just tough choices on it, just, you know, what happens in new york has implications all around the world to make these stories resonate requires talking to everyday people. the mayor of the city announced a new doing way with the curfew that was supposed to get everybody office. it's international perspective with the human touch zooming way in, and then pulling back out again. ah oh suppose as of candidates cheer and nigeria as boats accounted in a tight presidential election manned by violence and delays. ah . are there uninstalled you'd say this is out of here at live from door ha. also

coming out rallies in europe, calling for an end to the fighting and ukraine. as the war with russia enters a 2nd year. the struggle to save a brazilian indigenous community facing a severe health crisis caused by pollution from legal, gold, mining, and parts of sunny california under a red visit warning has the swim moving. winter storm intensifies over the u. s. west ah well votes are being counted in nigeria and once believe to be the tightest presidential election and decades. but gunfire and delay is mob. the pole in africa is biggest democracy. the election took place in the middle of an economic crisis and violence by armed groups and some parts of the country. ma ma, john june reports now from the capital. boucher in nigeria is capital. the

polls didn't open as early as they were meant to. but the mood was nonetheless up beat sandra awful. who wants to see her country move in the right direction? told us how relieved she was to have voted by many his life by law yoga expo wrist because we've been allowed to really, you know, great non duty for how many, how many months now, for those practicing their civic duty, the significance of this day could not be overstated, no matter the heat, no matter the length of the lines, people waited. despite the delayed start earlier in the day, things have gone smoothly here at this pulling station. and everybody i've spoken to say they're prepared to stay here as long as it takes to ensure they can cast their ballot at a polling station in the battleground, state of legal panic. after gunfire broke out armed gunmen in a minibus fire shots in the air and snatched ballot boxes at the voting station and

follow lou junction. earlier lagos, his police chief, had issued a stern warning to any one planning to provoke unrest. led into fi you. we way, so let's you will apprehend you. i will bring you to justice for voters here growing concerned not just over the high cost of living, but even what might happen after this vote. if this was you wrong, that means that we know have a c in all funds are in the southeastern city of new go ballots were delivered late voters, both tired and bored. wondered when booths would finally be set up. poles were scheduled to close by afternoon and many worried they might not be able to vote. nigeria independent national electoral commission said some areas had experienced irregularities, and try to offer reassurance. anybody who had was only q before $230.00 would be allowed to vote,

even who 14 rose will be on the official clothes analysis, local news. 18 candidates are running for the presidency, but only 3 are seen as having a realistic chance of winning. also up for election or hundreds of seats in parliament in this hotly contested election, voters only know one thing for certain. no matter who wins the challenges ahead will not be easy. how much am drama zeta? a boucher, well versed as in southeastern nigeria, also face delays as having the tasa reports now from the city of and yoko. it was a long and frustration day for many votes is here in the southeast. some floating stations open late and in the process was slow. those in managed to vote early. some of them are behind me. they say that they're not going to go in to say wanted to the process to prevent what they call the votes. tampering, if it happens, a lot of people's been many, many hours in the queue, it was mainly young people. and throughout the day we saw people getting

increasingly agitated. they complained that the voting machines when working, they complain that some of the election officials, ones as helpful as the city. it's young people who say the one something done about this country. they say we have a win, the election must do more to, to ride the economy and deal with insecurity, especially in this region where they are we, they say that they are tired of hearing abandoned on the road. the tide will be picked up ransom. the title politicians being randomly targeted by on the group. so they hoping that once the votes have been counted and able with the hope that person will look off the needs of you not to see in the se. what else way in the country with no french president emanuel micron says he'll travel to china and just over a month to discuss the war in ukraine on friday, china released a piece proposal. aging is calling for an end to western sanctions on russia and

judging moscow and keith to hold peace talks on, says it's important for china to put pressure on russia to end the war and withdrawal from ukraine, while the bell russian president, alexander lucas shameka, has also announced that he'll visit beijing in the coming days of recess on russia's closest allies. last year you were cold. men's allowed the kremlin to use its territory to launch attacks on ukraine. russia has now also stopped delivering oil to poland via major pipeline. poland has been getting around 10 percent of its needs from russia also says it wants to end all russian oil imports, but was tied to an existing contract with a russian supplier. while republican victoria spots is the only ukranian born member of the u. s. congress. she is calling for more proactive western support to 4th russia to the negotiating table. well, i think, you know, every war will and with the piece, but the matter off what,

how many people are going to die and how one is going to be and how much money are going to spend, and how many lives and livelihoods are going to destroy and russia needs to understand that the vast, serious, the global community need to do a better job to get involved with this. we have a situation like you am completely dysfunctional not doing as soon which i was cut up for the reason to be able to prevent things like that happening. you know, so i think that's what we'll m as ukrainian when, but a lot of ukrainian or russian are going to die. so i think we need to be more proactive provide better. now that russia will get to the table and understand that is not acceptable. and we are not going to have a tax like that on free countries or in the last year fighting russia has expanded its partial control of some regions of east in ukraine, in red, access to the part of done yet that's been under russian control since 2014 odyssey

were met, some of the people affected by the conflict, a sullivan job aid reports now on their stories from oscar. a child shielding his sister, a monument from 2014 when ukrainian shells hit on yeske. in the last year of fighting here, at least 35 more children have been killed. and in the last 9 years of conflict, russian officials estimate thousands of died in russian controlled territories. despite the dangers in the days and her grandchildren has stayed and done, yes, one of her 2 daughters is being treated in hospital after they shall exploded near her. the other had to find work after her husband fled to ukraine. but no matter how hard life he gets, he isn't ready to leave. oh, no, categorically not. i grew up on this land. i buried my parents here. i'm bringing up my grandchildren here. i grew up on this land. why should i leave us? at least one woman was killed in the latest ukrainian artillery strikes on homes

and done. yes. he's like this have become routine. many have lived under constant fear since the russian back separatists rose up against ukraine. human rights watch has accused russia of carrying out indiscriminate attacks against civilians and ukrainian forces violating laws of war. its gathered testimony about alleged mistreatment and summary execution the prisoners of war, as well as the use of banned weapons, human rights. what says ukrainian forces used juergen cluster munition rockets in an attack on has got in hockey region from me to early september, ukrainian forces repeatedly attack the city of idiom and surrounding areas while they were under russian control. with cluster munitions. since russia annexed these regions last year, many here now have russian passports, but that doesn't take away the dread of the next incoming missile, but lives in the school. we are all at great risk. i get up to go to work and i

don't know whether or not michelle will hit us when i'm on the bus. i don't know if rockets will strike to night, like we can stay in doors forever. i need to leave my house. we just pray and god sighed, plus the news. it is dangerous, but i have to go out doors. we have to eat something. we must buy essentials. it was within me up go off this man as he was building a snowman with his daughter. initial exploded next to them. they survived with minor injuries. so now parents don't meet in parks anymore. more swings and slides are empty. because of the congested state, if you would, a workers such as the red cross, you're not entered the set of fees. if day one of you to the war in ukraine, where people living in part of isa ukraine. the board has continued for nearly a decade. from a majority of the muslim, while people have been protesting in cities across europe to demand an end to the war, some want an end to western governments, army ukraine, but others quite the opposite. the dean baba was at one protest there and none

the marching for peace in ukraine. hundreds to the streets of london on saturday, urging a ceasefire. negotiations with russia to end the conflict among them. supporters of the campaign for nuclear disarmament warning that any escalation in fighting would increase the chances of a nuclear war. many wanted to see an end to western military support for ukraine. it would help if we stop saying, we'll just give you lots of weapons until you win the war. it's not going to happen like that. you know, ukrainians are really tough. russians are really tough that nato is really rich. so that's, that's all the ingredients you need for a kind of endless war. well, the demonstration is one of many happening over the weekend, across europe. now, for the demonstrators all mean ukraine is simply making things worse and prolonging the conflict. but others take a very different approach in the belgian capital,

many of those marching in solidarity with ukraine. we're actually refugee to that country that we've been for our defense. we need the sanctions again, the russia. we need a comical support because we defend not only our land, we defend all democracy world. my own it is. i want to do my best to me. i want to show people as much as they want to survive. we want normal life. we want our love back while in berlin, a big protest at least 10000 turned up to say no to the idea of germany, army ukraine. we're demonstrating for peace and against our intervention of our government in a, in that war,

that is not ours. the people that water for those politicians, they did not know that they will push us into war and send weapons into countries that on wall this is even against our constitution. so different messages and no end in sight to the misery inflicted on the people of ukraine. nadine barber al jazeera london are still ahead here on out as in to he is pulled the child. the rescue is helping to reunite earthquake survivors with their beloved ah ha, that nasty, a wintry weather will continue across western parts of the us. but let's take a big look at the big picture across much of north america, which was at ease to see. but it is generally dry. we have got some warmth down

towards the se, but i've, it's was the west coast. here's our area of low pressure bringing the heavy snow in across a good part of california. the system further north into western canada that gives a cause for concern as we go into the early part of next week. as i said, we have some walk down towards that se, and corner we getting up around 30 degrees here over the next couple of days. and that is, in fact, a good 20 degrees or so warmer than we are going to see in san francisco over the next day or so. 11 celsius there, the top temperature come tuesday afternoon. so let's have a look at the a wintry weather. then we got some snow, grassy, making its way over towards arizona, pushing across a new mexico coming back in behind. there we go. more when she weather spilling out of western canada right down across washington state, oregon into northern parts of california. and as we go on into where monday at when she makes, makes his way out of the way clear skies come back behind. but yes, as more heavy snow and more flooding. rain and further snow too. for these coast,

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hello, they watching al jazeera, i miss darcy attainder. ha, that's remind you of on top stories. and there have been isolated incidents of violence as my durians voted in presidential and parliamentary elections glitches. and the virgin system so long carries in some areas and final results could take days. french president manual micron says he's planning a trip to china to discuss it's 12 point piece plan for ukraine, brought of me as lensky says, he'd also like to meet trying as leader shooting protests, demanding an end to the ukraine will have taken place across europe. some demonstrators, even called on western nations to stop supplying weston weapons to keep ah

well, a 100, an ac 4 people have now been arrested by turkish authorities in connection with a tens of thousands of buildings damaged or completely destroyed. and those earthquakes almost 3 weeks ago now, engineering experts say poor construction practices and government failures all the reason, ha, shamal bar, as in carbon marsh, in turkey, with over 2000000 people that were displaced, thousands and thousands of buildings that were either destroyed or severely damaged the government is saying that it was starting down the foundations and deliver new houses to the affected people in a year. from now they'll position the thing. they seize the bank that the government should wait for at least one year for the shocks to weaken intensity before they can think about an urban plan or a construction project. but because this is something that has become politicized precedent, that they've said that he's adamant on the need to build something that is going to

be safer, better and the line with the 5 mic design codes. and for this reason, the authority said also that the rest of the mayor of nor does have a cache clock which they accuse for having ties with one of the key development tycoon who was also arrested a few weeks ago in relation to some of the buildings that were destroyed in the top, the government wanted to send a strong message that it won't allow a pin missive, construction environment to live and it has been brushing aside all those accusations, leveled against them by the opposition that we have not responded quickly to help those who, what affected in those areas? hush him. i, butler, alpha 0. come on, rush to key a is a nation of animal lovers. and in the aftermath of those asked quakes many

surviving pets have been found alone in the rubble. stephanie decker reports now from the town of eldest them on the efforts to rescue them. and if possible, we unite them with their families. on keeping it catches brought in, found injured in the rubble, they died, nose a broken leg. this mobile clinic in the town of l. b stand is part of a volunteer association. yasamin yom as and and her team focus on rescuing pets from damaged buildings. they have rescued more than 70 cats and dogs. since the earthquakes hit it and cut off much garden, we find them in the rubble. most are very scared and stressed. if they're healthy, they don't want to leave their homes on their area. the most tragic is those whose owners have died. we noticed they don't want it nice. they get depressed about one dog stopped eating for 5 days, or albus down was the api center of the 2nd earthquake,

and se enter kia. it is not recognizable now, but for those who survived and who have pets, finding them is a priority. they are part of the family. our home and furniture are gone. what is important now? is old card. she's our so yasemin tries till you're the cat, minish out of the rubble of their home. she is traumatized. we're told and refuses to come out. every day they come here to the top left of their homes. try your move out of the robber. they placed her, she does come, then she has back inside. she is she afraid they are not successful on this day, but say they'll keep trying back at the mobile clinic, turkish forces bring in their cadaver dog. he caught his poor while searching for

the many dead, and it requires stitches and newly rescued they have named him past school. he is clearly a house dog but has no micro chip. it will be much harder to find his owners. all that we have had were unions, the owners cry, we get emotional watching, thus, every one cries, actually, the family and the dog. past school craves affection. jumping on fad, your cabin as he fills away his little face, is a winner with every one. it's unlikely past school will be reunited with his family and he will now be said to istanbul, away from these devastated cities be put up for adoption. stephanie decker al jazeera, i'll be stun southeastern to kia. now tens of thousands of israelis have again, been protesting against controversial plans to reform. the judiciary and the government wants to not to law allowing parliament to overturn supreme court

decisions with a simple majority for testers, they're say it will undermine democracy. loud crowds of been gathering every week for the past 2 months now to show their opposition. and is really settlers have a talk to palestinians in the village of berlin, which lies south nobliss and the doctor tried westbank. they set to cause on fire. the israeli human rights group, yes, din says it says is currently feel empowered by israel's governing far right coalition. while people into nicea have been protesting against what they say is an ongoing crackdown on government critics. the demonstrations come as several of the most prominent opposition. politicians have been detained. president chi, isiah dissolved parliament in 2021. thousands in portugal of taken to the streets there to demand better living conditions. ah, high inflation is making it tougher for people to make ends meet, and house prices rose by around 18 percent and 2020 to the biggest increase in 3

decades on police. in brazil are investigating businessman lawyers and civil servants, allegedly involved and traffic in gold. it's believe to have been illegally extracted from the indigenous young mommy territory and in the state of ra roar. i'm not the a task forces. talking humanitarian crisis caused by a legal mining monahan, a give, has that story a desperate effort to save lives in a make shift clinic in the yano money territory. the numbers are staggering. 570 children have died during the past 4 years. victims of the onslaught of illegal mining in brazil's largest indigenous reservation. while doctors and nurses attend to the sick, the recently created task force is forcing thousands of miners out. hundreds are leaving and canoes taking all the can and filming their flight. i have some

outdoor rosanne by january. 20000 illegal miners were occupying 5000 hector's of protected indigenous land, polluting the waters with mercury and spreading disease. there are almost as many as the whole yen ami population of $30000.00. i'm the, i'm a lot of them. our villages were surrounded by mines, says ha sienna, mommy, we were left with no drinking water, no food, no medicine. she staying at the emergency health clinic built 2 weeks ago in boy vista, the capital of the northern state, of what i'ma like many here, she wants to go home, but does not know when dice must have dos. it'll take us decades to help nature and our homeland, to recover and bologna, be safe from invaders if the government all forties maintain their presence in our reservation. some miners who have fled, still hope to make it back into the yano. my me territory. they have nowhere else

to go with europe get when there's helpful, the government doesn't have the money to maintain a task force operating 247 in the region. if a doesn't open legal minds or find an alternative way for minors to make a living, they will go back risking their lives because the need to put food on the table. but what i my has little to offer the huge statue of a minor in the center of boy vista is symbol of how much the local economy depended on gold before it's extraction was forbidden and protected territories. this small village is 40 kilometers away from the gateway to the young manny indigenous territory. it has grown much over the years. partly because of the thousands of illegal miners that have in coming here to buy food supplies medicine and have made the economy of this city boom. since president was in us, rule of us,

zuba took office in january and ordered the task force to destroy the legal mines. people in haste, lunda have seen the cities commerce slowly fade away. why this area was filled to the top with corn. now we are no longer renewing the stock because there's nobody to buy it for those living in hot i'ma in the city or in the rain forest. to morrow is another battle, monica, and i give all jazeera boy vista, brazil. now if i, if i says an eastern cuba are trying to contain a forest fire, the blaze started a week ago and it is already destroyed. about $1300.00 heck to as of wooded area. the island nation report, an easy forest fires last month. she was in the middle of its dry season, which last from till may while, meanwhile, at least 3 people are now confirmed dead and major winter storm sweeping across the united states. more than 2 meters of snow as forecast reports of california, an unusual contrast her images usually associated with the golden state. victoria

gave me reports. fresh know is a rare sight in lake hughes in california. the town is normally known for its blue skies, dry hilltops on warm weather, but it's a welcome change for jeremiah domingo sat. well i live where there's like no snow ever. like always slow. i've got was hail and like 1st grade and is pretty excited . we've been building snow and, and then breaking a slow moving winter storm. the california has triggered the 1st blizzard warning in 30 years. in parts of los angeles, state authorities have closed major roads including sections of interstate 5. that's the main north south highway that connects mexico california, the pacific northwest and canada, commuters say the snow and ice is causing travel chaos. this morning we had like a foot and a foot and a half of snow. and i couldn't go to work. we live on top of the hill, so all of our, our whole entire road was,

was covered in snow. california is experiencing an unusually cold and wet winter with flooding, mud, slides and estate long affected by drought and wildfires. people here say they've been worn to prepare for more extreme weather in the coming days. i think that is one of the biggest concerns is we are looking at a lot of rain for snow. the snow melts and the wind. and we worry about that, my slides and the sliding since we've had it twice already. experts say powerful winter storms mixed with spells of extreme heat and dry weather, a symptoms of climate change. and they're expected to become more frequent and intense. victoria gay to be al jazeera. now 19 athletes are being treated for injuries after 3 explosions and the of a marathon in cameroon. the bloss targeted an annual race and where an english speaking region of camera and where separatists fighting government forces the unarmed group claimed responsibility for the blasts,

the conflict has forced over a 1000000 from their homes and killed more than 6000 people. how the world health organization is working with cambodian health authorities after the death of an 11 year old got some bad news this week. people and poetry are being monitored in her home village, and the w h o is reviewing it's global risk assessment avian into ends that can sometimes move from poetry to humans. listens infections in a range of mammals could suggest that it's now spreading easily more. i am so afraid of the moment. i'm especially afraid that as far as much infects my children and grandchildren, that is why we started to protect ourselves. now, we're talking about this virus. i'm very afraid of it. in fact, as far as is more dangerous than cobra 19. now french documentary on the adamant has one ballin film festivals, golden bear award for the best film. and the documentary is about

a floating daycare center in paris for adults with mental health issues. french filmmaker, felipe carroll, one the silver buffet, his for the director with his from the plough drama, about a family of properties. and he dedicated the price to his children and the late friends with directors on the product with thousands of horse riders and drug test on backing it out. in one of the nation's favorite sports. we have like fees riders trying to grab a goat caucus and bring it back to a goal on their end of the field. traditional prizes programs include horses, camels and tents. comfort goes back hundreds of years with some linking its origins to the era of the mungo emperor angus calm. ah, hello again. this is al jazeera and these are the headlines.