♪ .nnoununcer: this alal jazeera ♪ >> hello. this is the newshour come alive from london. coming up. arrest in egypt to demand president abdel fattah a-sisi stepped down, despite show of force by the police. committee-led house issued a subpoena for mike pompeo, requiring doctrines be handed over related to ukraine. >> what is going to happen when

the curfew is lifted? it will be a bloodbath. >> pakistan's prime minister attacks is indian counterpart over actions in kashmir and urges the united nations to intervene. have sports live fofor the worlrld athletics championshipi. ,hthe big names take to the trak and the first-ever ever not marathon. night marathon. ♪ >> welcome to the newshour. demonstrators in egypt calling for the resignation of abdel fattah el-sisi. cafes and shops close, football matches postpone, heighten security across the country. protests began in response and corruption allegations. since then, more than 2000 have

been arrested. we have this report. come outook a risk to in the streets in protest for a second friday, but despite warnings they would face a harsh response. al jazeera cannot verify these videos. largereports suggest a security presence in central cairo, with the streets deserted. the roads of one square, the heart of previous protests from a blocked off. another narrative in what is a media campaign, state television showing pro-government protest. president abdel fattah el-sisi returned to cairo from the united nations general assembly in new york, this welcome posted on his official's book page, where he reassures the crowd that all is well. here?t are you doing

why have you got up early on friday morning? life is good and easy. they tell unrealistic things and deceive the people. llah, don'te of a worry, and don't be worried. good morning to you. >> despite assurances, something is happening. >> troops on the streets of cairo to do random checks, it is a clear reflection of the government's insecurity. the thing that threatens his government more than anything else is the voice of the people. a government secure in its standing, secure in his legitimacy and support by the edge of from public would not be frightened by hundreds of protesters in the streets of cairo. >> it started with this man, a contractor for the egyptian military, the largest and most

powerful institution in the country, breaking rank, upuploading statements from spa, accusing senior military leaders of wasting millions of dollars to build villas, palaces, and hotels. it has not gone down well with many finding it hard to live day-to-day. >> there is a lot of discontent. the policies of the president have failed. the wealth gap has increased. the poverty rate is rising dramatically. hundreds protested last friday. human rights watch says 2000 have been arrested in the last week. al jazeera is banned from reporting inside the country. the bigger picture of what is happening may take time to become clear, but it seems the egyptians have lost their fear and are defying orders to remain silent. i'm joined now by our

guest. scale,iday, we saw small but determined protests in several egyptian cities, including cairo. how did the government prepare for this day? thousands ofe were police and security forces in different egyptian cities. -- square was cold off closed off. a number of streets, roads, and venues towards the square were closed off so people could not access the square and so on. there was also a statement dissuading people from the protests, so the regime was incredibly prepared, and abdel fattah el-sisi has said that what happened in 2011, the major protests against the government, will not happen again, so they are on high alert and have

mobilized as many force as they could to prevent anything from happening. ofapart from the deployment riot police and the arrests, what do you make of the mobilization of the pro abdel fattah el-sisi rally? regimes havetic used in the past, including during the revolution, where there would be protesters, and abdel fattah el-sisi is doing this as well. consumption,tside but for outside consumption. it has been stated some of the people in support of abdel fattah el-sisi received lunch boxes and other commodities as a payoff, as it were. there is no question some people in addition society support the regime of abdel fattah el-sisi, but the protests were managed

and produced by the regime intentionally. protestsese sustainable in the face of the violence and crackdown and oppression we have seen in egypt in recent years, which still exists? can they go on? >> they can. whether they would lead to any political change, whether hundreds of thousands will be able to protest, instead of a few thousand, is a different question. believeptian analysts there is more going on than meets the eye, meaning there are some forces in the regime itself unhappy with the direction that the president has taken the government, corruption and so on , and they are allowing some of iese protests to happen, so am not optimistic about the possibility of 2011 repeating itself.

nevertheless, all the problems of 2011, economic and political , solems, have only deepened editions have legitimate grievances about the state of the economy and political system. >> thank you for sharing your analysis with us. >> thank you. stories, thetop house of representatives have issued a subpoena to the u.s. secretary of state, compelling mike pompeo ending over documents related to contact with ukraine. that as a house democrats continue their impeachment heuiry over allegations pressured ukraine's president to investigate his political rival, joe biden. we have more. >> democratic leaders are keeping up the pressure on the white house with more calls for subpoenas and hearings next week. vote onlosi to formally impeaching u.s. president donald trump by the end of november.

getsis is as serious as it when it comes to protecting the constitution of the united states, the oath of office we take. i think the president violated that oath. >> president trump's phone call with ukraine, in which he pushed for an investigation of his political opponent while withholding military assistance, pushed democrats to begin impeachment inquiry, then thursday, the public release of the whistleblower report claiming the white house tried to bury the call's records gave the democrats ammunition to seek his impeachment. >> if they are not going to do something for this, what with they do something for? formerriday, 300 national security officials expressed their great concern, writing "president trump appears to have leverage the authority and resources of the highest office in the land to invite

additional foreign interference into our democratic processes. that would constitute an unconscionable use of power -- abuse of power in an effort to subordinate america's national interest and those of our closest allies and partners to the president's personal political interests." trump maintains the phone call was perfect and says the anonymous intelligence officer is partisan. , the accusing adam schiff democratic chairman of the intelligence committee, of lying to congress in misrepresenting the call. in a tweet, the president cold for adam schiff to resign from congress. house democrats have been investigating the president for several potential crimes, including obstruction of justice and money laundering. that has played into trump's claims that his political opponents are searching for any way to remove him from office. democrats say going forward, they will focus on ukraine to

capitalize on public anger while it exists, but even if they succeed in impeaching trump, removing him from office is another matter. that would require the cooperation of republicans. the leader in the senate calls the accusations against trump "laughable." >> we are joined now from washington. it looks as though mike pompeo will now be subpoenaed as part of the impeachment inquiry. what are they looking for from him? forhey are looking everything that has to do with ukraine. these committees have been asking the secretary of state for these documents long before the revelations of this ukraine phone call, and he has been avoiding him, ignoring him. now that they have launched a formal impeachment inquiry, experts say it is much more likely the courts would order him to comply.

if not, he could be held in contempt of court, so they are --ing for or correspondence all correspondences about ukraine, rudy giuliani, asking if they have a transcript of that phone call. if so, they want to see it. in any details about the president deciding to suspend the hundreds of millions dollars of aid for ukraine before the phone call. it is not just the documents. they have said they will be on the move on this and not wait. they feel like they have momentum on their side. the public is angry and they want to keep that in the headlines, so congress is technically out on recess, not the members of these committees. they have subpoenaed the ambassador, the u.s. ambassador to ukraine it was a career diplomat who was pulled from office early because she was seen to be not loyal to the president.

the ambassador who is a long respected diplomat in the united states, he is also involved in this whistleblower complaint. he was the lead on ukraine. the whistleblower said he was trying to clean up rudy giuliani's mess. they want to depose him. george can't, deborah terry secretary of state, and in ambassador to the european union. these are depositions. what they would do it is put them under oath and try to get the facts. don't expect to see this televised. this is under oath. they will ask for all of the facts, and again, lying to congress is a felony. >> the revelations and allegations and the interactions between president trump and his ukrainian counterpart have been a turning point for the democrats. now they have started impeachment, but nonetheless, how politically risky is this move for him?

>> it remains to be seen. right now the president space is holding firm. the republicans in the house and senate are still backing him, and they will tell you bluntly it is because within the republican base, and again, republicans may cap 28% of the countries voters, he is still among that small part of the electorate, but they still decide which republicans run for which office, but we are seeing cracks. we are seeing some people on fox news, the right-wing media applet that props up the president, send them are public to questioning the appropriateness of this phone call, but more importantly, you are hearing some senators, senator mitt romney, he is saying this is concerning. another senator says we shouldn't circle our wagons around the president because this is potentially damaging. that is the tip of the iceberg.

the question will be does fox news turn on the president. do republicans see he is losing support, so they can be free to question their views on this? they are starting to see some tiny cracks, that we haven't seen in other scandals that have surrounded the president since his first day in office. >> thank you. this is the newshour live from london. much more still ahead. police rescue many tobin from a building in northern ireland, some held in chains. five years since dozens of students went missing without a trace in mexico. their family say they are still waiting for answers. at theort, a good day russian grand prix. we will have more details. ♪

>> pakistan's prime minister has used a speech to deliver an attack on india's crackdown on indian-administered kashmir, but india's prime minister made no mention of the region, despite rising tensions. we have this report from the united nations. generalnited nations assembly drawing to a close in new york, was it burst grimly back to life. pakistan's prime minister imran khan decried the decision to revoke silk road in the majority muslim populated indian-administered kashmir, part of a policy he said that hindu nationalism and ethnic cleansing. >> what will happen when the country will be a bloodbath? the people will come out, 900,000 troops. says he has done

this for the prosperity of kashmir, the development, these 900,000 troops -- what will they do when they come out? there will be a bloodbath. hein his speech, imran khan accused narendra modi of fascism, pursuing an ideology of hate and racial purity drawn from hiller and mussolini. he said the united nations must intervene to avoid conflict between two nuclear armed neighbors. >> this is a test for the united nations. you are the ones who guarantee kashmir the right of self-determination. [applause] >> they are suffering because of that, and this is the time, this is the time not to appease, like in 1939. this is the time to take action, and number one action must be that india must lift this curfew. up prime minister

modi had conspicuously avoided any mention of kashmir, which india insists is an internal matter, but there was a veiled reference to what he has previously call pakistan-backed terrorism in the region. >> we belong to a country that has given the world not war, but a message of peace, and that is why our voice against terrorism to alert the world about this people rings with seriousness and outrage. we believe this is one of the biggest challenges for the entire world and humanity. unanimity on the issue of terrorism dents those principles that are the basis of the creation of the united nations, and that is why for the sake of humanity, i believe it is imperative that the world unites against terrorism. as both leaders spoke a block away from the united nations building, anti-modi protesters demanded the world take action.

food,days of curfew, no no health, no medicine, and they can't go out. it is not fair. we are here to protest. we want to let the world know what is happening there, and nobody is doing anything. isand on the ground, kashmir under strict security controls and with indian troops keeping watch, made their voices heard. both prime ministers modi and khan met separately with donald trump on the sidelines this week , but nothing has come of the offer to mediate between them, and hence, no sign of real progress in avoiding further escalation over kashmir. the prime minister of the bahamas used his address to plead with the international community to tackle climate change. this as the island nation tries to recover from hurricane

dorian. urgently, tod my the cries and voices of many others, citizens of the global commons, urging the nations of the world here assembled to treat the global climate emergency as the greatest challenge facing humanity. than 300 people have been rescued from an unlicensed islamic school in northern nigeria, some held in chains. onice raided the building thursday and found victims living in extreme conditions, many children, and they showed signs of being tortured. the school had been operating for 10 years and enrolled students to learn the koran and be rehabilitated from drug abuse and other illnesses. an islamic school, because you can see for yourself from a small children, some from

other countries, and the thedren are all over country. they were here, some of them in chains. >> [indiscernible] -- left of the islamic way of life. look, they put chains on me. >> we have more on this story now. some of they rescued children had marks that showed evidence of torture. meanwhile, many were found or someto structures metal inside the building, which

was registered as an islamic school, but also some rehabilitation work is going on there. thepolice are saying that operators did not have license, institution registered as a rehabilitation center. it is believed that many inmates were taken there by their parents either for islamic education or some form of detoxification. it is thought many of those their head abused illicit substances. the investigation is currently going on, but reports from the city itself say many such institutions exist in the city and other parts of nigeria. >> unrest in haiti over fuel and food shortages shows no signs of abating, with protesters setting fire to police cars in port-au-prince. four protesters have been killed in recent days as haitians

demand the resignation of the president. they accuse him of failing to deal with deep-rooted corruption. he is appealing for calm. , wee have already said it don't want the president and the country. look at what is happening. it is a great battle. the people have taken on responsibility. behaving badly of the government. they have no shame. they shoot at protesters. he has note because fulfilled his promises. we have been promised money and food. we have no food. we can't take anymore. he is a liar. he needs to go. he needs to give up power. we know the people who support him. we will get to them. the people have mobilized with

the objective of getting to him, where he is hiding alongside thieves. >> mexico has started searching for 43 students who disappeared exactly five years ago, and widely believed to have been kidnapped by police and turned over to a drug gang, but their bodies have never been found. thousands protested in the capital, calling for justice. we have this report. >> a march in the heart of mexico city to market five years since 43 students went missing. the victims are believed to have been adopted by gang members affiliated with corrupt security forces. the case has turned into a symbol of impunity in mexico, but despite the outrage, families are waiting for answers. the government has names and surnames, but can't find who is responsible. we want clarity. it is unacceptable we do not know the full truth.

>> protesters vandalized shops, hotels and monuments. the violence was limited, but frustration was widespread. >> i am also a parent. imagine being in the situation, how the parents feel? it is all very ugly. >> under the previous administration, 142 suspects were arrested, 53 were released when it was revealed they had confessed while being tortured. no one has been convicted for the disappearance, and prosecutors are looking into new leads, but in a country that had more than 30,000 killings last year, the process can be daunting. 200nvestigators have found clandestine burial sites, recovered 180 four bodies, 44 have been identified. not one of them are the students. officer nearly a year in , the mexican president has promised to fight corruption.

many are willing to give the new administration a chance to find out what happened. parents, we feel drained. painful. we are confident the new government will find the criminals so they can face justice. hopeve years on, they their demands for justice are no longer met with empty promises. still ahead, iran releases the british tanker it detained two two months ago in the straits of hormuz. also, the latest from hong kong, where thousands are rallying, accusing the police brutality. , a player sent home from the rugby world cup in japan. ♪

>> hello. europe,ant sunshine in head across the mediterranean. there is nothing but c clouds. we have rain and some strong winds. there are no more warnings for severe thunderstorms, but we have warnings across northern sections for rain, in particular this next area of low pressure. that is bringing g heavy rain acroross parts of the united kingdom, and this could lead to localized flooding. by sunday, very widespread, and some particularly strong winin, so it wiwill be wet, windy. the wiwinds will be strong enouh to cause damage to trees. to the south, it is very nice. 29 madrid. vienna 24.

the sunshine is to the eastern end of the mediterranean. athens still cool. the rain is on its way in moscow. find and try across northern africa from the mid to high 20's. warm tuniswe see a 31 degrees. ♪ ♪ >> welcome back. protesters out again around for president abdel fattah el-sisi to step down immediately. they mounted a big show of force there and in other's entities. democrats in the house have issued a subpoena to the deppe

state to hand over documents related to contact with ukrainian government. of pakistan has issued a statement, imran khan saying that india's actions would end in a bloodbath. months since ao security crackdown in kashmir, and the move has restricted freedoms and access to mental help. in a region where just under half of the population suffers from mental distress, many are not getting the help they need. we have this report. >> he used to feel safe in his home. now he is finding it difficult to fight off dark thoughts. i am scared and get nightmares. i see soldiers approaching as if they are going to shoot me again. i am unable to sleep properly

and wake up during the night. my mind stops working and i get palpitations. protests swepts through indian-administered kashmir, he was shot by pella military officers. he has been recovering -- paramilitary officers. he has been recovering ever since. holds up his son's x-rays and says 350 shotgun pellets were removed from his body. yet, as worried as he is about the injuries, he is equally concerned about his son's mental health. become violent and said he would jump from the window. at night, he shouts, they are coming. soldiers are coming. then we convince him no one is here, everything is fine, and then we try to make him sleep. >> health care professionals have long known that the mental health problems of people in kashmir. according to a survey conducted by doctors without borders, 45%

of the adult population in kashmir show symptoms of significant mental distress. a growing number of doctors are warning the recent move to revoke autonomy in indian-administered kashmir and the lockdown are limiting access to mental health services. some predict this will cause a rise in the number of people with mental health issues. impact ons an patients in the normal individual. affected all aspects of life. she began herear, career as a lawyer. she used to feel enthusiastic about all she hoped to accomplish in the future. that has all changed. >> when i go out of my home, i see shops shut down, no one in the roads, nothing in the roads.

when i come back, i am consigned to the four walls of my home and i cannot think about my future. >> now she is despondent. >> what next in my life? how do i plan my life? how do i start my professional life? downs while i'm sitting at my place, i get suicidal thoughts. i suffer from anxiety. >> with nowhere to go, she says she can only wait and worry in this room, whose walls used to provide comfort, but now feel like they are closing in on her. in other developments, a court in pakistan has sentenced a brother of a social media star to life in prison for murder. the 20 sexual model was found strangled in 2016 after posting pictures of herself on facebook. her brother had confessed to her

killing. nearly a thousand pakistani women are murdered by close relatives every year and so-called honor killings for violating conservative norms. thousands of people have protested in hong kong's business district and supportive activists detained at the border near mainland china. many in the holding center were later treated in hospital, some with broken bones. on thursday, carrie lam took part in a community dialogue session. it was the first time she sat down with her critics since the protests began 16 weeks ago. we have more on this now from hong kong. thousands of people have rallied in central hong kong to show their support for those people arrested and voiced anger over what they say is please abuse. police abuse. on saturday, an assembly at the

legislative building. the police are preparing for violent crashes on october 1, marking the anniversary of the founding of the people's republic of china. activists wantcy to hold their own anti-china demonstrations. voice my to go out and opinions. i expect the train stations to be close. i will still join the demonstrations. >> more than 1500 people have been arrested in these demonstrations, now entering its 17th week. has court in cambodia charged nine members of a band opposition party living in exile of trying to stage a coup. we have more now from bangkok. >> these are the latest charges to be laid against senior members of the band cambodia national party. these members are in exile, most

left cambodia in 2017 after the party was dissolved by the courts for allegedly plotting to overthrow the government. the leader of the party at that time was arrested on treason charges, and he is still being held under house arrest. the opposition says this is an orchestrated campaign by the government, led by the prime minister who has been in power for 34 years. with the opposition out of the the cambodiang people's party went on to win all seats in last year's election, so the opposition are now saying these latest challenges against senior members of the party at just the latest attempt by the government to try to scare them away from returning to cambodia on november 9, was an uprising from the people of cambodia and from members of the military to quit their jobs and join the uprising, so now they have also been charged from as well as

attempting to stage a coup, with intention to commit armed rebellion from so if found guilty of the latest charges, they could be jailed for up to 30 years. they say they are not afraid of the latest charges and still plan to return to cambodia on november 9. >> afghanistan is on high alert a day before the presidential election. extra security personnel will be guarding polling stations, following threats of more attacks from the taliban. .e report now from kabul few voters believe the election will make any difference to their lives. >> compared to previous elections, most afghans are going into this ballot more with a sense of trepidation than hope. international forces have been reduced in the security situation has worsened. the front runner means the incumbent president, but in both of the two pre-election tv

debates, he failed to show up, giving his main rival free reign to attack him. >> the current president has failed. he should have made a consensus on the peace process and started negotiations with the taliban. >> the taliban has repeated its threat to carry out attacks against polling stations. there is a heavy security presence to prevent that, but the taliban has made large gains in much of rural afghanistan, which could result in a low turnout. one person who works as a journalist in a northern province has seen it change hands several times. >> people are getting ready to move to other places. we saw the same situation at the last election, and therefore we are scared. only about a third of people will vote. of a few women working in media in this part of afghanistan, and as the manager

of a local radio station that has faced death threats from the taliban. still, she is determined to go on with her work in her right to vote. >> even if the taliban gets right toi will use my vote, because my one vote can determine our future. i want to be a role model for my afghan sisters. >> still exerting a considerable influence is the former president, hamid karzai. he holds out hope of long-term peace with the taliban, in spite of the recent decision by the u.s. to cancel the deal. , call upon my taliban brothers to sit with afghans. if you want to talk to foreigners, talk to him, but you should be making actual peace with their own people. >> he has warned any violence destruction because of the election would make that piece as elusive as ever. nations special

rapporteur has expressed concern that the number of protesters arrested in zimbabwe since january. he is talking to journalists at the end of a fact-finding visit. we have the latest from the capital. >> the united nations special rapporteur spent 10 days in zimbabwe. -- met withral several opposition parties and civil rights groups. dozens of activists have been adopted since january, the most recent was one liter. leader. >> the matter is currently under investigation by the authorities . itould like to mention that is not a related case, and union leaders that requested to meet

with me are living in a toxic environment of retaliation and fear. also raised concerns about the role of the military and police when dealing with antigovernment protesters. last year during postelection violence, soldiers killed at least six people, people demonstrated over disputed election results. in january, security forces were deployed to disperse people protesting on the streets. several people were killed. no one was arrested. in august, please broke up in opposition demonstration organized by the main opposition party. several people were injured when the police violently beat up people calling for better living conditions, more jobs, and for the economy to improve. he said he met some ngo workers who said they are being costly

watched by the state. they are afraid and can't do their jobs properly because of the climate of fear in zimbabwe. his final report will be released sometime next year, probably in june. he will make recommendations to the government and asked to better protect the citizens. , african refugees from libya, the president signed an agreement with united nations to taken thousands of asylum-seekers as part of an effort to help african migrants who failed to reach europe and end up trapped in libya, where they face torture and forced labor. the first group of 66 people will be housed in a center. >> we thank god. we cannot explain the life in libya. there is fighting and we could not sleep peacefully at night. now we feel safe. britishhas released a

tanker it sees in the strait of hormuz. earlier,r left port where it was taken after being seized. that has now entered a port in the uae. we report on this now from tagger on -- tehran. >> more than two months after being captured, the tanker left the iranian port. it accuse the crew of violating international maritime regulations. the seizure was seen as retaliation for the seizing of a supertanker earlier. it is accused of attempting to deliver oil to syria in violation of sanctions. the iranian tanker was released last month, and despite assurances from it delivered his cargo to syria. it is being seen as an attempt to ease tensions in the gulf.

some say it is intended to make european leaders more receptive to a proposal from after iran denied involvement in attacks on saudi arabian processing plants. houthi rebels claimed responsibility, but germany, britain, france have accuse the iranians. it is something the u.s. president was keen to point out to the united nations general assembly. --in iran iran response to in response to iran's attack on oil facilities, we just imposed the harshest sanctions. act.ations have a duty to no responsible government should 's bloodlust.n iranian leaders have said they want to counter a new coalition in the gulf that the pentagon says will protect shipping. they iranians want to find a way to avoid u.s. sanctions on

iran's exports. france has been working to save the 2016 nuclear deal that president trump withdrew from. the company answer plan allowed iran to exchange oil in exchange for curbing nuclear activities. iran has been saying european countries need to find a way around u.s. sanctions, but european leaders are growing increasingly frustrated with iran's failure to comply with parts of the deal. sanctions against the oil and banking sector are taking their toll. may bent rouhani calculating that the release will lead to some relief and show european leaders that engaging with iran can have positive outcomes. the british prime minister has been referred to the independent police watchdog over claims of potential misconduct while he was london's mayor. boris johnson is facing accusations he allowed a u.s.

businesswoman to join trade missions. the woman, who is a technology entrepreneur, but was given more than 150,000 dollars of public money and privileged access to three overseas trade missions led by boris johnson. of brexit talks taking place in brussels, but still no concrete proposals. the european union chief brexit negotiator held talks with his counterparts. both sides want to deal, but there seems to be little progress, and now that u.k. has been accused of not coming up for anything new. ireland is forecast to go into recession it the u.k. leads the eu without a deal. we have the latest. >> it has been a toxic week in british politics, particularly after those wednesday confrontations in the house of commons between boris johnson and opposition mps.

boris johnson calling a piece of legislation that is stopped britain from leaving eu without a deal as a surrender act, inflaming tempers on both sides of the house. away from the arguments and rhetoric, there has been some actual negotiations taking place. the problem is that there doesn't appear to have been any tangible progress. we will hear from a cup of those people involved in meetings in brussels. secretaryh brexit first. >> there is still a long way to go. we will see if there is political will on both sides. we are committed to securing a deal and leaving on october 1, but that deal has to be without the backstop. >> soundbites, moments of truth, of long way to go, he repeated that and that was clearly the preprepared answer he was going to give no matter what question, but the problem is the irish

foreign minister was also in brussels, and he had a different take on the stage the negotiations are at. >> until there is a serious proposal in writing that can be debated, the gaps will remain, and time is running out. >> it is not differences in the tone of the rhetori only come it is big differences in the content of what is being said and what is being agreed or not agreed. remember all of this just three weeks until an eu summit takes place in brussels, at which the hopes are a deal can finally be struck. >> up next, crowds enjoy a new first for the middle east as the orld at the next place in doha. we will have that report. ♪ ♪

♪ >> now to the world athletics championship currently underway in qatar.

let's cross from more on that and the rest of the day sports. ♪ >> welcome back. the first world athletics championships held in the middle east are often running. the 100 meter heats brought big names on opening night. holds thean, who fastest time in the world so far this year, top the timings across six heats. the defending champion in the 2011 champion also had victories in their heats. busy opening day at the stadium, as andy richardson reports. ♪ >> track and field fans in doha have every right to be happy, the capital city is the setting for the first ever world athletics championships. .> it is a first for qatar

it is nice to see all the nationalities together in one place. >> i am so excited here to come so to see my fellow kenyan here. i come to celebrate with them. >> it is beautiful to have this event. this is my first time. .ou always watch on tele to come watch is amazing. >> these championships are normally held in august, but have been shifted to september to avoid the higher temperatures of qatar's summer. it means they are being asked to hit the performance levels at a time when they are normally putting your feet up at the end of the season. it is a move worth making according to the president of world athletics. the need to push the sports they represent beyond established boundaries. >> our biggest challenge, and we recognize that around the table,

is to maintain in both organizations interest, relevance, and excitement for what we do in sport, and sport isn't actually uniquely our only competitor. it is not that athletics can sit there any longer and say, it is swimming or gymnastics, it is the rest of the world, and it has been that way for a long time. >> it is the sprinters who traditionally grab global attention. 3or the first time since 200s, they won't have usain bolt. you go from being hot and then feel a breeze, but it is good. i feel pretty good. i keep that in mind when i am warming up. >> you know you feel strange lining up without usain bolt? >> you have so many young athletes ready to run, that is what you feel get focused on. >> fans will see the first

handed out on saturday. >> after events came to a close, the doha waterfront host the opening ceremony. 2000 handed out athletes from 2s are competing at these championships. the head at the international front of the committee and the amir of qatar were among those attending. although doha's waterfront hosted the firstmedal event, it was run late at night the runners avoid the worst of the heat. we are at the marathon. citylking into doha center, it is hot, humid, sticky. we are 15 kilometers away from the end of extending. this is where the road races are taking place. about 34 at the moment. it humidity which is 7% what

is was is comfortable. as soon as we started filming, i had to take my glasses off because they were steaming up in seconds. they had to make sure that athletes are comfortable, but can race in the road races. there are extra refreshment points in extra medical staff on hand if the athletes require medical help. they are in the world spotlight after the championships, then the fifa world cup in december, then 2022, when the fifa world eup's comes to qatar, so th world sing at this country can hold major sporting events under these conditions. >> ok, and andy richardson is here now and studio. what are the events to watch on saturday? >> the 100 meters. two athletes at different stages of their career. we've heard about the fastest man in the world this year, and the defending champion who is

now 37. what they have in common is a question mark over their careers. one missed out of competition ban year, so got out of a on a penalty. the other as well, two doping suspensions during his career. .o usain bolt when he was on the track, all the other negative stories around track in feel disappeared in the rearview mirror. he is now gone and organizers are hoping a new big star can emerge, preferably one without a controversial pass. >> thank you. theas red bull that set pace for the russian grand. theory --an grand russian grand prix. he had won every race and sick

came on the f1 calendar. no games on friday, but the big news as that john quill has been taken out of the tournament after his red card against england. it was all for this challenge and thursday's match. he was given a three-week ban. that is your sport for now. we will have more at the international stadium later. now it is back to london. >> lovely. thank you. young people have been demonstrating around the world as part of the anti-climate change movement started by swedish teenager greta thunberg. in moscow, greenpeace activists took over a stadium, calling for action on climate change. rome was one of many cities were mass protests took place from it with many schools letting students out early to take part. greta thunberg huawei addressed 500,000 people in a canadian city of montreal.

the 16 your activist told the crowd the fight against climate change won't stop until world leaders take the problem seriously. justin trudeau was among those who marched at the rally. even he was criticized by greta thunberg for not doing enough. that is it for newshour. i will be back in a couple of minutes. see you then. ♪

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