book now. from our bureau mark series every week on d w. this is d w news live from berlin lawmakers in the u.s. demand answers after disgraced billionaire geoffrey epstein dies in jail in an apparent suicide it is facing sex trafficking charges that could have implicated the rich and powerful also coming up calling police used tear gas after protests turned violent this comes after activists defy a bet on demonstrations and throw rocks at officers it's the temp weekend of

anti-government demonstrations in the territory. and guatemala is holding runoff elections for a new president as the country tries to cope with its role as a transit nation for migrants heading north to the u.s. border. thanks for joining us i'm mary and i haven't seen. lawmakers in the united states are demanding answers following the death in prison of disgraced financier geoffrey epstein there's been widespread skepticism as to how he could have taken his own life in a high security federal prison just weeks after an apparent previous suicide attempt the f.b.i. is now investigating his death. the floor now is intense the reaction beyond

painful and afraid to come forward sooner than maybe he one of the other girls i feel really guilty to this day feel like the death by apparent suicide of disgraced billionaire financier geoffrey epstein has prompted 3 separate legal bodies to open investigations into his death the alleged victims have also expressed outrage at not being able to confront him in court. i can tell you that on behalf of the victims i represented there's a certain amount of shock and disbelief that the federal authorities could allow something like this to occur under their watch we find it very hard to believe that he would be allowed to commit suicide especially when he was on suicide watch from just a few days ago the 66 year old was found dead in a new york city jail cell on saturday the high powered investor was accused of having sexually abused and polished women and girls as young as 14 on suggests as

his palm beach villa the case has been fueled by epstein's connection to not only public figures including former u.s. presidents bill clinton as well as current president donald trump but also british royal prince andrew charges were already brought against him in 2008 a controversial plea deal spares him time in prison and the media frenzy surrounding the case shows no sign of calming down there are several unanswered questions at this time mr epstein had previously been on suicide watch following another incident a couple of weeks ago in which he sustained injuries to his neck the authorities were already investigating how he came to receive those injuries at that point in time he had been placed on suicide watch but the associated press reporting today. that mr epstein had been removed from suicide watch before he was found unresponsive his death came. amid explosive allegations involving prominence world

leaders and american businessman. well for more on the story pablo foley aaliyah's joins us now from washington hello to you pablo so a lot of conspiracy theories are now circulating what are people saying. well exactly that's it there are a lot of conspiracy theories and you know most notably today is we need to focus on the an article that has appeared in the new york times in which it says that guards were supposed to check in every half hour but that the procedure wasn't followed the night before he was found and the jail had also transferred his cell mate leaving him alone now this is obviously posing many questions and then if we look at some tweets from very well known figures here in politics and we're going to start with the former new york mayor rudy giuliani who actually posed the question who was watching what does the camera show followed the motives and we also need to

see u.s. president donald trump said that he retreated on saturday saying jeffrey epstein had information on bill clinton and now he's dead and he also read tweeted another tweet which said documents were unsealed yesterday revealing the top democrats including bill clinton of course took private trips to jeffrey epstein's. and so you know there's a lot of names swirling around and there is a media frenzy here over what the next steps will be in this case. of course there are other charges which are potentially going to be brought against people who had some sort of connection to jeffrey epstein we are public as you started to say now many of the scenes former associates are going to be on the spotlight so what's going to happen with them. well it was

a saying there i mean you know the fact that jeffrey epstein is now dead is not the end of this case like we know the f.b.i. investigation is underway the inspector general is also investigating the death of geoffrey epstein and you know the focus now shifts to his large number of associates many well known figures in the world of entertainment politics and you know business one of the what is going to happen because at the end of the day jeffrey epstein needed people to help him to carry out some of you know the heinous crimes for that he was being investigated for sex trafficking and like i said before conspiracy charges so the next steps and in particular for the victims is to proceed with that investigation into geoffrey epstein and they have said

the cues are the victims the parents accusers that they are not going to give up their fight so i don't think this is going to be the end of this story for now that's for sure. is reporting for us from washington thank you. let's get a check now of some of the other stories making news around the world. russia has told you to to delete all videos of anti-government protests in moscow it said failure to remove them what amount to interference in its internal affairs thousands of russians have been taking to the streets in the past month demanding free and fair elections and moscow police have responded with the crackdown on protesters and mass arrests. ukraine has protested against russian president vladimir putin's visit to the annex crimea region who had attended a pro kremlin biker festival there and went on

a ride with the nationalist group the night wolves ukraine's foreign ministry called putin's trip a crude violation of the country's sovereignty. to hong kong now where police have again used tear gas and clashes with demonstrators is the 10th weekend of increasingly violent protests in the territory the protests began in opposition to a law that would have allowed extradition to china but it's since expanded into calls for more democracy and greater autonomy from the mainland and now it's not just the protesters and police who are on the front line workers from hong kong's social services are also mobilizing. to work preparing for a demonstration. they work is volunteers at the weekend protests are met someone who was just 11 years old putting on years in a front line so i think actually it's not not only the 4 years. as an adult we

wish to do something which will come out and protest the social workers help demonstrators and affected passers by alike with anything from the ministering i wash to a scorching elderly people out of the actions of they wear gas masks as protection against the tear gas used by police up to $600.00 canisters fired per day. organizers have developed a strategy of holding numerous small rallies at ever changing locations. but hong kong is international airport is a favorite here protesters tell global travel is about their goals no extradition of hong kong suspects to mainland china protecting democracy in hong kong after britain handed the territory back to china in 1997 residents were guaranteed freedoms not granted on the mainland including freedom of speech and an independent judiciary beijing says agitate is

a stoking violence encouraged by foreign powers including britain. in the m. and a saudi led coalition has launched air strikes on southern separatist in aden as after the separatist effectively took over the port city coalition is calling the separatists actions a coup and blaming the united arab emirates. 6 fighters seeking independence from yemen south take control of the presidential palace the separatists backed by the united arab emirates claim they seized the compound without a fight. since 2014 they have been part of the saudi led military coalition fighting the who the rebels now the allies have turned on each other adding a further fault lines of the conflict tearing yemen apart but a lot of them got it all today we achieved a big victory in the south capital they didn't. turn pro governor pataki and defeated 7 of the others. did follow several days of intense

clashes in aden with residents caught in the crossfire. the war began 5 years ago when escalated in 2015 when a saudi led military coalition intervened in support of the country's embattled government after the who these took the capital sanaa. tens of thousands of people have been killed in the conflict the vast majority of them civilians the u.n. calls it the world's worst humanitarian crisis an estimated 80 percent of yemen's population require some form of protection or humanitarian assistance and millions of children are suffering from severe malnutrition. after the outbreak of fighting in aden the aid agency doctors without borders described the city as a battlefield as civilians continue to bear the brunt of this ongoing conflict. what i'm olens are going to the polls today to vote in

a presidential runoff election whether a wins the race will succeed corruption tainted jimmie or alice new president will face a major challenge the country has agreed with washington to act as a buffer against illegal immigration to the u.s. . in a country plagued by poverty crime and unemployment the presidential election pits the conservative candidate giamatti against former 1st lady sandra taurus she has a narrow lead over his left wing opponent a former head of the prison system he favors reinstating the death penalty. and has been campaigning on a tough law and order message you all have a message to all those brutal extortionists middle when i am president you are finished. buying you and throw you in jail. got a city that tourists is weighed down by allegations of corruption the entrepreneur has promised voters to tackle poverty almost 60 percent of guatemalans live below

the poverty line. and look at ghetto is good but i want the country to develop so that people here don't have to migrate to the us. in the us migration is the key theme of the selection much like the electorate the candidates are united in their rejection of a deal struck with the u.s. that will require migrants transiting through guatemala to claim asylum in the central american country. in this deal with further increase in unemployment and create a boomerang effect. this would mean more migration in. the next president is faced with the challenge of turning guatemala into a country that its people will not want to leave. well it's one of the toughest olympic events and next year in tokyo this swimming marathon may get even tougher athletes expressed concern over the quality and temperature of the water following

a test event on sunday organizers have vowed to monitor the situation closely. and water swimming is as physical as it is gruelling swim and for position in close proximity having a decent strategy is key in tokyo though they worry it something else might be lurking in the water. bill it was a little saying he and the clarity is not very good. and i want the water quality to be improved. in october 2017 tests uncovered levels of eco bacteria 20 times higher than safe standards to say those levels have since been brought down another problem is tokyo sweltering summer heat this test event started at 7 in the morning but the air temperature was already over 30 degrees a concern for swimming's governing body. bases information will you all decide that

when they have it or stop it can't be 5 it will be 5 it could be c. scott disick study the all. that part of the. organizers say swim a safety is their main priority and those competing in next year's marathon they may end up passing more than just each other. and that's the latest news this hour stay tuned for d.w.i. reporter that's up next thanks for watching. the banks. and so watch the language of. speaking the truth global news that matters g.w. made for mines earth home to millions of species

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