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um we tell every that i need it wouldn't mess doors come welcome the . ready and it's star town in the hawaiian island of maui is reduced to ashes by catastrophic wild fires. at least 67 people have been killed. the hello, i'm kimberly. how could this is algae 0 live some to ha, also coming up. mourners pay tribute to equity doors, presidential candidates who's murder at a rally has sparked a debate about rising gang violence waving russian flags,
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hundreds of supporters of the queue, and is there rally outside a french military base in protest against, for an intervention form or crypto currency 1000000000 or sound bank and fried jail for trying to influence witnesses head of his trial for fraud. the why is the attorney general will open an investigation to how authorities have responded to the devastating wildfires that have left at least 67 people dead. rescuers are still searching for nearly a 1000 people in the historic town of the high now on the island of maui. now the fast moving fires are burning in at least 3 different areas. but a lot of them have been contained, hundreds of buildings, including historic landmarks have turned to ash. there is no electricity. also,
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there is no clean water in parts of the island. and survivors have described their experiences. we saw the flames, then labor went down, ran down to the ocean, and we met up with another local guy we knew and in australia enters from a pioneer in. and we just kind of went into like military combat, you know, watching the fires and, you know, just kind of just kind of taking the shoreline and heading as far out as we could. and then we can. and when we woke up in the morning, everything was just a place all around when we realized that it was coming really fast down the mountain. and then we saw it to the left and we saw it to the right. the fires were coming in, collapsing. we had no choice and we ran across the streets and she will hit out on the back side of between the sea well on the ocean. meantime the us coast guard says people even jumped into the water around malley to try and get away from
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the smoke and the fire we received from 1st responders, m a high, now was that people were evacuating into the water. the initial information i received was potentially up to 100 people had entered the water and would be in need of assistance that 1st evening and into the early hours of the next morning. it was a total of 17 wilds. there is she hubbard todd's he has the latest now for malley. authorities have given him to that rising sense of pressure for residents of law. hi, natalie. eager to go back to the child to see for themselves the damage. it was confirmed on friday that they wouldn't be allowed back in. this is now the traffic jam. 25 kilometers in that direction towards hina. and as far as we, i could see on this coastal highway and the other direction, it will only be allowed in town for a short amount of time. there, there will be a cross, you oppose, i worry about access to all areas. specifically,
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they weren't being loud enough historic ocean from districts which will the brunt of the damage. those pictures we keep on seeing and turn into our buildings raised to the embrace of the. 2 bones and part because that's the area, whether it's still searches on the way for a human remains that actually that was rather a grizzly bit of information from the governor on friday who could find that those confirmed dad died as they were trying to flee out in the open another, another sign of a speed with which people were quotes by the spot. she advertised c l just sarah mallory. well, katherine cruz is a journalist at hawaii, public radio and she says, many people may have missed the fire warning alerts. and i was watching tv, i did see the alerts, you know, urging of these neighborhoods to evacuate because of the fires. and i understand that they did try to, you know, send things out on cell phones. but again,
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the fire moves very fast, you know, we were hearing some discrepancies as to whether there were the emergency alarms that went off or not. uh, but again, the power was out. i think they've had, you know, dozens of poles down. uh so we're not sure mean of some people probably just did not get the word. we had lots of invasive grasses. they were up, you know, on the other side of love hina. and that just, that was fuel for the fire. and so it does move very, very quickly overnight. so lots of questions about the timeline of the alerts, but again, you know, parts of west valley still, you know, without power of cell phone services is very spotty. you know, and they did apparently evacuate like, 15000 visitors off the island yesterday. you know, as i mentioned, i believe, you know, our studios are just a block 2 blocks away from the convention center where they've set up a staging area. you know, because the whole state is not closed. i mean, just the west valley side is really affected. but other islands, you know,
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so people flew a long way to have a vacation in the island. you can certainly go find a hotel here on oahu or, you know, big island. cool. what a, there are other islands to go to, or alternate to ecuador, a public memorial has been held for the assassinated presidential candidate there. fernando via v. asencion. the former journalist and anti corruption activist, was shot down in the capital quito. as he was leaving a campaign event on wednesday, a 6 suspects from columbia has been charged. the government has declared a state of emergency their ad insisted. the election will go ahead as planned. in 2 weeks will view the ascent. seals killing is being linked to rising crime in ecuador, or latin america editor lucy. a newman has more from the capital kito for the eco door and people now the level of crime has reached new heights. certainly. but it's not too surprising because every day it gets worse and worse, they will tell you,
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it used to be. it used to be centered around the ports to be of why you have to use . that's where most of this drugs co in and out of this country, but now it is spread to other parts of this country and in the coastal. what city of month that the merit was killed just a week ago. now we have the nuns will be sent to being gunned down during a rally and election rally. those elections are going to be in 10 days in fact, and he's broke out very, very strongly against drug trafficking prime organized crime. that is, and especially corruption. he had also singled out the police and it was the police were in charge of his security during that electoral event in which he was killed. people will tell you that there was no security around him. that it was, it was a conspicuous by its absence, which made it very easy for anyone to murder him. and then even more incredibly, the man who was accused of having killed him was then shots and taken away by
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police instead of taking the hospital. so he died before he could even be interrogated. so there are a lot of questions about exactly what happened with the motive was for this murder, but it has certainly stirred passions and fears in this country. well turning to new share, hundreds of protesters happened, demonstrating in front of a french army base in the capital near may or testers say they've been rallying against what they call for an interference. the west african block, known as eco us, says, a regional forces ready to deploy to new share. it's are a cheerful meeting, got it next week to discuss the next steps. last month, crowds attacked the french embassy in here in the days following the to, well, i'll do 0 smell some webs. monitoring developments for us in senate goals, capital dot com. hundreds of pro testers gathered outside of military base its
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occupied by french and the gerry and soldiers form a colonial power fronds. with an ally of asked the president, how much does do the price testers carried class cards and talented down with from down with acura west, which is the regional economic block in west africa is leaders was said delta pass them by force for a possible military intervention organizations that to be aligned with those behind the 2 soldiers from the presidential god of the support, the case of coal for the demonstration echo athlete is a message on says a in nigeria announced that they would stop putting together this done by force president was aware of codes of all said code divine would contribute. a battalion of soldiers about 850 troops, seo the number we have so far, but been in incentive goals, that they would also contribute shapes. in the case of an intervention,
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the ministry leaders of those countries are due to meeting donna next week to further discuss those plans. meanwhile, the us friends and the african union will express the support. so x are less than the decisions it makes, rushes and foreign affairs ministry has said that any military intervention would lead to a protracted conflict in these yeah. and would, the stabilize the whole region. malcolm web al jazeera, the cost cynical, li, $7.00 worship verse of died in nigeria after section of the mosque. they were praying and collapsed. it happened in the northern city of zaria and could do an estate. hundreds of people were attempting, friday prayers. thousands are now receiving medical care following the incident to the truth and 11 as large as palestinian refugee cap is holding with no violence reported in the past week. but the funding between arm factions destroyed many homes and shops. now the cash drop you an agency that supports palestinian refugees
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is unable to resume its surfaces. st. ahold of reports from the camp in southern lebanon. it's paula sydney and refugees trust in a one square kilometer was kemp and let them on. but i know how do we also shelters are infections that have repeatedly baffled for control and power? the latest truce has been holding for more than a week, but there's no guarantee the pricing has ended for good repairs and reconstruction to an estimated $400.00 homes and businesses as well as facilities run by the united nations relief and works agencies have not begun. ready earnest staff are able to reach half of the account to assess the damage, particularly a school complex, which was one of the front lines during the recent violence. reason for that is,
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is still to in secure. we have armed fighters including around or installations inside or installations, apparently as well. one school complex which reportedly has been violated, who's over 3000 children. it is very unlikely that these children will be able to go back to the school when the school starts in october. un assistance is vital for palestinians who are denied lebanese government services. at the agency has been struggling with a bunch of crisis for years. the agency as a whole does not have a view on it's income beyond september. so any additional costs that are incurred through the hostilities and i know how to run any damage and humanitarian support will have to be found. in addition to the money that we already need to run a regular services. the latest outbreak of violence was the deadliest in years. it involves the main stream for the movement and the group calling itself. the muslim
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youth. people in the camp are in many ways held hostage to the division within the palestinian leadership. there's criticism of a long span, an agreement that prevents lebanon's army from imposing law and order insides attempts. but there is little political will among lebanon's parties to this arm. the factions, those parties are linked to regional players who use enter palestinian tensions to advance their own agenda home to tens of thousands of palestinians. i know how do we, it's still very much a war zone with many fearing it is not a matter of if. but when the next round of fighting will begin. their socials, either on the outskirts of non hardaway southern, nothing on well back in the united states, a judge in new york has set the founder of the failed f t x crypto courtesy to prison for 2 months before or rather 2 months before his trial was set to begin the judge, revoke sam back when fries fail,
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after prosecutor said he tried to influence witnesses, the 31 year old has pleaded not guilty to charges that he defrauded investors when his business has went bankrupt last year, is also charged with diverting millions of dollars of crypto currency from customers. i'll just sort algae 0 is rosalyn jordan's in washington with the latest to the man who founded the crypto currency firm f t. x is sitting in a brooklyn jail. this weekend, sam bank been freed, was sent to jail by a federal judge on friday after he violated the terms of his release, pending the start of his trial on october. second, the judge said that he agreed with federal prosecutors who accused bank when fried, of trying to engage in witness tampering, in notably by turning over private diaries by his former girlfriend and former of business partner caroline ellison. those documents were turned over to the new york
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times, which used to them to write a profile of ellison, mister bank, been freed, and his lawyers argue that he needed to do this in order to protect his reputation ahead of this trial, he is accused of losing some $7000000000.00 in customer deposits, as well as spending millions of dollars to fund a luxury lifestyle. already, his lawyers have filed an appeal to get this to bank and fried out of that federal jail and back under house arrest, which is what he had been living under with his parents since as a rust in the bahamas earlier this year. this is a case that many people say could be the raining and of the so called bitcoin crypto currency fad that has swept investors around the world. but for the moment, sam bakeman fried is just trying to regain his freedom. russell and jordan elder,
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zara washington a time for a rake, but still ahead on mileage a 0 increase precedent cracks down on corruption sacks, heads of all regional military recruitment centers. plus the hip hop celebrates 50 years. we look at the legacy music genre has, has to do with the, the hello. the tropical systems are lining up one off to the other full rather than all of the west pacific. here's the next one. this is called food land that's going to make his way up towards the home. she was to go into the middle part of next week. at the head of that we do have remnants of what was probable storm con
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moon. and of course be. so what that story with before about one. so if we go on through the next couple of days, line is the one to watch out for waiting, sit around 220 kilometers per hour. at the moment, gulf states around $270.00, it will weaken as it drives its way further north was up towards on she was to go on into the middle part of the week. it is staggering along it certainly moving at about 6 or 7 kilometers per hour. so it's gonna take some time to get there. this is what it was. tropical, depression, con, knew of a shabby range that in place here. and then around the more organized system which will join up as we go on into sunday. i need to monday, moving across the yellow sea, bringing some more wet weather into the fondles east of china, grassy pushing towards knolls, career readiness. se laughs cuz only just made it in at that stage. going to be wednesday before we see it making gland full. probably a shot was meanwhile, across northern parts of south east asia. still live on the dry side for denise. yeah. the,
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the latest news, as it breaks the fires keep spreading. we've been talking to fire fighters, they're saying that there's very little they can do with these heavy with, with detailed coverage, with hopes of a decisive victory on the bicycle on faith. think the initial altitude seems to be changing from around the world. every child on the 7th still received a nature of milk each day, but the states capacity to seals of hon from sanctions because the ministry, the in the, [000:00:00;00]
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the welcome back, you're watching as a 0 reminder of our top stories. this our why is attorney general will open an investigation into just exactly how it sorties have responded to devastating wildfires that have left at least 67 people dead visual say it's among the largest natural disaster in hawaii, history. hundreds of supporters of the 2 leaders in the share have gathered outside a french military base near the capital, very angry because the west african block. notice echo us as a place to regional force on standby and a memorial service is being held for the assassinated ecuadorian presidential candidate fernando. via this sense you, the anti corruption journalist was shot dead as he left the campaign event on wednesday. i'm more than a 1000000 barrels of oil have successfully been removed from a decay super tanker off of humans,
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red sea coast. the united nations lead operation has averted a potential environmental catastrophe. michael apple has for the vessel paid safe uh has been wood or famines. coast for 50 years, but maintenance on the tanka carrying more than a 1000000 barrels of oil stopped when the civil war began. in 2015 experts won't that an oil spill of that magnitude would wipe out one of the world's largest marine eco systems. as the rusting safer tanka could have ruptured or exploded to a man intricately involved in the operation to transfer the oil to a replacement tanka explains the achievements. after 8 years of waiting and 2 years of intense work, the global community has come together. so it's 23 member states of the united nations through the private sector and the global public to achieve
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a significant milestone salvage cruise operated for 18 days and made a high summit temperatures and strong currents to offload the oil from the vessel. it's an operation that had to navigate both treacherous waters and a fragmented and divided political environment. we undertook this operation in the midst of a conflict, so on including floating c mine still in the area where you have to navigate with the best lots and with the replacement tank cap. the successful conclusion of the operation a world 1st comes as a great relief to the teams who worked on the monumental task. this is a major disaster, that's it. it was a ticking time bomb, but as many colder than it could have destroyed hundreds of thousands of livelihoods. it could have affected the shipping up. the red sea towards the sewer is coming all we could have destroyed by the rest in fisheries for quarter of a century. for you is warring sides involved in human,
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civil will claim the oil as their own with the environmental crisis of aged. the tension now turns to the politically sony question of who owns it? in the coming weeks, the un plans to have the crippled tank of script and recycled mike level l g 0. the government investigators have told al jazeera ukrainian men of military age are paying thousands of dollars to recruitment officials to avoid conscription. they've opened 112 corruption cases. president vladimir zalesky has now dismissed regional military recruitment officers. as a result, step boss and reports all healthy ukrainian men between 18 and 6 years old are expected to go to war unless their job is considered an essential surface. but alex, who does not want to be identified so that his friends have paid up to $10000.00 to avoid conscription. he says he didn't a bribe,
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but doesn't want to fight. they've always been with the with sure why, because of the age of 45 and man in this country will become a headed photo. i have no skills, no military knowledge. i love comrades with kills because they only trained for a month and had no chance. a friend who was an excellent manager was seen to the front line. we buried them a week ago. every one minutes we worked with us, i'm not only corrupt. he says they also violate people's rights in response president for the meals. the lansky has taken a drastic decision and fired all regional enlistment officers this way. and we'll move that a lot to, to the system should be run by people who know exactly what more is and why cynicism and bribery at a time of war is high treason in states. so just hooping through the front line or who can't be in the trenches because they've lost their health. can be entrusted with this recruitment system. use as those who want to keep their rank shoot unless to prove themselves. while soldiers are fighting on the front line nearby,
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ukraine is also battling an internal enemy corruption. the country constantly needs new recruits, but with so many casualties in the counter offensive. those who don't want to fight or found a way out. in one case, the head of a recruitment agency for soldiers to build his holiday house. in other cases, this investigator tells us men bought fake health certificates for luke, a key members of the applied to intermediaries. for example, the drive of the military commission who then works with the doctors or the military medical commission. so they will issue documents proving dement are in feed for service. so far, 112 cases have been opened. he expects many more. i'll explain to the government for his lack of motivation behind. i'm lucky now, stacy is like a bad mother. it doesn't allow itself to be loved. i can give thousands of examples
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for my life. we now state has let me down or i've always seen, but i am a patriot and won't leave of us. i understand those who do confronted with constant funerals and with no end in sight to the war, many men, no. it's only a matter of time until it's data and stuff. awesome. al jazeera, the feat, chinese authorities say 29 people have died from flooding caused by typhoon ducks 3 in the northern have a province. 16 others are still missing. but 2 weeks after the storms, many remote communities say they haven't received any government help. katrina, you reports now from you a show in northern china. the employees at this fuel station in georgia to say that thankful they would at work when this area flooded at the end of july. oh no, don't. gen says the water was almost 3 meters deep. turning the back of the station into
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a dumping ground and rendering most of his fuel supplies useless right now the total damages around $200000.00. but that's just my initial estimate because there must be more damage on the ground that i haven't seen yet. chinese authorities are also discovering type boondocks or recalls more destruction then originally for 2 weeks after the storm struck, the emergency response has been upgraded to the highest level. dozens of people were killed and several, a still missing and who they province. direct economic losses estimated at more than $13000000000.00 is activation, orders are issued for $1600000.00 people. many return to find the homes had collapsed. clean up in the main streets of georgia. o is well underway, but turned a corner into a small village like this one. and it's hardly begun. parts of this community are still under water. it's very difficult for cars and emergency teams to enter official se areas like this could remain some notes up to
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a month. people here tell us the authorities likely miscalculated the scale of the student and failed to give residents adequate warning. things would fit before we were doing well then this lot suddenly became my house has broken it, school gone, private and nonprofit organizations have set up donation points for those. each family is given a small amount but most to hoping they'll eventually receive enough government compensation to start over that. until then they say, all they can do is pick up the pieces and point, katrina, you all to 0 to to china. finally, celebrations are happening across the world to marks 50 years since hip hop, immersion in new york all began to, to back to school party. now the music genre has become synonymous with social and political expression around the world. christian salumi reports from the birthplace of hip hop,
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the bronx in new york. bronx. new york. 1973, the birthplace of hip hop. a young man named 5 campbells, better known as d. j. cool. hurd. got the movement started, and people dancing at his back to school par mclean, drake, and instrumental snippets of signs and a continuous move onto a turnkey. it was right here on cedric avenue in the bronx and this ordinary looking apartment building where a party full of teenagers to help launch a new music style. now known the world over as hip hop, kirk and later other prominent days gave others a window into life in the bronx. we created something from nothing living in the bronx. it was like very well, all the buildings were banned and we were trying to get away from everyday things that was happening like
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a single parent homes are gang activity drugs. we gotta do something just to this, to take our minds off of, of everything that's going on and stuff like theater or livingston, aka grand wizard. theodore developed the technique known as scratching, using funk, soul, jazz and rock plastics. they created an entirely new sound where since become a multi $1000000000.00 industry, they use it for social justice, they use it for political movements. they use it for the prophets become entrepreneurs when the fashion designers or you know, production usually produces or even today hip hop is in film, television advertising. the universal hip hop museum currently under construction, seeks to preserve the movements routes resonance around the globe. this, the voice of the voiceless,
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no matter where you from. new york has been hosting live events all month to mark the 50th anniversary of hip hop. many of the movements biggest stars are coming back to perform, culminating with the star started line up in the neighborhood where it all began. kristin salumi, i'll just sierra the bronx, the, you're watching out 0. these are the task stories of this our. why is the attorney general will open investigation into how authorities responded to the devastating wildfires that have left at least 67 people? dead officials say it's more of the largest natural disaster in hawaii's history. the us coast guard says people jumped into the water around malware just to try and get away from the fire and the smoke we received from 1st responders. and the high
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