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i'm sammy's a dan. this is al jazeera alive from dell hall. so coming up in florida, braces itself for the storm of the century. is harrison in sets in size. in the united states, several european countries warn the mystery leaks in gas pipelines from russia properly and acts of sabotage. and the record breaking drowned in the horn of africa puts humans and elephants in closer contact. serious consequences. ah, russian bank authorities in 4 occupied regions of ukraine say the results of a 5 day rough random show, a vast majority of people have voted to join russia. kevin, it's western ally. se referendums are

a sham of the boats were held in hassan's upper asia. don yeske and landscape together, they may comp 15 percent of ukrainian territory occupying administrations reported huge margins of victory sang enhanced 98 percent of voters favored annexation. i'm at val. reports it's the final day of voting, but already elisha's presence is overwhelming. here for any one doubting the outcome of the referendum that i think is on the wall and on the lips of the organizes. ready for the on the lockers. we invite you to the referendum on joining the russian federation. please come in for voucher, happy holiday to you. the mood was up beat up this pulling station for the pro russian leaders here. it east and ukraine. this day was meant to be 3. 04 event

goes with i'm voting in favor of joining the russian federation. i'm giving my vote for a happy bright future for us as part of the russian federation for a happy and bright future for our children, our grandchildren, our descendants. i'll show you to a, the restaurant and miss a large chunk of ukraine will become russia, at least in the captain's eyes. gone. usually she would near her of course, to day, amid the special military operation and referendums in the dumbass, saving people in all territories where the referendum is held is at top of the mind . and in the center of the attention for our entire society in our country. this is natural because it's connected with dramatic events in preparation for those

dramatic events. russia is sending an additional $300000.00 reservists. here from klein guys, holden, feel wonderful. uh huh. do you believe in the victory? of course it can be any other way. everything will be fine, everything is okay. how's the mood we are in the mood for fighting with whatnot. everyone is happy. this mother argues with russian official enough, took a city near the border with georgia. i will speak out. i am right. we are the occupiers. ukraine has not been part of the ussr for a long time, but the russian government remains determined this. his defense minister circle shall go visiting a training camp for recently mobilized troops. and it's these men that president

putin is now relying on to win his war. hm. at what under 0, moscow and the series had abdul hamid travel to southern towns in ukrainian control territory to hear what residence there have to say about boat. it's all was the same desolate scenes. go. sounds destroyed so less. this is the cause. ukraine is paying to regain control of land that was occupied by russia. we are invested, copied yet in the north of his tone region. the look on the faces of those who stayed. tell the story. here there is no sign of referendum, but the russians are just 5 kilometers away. and people their vote to decide if the son should join the russian federation. the referendum is a sham, according to the counselor administration. now an exiled. oh, moving from what we are getting information from local people there. you should

understand. it's not a referendum, it's a movie. everything is done for the cameras. there was no preparation. according to the law. they are coming to people's houses with weapons and forcing them up. they catch them on the street. gina voted with her feet by escaping to the creamy inside . she won't show her face because some of her relatives are still in the russian held farther, and soon she's worried about what could happen in the days to come. it's very difficult for us to speak to people who are living in areas under russian occupation. and from here it is impossible to reach those areas. so we as andree, if he could call his mother who is still in her son and tell us what is happening there. about 200000 people have been displaced by the wars since it started 7 months ago. and re, is one of them. my father died 3 years ago, but when soldiers came to visit my mom, they were lucky for her, my dad to vote. there was some people who voted for russia,

but not in big numbers. many others have fled regions where the river and m has taken place. over the past 5 days, marianne had stayed in russian control part of that body. jeff was 7 months. she says being forced to vote was the last straw. but for it says diversity, lena, this is a bittersweet moment, and i bought it and gives me all your life. you grow up with people, you work with them, you live next to them. and then all of a sudden they embrace the colors of russia and they are happy and smiling that they are part of russia. and while the international community has declared the referendum, illegal, ukrainian fear that the vote will mean even more and more devastation before they regain control of their country. and the meat. lizzie, we're in southern ukraine. now one of president vladimir putin biggest allies, his issued rushes, blunted nuclear threats, yet to meet him. a bit of says he believes nato will not intervene. if russia

decides to attack ukraine with nuclear weapons is the form of russian president. and now the deputy head of the national security council crane's president has addressed the un security council as it met to discuss the russian referendums full of medicine and ski, says the international community needs to take urgent action against moscow. al jazeera diplomat together, that james space has more, and a lot of the, as the security council was convened, russia was already signaling it was about to declare victory in the fall referenda in east than ukraine. but the u ends. political chief made it clear those votes had no legitimacy in international law. they cannot be called a genuine expression of the popular will. speaking to the security council for the 4th time since the russian invasion in february, ukraine's president vladimir zalinski called for russia to be kicked out of all international organizations. including the u. n. a implementation of the so called

crying means scenario and another attempt to and nass ukrainian territory will mean that there is nothing to talk about with these prep, president of russian annexation is the kind of move that suits him alone against the whole of humanity. rushes ambassador vaseline the benzine warm these referenda may not be the last. i didn't all sicilian in your book. now care of is being rejected not only by the people of crimea and dom bus, but kennesaw ends up pollution yet region. this process is going to continue if give does not recognize its mistake and its 3 digit errors that this process could continue after the meeting. i got reaction to that from the us ambassador. they did it in 2014 and now they're doing it again. so that i have no doubts in my mind that they will attempt to do it. and that's why it's so important that we stand against

this immediately. ambassador thomas greenfield says she plans to bring a draft resolution condemning russia to a vote in the security council as early as the end of this week. russia then would clearly use its veto, bought the u. s. and his allies are then planning to bring things to all 193 members of the us of the general assembly james base al jazeera of the united nations. a commission chief 1st to live on the lion says leagues to major pipelines between marcia and europe were caused by sabotaged, gnawed stream. one normally ships gas from russia directly to germany, but deliveries was suspended by russia earlier this month because of a stand off over sanctions. denmark and sweden 1st reported the leagues near the island of bon home shipping near the lines, now been restricted. step fasten is in the german town of luke men, the point where no stream meets land. gas bubbling up over an area of more than one

square kilometer in the baltic sea near the danish island of bourne home. 3 huge leaks detected at both, not $31.00 and $2.00 is too much of a coincidence, according to your opinion, leaders and energy experts, jewish monitors. and we see clearly that this is an act of sabotage, an act which likely means a further step of escalation of the situation in crane. sweetie. seismologists say de, recorded to explosions before the leaks were detected. one on sunday night and one on monday evening. they're not an earthquake, that's very clear. and we also have quite a lot of data on last in the water, in the area, slightly closer to the swedish coast. when the swedish navy have training exercises and they lost both minds for example, and they often let us know about the particulars of that. so and the data from

yesterday's last are very similar. there's no doubt that these are explosions occurring in the water. germany has not been receiving any gas from these pipelines for the last few weeks. when russia stopped supplies through not 31. northwest 2 never started operations. germany decided to pull the pluck just before russia invaded ukraine in february. the north stream pipelines had been at the height of an ongoing dispute on how dependent europe, and specifically germany had become an russian gas called through germany to stop by in russian gas in the invasion of ukraine. but it was russia not germany had decided to completely pause the supply of northwind one just a few weeks ago. but now as seriously damaged, it's clear that no russian guess will flow to these pipelines anytime soon. the leaks show once more, how vulnerable europe's energy suppliers and how fall noble the gas pipes are 2 attacks. technically speaking, this is not difficult. i mean, it just requires

a boat requires some divers that know how to handle explosive devices. and then depending on the water that may be some special diving equipment, or you could do it with some some of those modern under what submarines would ukraine blaming russia for sabotaging the pipelines artists have been more careful in pointing the finger before more investigations steadfast. and al jazeera and loop men on the bounty coast. i'll still have an al jazeera jazz world. wrong fi, see things gamble that the gang top players divided ah time now for your weather update across the middle east and africa. good to have you along. so temperatures are dropping,

but those winds are picking up across the gulf states. so let's go in for a closer look here. so that's going to swirl around the sand in dots. places like you wait the eastern province of saudi as well for us here in doha. i think when gus in excess of 40 kilometers per hour seemed likely on wednesday, temperatures have popped up in jetta. it's a $41.00 degrees and i think we're going to see that humidity pump in once again after a few dry days. there it is dry in pakistan, just a few clouds drifting around. could archie with the hive 32 degrees on wednesday. temperatures have fallen in bish kick is wall 21 that's closer to where you should be. for this year. we're coming up to october. as we look toward turkey, just a few showers crossing over the boss 1st impacting assemble with high 26 degrees. and through tropical africa, central africa, biggest rounds of rain stretching from bungie rate into that western side of the democratic republic of congo. right through to cameroon. as well as williams, i think we'll start to slowly back off wednesday into thursday, around the eastern cape providence. but we do have some bursts of rain to be

expected. gloomy conditions may see the odd straight shower in turban with a high 25 degrees that sharp that take her the news. this was a moment the likes of which we've never seen. this is important. starting from breaking down the headlines to exposing the powers attempting to st. silence reporting. we're seeing media freedom and being threatened under talk is basically criminalizing journalism. the listening host doesn't cover the needs it covers the way the news is covered. people have no idea what the source of use it, that's became the growth and that pro god for the fight on his era. oh,

the me you're watching out, is there a time to recap? headlines now. moscow backed officials unoccupied parts of the crane. se people there voted overwhelmingly to join russia. they say the results in 5 a referendum, sharp to 98 percent of people are in favor of annexation. un security council has discussed the referendums in ukraine view and political affairs changed the votes and no legitimacy and international law commission chief versa. lavonne de lion leaks the 2 major pipeline between russia and europe, caused by sabotaged denmark. sweden 1st reported the leaks in north street one and 2 pipelines on wednesday. 2 and a half 1000000 people in the state of florida in order to evacuate their homes. the head of a major higher can making landfall and is expected to hit soon as wednesday. mike,

hannah reports go away in that's a message from tampa bay area residence have not taken a direct hit from american in a 100 years. this one does feel a little bit different. we felt that way in the past before, so it just started to be safe than sorry, with time running out to residence, rush to fill sandbags for the businesses and homes and stock up on supplies. many shelves are empty. as many as 2 and a half 1000000 people are under evacuation orders, they say mandatory evacuation. it's time to go as a massive lightning pact harry couldn't makes its approach. us president joe biden warned residence not to be complacent. your safety is more important than anything . i know our hearts are with everyone who will feel the effects of the storm and will be with you every step of the way. we're not going away. the message from

state to authorities is more direct. if the heat, the evacuation order, i have a 100 percent guarantee that they will not die from storm surge. if they have evacuation water, i have a 100 percent guarantee that they will not have to be rescued off a rooftop. if they have the evacuation for nasa, officials scramble to move the team as one rocket to its launch pad and back into the vehicle assembly building at the kennedy space center. it took about 11 hours to get the rocket back into the building. a hurry can hunter aircraft known as miss piggy was sent into the eye of the storm over the caribbean. the information gathered by the high tech gear on board indicates that the storm will intensify even further. when it moves over the warm waters of the gulf of mexico, it also indicates that storm surges could see the water level rise as much as 10 feet long, large areas of the florida coast. and the impacts are going to be far,

far broader than just where the ice storm happens to make land falls. in some areas, there will be catastrophic flooding and life threatening storm surge. the mounting fear that no number of sand bags will be enough. mike, hannah, i'll jazeera hurricane in his already battered parts of the caribbean, including cuba, where a 1000000 people have been left without power at august and has more hurricane in made a direct hit on this city philadelphia just a few hours ago. and as you can see, all around me is left a trail of destruction in its way that hundreds of trees that have been filled in the city lamps, electricity, cables, all over the main roads and buildings have also collapsed behind the school. you can see that part of the roof fell off during the hurricane. people are just starting to emerge from the houses now to survey the destruction. now the indian

government has declared the popular front of india, an unlawful association. it accuses the group of having links to what it calls terrorist organizations, something the peer find denies. officials have detained at least 200 members of the group in the past week, or pav natal joins us now live from new delhi. so 1st of all, part of the indian meter have been talking about the peer fi as having had a plan to target hindu nationalist groups like the r s s, but our officials are the government officials saying, officially saying why this group was banned here, this marks the end of an ongoing cracked on, on the organization, the popular front of india or p, f. i has been banned for 5 years. the government has declared all its activities illegal, which basically means that p f. i can neither raise funds and cannot carry out any

event, so no protests at all. it also cannot raise funds. it also cannot go through to people. the income tax department has also canceled its registration that the group has many associates and affiliates. the government has also banned it off those. now this comes a day off the coordinated nationwide rates across the country. more than 200 people have been either arrested or detained in these. and this has been going on for some time. in fact, last week, the organization's chairman was also arrested. now the accusations are very serious . the government hasn't exactly given us too many details. but what, what it has said is that the organization has been accused of funding training and carrying out so called terrorist activities. it's accused the organization of radicalized and people, and having links with eisen companies. there are tensions on there between

minority groups in india and the government who senior members like the prime minister, hail from some of those hinder national groups like the r s. s, a group which itself was banned by previous indian government over allegations of terrorism and violent targeting of motions. right. so there's a, there's a big a story going on here. yes, you know the p f i is a controversial organization but as you pointed out, so are many groups affiliated with prime minister noreen through all these part, the gent, the party. and that's exactly what some of the opposition parties are. think particularly parties in southern india, in the state of carola, where pierre fi is most active parties, there are thing 2 things. one, that banning the organization is not going to actually stop any of these so called terrorist activities. this ping and more notable thing that the thing is that if you are banning communal organizations and why not start with the rush is ramsay back song or the are a says it's an organization that the prime minister is also

a part of the other thing that a lot of people are talking about is that how this could be a part or a larger political motive. in a few years ago, the government of asked a citizenship law that spark nationwide protest the p. f. i has been accused off of carrying out some of those protest and funding and, and some of the violence. so there are questions as to why the p f. i has been banned with such a strong law. all right, thanks so much. 5 natal that denise former military ruler moves her dad. his camera goes on trial. on wednesday he and 12 others are accused of killing a 150 protests is in 2009 human rights group say it's a landmark trial. i'm latrice reports from conner cri. the countries and former military ruler arrives in court under escort accused of overseeing a massacre. 13 years ago. the judge ordered him to be kept in prison before the

trial start. like hundreds of families who blamed the former ruler daddy's will, shall come out for killing $150.00 protested chatter. no, my jabar is still bitter over the killing of his nephew. and we can forgive someone if he didn't bring it, didn't it? did it gladly, if he did it deliberately, you can't able to forgive him because he did it. september 28th, 2009 was one of guineas most violent days. when security forces open fire on peaceful demonstrators. the rights activists say during enough to the massacre, torture and other forms of abuses took place. the 10s of thousands of protest has came here 13 years ago to demand a quick return to democracy. but they had no idea the terra that wants to be unleashed on them that day. so i will say some victims i shot at close range female demonstrators trapped by befitting war beaten and raped by security forces.

as mo jello is president of the association of victims and their families here and us at opportunities in the lab one. if i get to make my presses, i will ask them why they did that. why they carried out his reprehensible violence . why women will write? sure. why people are still unaccounted full and who gave the order some lawyers for the formula to rule a whole flew into guinea from brook in a fossil on sunday, say their client is eager to prove his innocence in court with al farmer. the bar who has taken the case to the international criminal court says they are prepared to prove otherwise. loves it is the at the he said poker. the objective is to ensure that the perpetrators are punish and the victims i recorded the rights. and because many people are still missing, the style could lead us to where the missing some buried. without justice, there will be no closure for families. so many have will come to the move by

guineas military government to bring the case to trial. but there are also suspicious of the trial could be political motivated by colonel mamma. dubois, who seized power in cool last year is under pressure to step down from power and set a date for new elections. edris al jazeera cannot re the whole. alaska is coping with its worst route in full decades, its pitting humans and animals against each other in a battle for resources. katherine sawyer has more from some bureau county, kenya. city recently arrived at this sanctuary in some bureau county in north, in kenya. she was found near her dead mother with no food or water. ha caretaker, say she is settling into her new home, which she shares with several other offerings. they believe her mother may have starved to death. we are feeding them up over 3 hours. and each and every baby is getting to lead us buffy and run you see now we are buying rosemary from the local

people and it's got more and remembers of gods in the community. they need food to . santi said, this is the longest, dry spell. in decades, for rainy seasons have failed, and more than 4000000 people, the livestock and wildlife have been affected. most of these carves have lost their mothers. some have been abandoned because of various reasons, but a bigger problem is because of a drought that has affected parts of the country. elephant keeper say they're worried. thousands of elephants crisscross this region. along migration corridors. they have used for centuries. communities have learned to coexist peacefully with wild life, but things are changing. extreme weather patterns, population growth, and the loss of natural habitat has increased competition for food and water.

nella pony leonardo. his husband was killed by an elephant last year. he left 8 children and his wife says she is struggling to look after them without him. and this man broke both his legs simply when a bull counted him. as you were developing that i feel hopeless. i can't walk anymore. i can't walk. i can't provide for my family sometimes when is the elephant? i just want to walk up to them so they can kill me. wildlife activists and government officials, a half created community, ran, conserve and says. but the combined effects of the current crisis are unprecedented . they don't, how posters they don't have what and that is way you realize that even the human themselves, they are now going to underground work. we don't have what a moving,

industrious back of the village residents take tons, keeping watch to scare off any elephants. but the also know the big graces need water. it's a delicate balance of survival. katherine saw al jazeera, some bull county, and nothing kenya, chassis is normally a quiet game of intense concentration, but al cries over accusations of cheating among top players, has grown louder and louder in the past few weeks from rounds has the story. the world of elite chess is buzzing over an alleged sheeting scandal world champion, magnus carlson, has directly accused a 19 year old opponent hans niemen of cheating during a high profile match earlier this month. magnus dawson just resign during the match in st. louis carlson, stunned observers by quitting a game with niemen after just one move wow. speech that m a world champion has

never withdrawn from a trust tournament before this in the history of the game of chess. so it's really unprecedented. now the norwegian champion has issued a statement online saying in part, i believe that nieman has cheated more and more recently than he has publicly admitted. niemen did recently confess. he had cheated in tournaments when he was 12 and 16 years old. carlson went on cheating and chess is a big deal and an existential threat to the game. adding that chess organizers should increase security measures and cheating detection methods. he said he would not play niemen again. niemen denied any wrong doing it am i dreamt and true. i live my dream for dead beating madness and that all this happened. carlson said niemen seemed unnaturally calm and not to be really paying attention during matches . he questioned the american teenagers meteoric ascent to grand master status, but chess federation of.