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if he were the ones who said lights on what was going on and the way the tools means to me this, there's nothing stuff that goes 7 or 7 on. there's always in a number sense permission. we have the agency to create the volume of generation on al jazeera, the, on the celebrations in guatemala, after the anti corruption center left candidates, bernardo, a raven low wins. the presidents are run off election. the hello kimberly healthcare. this is l 0 lice from to ha. also coming up, i could always left just presidential candidate,
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louisa gonzales and her surprise challenger daniel novilla are heading to a run off after they beat 6 other contenders. warnings of catastrophic floods as tropical storm hillary makes landfall in southern california . and women make history at the footfall world comp, spain, lips, the trophy for the 1st time feeding england one. now the, we begin in guatemala, where the anti corruption presidential candidate bernardo read below has won the run off election in a landslide victory. these are the scenes in the capital one of the city where his supporters are celebrating his surprise when a re hello is the son of the 1st democratically elected president brown against
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conservative candidate and former 1st lady sanders torres manual russell o is in guatemala city, with of the very latest, despite the fact that the was the son of guatemala 1st, democratically elected president, he is largely seen as a political outside are here in guatemala for many, this was a, uh, a surprise to see the idea of i'll come out of relative obscurity in the 1st round of voting, that took place in june to to sort of jump to become the front runner in terms of the polling that we saw in the lead up to this runoff election that took place on sunday. those numbers of match very well with what we saw in the pulling ahead of a head of the election, but still very much a surprise. and the party is still going on. we had to move away from the center of the constitutional plaza here in guatemala city. just to kind of way from a bit of that noise and headed to be able to talk to you and talk
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a little bit about these big surprises. you know, there's a lot of challenges that lie ahead for the president elect to fill them out of the idea of although he was just congratulated by i bought him on president, i had to jump with a via twitter. but, but again, a lot of challenges this has been a controversial election season more by allegations of, of election interference allegations of fraud. so the next couple of days will actually still be telling. i want to bring a political analyst. this is, if got or these who's joining us here to help us sort of break down a little bit of what we might be able to expect over the course of the next few days because they will be quite telly to share your thoughts on that. yeah, sure, so we're going to see 1st, i mean we haven't seen this on the thought it is the rivals. you can see that anyone is victory. so that tells you something that she was saying in the afternoon that she had some doubts about the web system in which the results are transmitted,
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which are not the official results by the way, which is very interesting thing to say. and uh, probably tomorrow or tuesday, the, the official hearing surgery official results will begin. and those security it's, are usually, you know, a formality. sometimes some objections can be brought, but the, in the 2nd round and around of the subjects are not important. so we'll see if the, if, when a party tries to, you know, boy cards um, these hearings uh that that's a possibility. and also as we mentioned earlier, it is possible to see that probably protect yourself is to bring charges. again, some members of send me up and uh, so that that's the sort of things we can see in the following days. and did excellent or the left as presidential candidate, louisa gonzales has taken an early lead as votes are being counted and presidential parliamentary elections for our m p down the board is coming in at a surprise. second place, the top electoral authority reported no violent incidents and described the
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election as both peaceful and safe. well, our latin america editor, lucy, a newman reports from quito. the doors will be going back to the polls for a runoff election on the 15th of october, following a race that had surprising results. release of themselves of the left wing citizens revolution party did come in 1st as predicted, but by a far smaller margin than she had hoped. just 9 percentage points behind or was the surprising result and that is done in the war. he has a 35 year old businessman, the son of one of the richest men in this country, a banana magnate. and he has been a congressman in the past, but many see him as the anti politician. so they will be going back to campaigning very, very shortly. the situation is the know most of the attendance it's the did not make it into the 2nd round. are expected to vote for this more conservative than in
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an oval. and that puts the, the candidate from the left wing party in a very, very difficult position for the run off. so far, not all of the votes had been counted, but off the record on officially. the officials from the electoral commission tell us that they are in reversible and that there will be a runoff election. and for this have a for, hey, is a political analyst and he explains the kind of voters who supported can to that daniel navarre, the people, the young volt, volt, full of people who are very unhappy with the political system. nick were the same franchise. he appeals to those votes in less than an hour ago, he give a press conference when he pulled about, once again the young both he wants to appeal to young people. he's a young trip enough to say 5 years old, but also he said that he was prepared to take the jump up in the hard line can be the 8 who wants to implement hard 40 just in relation to crime control can, will security. so he's appealing to the young both of those, like he's appealing to the people who are fairly disappointed. i'm afraid because
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of the way a crime has gone in, in, in the quote, especially because of the presence of guns within the cortical work for the mexican drug cartels. so he's appealing to both the young people, those who want, he talked about education for everybody. he took several chances, opportunities for everybody apprenticeship, but also he's appealing to the people who are afraid of the coming the security situation by saying that he would be prepared to talk to junk. poppy issues related to security, that is the key of jesus, which i q reiterate to that less than an hour ago and a press conference that he offered a chest to celebrate the many ways he's taking place in this election. the alternative, united states tropical storm hillary is hitting southern california and it is the 1st such a weather event in the region and more than 80 years,
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unprecedented amounts of rainfall are predicted out. does. there's rob reynolds reporting from palm springs, california in death valley. normally one of the driest places on earth flood waters cascaded over a highway one sign of tropical storm hillary's force. as it battered southern california, the storm made land full on mexico's ball hawk kella for the peninsula on sundays and boots swiftly northward. one person was reported killed in mexico when their vehicle was swept away. 26000000 people are in the storms path. the national weather service warrant of catastrophic and life threatening flash floods, particularly affecting low line desert areas. some towns were under evacuation orders, elsewhere. people loaded up on sandbags and sought shelter indoors, bad down the hatches in los angeles, heavy rain flooded intersections,
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public schools in la and san diego will be closed on monday, one person was rescued from the rain swollen l. a river. right now, it is critical that angelina stay safe and stay home unless directed otherwise by safety officials record rainfall hit palm springs and neighboring towns as if the storm wasn't enough of 5 point. one magnitude 1st quick hits sunday afternoon near santa barbara and was felt by people throughout the area. as darkness falls, millions of people throughout this region are waiting age to sleep for the full force of tropical storm hillary to descend as one senior official in san diego county war. and the worst is yet to come. rob reynolds alger 0, palm springs, california, and further north, thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate western canada, nearly 400 wild fires raging there in the province of british columbia. another
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30000 people have been told they should prepare to leave their homes. cameras as having its worst wildfire sees it on record. at least 1000 fires are burning across the country. things are looking better. uh, we are finally feeling like we're moving forward rather than we're moving backwards . and that's a great feeling for all of us to have in saying that make no mistake, there will be difficult days ahead in time. prime minister justin for it. oh, sang every canadian it should help. however, the count canadians across the country and particularly out west, are stepping up to help their fellow citizens, their neighbors. residents who are fleeing for their lives in many cases have lost everything. these are things where emergencies happen and canadians pull together
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and it's, it's always comforting to see the federal government is continuing to stop up where there was canadian armed forces. resources were active in coordinating with regional and local governments to make sure people are safe. make sure we're doing everything to protect lives. property can name television. correspondent alyssa tivo is in cologne, and she says people who've been forced to leave their homes face uncertainty at the moment. it's actually it's too dangerous edits to smoky, to see some of this damage. not only just for us, but for some of the officials, it's too dangerous to get into some of these neighborhoods to see just how badly these homes have been damaged by fi. a where i'm standing right now is color. know it's is coloring a proper behind me is a lake and then this west corner on the other side of the like, normally we'd be able to see the ridge very clearly on a, on a clear day. that is where the fire is burning,
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but you wouldn't know it from where we're standing right now. the smoke in the air is so sick right now. we consummate as we can see very too far in front of his bill . a bit visibility is very low, and this is also a problem for the firefighting crews. they contact the aerial crews up there to there was some water bombing and some plane activity over the last couple of days. they've had to dial that back right now because of disability is just too large. so what crews are really focusing on today, they said they finally made some progress in getting on top of this 5, the wind has died down, which is great news. the 5 cruise, they're really working in the fi, a perimeter up behind harms right now, so they're going in finding out we times and most at risk at the moment and which ones they will be able to protect properly. we have heard structures have been lost . we don't know the number just yet. we don't know how many were f, i chief said yesterday, they will go in and start counting the homes that have been lost when they have stopped fighting this bias. so it's a very nervous wait for a lot of people here. thousands are out of their homes right now. they have been
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for a number of days. they still don't know when they will be able to return home. some people don't even know if they have a home to go home to just yet. it's and it's not just north america. spanish authorities say the ongoing walls far and the island is 10 reef has been started deliberately. more than 26000 people evacuated from the island as firefighters continue to try and contain the fire. tenor is, is home to about 1000000 people. it's also a popular tourist. destination swell. nearly 80 people have been killed, follow a flash flooding and land slides in india is northern snow. busy of him a child pradesh. michael apple reports the twisted mantle of crush cause the remainder of the deadly power of nature that swept the mountain estates of him a child protection last week. india is does off the response force has a grim, critical job to do. searching for the bodies of those still buried by land slides
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decide what in today is the 7th day of risk of operations and 17 bodies have been recovered. 3 victims are yet to be found and the search continues for them. is little clothes for him on kumar who lost 2 family members. he looks on at the sites where his house used to stand me up and you see the guy you'll we deployed earth moving equipment, but we didn't find anyone. we went up to the river many times following the path of the flash floats and the land slides, but we didn't find them. we found the remains of the castle that walked away, but there's no sign of my mother and my niece. so nita was a construction wicked before floods forced to form a home in early july. she and more than a 100 others now live at a government run shelter on new model goal. you gave me another to another week. we've been here since july 9th, when the slots hit my mother's house with the foss to go that my sister's house,
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a total of 14 houses of my family and relative scott swept away. there is a danger of land sites as well as rocks that keeps pulling. that's why we were brought to the stars. he's used to provide us with food. now that stopped. mandy is one of the districts of the states way of recovery efforts are underway. is ma'am with that, but fortunately that's it. in monday and about 10 percent of the area was affected when excessive rains have been didn't hills already saturated? that's close to land slides. many roads will cut off. houses collapsed, like the major reason is unprecedented rainfall in a short duration of time for the going, i'm going to to the state is reeling from nearly a $1000000000.00 worth of damage that will take months and years to repair. for now, will far as ease of declared him a child produced as a natural calamity effected area. and they all calls for the national government to declare a state of disaster. mike level elders era. we're going to take
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a short break still have amount to 0. denmark and another lives confirm they'll supply a frame, was f 16 just helping the fight against russia also ahead rushes 1st moon mission in almost 50 years. and since failure, stay with us. the the got a minute 15 to bring you up to speed with your whether this one will focused on the middle east and africa. we are seeing some storms of rep for western and saudi arabia, up against the foothills of the huge as mountains on monday. and if we go in for a closer look for the gulf states, there's that winds coming off the goal. so it means another human day for us here in doha, with a top temperature of $42.00 degrees,
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temperature is running bit above average, a person, profits and buckets done through punch, drop as well. but of rain still falling in the north. otherwise, centrally is, are pretty well where it should be this time of the year. temperatures are also slowly starting to creep up and assemble that when through the boss for us turns that touch lighter on monday. here we go for the weather story in africa right now . in 10 spans of rain, northern benito, go gonna, that will push into burkina faso in these countries. we could see some flooding over the next little bit and some pretty good pockets of rain falling just to the south and the east of chats, capital, and janina. now for southern africa, got to talk about this heat 1st of week disturbing spring. a few showers in wind for cape town, but we've got this belts of heat johannesburg, north. we're talking about potentially record breaking temperatures for august and lusaka. on wednesday, caesar, the
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the new president of guatemala is bernardo river, low supporters of the anti corruption. congressman celebrated his landslide victory after meeting former 1st lady center torres in the runoff election. and that's what or is heading to a presidential rama collection left his candidate and the reset gonzales and her surprised challenge, or daniel navarre be 6 other contenders in an election marked by violence. tropical storm hillary has brought heavy rain and gusty winds, the southern california after causing slash floods. and at least one destined mexico city and county leaders are asking residents to stay home on the chairs. military leader is proposing a 3 year transition to civilian rule. the announcement by general abdur rahman gianni follows talks with a delegation from the west african block. echo was members of the delegation also
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met new shares. the post president mohammed resume was under house arrest in the may. i did raise reports from a boucher in neighboring nigeria. 3 weeks of to have the cool news. yes. military is under pressure sanctions imposed by the regional block echoes of kind of inputs of food electricity and medical supplies. and the leadership isn't types of shows. it may not those who have impose these cruel sanctions and threatened to kill thousands of new jerry ends are hoping to divide and impose their will on our people. they think they can force us to accept what is deeply unacceptable because this country to our interest and to our cardinal value. they want to isolate our country at a time when our people most the community and solidarity to better face terrorism and insecurity. with public 7 teller, we're still on page on shortages of essential goods. the military risk losing its support base for now though,
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it can count on these people in the capital thousands, riley doing stuff today, volunteering to join the army, to fight against any potential intervention by equis forces. duty to our moods you need, i guess that backdrop delegation from echo is how it works with the coordinator, general of drama and chinese. and then they also made president mohammed buzzle of the june to accuse us of treason sits, were acting in the interest of a forwarding state. i referenced across the form of colonial power. we met them, we heard from him and what was done to him. he told us about the problems he's facing, that we will take to the latest sent us here. the visit is seen as a potential breakthrough as the june to has agreed to dialogue and announced that the transition to democracy would be it's molly gimme an book in a fossil failing to deliver on their transition promises. it's not clear how it course will respond, tempe the need many panama to will, to act militarily,
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is to stop what could be seen as a contagion of cuz there's been cues in guinea, burkina, faso and molig. countries who carry the ecos monday. like send the call in the ivory coast, wants to stop this, but these dates are seen as being too close to france. the former colonial power. in nigeria, people are divided over some portfolio regionally, intervention. the impact of functions also felt to you. businesses estimate the losing hundreds of millions of dollars a month says the board is with miss you were closed. the coordinators primary concern is to have those sanctions lifted. something that's only likely to happen if that course accepts john chinese propose timeline for transition to democratic rule by degrees. i just need a couple job. the, the netherlands and denmark have pledge us made pfizer just to crane for us ongoing
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war with russia. the announcements made during president vladimir zaleski is visit to the nature of member countries. the f. 16 fighter jets will be delivered was conditions for the transfer has been met. the purpose of this donation is to defend ukraine and, and, and the country. an ad on the concrete questions when we am planning to deliver well, the screening is going on now. the training will soon be starting and hopefully around new year. the 1st group of pains will be leaving denmark going to, to ukraine, around 6, and then hopefully next year, 8 more planes are leaving the mark for ukraine. alexander of a travers as the editor in chief of the swiss military review, explains how the supply of f, 16 fighter jets will impact ukraine's war efforts. as you can imagine,
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that the situation is going to change in the coming weeks and coming months because russian air forces has become emboldened by the facts that's a less and less of ukrainian aircraft, were able to take to the air and the interest sets and fire ms files at that. so without a sufficient number of airplanes, the ukranian air force cannot maintain its size uh, territorial its uh, air space integrity. we're going to see in the coming months, more ukrainian airplanes. and therefore, this will probably push back the russian air force strength. these airplanes are multi roll ends because they are stitches with a very comprehensive electronics suites. and even the older generation f sixteens
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that you're talking about now has been modernized repeatedly. they are capable of air defense. they are capable of recognizance including electronic suppression, jamming missions. and of course, a striking capabilities. so air to ground capabilities as well. rushes 1st mission to the moon in almost 50 years has ended. disappointment is live is 25 space craft loss control across full trying to land rushes space agency says the craft moved and then on predictable or red before colliding with the surface of the moon. it's a blow to moscow. some fissions in the global race to reach the lunar south pole. amy lynn thompson is a science journalist and she says bosco's mission to the moon has great significance for the country space program. miss was the 1st mission in 50 years for russia. it was also the 1st mission under the flag of just russia, because the last time they went to the moon,
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they were under the banner of the soviet union. so this was really a mission to prove themselves and say that they could, you know, handle interplanetary mission. and they were originally supposed to do this mission with the european space agency. but after they invaded the ukraine and everything sort of fell apart with partnerships around the world. so this was an opportunity to stay relevant and you know, this versioning field of everyone wanting to go to the moon. china has a lander on the far side of the moon. the united states has been to the moon countless times and are planning missions to go back. but in terms of other countries, you know, access to space is more readily available than it's ever been in history. so now all of these countries are trying to do the impossible to do the great things of, of getting to the moon. and they're realizing that it's more difficult than what
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they expect in spain, as being the england to win the women's football world cup for the 1st time space secured a one, no victory to take home the trophy and said they are stria the 5th nation to hold the title and become now the 1st country to win both the women's and the men's world cops with paul res has more on the celebrations and madrid. or are you joined us at the bar image, right? a few 100 meters from a arena. we're about 7 halls. we supposed to watch springs historic world cup victory over england. it's many hours now since the victory would join quite alicia and elisa, who are to so many professional women's plays here in spain. now what does this mean for, for the women's game in this country? i think it's going to be everything for us. the people used to see the women as less than men. and now this year we have a shown that we're equal on. we can win also
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a wilcox. do you think this will have an impact on the career of people like yourself in the future? a yes for sure. because when, when i was young, i didn't have like a wilma position of the pleasure. now, diggers a the since have to be signed for play because it's because of their friends. i'm very community i spoke with a to is going to change. so it, so i'm what you imagine the reaction will be when the team gets back. it's going to be amazing. we were talking about what we're going to do on tuesday with their right here in about 11 o'clock. i think it's going to be a change. we're going to celebrate with all the go. i know so we want to see little children with the families, and it's going to be old with different recipes. we've never seen that with the women select, so he's going to be that plays compassed well as celebrations, codes continue long into the night. here in madrid, i suppose is waiting for the team to bring home. i 1st of the women's woke up whole
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race out. is there a majority for more or renee washington's, a former professional football, or as she explains the reasons behind spain, spectacular victory pass off to spain for winning. but they're a great example of the opportunity to look at their you 17 team that won the european championships, they won the world cup on the u. 20 side. and the youth teams are really thriving right now. and that's what the big part of the changes that you see use team getting opportunities and know the latter. that is growing from that, that leads to having a stronger women's team. so being able to play at a high level, being to compete internationally from a young age all the way through those opportunities are the key to give players something to look forward to. the hardest part of that hasn't been a full time job. there had been a lot of women's actually, specifically, and soccer and i was, i saw this 1st pan, but i played professionally that weren't able to be a full time professional athlete, which is blast to me compared to on demand side. when you look at just the resources, the opportunities,
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the overall balance on and off the field. so now we're seeing more and more teams players that are providing the necessary everything from waiting rooms to stay beyond the training kids. so of course i'd be solved with the world called the overall experience of being a to full time professional athlete that you now can play the sports you love provide for your family and whether you're in season or adults even be a full time year round, soccer player the you're watching out 0. these are the top stores. this our, the new president of guatemala is bernardo arevalo, supporters of the anti corruption. congressman celebrated his landslide victory after beating former 1st lady sandra torres and the run off election. a run off election to choose. the next president of ecuador looks increasingly likely left his candidate,
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