was open your eyes to an alternative. you awesome? well, today on al jazeera, robert is going blind from a rare genetic disorder. as his son beholds the beauty of the world for the 1st time, robert may be seeing it for the last. ah, but has this genetic disorder been passed on to his son? witness a sky without stars. on al jazeera, brazil's presidential election is going to a 2nd round on october 30th incumbent hard line president. jade bull sonata and former socialist president, legacy law are buying for votes, but which one will who's changed to re elect to brazil's highest office? ongoing special coverage on al jazeera ah

thousands march through paris in protest at soaring prices, led by hard left leader, charlotte. hello, sean ah . hello i, marianna mozy and london. you're watching al jazeera also coming up on the program . a ron's president accuses his us count about joe biden, of inciting chaos, tara and destruction in his country, amid young guy in protest. this is a fire to runs infamous indian prison kills for inmates. iran is by me tongue riots and clashes and shine as president defends is controversial, 0 covered policy as he opens a communist party congress that is expected to give him on historic town in office . ah

no, malcolm to the program. thousands of people have rallied in the french capital in protest at the rising cost of living and demanding more government action on climate change. demonstration empowers was called by john, look, mellow, shaw, who leads france is left wing on bout potty. natasha butler and our ports. there was violence as some protesters fought with police in paris during watered otherwise been a peaceful demonstration. thousands of people who turned out to express their anger about inflation, climate change, and the french governments planned pension reforms. talk with somebody to see this one, it also we're together against inflation, pension uniforms and public services because it's important people are battling everywhere, even in the or refineries. most often, i think a lot of people understand that the climate is being destroyed. it's obvious, but it's about convincing those in power. no bill,

literature prize winner and he al, no to part in the demonstration law site. it's organizer opposition. lead was only mil also. ha, ha, ha ha. medley dog johnny middle was all in addressing the crowd that flowed behind me. he called for this protest and he will hope that it will help revitalize the lines that every month has been played. bye bye. oh, good, good, good result, logo for o d. with what we are achieving here today, with workers and political organizations, we are creating a new popular front that will one day take power in this country. when the time comes, not cost would show the political left has been somewhat eclipsed in recent weeks by france. his trade unions, which have led a number of strikes, including the recent oil refinery walk outs. at a time when pressure on the government is mounting north shore, wants to regain the spotlight and is sure his left. we alliance remains

a significant opposition force. natasha butler, al jazeera paris. meanwhile, here you case new chancellor as promised to fix public finances and went back britons economic credibility. after his predecessors, economic plans led to chaos. jeremy and says he will increase taxes and tighten control on public spending, tearing out more of last month, many budget string of unfunded tax cuts announced by quasi quire tang who was sacked on friday, cause turmoil and financial markets, and damaged confidence in the prime minister list trust andrew simmons has worn out from london aside from all a westminster plotting attempts to try to get less trust to resign. as prime minister, all political eyes are focused on the currency and debt markets. when they open on monday, they'll be a verdict to the view chancellor's promises. will he do what he says?

he's certainly giving it a hard sell. we're going to have a, a very big ah, fiscal statement. a bit like a budget in which we get out the, the tax and spending plans for several years ahead. and that's going to be independent, verified by the office for budget responsibility. we've been honest that it was a mistake not to do that in the many budget before. but that fiscal statement will many budget is 2 weeks away. and that's a long time in politics at all time for the markets to because they want to see stability. the u. k. current offer that right now when you have a prime minister who's trying to hold on to a job and then her party trying to get her out of it. it says there is a dilemma here in terms of who might replacer am. what mechanisms will be used to actually achieve that? effectively? you have a new chancellor who's desperately trying to save the economy and a prime minister who's desperately trying to hold onto a job. ah,

aaron's president, abram raised. he is accused, as you as count, watch out biting of inciting chaos, tara and destruction in iran, and that the ongoing protest that on saturday biden praised people have protested over the past 4 weeks since the death of massa, armenian police custody, sang you as surprised by that courage, that 22 year old has been detained for not wearing her head scarf properly, but to the protests of smiled until wider anger at the government. human rights group say a crackdown on the demonstration by security forces is killed. at least 240 protectors levels have been nighttime. protests in town after a fire broke counted, and atoria in prison on saturday. at least 4 people were killed and more than 60 others injured the detention and holds many political prisoners brooding. those detained in protest over my saw many iranian official site. the fire started during

a fight between inmates in hut. if this file was caused by a force between some prisoners in the sewing workshop, the workshop was set up to create jobs for the in my, just with are so sorry that has more on this now for me to hon. it was a pan p. m. local time on saturday into around when the fire broke out in the prison and quickly spread across the other. the other wars right after that they have heard the shot guns and also exclusion, like songs that were just just around while the smoke and the fire was, was rising, abode the abode in the prison. so officials are seeing that there was a fight between the prisoners as some of the prisoners said the fire on the soothing workshop in the prison. that is the cause of the fire right after that the security forces added to the scene and proud distribution under the control the,

the governor off to run my suit. he said that the fight was between the prisoners who were convicted because of the the taft or the financial fraud, and that no political prisoners have been involved in this over at this moment. it is quite difficult to really where to find that right after they did the incident that took place in the prison. we have seen that the whole, the old man rolls around the prison were blocked by security forces. but there had been some support reddick protests also taking place around that. and also the families went in front of the prison and they were very much concerned about the safety of the relatives. but unfortunately today, some of them have received the bad news to china. now at present, judging, painters defended his controversial 0 covered approach. in his opening speech, the communist party congress. he also promised fast and military growth in said china would never renounce the right to use force over taiwan. she is expected to be given an historic fair term at twice a decade event making him the most powerful commerce leader since mal adrian brown

reports. 2 2 a day that offers a glimpse into the secret world of china's communist party. for a few hours, the media are allowed into beijing's great hall of the people. for a tightly control pageant. the opening of the party congress held every 5 years. and this one's being closely watched. normally, chinese leaders stand down after serving 10 years in offers. but cheating, ping is expected to break convention by being appointed for another 5 years. he presented himself as a humble servant of the party, but a party that's been re made in his image says one expert. so having seized control in the chinese communist party, seed him, then seize control of china and china has become

a lot less free. a lot more aggressive, far less open than it was 10 years ago. the congress comes at a turbulent time for china. she's 0 cobit policy has trapped millions of people in a series of stop start, lock downs. borders remain close to most foreigners. many overseas investors of fled. she's focus here though i was on the positive for food. she'll either sing for aging. we adhere to the principles of people 1st life 1st, and also firmly adhered to the dynamic 0 covered policy to care out the fight against the demick people's war to protect people's life and physical health to the maximum. by the time this congress en heating pings, grip on power will likely be absolute without the people of china having their se,

adrian brown al jazeera and in his opening speech. and he praised the communist party for taking control of the situation in hong kong, which he said must be ruled by what he called patriots children should. we will fully faithfully and resolutely implement the policy of one country to systems under which the people of hong kong administer, hong kong and the people of macau administer, macau. so you spoke with the degree of autonomy we will remain committed to law based governance in hong kong and macau will ensure the central government exercises overall. jurisdictions over the 2 regions who will see that hong kong and macau are administered by patriot bog. and jessica washington brings his more reaction now from hong kong. well, the progress is being received here in hong kong with varying degrees of interest. some organizations here in hong kong, organized events for people to watch president. she's speech for many others are just going about their normal daily lives. it's worth noting that this congress

takes place as hong kong has experienced some rather dramatic changes in recent years under president. she didn't think leadership, namely the introduction in 2020 of a national security law in response to the unrest that the city experienced in 2019 over concerns about the aging growing influence in the city. and then in 2021, some changes to the home homes electro system. so what we're likely to see over the course of the congress is a reiteration of the past that staging sees as being most appropriate for the city . and the, the part of the city is already on why african union is called for an immediate see sign. if you, it is tag wry region, following a recent escalation in hostilities, if 30 in the rabble held area say they would respect to cease fire and participate in peace talks. a geisha negotiations was late to take place early this month in south africa, but they've been delayed. thousands of civilians have died. millions more have been

displaced in the 2 year conflicts with al jazeera life from london. more still ad for you on the program. 2 weeks from brazil's runoff election, former president news just silver visits, rios poorest neighborhoods, promising to improve people's lives again and looking to the sun for brighter future. cynical villages driving on solar power despite and government pushing fossil fuels. ah, in line for the current crop of atlantic storm systems, the british charles and scans xavier more specific in recent days and the next few days it's going to be ireland, then scotland and then norway. now the rain from these test to push down into the low countries, france and caches iberia as well. but beyond that, look, settle until you get you get to the bottom right hand corner. this has been fairly

nasty weather cold is wind, cross warm waters has produced some big thunderstorms in crete yesterday. and that produced rapid flooding. as you can see, the system actually appears still to be there, but it's no longer crete at risk. it's now wound up into a proper, well persistent rain threat to cyprus and not just monday, but probably for tuesday and wednesday as well. so you could expect something pretty similar afraid the other side of the mediterranean. and although it looks fairly shirey on monday, there's actually a warming trend going on here, not just the spain, but also for france. but let's pick quarterly for example, for up to 36 and the focused on to say that's a record high for october. maybe not surprising. that's for africa. the rain is still fairly heavy, been almost funnel sit walls still along the coast about years now stretching through to go through gama as well. ah

ah, ah ah no. ah, i'll come back and look at the main stories we're following. now. thousands of people have rallied in the french capital,

any hotel at the rising cost of living. and the lack of government action on climate change. demonstration empowers was called by john, look, man, i'll show who leads the haunt left in france and is also pushing for a general stock strike to take place on tuesday. at least 4 people were killed, more than 60 injured in a fire in toronto in prison on saturday. a detention center holds many political prisoners, including demonstrates as detained during protests. against the death of my saw armine official, say, the fire started during a fight between inmates and president g. jing has defended is controversial. 0 co approach to the communist party. congress weighs expected to get on historic terms as leader. now russia opened a criminal investigation after gunman shot dead 11 people and military training ground near the ukrainian border. the shooting happened in the belgrade region in south west in russia and advise it ukraine's president's at the government from to

just on. and it opened fire officer, an argument of religion. russian officials labeled the shooting a terrorist attack. president putin as ordered immobilization of troops to be fought. the countries forces in ukraine. russian defense ministry says those who were shot in belgrade with trainees soldiers who volunteered to fight with him. a terrible event happened yesterday on our territory on the territory of one of the military units. there was a terror attack committed. many soldiers were killed and wounded. all of the wounded are getting help. i want to express my words of condolence to the families of those who were killed. we are by your site in belgrade was also by new shelling on sunday, which injured 3 people. russian officials accused the ukrainian military of attacking the region, but the ukrainians deny this, saying they will missiles, russia 5 by mistake, and val has more from moscow. they do please half or denied that they have been

behind that they were behind this sir shelling or these rockets that fell on belgrade. 2 of them fell on the airport of the city and they caused 3 people to be wounded. 2 of them was taken to the hospital. a russians asked of saint lot it is. it came from ukraine. but we know that even yesterday at deport an oil deposit was hit and it caught fire. and also a thermal power plant. it was hit and the power blackout resulted from bat. and in the last several months, these sorts of attacks sometimes by helicopters, sometimes rockets and sometimes or explosions that the russians were not explaining . it have been continual and people fled in. there are thousands, a tourism has been effected, airports have been closed, and the russians are saying that the russian people are saying that this situation

cannot continue. and the leadership has to ask the questions about it. and the leadership has to take drastic measures to stop this type of things because the war in the 1st place came to protect russia from outside aggression. as the rhetoric a goes here and a large part of ukraine have now been next. russia also in the name of protecting russia against her, against aggression. and they're saying that this can't continue. rockets have it, the mayor's office in the russian control, sit here, danny asked, separatist authority say 4 people were injured in the attack on sunday morning that his administration building was badly damaged, and several near by cars were destroyed. they blame the attack on ukraine. danielle city has been controlled by pro kremlin separatists since 2014 last month. russia moved to annex the daniel squeegee and in a major expansion of its territory. the ukrainian military is re taken dozens of villages in the south of the country,

and it says that russian forces are trying to push back against its counter offensive. despite the fighting civilians are beginning to return to that destroy himes. charles stratford met some of them in her son who with sheila we've lucy's, where my bon was. well, now everything is gone. her says all examiner does. he inspects what remains of the home and the life. he and his wife spent 35 years building pro russian forces from the de nits region occupied their village in march below or her ability mozilla. they looted the stores. they were drinking shooting off. they told us they would be here forever before they said we will pay you back for our suffering. you beat us. now we will beat you. the spell will issue to get her do a full rule for hon. oregon to shows us what remains of his beehives showing killed and injured much of his life stalk i survived. disappeared during the battle

is i, i don't know what to say. no, that no matter what russia has done to us, we want to come home now. was it destroyed russian military trunk outside the smashed religious school where russian soldiers stayed? russian packs, gas mosques, and destruction. all that remained. ah, volunteers distribute would to those keen to start at least basic repairs on the destroyed homes. o ukrainian rocket climbs into the sky a few kilometers away. the ukrainian fighter jet circles overhead, broken, pastoral life below. village of the village has been virtually obliterated.

burnt out tanks squat wong splintered trees. there are thousands of villages like this in the cares on region, which have been completely destroyed. gradually, a few people are returning to what remains of their homes. but the situation is far from stable in this region and ukrainian military forces. the saying that they're dealing with a potential renewed russian advance. another rocket soules towards a target in russian hill territory. flat climbs through the gaping hole in his grandmother's home. he's come to repair it, so at least she has protection from the approaching winter. cold. wilson banged with nimble as of a school. we couldn't contact her for a month. should we have to repair her home before the rain starten yours, that we've had time to prepare them? they won't beat us back again in thumb, or the hom leaves. the determined spirit of innocent civilians suffering

deeply blackened lives. chance dartford al jazeera have san reach him suddenly grain. pope frances has criticized international leaders in his new book saying they've failed to address war and inequality ahead of the roman catholic church calls with united nations to be reformed, saying it must find new ways to resolve conflict as the war in ukraine goes on. he also says the current of ours pandemic is exposed global inequality with wealthier nations getting priority for vaccines. fusion has been a 2nd night, a violent protests and attorneys in capital tuners. riot police fire tear gas to disperse the crowds of demonstrators who throw stones and petrol bombs at the police. confrontations between protest isn't the security have been going on since friday after the death of a young man. family says he was killed by the security forces. the chinese in

interior ministry as yet to comment on this the us and canada of sent military equipment to help police in haiti, including tactical and ahmed vehicles. haiti is battling its was political, security and health crisis for decades in recent weeks. powerful armed gangs, of course turmoil in the country, brocade and fuel terminals, and cussing off critical roadways. they prevented the distribution of diesel and gasoline, crippling businesses and hospitals, and creating shortages of basic goods. haiti is also now struggling with a new outbreak of cholera humanitarian organisation doctors without borders as open treatment camps in the capitol. porter, france is an urgent response, a t as confirmed 18 deaths from the latest outbreak. and there are hundreds of suspected cases we receive around 40 patients every day since the beginning of the cholera or resurgence. and in thought though, we might have received

a 200 patients around 200 patients. and we've installed the maintenance to be able to treat other needs and to receive the patients in the best way possible. 2 weeks ago until brazil holds its run of presidential election opposition, candidate lula to silver is taking his campaign to voters in rio de janeiro is poorest neighborhoods of being to win back, voters from president balsam arrow, promising to improve the lives of people in the for velez, like he did when he was lost in office on a piano key of reports. ah, rears something for these voters in rio de janeiro. a presidential candidate campaigning in a place dominated by drug traffickers and violence. just 4 months ago, 20 people were killed during a police read here in the complex would wildly move a sprawling brick and cement network of fabulous or slums. left. as former leaders,

we the national mueller, the silver promised that their lives would change, as they hand during his last presidential term. i doubt that you will find any construction from incumbent president shy of both scenarios here or in any prevail in the state. but even people who benefited from social projects during less presidency more than 10 years ago and moved from shacks to these government built apartments are divided on our job. if i go where we don't believe in promises, president bush, not as promised, nothing but has given emergency aid to face the pandemic. as a consequence of the wooden crate, the gilmore girls of can i f. i voted for both to narrow in 2018 because the economy was into dumps. i changed my vote to lola after i survived a heart attack. the sir, thanks to the public hospital. he built next to my house. you've met a phony and obviously community leader by cim causes novice remembers how life changed after the police pacified the far vela was government built

a huge cable car system, transforming the complex money, moved into an international attraction. voters here are looking back at more prosperous times. when money was being invested in these communities, i head of the 2016 olympic gaines, 50000 towards seems to come to this by vella every week. and they would buy arts and crafts and little stores here. they would go to parties, there were bars, there were restaurants, there were even hotels to stay over night. now, all of that is long gone. i me the can v vacant. and when people filter dunden, the money dried out violence, his back corruption scandal made many loose faith. and politicians will have to the point that they voted for both sonata, who says he'll fight violence with more violence. instead of investing in education, loudy on a soda was one of the disillusion. she had opened a bar to cater to tourists but was forced to shut it down. bayshore it is. they closed the cable car from one day to the next. nobody comes here any more. she says

she'll vote for lula, she hopes he'll fix the cable car and transformed the slums. once again, monica, anna, give al jazeera rio de janeiro. as most as a wallace towards a clean energy, senegal is clinging on to fossil feels. a country has one of the largest solar farms in west africa. but president mackey sol, wants to use. traditional sol says to meet growing energy needs from alan gran in northern senegal. nicholas hack reports. it took an accident, the loss of life and an act of kindness to bring power to more false village in northern senegal, when his son, by kart saved a visiting german family from a fatal car accident. a small donation of solar panels followed irreversibly changing the village. food no longer goes rotten faults, grandchildren can study at night. suddenly european football, even hollywood shows,

made their way into his living room. changing the villages perspective on the world or the liver. this is in the work of the state much. it's thanks to my son. he maintains depression elsco from the batches. if we had waited for the government to bring power to my home, i will still be wishing to day didn't live out into dora. and yet, a short distance away off the coast are large untapped reserves of natural gas that could light up the entire village. but with the signing of the 2015 paris agreement, most countries agreed to stop the use of fossil fuels. settings president believes that's unjust. climate just as he says, is the right to use his country's resources and burned the pudding, fossil fuel, in order to bring power to his people. from an absolute law normal, it's not normal. all fair to ask countries where half the population doesn't yet have access to electricity to abandon traditional energy resources and switch to

renewable sources govern. it's not acceptable replugged for node. and while sitting continues to mostly rely on heavy fuel in diesel powered plants and it has some of the largest solar farms in west africa, thanks to german and french investors. after the 2015 paris agreements bringing power to senegal into other sun drenched african countries meant investing in this green energy. but since the russia ukraine war, it seems that priorities have shifted both ford, african and european countries. europe can no longer rely on russian gas. germany and france are now looking to africa, including senate goals, gas reserves, to meet their power needs. the fear of a looming energy crisis means some countries appear to be turning their back on the paris agreement. now, senegal is under pressure to provide fossil fuel energy to europeans while it's people look toward.