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or you don't cover the news we covered the way the news is covered. it's humbling and frightening. the width is the ever changing moods of mother nature. it was like heavier river here. the current was so strong to risk us because of rachel, is the worst flooding scene here in about a century. thousands of acres of vineyards, fruits groves in festival farms are now submerged, the damage likely to effect next year's harmony as well. 6 months of to range of rain fell in a span of 36 hours before that. the concern here was roused and destroyed. it was so dry that went back to rachel down for came. it couldn't absorb the hopeless and helpless we report on the place of thousands leading to violence and switch on the west star for region. the
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you're watching all to 0, like from a headquarters is outside. ok is also coming up a school attack and you kind of armed rebels killed 38 children near the border with the democratic republic of congo. hoping to lay the groundwork for mediation with ukraine, african leaders meet the russian president vladimir from turn the saudi for ministers. and so from the 1st to improve relations weeks after re establishing diplomatic contact, the hello, a humanitarian calamity. that's how the you as a chief is describing the situation and so don's west star for region. the situation in the region appears to be worse thing by the hour. thousands are fleeing across the border into a neighboring chart to escape fighting many or disagree. i think the violence they
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have experience at the hands of are in groups and west star for his regional capital, a janina, at least a 1000 people have been killed in the past months alone. st. basra v. as in the town of audrey on the suit on chide border, he has more on the exodus into trots, just in the last 72 hours. so allison's more people have come across the border into chad and 8 organizations tell us that they weren't prepared for such a sudden influx so quickly. so wherever the president goes, he is going to see a terrible circumstance facing the refugees that have been fling across from west star for they arrive in desperate need of everything they've been looted along the way by the militias. that a set of check points between argentina and audrey and the conditions at the border at the border post are dire. the dead are being buried in open fields just behind the police check post and just a warning to our viewers. there's some of the images in our report. they may find disturbing. they've survived the violence in sudan in chad.
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another struggle began. 8 organizations say they were not prepared for the humanitarian crisis to become this big fits quickly. people who arrived with gunshot wounds, one woman gave birth in this open field, they tell us men, boys, even young girls were taken prisoner along the way. but for some, the journey from west our floor was too much lighthouse and the boys scattered people. the baby was sick and she died on the way here. the baby's mother left her here to search for her other children. the per family in chad is seeing her for the 1st time. they don't even know if she had them in those who make it try to find friends and relatives. there are re, unions, but precious few you and hcr is here. they are doing assessments and someone told us that they have never seen it. this bad that they are incredibly under funded.
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they do not have enough money to help people here with anything. and the, the international community simply doesn't care enough about this price is that it is just pure chaos. summarize only to bury the children. they fled here to say in the smallest graves, 2 girls and a little boy, none older than 3. their fathers did not make it across. the shrivel, died from weak is because they had no food, and they mothers didn't have the milk to feed them. that because of hunger caused by the war and not just them, probably the numbers will go up in the next few days. they tell us their government to their country and the world have abandoned their situation. they say is hopeless saying bus route, the o g 0. audrey on the track suit and border on the air strike on saddam's capital har. tomb has killed at least 17 people including 5 children. at least $25.00 homes
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are reported to have been destroyed in the range. earlier the parent military rapids support forces said it shut down an army fighter jets. now the number. so if any is crossing into egypt has dropped sharply since cairo reversed the visa exemption for women, children and the elderly, more than $15000.00 people are stuck at the northern border. they say the egyptian console, it is slow to approve their visa applications, which is exacerbating their suffering. so i had an emergency report on why the headphone, you know, this was done egypt border. the, the putnam has been 20 days stuck at the sudanese egyptian border after fleeing the pricing between the army and the rapid support forces in cartoon. she thought it would be easy for her under 6 children to cross the border into egypt. the new rules came as a surprise, and it was the area that i have. the consulate said that they would let mothers
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with only 3 of their children enter. this is a big problem. how can i go with only 3 of my children? what about the others? and them and many other women are sleeping and one of the most and why the health which has been turned into a temporary shelter. and how did medic, the so what, how does what we have been forced for my homes only to be mediated and frustrated. this is the live of the news. now we're in a very difficult situation. i will die of. i have to enjoy this for 2 or 3 more days. the, i have nothing but this sheet. how do i cook? we do i eat to drink? how can i take a shower? what should i do? just sit here. why are the egyptians doing this to us? i want to know why. every day thousands of people gather in front of the egyptian consul, it hoping to get visas. a seeing that reflects the magnitude of the tragedy until
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recently, women, children and the elderly didn't need be just across the board or not anymore. many student needs say that despite meeting all the conditions, their applications are rejected. after a long day at the causal it how them returns with older papers, hoping she'll have better luck next time. a highly amazon. it just came from the confidence without getting a visa label on that. the who now oh you who get the a. there are many aspects to the suffering here. then the temporary accommodation lacks basic facilities and the cost of renting a bed is out of reach for most you couldn't do for nasa my laptop, but i don't know. humanitarian agencies are operating in the area and people say they are running out of supply and was that insomnia? hope i had a lot of the thought amadi out to 0. and what, what do you help us to don, for soldiers in western new guns or hunting rebel fighters who attacked a school killing at least 41 people, many of them children. it happened in pond ways. us
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a few kilometers on the border with the democratic republic of congo. some of the victims died in a fire at the school dormitory. others were shots or hacked to death with machetes, your guns and police playing the attack on the allied democratic forces. on the table and got to the situation here is not good. the school was attacked in the middle of the night. the rebels 1st cook 22 children. they then threw bonds and killed 17 others. they also killed 2 other people. so the total number of that is $41.00, we are here with the military and police are investigating and taking records. the area had been peaceful with no rebel attacks. and so it is following developments in the county and capital nairobi, security forces in western. you've done that at this, the border area where this attack happened are pursuing the st. adf rebels. they fled into the eastern democratic republic of tumble into
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a very last forest in that country. and we know, and we have been told that some of the students have been abducted to the are we, this rebels is a very sensitive operation to make sure that these children come back home safe. now what we also know is that some of the students was in that school was killed when uh, the rebels between the tubs and a barn. when that was evening, this quote does are the students was hacked to death using machetes and using um, access as well. we spoke of a to some of the survivors who say they tried to do or they were trying to do whatever they can to save themselves. some of them i see on the bodies of the 4
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legs, others feed on the on the mattresses and on the beds as well. so they are very, very traumatised to these children. and you know, a lot of people who are in that area which has been very peaceful as they said, they are very, you know, afraid. and there's a lot of anxiety in that area. catching story. i'll just narrow, narrow the south africa of saudi arabia's for an minister is an iran on an official visit after years of tensions. he's been meeting with iran for administer and to ron. so dea ravia is reopening. it's embassy, 7 years after it was closed, the diplomatic saw follows a deal of brokers by china. so our center battery has a board from to ron. the 5 they've been far, hon is the 1st saudi foreign minister to visit iran in 17 years. of course,
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iran hasn't had diplomatic relations with saudi arabia since 2016. that's when the demonstrators that were protesting the execution of a she a clarity, storing the saudi embassy here, and tyrone, and that's when we decided to sever all diplomatic ties. now, in march aging, managed to broker a deal between the 2 sides that saw them open to negotiations and reach a deal that what was that saw them resuming diplomatic relations. and that's what the saudi foreign minister was doing in toronto on saturday. it did to foreign ministers, adamant that they want to move forward. and the relationship between the 2 countries, of course, iran in saudi arabia has been on the opposing sides in various conflicts in the region, mainly syria young men, as well as the tensions in lebanon. and iraq, now they want to put all that behind them. now, as the ranges are also looking to expand their economic traits with saudi arabia, they're looking to increase the current $15000000.00
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a year and investments between or on saudi to $1000000000.00 a year. the saudi foreign ministers also met with the ringing president at bringing bracy where he's extended an invitation for a right you see to visit, re add. for now, the scene is a positive step, but there's so many who believe that there is a long way to go, given the position that salary radio has taken when it comes to iran. and also the fact that saudi arabia, as a, as a relationship with the united states, which iran does not. whether or not is the government, will be able to manage this balancing acts and maintain relations with both countries arranged to be seen. but for now, the rep for small between the 2 countries is seen as a positive step forward not only for the 2 sides and also for countries in these higher regions. door safari, alta 0 to hong in israel. another day of process is being held against plans to overhaul the judicial system. similar demonstrations have been taking place since
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january, and ron khan is joining us from tel aviv so him are on how much steam do these protests still have? still enrolled, the actually we're looking at about a 100000 essential television. i'll just show you're not seeing it. families around as all kids, uh, writing pro democracy slogan joel on the streets. now, on the wednesday, they was a decision was made to allow the all position to have all of that amendment to the panel over to the select supreme charges organize and say that that was a victory. i can't these proposed traditional changes that are coming out. however, it is a bit of a home or victory because traditionally there's always been a member, whole fee, whole position, and a member of the room. listen, in this case, i'm on the back committee to select the charges. however,
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the ruling policy, the written coalition put together for right elements wanted funded by the fact that the, your position to have one seat is actually seen as being a big 3, a bit of a hold on one. but big 3. none the less about sort of galvanized the people in the office and all saying is, is this, these quotes as across the country? the only thing stopping, bringing in the sweeping changes that will lead to purchase the savings to the site will be dictates that though there's still plenty all pulled up, they couldn't figure out the budget deal making that guy on the 13th of july. the problem that goes into a recess, there's likely to be false. otherwise we'll have to wait until the end the. all right, thank you so much. i'm runtime reporting from tel aviv. well,
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several palestinians have been wounded by is really forces during raids in the occupied westbank. one person was shot near the janine refugee camp and 4 others wounded in nablus. the un says is really forces have killed a $112.00 palestinians, an injured more than 4 thousands in the occupied westbank since january. still ahead on out to 0. we looked back at the life of one of the most revered whistle blowers in history. the frank assessments this board is because of said they didn't have the vision and the look in the suspicious because that also keep them. but then friend to the best, the inside story on al jazeera, beneath the waters of the atlantic ocean press station invasion is transforming the new england coast. invasive european green crabs are surging in number and
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devouring the regions. muscles gallops in class, the tons and tons of the shellfish. the landings there have really vomited as these guys have become more pervasive. at the dawn of the 19th century they arrived on the shores in the cargo hold of european trading vessels. new england's brutal winters have kept their numbers steady, but now water temperatures have risen and grown more hospitable and their numbers have grown out of control. there's about a very great crowd, but you can imagine as a stars, and that happens really. you take one female. she can produce a 180000 eggs in one clutch, and sometimes they have 2 clutches a year. these culinary pioneers are working to turn the tables. part of the solution amounts to poetic justice, eating the invaders the, the
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the, the top stories on houses 0 this our, the escalating conflicts and the west are for region of said don, has force thousands of people from their homes. they've been crossing into charge more than a 1000 people have been killed in just 2 months. soldiers in western new guns are hunting rebels who attacked the school, killing at least 40 people, many of them children. some were shot or hacked to death in a town near the border with the democratic republic of congo. others died in a fire in the school dormitory. saudi arabia's for a minister is in iran on an official visit after years of tensions. he's in meeting your ron's foreign minister and to run saudi arabia is reopening its embassy. 7 years after it was closed, the
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o delegation of african leaders in russia to post for a settlement to the ukraine conflict. they've met with president vladimir putin in saint petersburg. on friday they held meetings, so the ukranian, president's ultimate zalinski and cheese includes and told the visiting leaders that he's open to talks. i clicked through this notion, but it was reading your previous due date to go. we immediately accepted your proposal to hold the go, jason. so the ukraine issue. i know you have specific ideas and proposals together with the president of south africa. we discussed multiple occasions and i'm grateful to him for raising the easiest way. i'd like to stress and once again the rope and to construct have done all of my with all those who vote piece, based on the principles of respect for each other's interest, as well as the justice of human honey hassan has more for moscow. as many are skeptical, whether this initiative by the opportunity does my 3 d have
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a sound that in most gordon and the sound petersburg, read that meeting with president clinton bought other people on arguing that with the big experienced economic indeed that is how from internal conflicts from regional conflicts, i'm trying to find ways out of civil wars on across the border, conflicts that they might be able to come out with that kind of creative pulled out of the box solutions. now we've got a, i, b as these are kind of the plans and initiatives i thought of going to be on disabled all put in the same as they would put yesterday on the table. is it in scale of this crisis? this global crisis is multi layer. that sense? that's why that's, that's what, that's what makes it very, a complicated of the americans to europe. and the chinese ebony one is trying to have that on say on it's on. it's not, it doesn't seem to us has to be,
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it's going to be solved as soon as we know about africa itself is being impacted by that. yeah. and that's why it has a gen, a genuine, a reason to try to initiate on to present this initiative to the. busy the president of the ukraine on and rush up in order to find a way because the flip chart teachers are now freaked out right now is the strategic threat. and that's why today the presidents on the, those of the african continent. so trying the best to use and leverage, they think they have, whether on the russian side, on the western side, in order to reach a solution. one of the world's best known whistle blowers who has died at the age of 92. daniel ellsberg release, the pentagon papers, which revealed how us administrations repeatedly lied about the vietnam war. michael apple looks back at his life. that's what the 1st amendment is about. he was famously described as the most dangerous man in america for the knowledge the
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military analysts possessed. who then said some of washington's best secrets with the rest of the world. daniel ellsberg exposed how 4 successive us presidents lied about whitehouse policy in vietnam. ellsberg worked on the now infamous pentagon papers secretly, so to copying 7000 pages, which he then gave to the new york times in 1971. in doing so, he became public enemy number one to so, right that right. even former us president richard nixon painted the targets on ells bigs back with making national heroes out of those who steal secrets and publish them in the newspapers. in january, 1973, ellsberg was charged with safety and conspiracy under the espionage act of 1917.
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but in the landmark routing, the u. s. supreme court dismissed ellsberg case and upheld the rights of the media to publish the documents. but the persecution of whistle blowers had begun. i identify very strongly with edward snowden and with chelsea manning when chelsea manning said to her informant, she was ready to go to prison for life or even be executed, quote, to get all this information. i thought i haven't heard anyone else say that for 40 years. that's why i felt one time, 10691971. in the late 19 fifties, ellsberg was the brains behind america's top secret operational plan for all loud nuclear wall, with china and the soviet union. he held onto those classified documents for 50 years on the releasing them in 2021. keep assistance, the question, the motives behind war, something to decades of fighting and of gun it's done. and the war and ukraine
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raises today. we control natal, pretty much the nato position, execution or reason to show a norbish them off for large. he went from an audience, cold warrior, to campaigning for peace. and while he said so much of what those in the car doors of power wants to keep from the world or listening folk, he's sure to take some secrets with him to the grave. can we have with us ray mcgovern who is a c a who was a c i analyst for 27 years before becoming an anti war activist co founding the campaign veteran intelligence professionals for sanity and for his perspective on the legacy of john ellsberg rate, mcgovern historians from riley, that's a north carolina on skype. welcome to the houses here. that's what i was a 0. so, once described famously by henry kissinger as quote, the most dangerous man in america who must be stopped at all costs. i'm sure that's not how you remember him. so tell us how you will remember him. oh then
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ellsberg, i'm privileged to say it was a good friend. so i'm, i'm happy and i'm sad today dan mentioned and that could be showed that there was someone who is willing to sacrifice himself herself forever like in prison forever or david, dad. and dan hadn't heard that and for 2 years, because dan said that exactly 40 years previous then said look, i wouldn't you risk going to prison for the rest of life to shit. just stop and on the unnecessary cruel war. right now, dan was recipients this year of a of an award called a sam adams reward for integrity. it's mostly people. the sam adams are associates by former intelligence officers, but we make big exceptions when integrity comes to the for. so for example,
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a truly low signer share and, and, or dominated in gen, received the roy did in april. now the reason i mentioned that is because dan was not in good shape in april. he was already dying, and he summoned up his courage to give the warning that he wants everybody to hear and that is, don't do what i did. don't wait until the bombs start falling. right. people start getting hill reduced classified documents now. yeah, so summer months are julian assigned to a moments ago? let me ask you this, then to what extent that he did, he paved the way for the more recent whistle blowers that we've seen like edward snowden, like joy and a song as well. uh, his example of course was uh, was very influential in all those people that you just mentioned. and of course, truly no signs. and he became very close friends. as dan did was just about
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every whistle blower and there it is on the list of the previous awards. so sam adams associates, you could look that up, sam adams award dot c h. we have quite and distinguish less than than express themselves as privileged as honor join it. so it's a sinus seymour hersh, for example. and it's a whole slew of former intelligence officers who show their duty to blow the whistle and try to prevent the carnage that is now happening in ukraine. and then mentioned ukraine in history marks in the context of look that lying to you again reveals secret information and, and this got off for one more for you. since i have you with us. depends it on leak . obviously, as we all know, eventually resulted in a sort of freedom of the press show down at the supreme court that nixon at the time had lost. to what extent do you think that marked a real turning point for the role of the media in us life in politics as
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well? it worked a real turning point at the time, both the wheels, his turn, all the way around, where our media, selves, sensors itself were our me year is controlled by those prophets yury on war. and so we have no honest media in what we call the main stream. we have to really, really depend on alternative media. elgin's here, and other sources that people can get on the web. and that's the hope for the future. witnessed the fact that robert kennedy has not been allowed in major media, but it already has over 20 percent of those people who are both in democratic primary against the shedding president. okay, we'll leave it there. we thank you so much ray mcgovern. we appreciate your time with us on how to 0. you're most welcome. now america's top diplomat is on his
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way to china for a long delayed visit. so anthony blinking postpone his trip earlier this year. officer a suspected chinese spine balloon flew over the united states. tensions over taiwan trades between the world's top 2 economies. underwear and ukraine, or some of the hot topics that are up for discussion during that trip. so that's it for me. thanks for watching. you can always head online for more information. our website is alta 0 dot com. the weather is next. and inside story, we'll be looking ahead to sundays, crucial referendum and crisis for molly by the, the hello the,
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when the situation continues to effect much of the middle east and live on. it is looking a logic here. if we look at the satellite image, however, but they're all those wins. sure, my wind blowing down the golf, picking up some dust, creating hazy sunshine. we are expecting not to continue into the new week temperatures. however, offset to come down across many of the gulf states and temperatures will be coming down slightly across the event. i'm not sure why a picture here, but what to whether continuing to affect it took yeah, thanks to systems pulling out of the eastern mediterranean. now we moved to north africa, the heat has started to east across the north, west and the north east. kara will see the attempt to come down over the next few days and largely windy and hots picture across much of the region, the weather weather. continuing to cling onto nigeria some bus from the stores that until monday on west, the weather continues to well. of course that's the central band of africa. much wyatt for the south of the settled conditions with lots of heat for places like johannes. but the temperature above average. yeah,
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lots of sunshine through to the new week. but that's the weather and windy weather that's picking up, blowing into cape town. we are expecting that to push its way further east, bringing a scattering of thunderstorms to south africa next week. in the investigative journalism, this was a very and as hard as it would have been absolutely impossible to offer any like that before global exploits. in discussion, the internet did not need to be the greatest tool of mass surveillance and the history of the world voices from different corners. vision, programs that open your eyes to an alternative view of the world today. not many people have seen this business to best select on now to sierra molly's military rulers are proposing changes to its constitution. they say will pay the way for returns to billy.
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