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hello i, mariam, noisy and london, you're watching al jazeera also coming up on the program. a snap election triggered in italy, a president dissolves parliament after the prime minister, resigns past wipe, locations sore and shall anchor with no end in sight. the country's political crisis and a land disputes forms violence between 2 tribes into dance blue nile state. dozens of families have been displaced. ah, o u. s. president joe biden as tested positive for covert as new variance of the corona virus, bring fresh challenges to his administration's efforts to get the country back on track. the white house, as biden is experiencing very mild symptoms and has been put on antiviral drugs.

this is the 1st time the 79. your oldest tested positive for the disease biden is fully vaccinated and had a 2nd booster shot in march. also we've been hearing from the president on twitter, he said that he's doing well and is continue to work while in isolation. hey folks, yes, you heard the story and i testify that i've been double vaccinated. double boosted symptoms are mild and, and i really appreciate your inquiry, the concerns that i'm doing well, you know, a lot of work done. going to continue to get it done. and in the meantime, thanks for your concern and keep the thing going to be okay. i will ask chris when i, kimberly, i'll get join us live and we got quite a comprehensive briefing from the covet response. chief what, what did we learn about the present condition? kimberly well, we learned that the president is experiencing mild symptoms of covey night team.

those include a runny nose, a cough, but he does not have a fever. he does not have any brain fog. many of the symptoms that people with more severe cases of coven 19 might experience. and there have been very by sort of close concern him and watchful eye is about the president given the fact that he is 79 years old. this could often be cause for grave illness or lead to grave illness. in the case of many americans of those who around the world experience covered 19. but the prognosis according to the president's doctor is that given the fact that he has been dead not only vaccinated twice, it also boosted twice most recently march 30th that he is expected to fully recover and is only experiencing mild symptoms. he is, as he released a video, he also released a photo on twitter of him working inside the white house residents. a continuing to

do all of his executive duties, there is no plan to transfer the executive powers to the vice president comalla harris. she has tested negative we should point out as has his wife, doctor jill bite in the president's wife. she is also continuing her 1st lady duties. she traveled to michigan and then to the state of georgia. the president though he did have to cancel his plans. he was scheduled to travel to pennsylvania and he will be working in isolation according to the orders of his physician as he continues to receive a course of the su viral drug packs low bid. that is set to be somewhat effective. in fact, 90 percent effective in terms of making sure that the disease does not progress any further. kimberly, what is the public attitude to the crone of virus in the us right now? well right now, and according to the briefing that has taken place, or in fact,

is still going on. oh, what we know is that there is an uptick of covey. 19 right now in the united states, it's not clear of the president has contracted this highly contagious sub variant of all a crime known as be a 5. but that is being investigated right now. we understand, and this accounts for about 78 percent of the cases that are be experienced in the united states right now. it's highly contagious. and the message that is being sent from this briefing from the covered up response coordinator in the united states as well as the white house press. secretary is especially if you're over the age of 50, is, is the case of the president. go get vaccinated if you have been vaccinated, then go get boosted. you will remember this isn't the 1st president to contract, coven, donald trump. the predecessor to joe biden, did also contract coven 19. this was much earlier in the stage of the disease when vaccines were not widely available at that stage. it was back in october of 2020.

he is disease did, progressing, in fact was hospitalized for 3 days. so and things have advanced as a result of science. there is no expectation that joe biden will have to be hospitalized, but certainly the message is, but to anyone who is concerned and is not yet vaccinated, should given the fact that this is a highly contagious sub variant of alma crohn that the united states is experiencing right now. thank you very much. our white house correspondent, kimberly alcott. ah, a vast european heat wave is moving east, forcing countries like italy, poland in slovenia to issue the highest alerts, fire fighters battle wildfires across the continent. arts of greece have also been effected, and the capital city is particularly vulnerable doses. jabari spoke to fire cruise

in athens. one of the last remaining forced overlooking the greek capital cassidy. annie towers, hundreds of meters above athens and his home to about 3000000 trees. and preventing them from going up in flames is the number one priority for firefighters. that's why the area is patrol 24 hours a day during the wildfire season. gania remedy do is one of those keeping watch here. she's a seasonal firefighter. during the rest of the year, she teaches high school with each passing year. her summer job is proving more of a challenge. this here is more difficult than last year because of her sent her a tour sand hair when it's difficult to stop the fire from. now to my prevention is so important and it's all hands on deck here. very well. are having a dumb room scheduler. we are here are perfect, you know the forest with my gosh,

i don't here or so we are watching out on the other mountains, but billy beneatha we're going see some more trombone and weaker covering foremost under her communications with her for the other. gosh, i don't the other mothers and we are in all the time. her son, right. the government has already spent more than $100000000.00 on prevention strategies along with training volunteer. there are 600 of them now, and athens alone clearing and maintenance of forest is another way to prevent lasers, but it's not just up to fire crews to keep the flames a bay. one veteran firefighter says residents should be helping when the temperature is high and the humidity's low, that helps fire to grow up and to move very fast. and people and the systems have to understand that in such

a days when conditions and the temperature is very high, i said humans very low and they can stand for x. they cannot start, for example, in a barbecue, know, or they cannot make a walks with doors that can cause fire with the current threat level. at its 2nd highest tier, people are prohibited from venturing into forth a warning. these firefighters are hoping residents where he'd this is the largest and oldest fire station in athens, home 220 permanent crew members and 60 volunteers. they're all well aware of the risks they take fighting. the wildfires are greater every year, but they're determined to keep the flames as far away from the capital for as long as possible. sources safari al jazeera, often at least 20 people have died in flash flooding in nigeria is nor than gower

state. more than 200 families have been forced from their homes, juice of rising water levels, flooding is also submerged farmland. full cost is a warning of more flooding. now with the rainy season set to peak in the coming weeks out, there is an interest has this update for us from nigeria capitol, abu jeff, you hear about changing weather? parkins, for example, let's take for example, lagos, the coastal stage in the nigeria. we spoke to official staff who said the weather putting there has changed dramatically. the range this. yeah. it's taught it one month and they expected to last longer this year by 3 or 4 weeks instead of november, the res, i expected to end in december this year. so basically what we see is changing weather patterns. ups up day in the north. you also hear about how rivers are swelling and in the coastal areas, the water levels are rising high,

displacing communities, taking over farmlands and other properties in the coastal regions of the south of the country. so they have been reported cases of death fixed for example, also in the north of the country in borderline state. where you see hardly see a lot of rainfall that you see in lagos, or in the south of the country. dumbo, which is not far from my degree, the capital. they have been our cases of flooding damages to at least $300.00 houses there. and of course damages to families and property. and this is coming at a time when the rains are really, really getting heavier and lasting longer than we've seen over the past few decades . also, italy will hold her, snapped general election following the resignation of prime minister mario druggie present. sergio marcella has dissolved parliament and us drug to stay on us can take a prime minister to vote. his held on september 25th druggie led a broad coalition government for 18 months, but it crumbled. on wednesday,

after 3 coalition partners refused to support him in a confidence vote, adam rainy is in rome and explains why support for drug he has been on the mind. in february 2021, when mario druggie took on the premier ship many here thought. finally, we might have a stable government to get us out of all these crisis but 18 months and he just couldn't hold together. he didn't have traps the political skills or the cooperation of this diverse coalition to keep going any further. there was all this political pressure building as the country got closer to what were expected to be elections in the spring of 2023. but the dam broke and he couldn't keep it back. so he finally tendered for the 2nd time of resignation. this one accepted after winning a confidence vote that really was meaningless. since most of the members of 3, the members of coalition refused to take part. so we're about to see the political seat and just kick into high gear. here are silvio berlusconi for italia party. and

the right wing lego or league party said they weren't gonna give a vote of confidence because druggie refused to push out the 5 star movement that i can refuse to really push out any party. so they use that as, or at least reasoning on the surface for why they were pulling out their support. meanwhile, the 5 star movement, earlier and last week, confidence had said they weren't going to support the prime minister at that time and vote at least for him in that conference. because they couldn't vote for this huge new incinerator in rome, which cost millions and millions of euros because they said it was a recipe for corruption. so you had these different courses and the government giving different reasons why they weren't no longer willing to vote in these conference folks. but at the end of the day, it's because they see the political winds change and they knew the elections were coming well. political change of some sorts, in sure lanka ran a records request, memories been sworn in as the country's president. now,

it was elected by m. p. 's, despite widespread public protests but managed, i can say 6 time, former prime minister is partly responsible for the country's economic collapse that lawson has moved from columbus. it was a subdued celebration of parliament when i knew we could. i'm a single one in surf until 2020 for the remainder of his freedom term. for most people outside the building, there's no reason to celebrate the lancaster and into a nation waiting and cues. and hundreds of people are standing in line, trying to get a passport to leave the country. for a man who has been queuing for 2 days, he says he wants to escape the dire situation. he and his family are in them. my, my current job is very bad and the government has not increased the salary while prices are very high because of the expensive fuel. it is difficult for everyone

now in sri lanka. and because of that, i have decided to leave for la channey johan, that are taking care of his niece. they've been stuck in the queue at the immigration office for days. the uncle explains why they want to center away once i would. we can't afford to buy nutritious food, only cheap digital. we have no money for be true, accounted prices of these political changes are only a political game not meant to solve people's problem. not hundreds of people have spent 2 nights sleeping and eating on the pavement. most of them want to find jobs in the middle east. the operation of her, i mean, we kind of thing as not to stop them from leaving the country. they don't believe that anything will change anytime soon. this q here at the immigration office, it's along with, i've seen so far in the country. it shows that she and desperation 3 lumpkins are in the president's 1st promise, was to bring all parties together to form a national government to tackle the economic crisis. baker was seeing this problem

is not his expertise or his experience that he has a considerable amount. and i think he also has a reasonable amount of international with his problem in domestic. the political credibility is the new plus and has warned that protects us will be dealt with strongly, but to protest. so say we come a singer doesn't have a political mandate as he lost his seat during the last parliamentary elections. if he fails to achieve political stability, analysts say sri lanka will sing deeper into crisis. it's only a matter of time before people run out of money to buy even $1.00 meal. a day. step fossil al jazeera columbo, coming up on the program will take, tell you about the diplomatic deal that good ease and global food crisis. ah.

hello there. that exceptional record breaking heats been lingering over the central and northern areas of europe over the past few days. now we're going to see temperatures come down here, but down in the south there will certainly be on the likes of rome. in italy, we've got red warnings out here. the temperature is expected to climb through friday and saturday. if we have a look at the 3 day, for example, for rome, we are going to see it touch up to the early thirty's before somebody comes in on sunday. now to the west and east of this, we have got patches of wet weather, got thunderstorms moving across western areas of rush and it's gonna get wet and windier for the likes of britain, an island to the north west. especially on saturday, a mix of sunshine and showers, particularly in the south. and it's looking wet across france, more downpours as well for the likes of poland. by the time we get into saturday,

some of that rain stretching across scandinavia, but it's really all about the heat down in the south of portugal and spain as well as southern areas of france which isn't going to help. but while fires, and we've also got a corridor of heat from the baltics down to the balkans. and if we have a look at the temperature in belgrade, touching up to 40, but some relief on monday. ah, a ah, wherever you grow in the world, warmer line goes to make it for you exceptional cut. all right, we're going places to do

ah ah ah, welcome back. watching al jazeera ally from london, a look at the main stories. now. you as president joe biden has tested positive for cove at 19 white house, as biden is experiencing very mild symptoms and has been pushed on antiviral drugs . since the 1st time 79 year old has tested positive for the disease. italy is that told early elections in september following the resignation of prime minister mario druggie is government collapsed on wednesday, after 3 coalition partners refused to support him in a conference vote under renelle with chromos thing that has been sworn in as

shoreline. because new president, he was elected by m b's, despite widespread public protests. many people in sri lanka say the 6 time former prime minister is partly responsible for the country's economic collapse. now dozens of families, all flaying violence into dogs, blue nile state, where tribal violence is killed at least a 105 people just this month, around a 150 others have been wounded since the burton. how's? a tribe started fighting over land dispute last week. out these protest over what's been happening have been held in several towns and cities including the capital har tomb analysts say last years co created a security vacuum and that spot to resurgence in conflict over land, livestock and water pro democracy demonstrate is of also accused arms and military rulers and former rebel leaders of deliberately exacerbating these ethnic tensions in blue nile state for personal gain report suggest the houses celebrated their

independence as an amorous in january and then demanded to be part of the local administration. that angered other tribes, some of whom view the hausa as outsiders. they were also accused of being allied with saddam's former dictator, morrow bas share. a land dispute between the houser and the bar to lead to clashes early this month. observe as fear, the conflict will spill over into ethiopia in a region where the government is building africa's largest dam, heber morgan reports now from dummy zene in blue nile state. ah, for the past week this has been thermal hm. with whom she left the machine info dans blue now states when fighting broke out between the houser and berta tribes. she and her children walked for hours to reach neighboring seminars. theed, oh, nothing of the highland bloody. if we heard that there was fighting in parts of blue nile between our tribe and other tribes and we immediately fled, it took us more than 6 hours of walking to get here. and now we have nothing except

what we were given by the host communities. farrah is $1000.00 displays by the unrest and one of the few to have settled with a horse community. other families have found shelter in abandoned schools in sin now. but thousands of families are displaced in luna's fate itself. some haven't found any way to stay on are stuck outside in the middle of the rainy season. delivering a to those in need is no easy task. some areas are hard to access because of the violence. and while aid organizations wait for security conditions to improve, people are becoming more and more desperate. many see they've lost everything that's adding another one, but either way, i don't, i escaped with nothing except the clothes i'm wearing. no one has come to see what our needs are. there are people with chronic diseases and children needing help. we need someone to come and provide us with assistance with the conflicts thought that when the house had tried to establish a tribal administration and laid claim to land, the berta and other tribes rejected the move and fighting broke out. more than

a 100 people were killed, the government has imposed the curfew and band large gatherings into cities. but as long as tribal hostilities prefer getting help to those who need it will remain a challenge. keeble morgan august 0, the machine in blue now said, when i turned her, what's been happening in ukraine now at least 3 people have died 23 more being treated hospital after rush and shelling at the quite in city of har keys. according to acquainting officials. the shelling struck a mosque, a medical facility and shopping center. government says it's strictly a residential area. harkey is the 2nd largest city in ukraine. it's just 20 kilometers from the border with russia. when i go global, so crisis fight by the war in ukraine might be about to ease turkish officials say ukraine. russia tacky, and the united nations will sign a deal on friday to resume ukraine's grain exports from the black sea before the

war. russia and ukraine, both major wheat supplies, but around 20000000 tons of grain have been stuck in ukraine's a decibel after russian arched its invasion in february, the war st. global food prices soaring in his left people in some of the wells poorest countries facing starvation. and diplomatic editor james bass has more from the land. the fact of the turkish president's office of now formerly amounts the time for the signing suggest. this is now a done deal. the you own vote still being cautious because this is the result of weeks of arduous negotiations. the deputies spokesperson for the secretary general for home hack. make it clear what's at stake. we've pointed out, joe, for many months, how serious the, the food prices around the world it, and this is a component, a large component of that at that crisis. so we can resolve this week and potentially a theme ver, hundreds of thousands, potentially millions of people from having food be priced out of their reach. and

so that is part of that, if there is an agreement. but as the secretary general pointed out, the for all the parties in these discussions, not just an agreement between the russian federation and ukraine, but in agreement for the world. if we do see a deal finally signed, this will be the most important diplomatic development. since the start of the ukraine war and could go a long way to alleviating the global food crisis with ukrainian grain making its way out through the black sea and rush and grain and fertilizer. returning to global markets. speaker of the united states house of representatives is expected to visit taiwan next month. live has been met with fierce criticism from china, nancy pelosi, his trip would make a one of the highest ranking american officials to visit the self governing island . chinese government has won the u. s. it'll take forceful measures if that visit goes ahead. china considers taiwan to be its own territory. now schools have been

re open a ne and bangladesh off the west funding there in a century. tens of thousands of students haven't been to class for weeks, but millions more struggling to rebuild after heavy rain devastated the region. and they say they haven't received any help from the government. the select region was one of the hardest hit from wet tanveer. chandry reports. many of the families returned home only to find their homes totally damage. it's our pilled struggle, most of lost their life stalks. patty farms, pole trees. now we have gone across in different places, the same story, but they're still happy to be at home. we are said they received any kind of help from the government or agencies that said very little, some drive forward in the beginning and little bit of cash from the government. it's gonna be a very difficult uphill battle for this families to rebuild their homes as the last everything, unless the government and aid agencies financially held them. it's a long road ahead for them. they've been left to go far away to get fresh water

because there's no tubes out of sorts of fresh water. most wants to start their life, but then helpless. they don't know how to do it because they don't have the money to rebuild at home. fixed the electrons already been built of water point somewhere to get fresh water. so without some kind of help, life is still very difficult for those millions of people got affected by the flood . in last month, a water crisis has reached critical levels in mexico's wealthiest city residents having to ration supplies as they enjoy the drive conditions and decades. manual rapid has more on this now from one to re extreme drought conditions in northern mexico. this reservoir in the outskirts of monterey, is almost entirely dry and many here worry the same, will happen to the local economy. i way over another week of this things will only worsen boats are now stranded,

a top the dry lake bed at love boca dan. it's been months since the region has seen any significant rainfall. experts have identified several factors that are contributing to the ongoing water crisis here in northern mexico. the most significant of which is a weather phenomenon known as linear, which climate scientists say has been exacerbated by climate change leading to one of the worst droughts in the last 30 years. scientists see linea has disrupted regular weather patterns in northern mexico. this means that rains that were supposed to begin in may still haven't arrived. and there is no telling when they will environmental activists see that despite the drought bottling companies like coca cola, heineken and others have continued large scale water extraction, making the situation even worse. or if somebody, even though not get on current contracts younger, almost, we living a great contradiction in the city. we owe a great deal to the big companies,

but has been at the cost of the wellbeing of citizens. and that's a problem. we need to completely rethink the question of water usage. the water crisis in monterey, a city of more than 5000000 people has reached a critical point. many now rely almost entirely on public water takes. for some, they are the only source of water available. almost an hour where we have no water, nothing comes out of the top and we have to carry a back home for cooking cleaning and even the bathroom. we bought our drinking water from the supermarket, mexico's president, his vow to continue to support efforts to supply water to various cities in northern mexico. but experts say the strategy is not sustainable. adding that the only real solution is rein, manuel it up below al jazeera monterey. for the 1st time in its history, india has elected a tribal woman as its president. draw pardeep more and more is from the governing

b. j. p. party and will be sworn in on monday. she so me santa ethnic minority. this is one of indiana's largest tribal groups. the position is largely ceremonial in india, but the present campaign important role in staring the outcome after isley contested election. and more than 70 years after cheaters were declared extinct in india. the government has signed a deal to re introduce them to the country. 8. cheaters from namibia will be sent to a wildlife sanctuary india's quinn or national park for specialized breeding program . and he has been trying to relocate the worlds fastest land animal since 2020, to boost eco terrorism. took souls on, do i with south africa to supply more of them ah want to take you through the main stories of follow.