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u. s. and philippines hold their largest joint exercises as a share concerns over china's dominance in the region. abandoned at sea, the italian coast guard carries out an operation to rescue 2 boats, carrying hundreds of people and courts in a cycle of violence and drought. the un that chief is expected to visit somalia, where millions of people have been displaced. ah, we begin our coverage in the us state of tennessee where a democratic law maker, who was expelled, has now been reinstated. naturals city council voted unanimously to allow it. justin jones to turn to the state house on monday. republican politicians, expelled jones and another young black democrat legislator last week over their gun

control protest on the house floor. they were demonstrating over there just such as stance on gun control, following a mass shooting at a private school, or 6 people were killed in that attack, including 3 children, or amish at barra is tennessee senate minority leader. she joined us from memphis. welcome to the program. so firstly, what's your take on this expulsion and subsequent reinstatement? well, you know, i think expulsion is one of the most drastic in extreme actions that can be taken against the law maker. and it should only be used for the most severe actions and behaviors like committing a crime more, you know, causing some sort of physical damage to the structure or threatening or causing physical violence against another member. but these 2 young men were expelled and it completely negated the wishes of their voters. and just for a simple breach of decorum. and so i think it is encouraging that the national

metro council reinstated and justin jones this evening. and that just in pearson will be reinstated by the shelby county commission in memphis on wednesday . oh, so truly my colleague actually printer up to me but, but to what extent then does this reveal the whole, the rise zation of views when it comes to gun control in the u. s? i mean, i think gun control abortion l g b t q writes, those are all things where you really have supreme disagreements. and unfortunately my colleagues across the aisle, i think that the 2nd amendment extends to those with mental illnesses. those who, you know, want to have these war type weapons and so it's extremely polarized. but i think the actions of these 2 young men is help galvanized our community to fight for gun reform, vice president common horace, travel to nashville to meet the 3 or lawmakers in this case. how seriously is this

been taken by the current administration? you know, i've had a positive feedback from republican leadership in the senate. my colleague, leader karen camper in the house has had excellent feedback from the speaker and also the governor's office. so i really do think that now as an opportunity for us to work together to pass some meaningful reform. what exactly that will be a remains to be seen by i think we all are kind of coalescing around a red flag law. those who oppose further gun control their might say, look, these mass shootings could easily be prevented if there was greater security around places like schools and other public places. well, that has been the party line for my colleagues across the aisle. we actually passed legislation last week to require schools to lock their doors, have some sort of plaiting on their windows for their door entrances, and also to have a school resource officer which is like

a police officer at each school. i will tell you though, the mass shooting in nashville that occurred at the covenant school. those teachers were armed, the doors were locked, they had security on site, and you still saw 3 little kids lose their life in 3 adults lose their lives. and so i think that conversation is kind of being negated by this school shooting that occurred in, in nashville. and then even today, in kentucky, there was a shooting then occurred at a bank where you have armed guards and 5 people still lost their life. okay, we'll leave it there for not running a camera in memphis. lie for us here. announce is there a thank you very much. we appreciate your time. my pleasure or staying in the us. 5 people have been shot dead in the state of kentucky. police say a 23 year old man opened fire inside a bank where he was an employee. several others were injured including a police officer. the gunman was also killed in the shooting. on hanjin reports

gunshots ring out in downtown louisville prompting police to warn passers by to take cover. the police arrived within 3 minutes of an 8. 30 am call that a gunman was firing inside old national bank smashing through the glass of the locked bank. they engaged the gunman, killing him. officers arrived on scene and encountered the suspect almost immediately sco fire and gun gunshots. officers exchange gunshots with that suspect, and ultimately the suspect died at the scene. but by that time 4 people were killed at a bank where kentucky's governor keeps an account. a 5th victim died later. we lost 4 children, a god. today, one of whom was one of my closest friends. tommy eliot helped me build my law career. helped me become governor, gave me advice on being a good dad,

one of the people i talked to most in the world, and very rarely are we talking about my job. he was an incredible friend. 9 victims have been taken to the hospital, including 3 police officers, one shot in the head. the gunman has been identified as connor sturgeon, a 23 year old bank employee. police say he stream the entire attack on social media . hours later, a swat team searched his home. let's be clear about what this was. this was an evil act of targeted violence. on day 100 of 2023. it was the $146.00 mass shooting of the year, according to the gun violence archive. a little over 2 hours later, another gunman killed demanded a louisville community college and fled. police say it was unrelated. john henry and al jazeera,

the philippines on the u. s have launched their largest joint military drills more than 17600 forces are participating in the exercises, which will take place of the next 2 weeks. china's government has warned the philippines against granting to us access to more military facilities of barbie though, joins us from outside the army headquarters in manila. how significant, ah, this, he has exercises then, given the rising tensions that which seen in the region. i will carry these bilingual exercises will definitely be very closely watched by the international community as they're happening right off the back of 3 things of wargames by china and taiwan strain and response to taiwanese president. i in wounds that busy him through the u. s. for meeting with his house speaker, but kevin mccarthy on them as well as my part is and delegation off the u. s.

congress made here today as well. there will be a 2 plus 2 ministerial meeting in washington, d. c, between the philippines and the usaa, and that will involve in the state secretary anthony blinking usaa pacific. every lloyd austin philippine defense secretary curly develop is junior and could be for an affair seminary and, and begin. and out of the 3rd. and on monday, u. s. worship sale that very close to miss. she read, which is a chinese occupied band made island, but very close to the philippines. so a lot happening in this region here, definitely height and pensions. so kerry, it is easy to understand how one can cause shoe or misconstrue everything that is happening here right now as provocative or as a response to the chinese actions in the south china sea, as well as in the taiwan strait. so internal significance, the timing here is very significant, although it is worth noting that these,

this is have your plan for months and months and months and we've known that they will be happening this week through to the end of april. but the other significance of this is the scale. you mentioned that these, by the them exercises will in baltimore, the 17000 troops. it will be the largest ever bought ticket that exercises my 1000 from the philippines. more than 12000 from the u. s. other 100 fullest trail. yeah . as well as observers from other allies, such as japan, and it will also be the 1st time that there will be ad seat live, fire drills, a decommissioned ship serving or as a mock and even ship will be sunk in the south china sea. so again, this could be seen as provocative action. so the timing significant and the scale is difficult to carry about to be we can see and hear the activity behind you that what some local reaction been like.

a will carry in january, there was a survey that showed that there was over so overwhelming support when the philippine, the people more abuse, the security security security ties with the u. s. but what you're seeing now are protests and definitely there are people who are opposed to expanded u. s. military access to philippine military basis. and there actually have been 3 pull tests today. this is just one of them. there was one an hour ago outside the u . s embassy a few hours ago. been outside the u. s. embassy, 6 po, pastors, were arrested by the police. they fear that the philippines could be dragged into a conflict that the philippines has nothing to do with 3. on the more additional sites that the u. s. military will have access to very close to taiwan. and so they fear that there will be a repeat of history where the philippines had military bases here. and there were cases of abuse, sexual abuse. they cite the case of jennifer,

allow de 8 transgender women was murdered by u. s. service. been a few years ago. kerry wanted me though, in minute of that. thank you very much for that. now major rescue operation is away in the mediterranean sea with the italian coast guards assisting to migrant boats with 1200 people on board. international organisation for migration says the central mediterranean has now become the most dangerous journey in the world. despite the dangers, it's the most commonly used for migrants and refugees and having to reach europe. so our higher reports on the latest rescue operation. another boat, another rescue mission on the mediterranean sea. this time, 400 people on board, including women and children, stranded between greece and malta, reportedly abandoned by their captain. oh, i think it is

leaking. i m a n with a job not over yet. as the italian coast guards attempt another rescue, 800 people on board, another boat off the coast of sicily, the german migrant rescue group. see what says 2 ships tried to help one of the boats, but were told by the maltese authorities to only provide fuel their martinos toy decided not intervene, not the 1st time that martha defied not to intervene. and indeed that the brother port, they're both to continue and navigating in those very dangerous conditions. do not take the responsibility for their rescue and delegate you ah, one of the most common destinations for migrants from north africa is italy. it's

been a difficult easter weekend with more than 2000 people rescued in just a couple of days. and he had been taken to the italian island of lam, producer. italy's interior ministry figures say that $28000.00 migrants have landed on its shores since january the 1st. now that's almost 4 times higher than last year. i. 7 1 of her, the central mediterranean roots is the most dangerous migration roots in the world . most of those attempting the routes, leaving behind wall oversee in human rights abuses. while they all dream of a better future. not all of them survive. sarah height at al serra you and the secretary general antonio gutierrez, she's due to arrive in somalia. what is office has described as a solidarity visit for the muslim holy month of ramadan? somalia is facing its worst drought that killed an estimated $43000.00 people. last

year. catherine saw reports from somalia capital or good issue bar wacko mohammed see doll and her children recently arrived at a comfort displaced people in mogadishu, she joins about a 1000000 others who are clustered on the outskirts of the city. she came from a farming village in louis she ballet, but here she has no food. some of her children are sick and she is still grieving. the death of her husband and child, she argued, play the thornton bell. my husband and 4 year old child died on our journey from the village to market issue. we had to bury them in shallow graves by the roadside . i'm glad half of the somali population has been affected by the drought. thousands have already died. 2000000 are internally displaced, while others have moved to neighboring countries. 5 rainy seasons, half failed in the horn of africa. the situation is dire. it's been raining in some

parts of the country, or whether experts say the rains will not be enough to make things better. the rain started earlier than expected this year. i saw that early onset of the rain means that most of the people who are displayed from the farms, their farms are not been currently tended to or, or been from that lose the production may be affected. because before these people, some of them tried to grow buckley of arms, possibly by time, will be on the 2nd week or the 3rd week of the re michigan. and there will be not enough soil must at, to take on there. the rest of the crew to maturity. this means most of mileage may be making their way to such camps. the un secretary general will be in the country to help mobilize humanitarian support. the un secretary general antonio with terrorists will meet a with the president,

somalia. he will be talking to displaced people the last time he was here. ah, it was sick years ago there was another drought, as so a law of somalis a, we have talked to say that they want to see more action so that they can be able to break the cycle of violence and routes either comes, it started raining heavily just as people were preparing to break their ramadan fast, i many here will sleep hungry, wet and cold. catherine saw all de 0 mogadishu. so to come on, al jazeera, thousands are protesting against the ethiopian government. tell you what's fueling and latest tensions in higher region. and why the brazilian presidents upcoming visit to china is about more than just trading by natural deals. ah,

it's watson friend genesis when you get a cold wind blowing out of the interior of asia. so let's say mongolia often brings dust and sand with it. coming up against was a fairly constant flow of moisture from the western pacific. the 2 come together like this doesn't look like much at the moment, but follow your eyes or take your eyes back down towards southern china rather significant line. all right, the to do to come together produce a proper front. now ideally it should be much colder behind it, but it's not. it takes the rain through japan, you just get clear skies. a drop in temperature, want to place your souls at 15, but beijing, that 20 you are in the range dispersed in southern china, damaged a, maybe in hong kong anti wrong rein proper. then going out into the western pacific where you follow its bottom end, which is a circulation tropical circulation here, giving rain and warnings of thudding in central philippines. still got

a few big showers in javan sumatra. but it's not really rainy season. we just stuttering to the end the next few weeks. likewise, we got the pre monsoon heet showing up in india now has already come up and i'm more than once and he's looking a dry ish picture. was just a light sharon lamp next 2 days. the same is true in pakistan. it has been very hot . he and it still is quite hot in karachi in particular, but that will see a cooling trend to the day. so ah, when the news breaks, nationwide strikes in the beginning. when people need to be high and the story needs to be told, i just want to research deeply and dive into history and origin with exclusive interviews and south korea traditionally sees the cherry blossom 1st. l g 0 has teens on the grand did when you moved when documentaries and lives

lou ah, you're watching out a reminder about top stories this out. you western across it lawmaker justin jones has been reinstated to the tennessee house of representatives. jones was expelled last month after leaving a gum control protest on the house. flo, following a mast shooting at a private school in nashville. 5 people not been shot dead in the us state of kentucky. police say a 23 will been firing side a bank where he was an employee. several others were injured, including

a police officer. gunman was also killed. the philippines on the u. s. have just launched their largest joint military drills, proven 17600 troops on participating in the exercises of the next 2 weeks. china's government has warned the philippines against granting the us access to more military facilities. thanks again, officials say the leak of classified us defense documents is a very serious risk to national security. documents have appeared on several websites in recent weeks. they cover a wide range of topics of interest to american policymakers, including details about ukrainian air strikes and the country's air defense vulnerabilities. even expose is a size of some ukrainian military units, descriptions of the russian most rec, wagner groups alleged contact with turkey and haitian government officials. predictions about china's potential response to ukrainian strikes inside russia.

and assessments that young young has likely exaggerated it's intercontinental ballistic missile threat to the united states by counter reports not from washington. dc. documents appear to include sensitive information regarding the boy in ukraine. in particular, us intelligence assessments up the performance of both the ukranian and russian forces. the pentagon has confirmed that many of the documents appear to be in the similar format used to provide updates to senior leaders, which would imply the leaks occurred at a high level and just not going to get into the specifics specifics of this beyond saying what you've heard others across the inner agency say, which is that the department of the fence and the intelligence community are reviewing and assessing the validity of these documents. there is no question of course that they present a risk to national security, but i'm just not going to get into specific. the leak of the documents was 1st reported by the new york times. and in addition to revealing intelligence about the

war and ukraine, they also expose the extent of us eavesdropping on key allies, including israel and south korea. the reaction in capital like sol has been angry, spilling over into the south korean national assembly. we will kill way to you. we strongly regret that the top us intelligence agency has been illegally spying on allies like our country. we strongly demand a thorough investigation and urge that similar incidents do not occur. the white house is in the mode of food damage control, and the national security council has confirmed that us officials have been in touch with relevant allies and partners. given disclosures in the department of justice is, is a leading a criminal investigation. so we're taking this very, very seriously, there is no excuse for these kinds of documents to be in the public domain. and while the department of justice continues

its investigation into the source of the leagues senior us officials will not rule out the possibility that more documents could be made public. mike hannah al jazeera washington u. s. officials have confirmed a mis saw the attack on one of its bases in syria. the attack happened late on monday, the canal co, oil refinery deer, as all, there are no immediate reports of casualties or serious damage. the u. s. military targeted iran back militia positions in the region last month. several areas in ethiopia, m hara region have announced restrictions on movement. it follows violent anti government protests sparked by the federal government's decision to dissolve regional special forces. barbara angle reports, protest is in cities and towns across ethiopia in horror. region have rallied in support of the local forces for 5 days in

a row. they want the federal government to abandon its plans to integrate their regional fighters into the national military or police violence. now i'm horace border of t gray for some areas to impose curfews and restrict public transport. they're gone to the historic town of gondor, which is a unesco recognized town, has called for a few tried trying to and their sir public defiance against ethiopian government. that insists there won't be any kind of compromise in terms of ending the special forces in which them hara regions as well as other regions have benefited from. in the past, the plan will apply to 11 regions which have their own fighting groups and use their own languages. the government of prime minister abbey, i'm, it says it's critical for the national unity of ethiopia. but it's not been well received. an ann horror, his regional forces supported the federal army and its 2 year conflict with rebels,

inter gray that began in 2020. since then, i'm horror leaders have accused the federal government of ignoring attacks on ethnic i'm horace, living in the neighboring romeo region. their fear dissolving their regional forces will leave the vulnerable to further attacks and prevent them from defending themselves. barbara and cooper, alto, sarah, a group of israel is including the national security minister, have marched to an illegal settlement and occupied west bank despite concerns. it may fuel tensions between israelis and palestinians. is mob been prepared? join hundreds of israeli settlers and rally supporting illegal settlements in the area. the march started 5 kilometers from the palestinian town of lora, but has been a spy conversions between palestinians and israelis. in northern thailand, people have been warned against outdoor activities because of high pollution levels

. air pollution in thailand's 3rd largest city chang, my is 20 times above the world health organization's recommended level. the health ministry says face masks should now be worn. pollution levels have risen because of forest fires and crops burning and thailand and neighboring countries. or at least 10 people have been killed and dozens injured in the bus accident and peru. a double decker bus drove off a highway and turned over as it fell into a ravine. this carrying it more than 70 people from central for route to the capital lima. china's at lee there she ging, paying on the brazilian president lewis and i see the little silver shadow to meet this week. there is expected to land in shanghai on tuesday. unwrap hello. takes a look at what's at stake at the high profile meeting. brazil is seeking to establish stronger diplomatic ties with china and the visit by brazilian president,

re see nancy lou letter seal. but to beijing this week i will formally kick off this new phase of the bilateral relationship. well, well and see that home baton eat up. china looks forward to working with brazil to take president louis visit as an opportunity to hold constructive discussions on promoting and the endeavor development on bilateral economic and trade relations. ahead of his trip, president lula expressed a desire to work closely with beijing and mediating peace talks between russia and ukraine. no, congress, i income is the brussel can make an extraordinary contribution to putting an end to the war and return to peace. though brazil is not the only latin american country that's refrained from taking sides on the russia, ukraine conflict, president lula has stood apart from other western leaders when it comes to foreign policy. your mon, the us, and several european countries express concerns after president lula applauded a recent meeting between the chinese and russian presidents in moscow. and

president lula as decision to allow iranian warships to dock in rio de janeiro last month, also raised eyebrows among brazil's western allies foreign policy analysts. however, see these actions don't fall out of line with brazil's tradition of diplomatic non alignment. if anything, it seems to all be part of president lou, less desire to take a more leading role on the international stage. lula returning also to play a role in global affairs in the united nations. brazil is looking for the expansion of the security council. the number of members brazil will host the june 20 next year, is beginning to prepare for that in 2009 china surpass the u. s. s. brazil's main trading partner, president lula visit to beijing, could reposition brazil as an international power player,

which many se deteriorated under lula predecessor jade ball. so now i gotta go to that, going to less, if we must remember that under lula, the bricks are found in the which is a group of emerging powers, including china, brazil, russia, india, and south africa. to create a strategic balance of the other world powers. i think, you know, michel, brazil's ministry of foreign affairs says at least 20 bilateral agreements are expect it to be signed, manuel, rap, hello al jazeera. ah, i'll just hear on these other top stories now. democratic lawmaker justin jones has been reinstated the u. s. state of tennessee who's expelled last month after leading a gun control protest following a mass shooting at a private school in nashville. 6 people including 3 children, were killed. 5 people had been shot.