plane. land. this is news a live from for lack of a widening crackdown is fueling fury in the u.s. video for let's president trump says the deployment of federal forces that began in portland will be increased to include other cities where he says they're needed to restore law and order critics say the move is politically motivated and looks create even more anger also on the show it sounds well as high gear sophia is due to reopen as a mosque the 1st friday prayers after more than 80 years as a museum. i'm

claridge as an welcomes of the anger and unrest are growing in the united states following president trump's announcement that he will send us federal troops into several democrat controlled cities he says they're needed to deal with a surge in violent crime but the trump deployment of federal forces already operating in portland oregon has been targeting protesters demanding racial justice with the mayor himself caught in the crossfire. mary i am a big state and it's hard to bring the mayor of portland tear gassed by federal offices in the middle of his own city. ted wheeler was in a group of protesters outside a federal courthouse he said he saw nothing which provoked this risk. bonce.

the irony is portland protesters are angered that the democratic man had backed his own city police using tear gas until a federal judge ordered it should only be used when there was a safety issue. for the 55th night in a row protesters flooded the streets of portland and a new chant was being sung. the feds go home a clear message to the federal agents deployed by the trumpet ministration to crackdown on demonstrators. the local governor a democrat didn't mince her words this is a dub ocracy not a dictatorship we cannot have secret police abducting people into and putting them in unmarked vehicles. i cannot believe i have to say that to the president of the united states i know that we're going eons are outraged

americans should be appalled but the controversy hasn't stopped president trump announcing that more federal agents will be sent to other u.s. cities today i'm announcing a surge of federal law enforcement into american communities plagued by violent crime will work every single day to restore public safety protect our nation's children and bring violent perpetrators to justice federal offices will be sent to albuquerque and chicago both democrat run cities critics say the deployment is political an attempt to make democrats weak on crime and to burnish trumps image as the more an order of president ahead of the november election the mayor of chicago says she welcomes a partnership with federal agents but warns against using the same tactics as in portland. i've been very clear not happening in chicago we don't need

federal troops we don't need unnamed secret federal agents roaming around the streets of chicago that's not democracy that we saw unfolding in the streets of portland as a result of this federal action that's what we call tyranny and dictatorship and we're not having it in chicago residents of chicago say extra police won't solve the issues facing the city they say action on gun control would be more effective entitling violent crime. all this comes as trump faces an election this year as a whole is in secada and i asked her if trump's decision to send troops adjusts to cities controlled by democrats is being seen as politically motivated. that's what many people say they say it's not an accident that donald trump president trump picks cities run by democratic leaders so he can say listen the democratic

democrats are not able to bring peace to this country through these cities to end gun violence to end violence on the grid on the streets it needs me it needs a law and order man whom i am to finish this this situation so sure it's not an accident that he picks democratic cities which are led by democrats when how is all about playing with residents of chicago. well you know the people in chicago they don't really want to have federal agents here because they saw what happened in portland so she can go campin really compared with portland there are much more let's say oppressive protests is seen over the last years but still they say our police if they would be educated enough if people would work together with the police the police and local leaders that's the way we have to go we don't need some to send in troops who don't understand who we are here in the

city of chicago in as fall in chicago thank you so much farah parting. president from meanwhile has canceled the florida portion of next month's republican national convention the 4 night event was expected to draw more than $10000.00 people to celebrate trump's formal nomination as the party's candidate for the november election i was floored at now seeing a spike in corona virus cases the president says safety is his main concern but i looked at my team and i said the timing for this event is not right just not right with what's happened recently the flare up in florida to have a big convention it's not the right time it's really something that for me i have to protect the american people that's what i've always done that's what i always will do that's what i'm about. well let's go now to some other stories

making news around the world a u.s. f. 15 fighter jet blue close to an iranian passenger plane was at a safe distance according to u.s. officials but iranian source is a say the modern air flight was forced to descend quickly to avoid a collision injuring some passengers the plane landed safely but the incident is likely to increase tensions between the u.s. and iran. protesters in israel have been keeping up the pressure on prime minister benjamin netanyahu what they see as his government's mishandling of the coronavirus crisis israel has just reported it more than 2000 new cases in one day. south africa's president 0 ram opposed has announced that public schools will close for 4 weeks as confirmed coronavirus cases rose to more than 400000 he said it was important to ensure that schools did not become sites of transmission. of the latest round of talks between the u.k.

and the european union have ended with a downbeat assessment from both sides the news chief negotiator michel barnier said a trade deal looked unlikely for the u.k. david frost also admitted there was a long way to go. ethiopia's prime minister has held of the early filling of the massive dam on the blue nile river as historic the announcement came as abi off meds said his country had reached a major common understanding with sudan and egypt over the controversial projects the mega dam has been a source of tension between the countries for years construction of the dam and a power plant on the blue nile began and 2011 sudan and egypt are afraid that it will cut off their water supply their water supply to their countries. ethiopia is creating facts on the ground on the blue nile the mega town has been filling up for weeks unnoticed by the public but these satellite images reveal the truth on

twitter prime minister akhmed announced that the historic filling of the dam aided by rainfall was now complete that some welcome news for the negotiations with sudan and egypt both countries had warned ethiopia against filling the dam without prior agreement nile expert crusie says that to them it's a provocation we should not forget the program was under severe pressure from the producer because of the disappointment of the people for having brought the 2 to. ethiopia has been building africa's largest hydroelectric dam for 10 years at a cost of 5000000000 euros it hopes to jumpstart its weak economy with cheap electrical power but cairo fears that falling water levels will have to catastrophic consequences for egyptian agriculture more than 90 percent of egypt's

water supply comes from the nile many farmers fear that their fields will dry out of. we should go to war over the water i'm ready to fight for it. the livelihoods of millions of people are at stake but filling the mega dam has made agreement much less likely. is down by sophia will host friday prayers later today the mosques 1st such services since the building was converted into a museum more than 80 years ago originally a cathedral it has stood at the heart of istanbul for 1500 years its recent conversion back to a mosque has triggered an outcry over use your han has this reports. the highest the fear is istanbul's landmark. it symbolizes the byzantine the ottoman as well as the turkish period. the architecture is so marvelous that the old byzantines believed that the dome was held by god himself all of them

beautifully cover that little mark but it also marked out that of this. young a score to show knows everything about the heaviest for 20 years he's been guiding tourists to the world heritage site and when he talks about it he is still amazed every time. but right now everything is different 1st in new zealand closed due to the coronavirus and then the museum was suddenly no longer and museum. because president edge of time and one turned he had years of fear back into a mosque. as a christian citizen of this country it saddens me but i'm trying to stay calm as a mosque the highest of fear will still be open for visitors they can even enter free of charge in the future but the rules will probably change that they give you short though just as good as you could all over which. visitors will now only be

permitted outside prayer times was a x. and i can see the testify that the i.a.s. of fear was the most important church of christianity for centuries will be covered with curtains during worship. and best and biggest decision ever made for turkey. it's great news for the entire muslim world which we've been longing for this for more than 80 years. i am here we can see these days and thanks to our president for this decision. many people here are happy that they had us a fear is now a mosque again but there's also a lot of criticism the european union has called the decision regrettable the u.s. a disappointment pope francis said he was very distressed and unesco wants to review the hagia sophia status as a world heritage site. criticism does not only come from abroad like

some people in istanbul consider the habeas sophia decision to be a political maneuver by outlining. part of their dark already have enough mosques in istanbul we don't need another one i think this has clearly been a political decision. to make us wonder as you just do that to distract people from the actual problems in this country the economic crisis and high inflation he was and is all about i also feel the fear is a museum because i am absolutely against making it a mosque because istanbul is home to many religious beliefs. she hears. the tourist guide young his quarters full for example belongs to the greek orthodox minority in turkey people in his church see themselves as descendants of the byzantines who built the heaviest yet in the 6th century for them it's part of their identity. but younis is reluctant to voice criticism he says his

community has experienced many setbacks and yet they've always managed to move on. and that nationalists of course now celebrate the highest the fia decision as a victory. because because because we're a very small community they don't hear us. in a country with more than 80000000 people it's not easy to make a few 1000 voices heard which. sissy chicks be a ticket that alicia nearly $4000000.00 people visited the i.v.s. afia last year. and young is quite a shallow hopes that he can continue to show this monument to his many tourists as possible because for him regardless of its status it remains the most beautiful landmark he stumbled. well don't forget you can always get the job you news on the go just download our app from google play or from the app store that will give

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