cut through the noise because it was clear to us that there a lot of people whispering in his ear feeding him these conspiracy theories and allegations. and i felt that being very blunt in that conversation might help make it clear to the president at these allegations were simply not true from capitol hill, heidi joe castro has more on what was learned from the days. testimonies between around christmas time and the january 6 riot that unfolded here. the president was on the phone or in personal meetings with top officials and the department of justice almost daily save on christmas itself. and that this campaign was to pressure the department of justice to without evidence claim that there was loder

fraud and that the election had been stolen, which essentially is a lie. and when those officials refused to cooperate with the former president's request, then we're told of an extraordinary meeting at the white house which happened 3 days before the riot in which trump essentially pitted his own man. a person, a lawyer within the department of justice at low ranking official who was really the only person he found, willing to play ball with his unfounded allegations. his name was jeff clark and trump wanted to elevate clark to be the top boss of the department of justice, the acting attorney general. and at this meeting, it was fitted between clark and the actual attorney general. jeff rosen who essentially had to fight for their jobs. rosen told the president, at the time he was on the witness stand today, saying that he refused to comply and, and, and assist in reading the live at the election had been stolen. and that trump

would have fired him save for one thing. that's because he and his aids at the dark part of justice went armed with the knowledge that if rose and were fired and replaced with clark, there would be a mass resignations at the department of justice. and they told trump that firing rosen may result in hundreds of dio, j employees, in washington, and across the nation resit resigning in protest. and that ultimately made an impact on trump who pulled back on the plan. he ukraine has taken a major step towards membership of the european union after the leaders of member states voted to give the war torn country e u. candidate status. president volota mars lensky has hailed the decision as historic. moldova has been given the same status. it's the 1st step in what can be a long application process. but as natasha butler reports from the u. headquarters

in brussels, it sends a strong message to russia. ah, just days off to russia began its invasion of ukraine. keith applied to join the european union. 4 months later you leaders at a summit in brussels, approved the request, and put ukraine on the path to future membership. we have decided to grint to do through you crew and moldova. then you are ready to grant to the suitors to georgia . once priorities will be addressed, there can be no better sign of hope for the citizens of ukraine mould of an georgia . in these troubled times, ukraine's president followed me zalinski cooled, the eas decision, a unique and historical moment in relations. we have just received the european union candidacy. this is a victory. we've been waiting for this 120 days of the war. and even 30 years of our independence. it usually takes years for

a country to gain candidate status after applying. some you official said fast tracking the process would prove the block solidarity with ukraine as a defends itself against russian attacks. a sentiment echoed by the head of ukraine's mission to the you and a gathering in the city. it's important for the whole country for the whole society, and it's important also for the granular army to have a clear reason what we are fighting for. we are fighting for the future. we are fighting for the murder independence over european country. becoming a candidate country is only a step to be granted. membership is a long and arduous process. the could take many years. some western balkan countries have been waiting for more than a decade for progress on they, you beds, leaders from the region. we're also in brussels to urge you officials to speed up the process north, macedonia, albania, serbia,

and montenegro are all candidate countries the world to achieve full membership. we definitely support the candidacy status for ukraine. we also support the candidate status for moldova. we are very thrilled that the georgia is also been given the european perspective, but we also ask our european partners not to forget about or leave the western vulcans behind the e use approval if keith candidacy sends a strong message not only to ukraine, but also to russia, but despite moscow's fire, power and efforts, keith is determined to look west. natasha butler, al jazeera brussels. the conditions the need to be met for countries wishing to join the european union are known as the copenhagen criteria. each potential new member country must have stable institutions that guarantee democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for an protection of minorities. they must have

a functioning economy able to compete within the you. and they need to take on and implement membership obligations, including accepting the euro currency. draw. stratford is in the ukranian capital, keith, he says ukrainians are hearing mixed messages from russia on the e u decision. in the last few days, we've heard messages from the kremlin the spokesperson for the kremlin. dmitri pess scoff a few days ago saying that so the russians were very concerned about ukraine's move closer towards europe. specifically, he said because of the deals that are being made in terms of weapons supplies from european and nato members. but then in the last couple of days, we heard from the president vladimir putin who seemed to imply and st. petersburg that he didn't have a problem with with, with this, or possibly a face saving statement made by him. because the fact remains that the fighting now

is arguably heavier in the east than it has been since this war started. it's been described as a battle of artillery heavy shelling in multiple locations most focus in and around that city of safer than it's one of 2 cities that the russians do not yet control in the la guns province. so ukrainians very much up against it in the east. so today's decision in brussels of huge significance and an moral importance for this country. still ahead on al jazeera communities come together in indian administered kashmir as the regions. largest river burst chained to a tree for 8 years. former leaders of columbia spark rebel sit through harrowing testimony from those they once eldest. ah, the journey has begun. the 34 world carp is on its way to catherine book. your

travel package to day. hello, we got some really heavy rain pushing across the northeast in parts of china. or at the moment you see this long line of cloud which runs down across the korean peninsula, associated with this area of low pressure and the may you front, the seasonal from which is very active, some big and foundry down pause could lead to some localized flooding dismantle central parts. the good news for southern air is, is it is largely dry over the next couple of days where the will be one or 2 showers to make a way into the weekend. but nothing like the kind of heavy rain that we've seen recently. so that where to weather that'll make its way across western parts of japan as we go on through saturday. try to get across the mountain shelter by the mountains. tokyo lottie drive little here beside, tbs, here at around a 30 degrees celsius. and the shower is weakening by the end of the day and that you guys can see those showers into the far southeast of china when your showers cross indo china, some very heavy downpours lightly over the next day or 2 in the northern parts of

the philippines. is gradually clear through good scattering showers across malaysia and also into indonesia. plenty a shower. meanwhile, across much of in the hour we have got sir. the monsoons made his way a good deal further north. now lottie drive towards the northwest and into pakistan . showers not as heavy as of late for the northeast. the wettest weather for the western gets cats are airways, issue airline of the journey. join the debate. wonderful as it is this diplomatic language. it really means nothing on the ground on an online act. viewable. the queen is be removed as head of state because she's done absolutely nothing. what these country white man, where is the progress? i haven't seen enough racialized do see sports journalist. i look like me if you need to listen to those voice perspectives, even when it's hard it when it challenges some of our foundational thinking. this stream on al jazeera, with

a you're watching of 0, a reminder of our top stories. this the u. s. supreme court is handed down a landmark victory to gun rights advocates. it ruled that restrictions put in place by new york state on carrying concealed handguns and public are unconstitutional. the u. s. house select committee is holding its 5th hearing into last year storming of the capitol. the committee heard how then president donald trump made almost daily calls to the justice department with allegations aboard. ukraine has taken a major step towards membership, the european union. after the leaders of member states voted to give the war torn country candidate status president below them is lensky has failed the decision. as

his story there are urgent appeals for international help. after afghanistan's most destructive earthquake in 20 years, at least 1500 people had been killed and entire villages reduced to rubble. people in fact take a province are desperate for food, shelter and drinking water. aid is trickling in, but it's not enough. given the scale of the disaster, a solid bunch of aid reports, ah, even at night the search for the missing continued in easton of understand it's a race against time before the rescue operation turns into recovery of the dead. the using beer hand and shovels to free those buried under the rubble in the remote villages of host and buck beaca provinces were in bed when hundreds of homes and buildings were destroyed by the powerful earthquake ma nozzles lowered for the

spirit i was sleeping and i felt a strong tremor, the roof fell on us. i hardly got out of the house and when i looked back, i saw my wife and daughter under the rubble in the next room, my nephew, his wife and his daughter, and they died. i lost everything in the blink of an eye. ah, as the scale of the devastation becomes clearer and one is nonce, current leaders are realizing the challenges in providing relief and shelter for the displaced. lords were already in disrepair and now they are blocked or destroyed by ensuing landslides, after the quake of guy stun, with its various agencies and ministry, is launched. a joint operation to assist the injured and dispatched a specialized themes by helicopter to provide medical assistance and emergency meeting was held by the prime minister. and it was decided to provide urgent financial aid for compensation. the prime minister appealed to foreign agencies and organizations to assist the of gunny people in these difficult circumstances. of.

hi, nathan is already facing a humanitarian disaster. most international aid, dried up in foreign, stafford pulled out when the taliban took over last year. the government, which called it says these lab kemerit accuses wold powers of careless behavior for freezing assets and stopping aid from millions of afghan. as you know, we do not have our teams do look at this decision. you just pick people under the, from under the rubble of these has to live, wants to get on the efforts of the defacto authorities. at least $15000000.00 will be required immediately. international and regional head will be crucial, as it will likely take months and years to recover from the devastation of loans, who feel abandoned and let down by the international community. say, all they can do is pray for both the dead and those who survive. come on, the job in. i was there earlier, we spoke to bill are, are worry, a journalist in toronto, he gave us an update on the latest developments on the ground. the details are hard

breaking. we are continuously getting the ports of the entire families being wiped and destroyed, for example, as to again while as a former african senator who's currently and gan district, the last 23 members of his family. and he continuously complained to me that the villagers had to basically literally use anything that they had including the and, and follows to basically look for survivors. so 1st of all, the technical teams were never did to basically save people who have been saved. and now, according to many residents, people need shelter. people need food, especially children who are living under the sky. and, you know, very rainy and sort of chilly conditions. we're also, you know, getting an account from the taller bond where they are painting

a very rosy picture. that is there and full of food is on his way for the victims. some of it might be through the reality is the roads are simply not accessible. you know their lives and they've been lack of helicopters because after august 15th and over is only handful number of helicopters left were the taliban. and it will take actually years for these very destitute communities to recover. not only from the tragedy of losing entire families, but also on how they could rebuild is michael holmes, motor homes that were the investment of lifetime heavy rainfall in indian administered kashmir has triggered landslides and flash flooding. the regions largest river has breached its danger. mark and flood warnings had been issued for the regions. largest city srinagar, katya lopez, although yon has more what streets and holmes partially submerged this

community in indian administered kashmir. is trying to stop things from getting worse. c heavy rainfall caused a canal and boot camp district to burst its banks. now this neighbourhood is bearing the brunt as their associates to wales gilbert, we were sleeping and hurt people's cries. with la mortar started coming in. many houses are damaged, uneven. paddy fields are under water, damaged crops will meet a huge loss for us. bobbino says she feels helpless. all her belongings are damaged. going to bite it took quite a lot of loss level of risk. nothing much is left now my nephew had a close call but he was somehow see from the flood waters. it's so high. you can't even take out items from inside the house. heavy rain and snow fall has triggered flash floods and landslide and recent days. roads are blocked and course stranded

rescue teams have started moving people from below lying areas to safer locations. yeah, the garage is its own meter, one of the land slides covered in area of about a 100 meters. if it doesn't rain in the next few days, it will take at least 2 days to cleared the debris until that happens, families are doing what they can, stacking sand bags and putting up barriers to try and save. what's left. castillo sicilian. oh, to 0. me and mars ousted leader on some suit. she has been placed in solitary confinement in a prison compound. the 77 year old has been under house arrest since her removal from office in a cool last year supporter say it's an intimidation tactic. jamil alan doggone reports after interviewing dozens of refugees, witnesses and defectors, a un special wrapper tour has described the human rights situation in myanmar as that bus traffic. the hunter has carried out

a campaign of violent oppression and terror against the people of me and more. hunter forces have killed more than 2000 civilians, arrested more than 14000, displaced more than 700000 driving the number of internally displaced persons in me a more to well over 1000000. the military's attack on the people of me and more constitute crimes against humanity and war crunch. tom andrews says that children are particularly vulnerable with nearly 2000 detained and at least a $140.00 tortured. he says the honda is holding dozens of children and has warned 33000 young people could die of preventable diseases because they haven't received a routine immunizations. the military seized control in february 2021 after elections. that unsung su, cheese national elite for democracy. one in

a landslide victory, 7 to 7 year old suit, she has been under house arrest since then convicted of incitement and several minor offenses. she denies all charges. on wednesday, a hunter spokesperson announced the noble laura yet had been moved to solitary confinement in a prison compound. that you and robert, too, has spoken to dozens of refugees who made it to malaysia. members of a resistance group. the civil disobedience movement were detained by whom to force a say they were beaten, starved and tortured. malaysia has urged ossie and to re examine its position and me and mar, the foreign minister says this southeast asian there. again, ization needs to shift from a policy of non inter friends to in his own words, one of none indifference jamal alan dog, n al jazeera. indigenous protesters in ecuador have taken over

a cultural centre and kito that had been sealed off by the security forces for a week after 11 days of a nationwide strike against government policies and the rising cost of living. the occupation has been celebrated as a victory by the protesters. the house of culture has traditionally given shelter to indigenous demonstrators when they come to the capital. but the government had blocked access as, as strives to contain the protest. former fark rebels having have been giving more details about the kidnappings, committed by their group during decades of conflict in columbia. it was the final day of a peace tribunal. the former fighters had already admitted to war crimes alessandra rump. yet he reports from bogota. he stood, he come in to land for 3 days, former captives of the fight gravels. we counted painful details of their abduction . cellular sergeant says at last, so said he still hunted by being chained to a 3 in the jungle for 8 years. as our gate on the hor muddied it has cancer.

many times i thought it would have been better to just die interest because this chance turned to the neck and to other captors caused us so much humiliation. others like policeman hall, miss duke, it broke down as he described how he was sexually abused, who failures. so cannot you as halle well, you have committed genocide, just like hitler had. you're a peck of murderous criminals. they who deserved the reputation of columbian society in front of them often visibly shaken, was the former leadership of the fark repeatedly. their last commander in chief said he felt ashamed and disgusted by their policies or gorilla with pain in our souls. we came here to acknowledge that in the name of revolutionary ideas, we committed these war crimes and crimes against humanity. for years we condemned hunters of human gales to live in humane conditions. come to suffering that had serious impact on their families. humidity. i think i'm

a young in 80 channels that po hearings are part of columbia's piece tribunal investigation into war crimes committed during the country, civil conflict. there were many things exchanges. you know, you know, as a gump our man, if you came to the camp and didn't know who they were, you can tell they were kidnapped. except when ingrid tried to flee that i had to chain her of is that right? ingrid hello. and they could be co matter my oh no, yes. with tennis up, i want to remind you that the reason we are here is not by the time that you treated them well. you are here for the incident to amounted to torture. said the tribunal as registered more than 3000 victims of far kidnappings, but the total number could exceed 20000. but while victim say they are ready to forgive, many questions remain about specific cases, like the thousands of people that disappeared or die then captivity. and that are remembered here outside of the hearings is lilian is that would be in the home on that under the terms of the peace deal. former combatants who collab it's fully

with to tribunal, can avoid prison sentences, but will have to participate in restorative justice schemes and imperfect a necessary step forward for a country struggling to heal allison, the impiety and jesse dable. with that, and a terrifying moment for a u. s swimmer who fainted during her routine at the world aquatic championships. 25 year old synchronized swimmer anita alvarez, fell unconscious and sank to the bottom of the pool while competing in budapest. her coach was the 1st to react and dived in to rescue her. she received immediate 1st aid and is recovering well. ah, this is al jazeera and these are the top stories. the u. s. supreme court is handed down a landmark victory to gun rights advocates. it rule that restrictions put in place by new york state on care.