♪ >> this is al jazeera. ♪ >> hello. you are watching the news hour live from london. in the next 60 minutes, at least if you nine injured in clashes between palestinian worshipers and is really police -- israeli police in occupied east jerusalem. bova crisis in nepal as over the border in india pressure --

covid crisis in nepal as over the border in india pressures rise for government to help. 25 people killed in a densely -- deadly police rage -- raid in rio de janeiro. a chinese rocket could crash and an uninhabited area. punishing the teams in the ill-fated super league attempt, the u.k. government tells them not to travel to turkey for the champions league final. ♪ >> welcome to the news hour. violent scenes in occupied east jerusalem, at least 53 palestinians and three police officers -- six police officers

injured by israeli police. tens of thousands of muslim worshipers packed the site for ramadan last week but many stayed over the threat to evict palestinian families on land claimed by jewish settlers. they responded with stun grenades and rubber bullets. clashes in elsewhere occupied east jerusalem over plans to evict palestinian families from their homes, demonstrators tried to enter the neighborhood but they used bombs against the -- sound bombs in the crowd and closed area. the united states is concerned about heightened tensions and has called on all sides to work and de-escalate what is happening on the ground. following on this, a reporter is

on the occupied west bank. tensions running high because of these massive evictions in the occupied east jerusalem neighborhood. tell us what prompted these protests. >> today is the last friday of the holy month of ramadan, many worshipers across the occupied west bank and in jerusalem and elsewhere go to the al-aqsa mosque for prayers. numbers have been less, 25% of the usual numbers of worshipers who usually attend the prayers of the last friday in the past few years. in general, the situation in jerusalem has been volatile since the beginning of the month. it started when israeli police started putting up barricades in the old city of jerusalem. they said this is part of

preventing gatherings because of covid palestinians are saying this is an attempt to decrease the places or amount of gatherings in solidarity with what is going on in jerusalem. they protested and managed to pressure them to remove the barriers. there is also the growing tension in regards to the neighborhood where palestinians are expected to be evicted from their houses. many palestinians will tell you that if they lose one of the shift, one factor, one house it is one to many. -- too many. on monday, there is a day that the jewish israelis call jerusalem day in which they marched all or the city and for palestinians it is seen as a provocation for them and their right to pray at the al-aqsa

mosque. they believe what happened at this mosque compound aims to evict them because on monday it also coincides with what palestinians and muslims call a holy night, specifically the holiest in ramadan. they are is -- they are saying israelis want to evict them from the compound in preparation for allowing israeli sectors inside mosque. we are talking to medics and they tell us they are establishing a field hospital inside the old city to accommodate the growing number of injuries. as we heard from palestinians sharing videos on social media, it depends on the electricity and internet connection there, but they are saying the situation now is calling down

after hundreds of palestinians were trapped inside of the al-aqsa mosque before they allow people inside. >> earlier we saw the remnants of those events with israeli police obviously still in the area. have live -- we have live pictures and we are seeing more now. israeli police employing large numbers of officers to the city of jerusalem but particularly in the old city and they have closed off surrounding states going into the mosque. everything, you might say security was stepped up because of barriers and various things because today's events were anticipated because of those previous attentions around the evictions. it is also the last friday of ramadan and a significant holy night is coming up on monday so we can expect these tensions and

scenes to go on. >> yes, let's not forget that jerusalem has always been a very important issue in the palestinian israeli conflict. last -- the palestinian president spoke about this a few minutes ago on palestinian tv, he said that they will convene and hold a session to protect the people because he said jerusalem is the terrorist capital of the palestinians. palestinians have been saying that east jerusalem should be there capital and they believe israeli actions on a daily basis aim to evict them from the city and make life so impossible for them that they have to leave it. imagine if you were a palestinian resident of jerusalem. you do not even have permanent

status in the city. have an id and all and all the situation when it comes to palestinians living in east jerusalem is difficult. when it comes to situations like that, palestinians feel they have to defend their presence, their boundaries, they believe that by raising their voices, protesting against the israeli brutality, this is one way for them to maintain their presence and fight for the right to stay in the city. it's what they call israeli attempts to make it more jewish and evict the indigenous palestinians from their lands. >> a lot of the focus recently has been on sheikh jarrah in occupied east jerusalem and tell us more about the protests happening before today because

there has been this court ordered eviction notice to evict 40 palestinians from their homes. >> there are a lot of legal issues when it comes to the palestinians who are living in these areas of sheikh jarrah. israeli settlers are saying they have had ownership over these properties since the 90's but palestinians will say they have been living there since after 1938, the creation of the state of israel, and they have been refugees who had to leave their villages and cities and had to come to these houses. the issue here is not jus legalities, this is part of the israeli attempts to make the city more jewish so palestinians

in east jerusalem have been facing different maneuvers from the israelis to try and push them away from their land, citing different legal and illegal measures. for them this is not just about legality, this is an important neighborhood in jerusalem and it is surrounded with indigenous settlements and many palestinians will tell you this aims to take over the city and connect the settlements with each other and further push palestinians away from their homes. we have seen the residence saying they are not going to be leaving and we have also seen many palestinians in solidarity, they are attending the meal that breaks the fast in the month of ramadan, and there have been clashes in the area. very prominent or known right

wing coalition has established a post to call it an office, further escalating the tension on the ground. he later removed it but this is all seen as part of the contention, part of the two sides fighting over the city in which palestinians say it is going to always be there capital as per the u.n., as per the many european organizations and the eu who have talked about this and said this is an eviction of palestinians from their homes. >> thank you for now. linda speaking to us from the west bank in ramallah. thank you. a middle east analyst and senior consultant for chatham house, he joins me from london. we are speaking about the developments in al-aqsa, the

last friday of ramadan, thousands of workers -- worshipers gathering her prayers but also coming out these tensions in sheikh jarrah in east jerusalem. we were talking about the legal battles playing out over the evictions. this is all going to exacerbate the conflict around east jerusalem in terms of israel finding new ways of cementing its grip over the territory. >> good evening. it is regrettable to see the violence in a city that is supposed to symbolize peace, but coexistence in jerusalem is one of the things they need and when something happens you see how volatile is the situation. for political reasons, some of the right wing israel, some of

them are using legal tools to evict palestinians. they claim jewish honors of this place where only before 1948, it is very strictly ground. -- shaky ground. what is the wisdom? they are also taking politicians and as a result we are seeing it is turning into a political battle over jerusalem. >> this is much more than a legal battle, obviously, what do you anticipate to happen on monday because it is a significant day in the most lump

-- muslim holy month of ramadan and is likely to be a day where people mobilize. it is also when the supreme court considers the legality of this eviction notice. >> i think they should reconsider. it is a few days -- and a day of -- is coming. what we say in the last few hours and before, the last few weeks, as the mounting changes. the clashes and tensions in the city. i think it is an interesting meeting between the palestinian leadership and israeli leadership and maybe it is time for the security council to step in before it gets out of hand. we know from the past it can.

in jerusalem it encapsulates the confct in its entirety, but it ltiplies because of the religious, national tensions, the coexistence. the leadership on both sides must intervene. >> thank you, we appreciate it. you are watching the news hour live from london, still ahead on the program, the former maldives president is in critical conditions after a bomb after side of his home. -- outside his home. safe but suffering, we speak to women traumatized by sexual violence in ethiopia.

and a player who will be taking a trophy home this year. ♪ >> covid is cutting its way through south asia as well as the huge number daily cases in india. nepal is being swamped by infections and there are fears it is heading in the same direction as its neighbor. 47% of tests being carried out in nepal are positive, even higher in some parts. doctors warn of a major crisis, hospitals already running out of oxygen and beds. india's prime minister is undergoing pressure to impose a nationwide lockdown, over 400,000 cases recorded on thursday nearly 4000 deaths. in japan, the government has extended its state of emergency in tokyo and other cities just three months from the olympics. the world health organization

granted emergency approval for the vaccine made by the chinese company, sinopharm. this is the first non-western vaccine and can be used in the global covax program. >> the who gave emergency authorization to sign on beijing's vaccine, making it the sixth vaccine to receive validation for safety, efficacy, and quality. this expands the list of vaccines that covax can buy and gives countries confidence to expedite their own approval and report and administer of vaccines. >> nepal is emerging as a coronavirus hotspot, daily cases hitting a record high thursday with more than 9000 infections compared to 300 last month.

we have reports on this now from kathmandu. >> nepal's capital of kathmandu is in lockdown and the hospitals are struggling to cope with the surge of people infected by coronavirus. >> our emergency room had five beds but now we have 25 beds. we have added 20 beds in our emergency room, until now we have not returned anyone from here without providing them with oxygen. but the situation is getting complicated. next near the border with india, more workers from nepal are arriving home from indian cities stricken by covid-19. @@that adds to the health crisi. staff and hospitals are forced to turn away patients as beds and medical supplies are georges -- short supply -- are in short supply. cemeteries fill up as family say goodbye from a distae. an increasing number of climbers

are arriving for the spring climbing on everest are testing positive. >> we usually have a lot of fun and we sing and dance but we are not doing any of that now and we are only speaking to those in our teams. >> with the coronavirus outbreak in neighboring india, nepal is suspending national fights and some are rushing to leave. >> i am very likely to be able to take a flight on the last day of them operating. i'm glad i will be able to leave nepal where covid-19 is getting really bad. >> mastic flights were also halted earlier this week and the government has announced other measures to cope with the crisis. they include finding more space to store the bodies of covid patients who have died and are important -- converting oxygen from industrial uses to hospitals, funds are being

allocated to build oxygen plants and lockdowns in kathmandu are being extended by a week. all of this has come too late, and the red cross warns nepal could face a worsening humanitarian emergency. >> india's outbreak is also getting worst with the prime minister still refusing to consider a national lockdown. hospitals in the biggest cities are turning patients away and the fear is that situations in rural areas is about to get worse. elizabeth reports from new delhi. >> and dr. has the covid patient on her stomach so she can breathe easily and ease pressure on the chest. others are in pain. patients in this hospital might be suffering but in a state with a new 125 beds for every 100 -- 100,000 people, they are fortunate to be there.

they are 100 kilometers away from india's capital, new delhi, 40 people have died in the past three weeks. that includes the village pharmacist who has refused admission to the nearest hospital a 90 minutes drive away. his son explains what happened. >> there were no beds available for him at the hospital. we tried others but they refused, too. we took into a nearby hospital as his condition became worse but there were no beds available and dr. say he died. my father was a strong person. he was 45 years old. if he had treatment and oxygen, perhaps he would be alive. >> although his father could not find medical care, he was tested for covid-19, a test others in the village have not been able to get. >> there are people who have had

a fever for a few days and some are dying. almost every home has a member who is ill. no covid testings have made. people are aware of the disease but don't have the mead -- means to get them selves tested, the ne to travel far that is not happening. people are dying without a test, there is no death certificate either. >> someone who also lives in this village says his 80-year-old mother died. >> she had fever two days earlier and when she heard my brother had passed away in an accident, she fell further ill. the fever became worse. we could not take her to the city hospital. he did not have time to try and give her treatment. -- we did not have time to give her treatment. >> this health center is closed, 65% of india's population live in rural areas like this village, there are fewer public

hospitals than in cities. what india is facing a shortage not just of hospital beds and medical supplies, but health care workers, too. >> we can't create 400 or 500 icu beds within a few days or weeks, or that you need trained staff, trained medical personnel, trained technicians, and a lot of equipment that cannot be created within days and weeks. >> there is only one doctor for every 20,000 people in this area. hospitals in india's richest cities including new delhi have been overwhelmed by the surgeon cases. it is widely believed the situation is even worse in rural areas where most cases and deaths are underreported because of a lack in testing. al jazeera, new delhi. >> tunisia is introducing a coronavirus lockdown to contain what the prime minister called the worst health crisis and its

history. non-essential businesses will be closed in a week as muslims marked the end of ramadan. the health care system is at risk of collapse with about 100 people a day dying of covid. bmoving to other top story, former president of the maldives is in critical condition after being injured in a bomb attack outside his home. behind now she'd who is the current -- mohamed nasheed was the maldives first democratically elected president in 2008, ending 30 years of autocratic rule. he was ousted in a coup in 2012 and prevented from running again in 2018 because of criminal charges. the deputy speaker of the maldives parliament says he was likely targeted by one of the armed groups he has been

critical of. >> i believe this is an act by violent extremists, religious extremist groups and authorities and the public -- given the history of threats against the president, i don't think it would be too much to say this was target by violent extremists. president nasheed -- not many people in the country have the courage to take on religious extremist, i would say perhaps he is the only strong boys in the country taking on religious extremism in the country. >> the united nations says more than 500 cases of sexual violence have been reported in ethiopia's province since the start of the conflict six month ago. victims are coping with the psychological effect. we spoke to one survivor who fled across the border to

sedan. >> when fighting began in this region last november, this woman , whose identity we are protecting, said she was working in a farm in her hometown. she feared for her life and out of her two-year-old son, she fled in search of safety but she and her son and up in a situation they never imagined. >> four soldiers from the region took me to a house. two of them it raped me for days. they refused to give me food or water, they beat me when i tried to run away. i still suffer from back pains. i bent them to stop and asked why they were doing this to me. they said it is because of where i am from. >> she lives in this camp and sedan -- sudan. many from her area across the border since the government started the conflict.

the conflict has left thousands of killed or displaced. the united nations says at least 500 cases of sexual violence have been reported. >> sexual violence is used as a weapon of war, the government -- but those who are carrying out atrocities seem to be revenge attacks. >> they accuse tigray victims of faking. dozens of cases have been documented in refugee camps in sudan. the real number is likely to be higher. >> the reporting asked the underreporting is everywhere, there are many factors affecting this like a feeling of shame, fear of retaliation.

and the major challenge we are facing now is funding. we want to reach every woman and girl in the camps, every vulnerable woman and girl. we want to make sure that she feels safe and empowered. >> she says with the memory of the day she was abused haunting her, she is finding it hard to move on. >> sometimes i lose the will to get out of my tent and sometimes i get nightmares and wake up crying before i realize i am no longer trapped in that house. >> she hopes the day comes when she can put the horrors of the assault behind her but is worded how long that will take. >> news live from london, still ahead. >> as we all know, the taliban will take over the government. what will happen to our lives? clark's they have rested all to --

>> thousands of afghans fear they will be left behind as the u.s. withdraws. >> high hopes for a mali mother and her nine babies, doctors say the babies are in good health. a record extending pole position, that comes up with sports. ♪ ♪ >> spring is an illusion for many countries in europe, in the north, rain coming from the atlantic through most countries in europe. and does that look like spring? that looks like an autumn storm and it is on its way through the british isles. the second weekend where this has happened, not as bad as last

weekend, not as windy or wet but it will be both. ahead of the one in front, there at about 30, and portugal there is nice warmth but the rain will get here as well, will knock temperatures back and do the same for france. much of central and eastern europe appears under this warm blooming spring sunshine. that will warm things up by 10 degrees or more. for example, in berlin you're at about 25 and 27 by the end of the weekend, by monday at just 19. it's going up and down, this is a site. that goes across the colder areas, it reaches about 18 degrees in stockholm and 22 by tuesday. the last few days you have been below average so a pleasant change. ♪

>> cultivating food is the foundation of human civilization but food today is a global commodity. >> if the industry could not make money, how would people get work? >> the contentious debate. >> public interest and public safety is not taking president. >> an in-depth investigation into the agri-business. >> they just want their products on the market. >> be price of product -- progress on al jazeera. >> the latest news as it breaks. >> more than half of the coal mined by separatists is relabeled as russian coal and transported to asia and europe. >> with detailed coverage. >> -- this is on the way it will be completed after may 1. >> from around the world. >> new laws designed to curtail people's right of a simile

damage the country's democracy. -- of assembly damage the country's democracy. ♪ ♪ [speaking foreign language] >> welcome. 100 people have been wounded in crashes with -- clashes with israeli forces, they have gathered in the compound for ramadan and stayed over threats to evict palestinians from their homes in occupied east jerusalem. doctors in nepal warned of a major covid crisis, nearly half of all tests carried out are coming back positive. neighboring india has had 414

thousand cases in one day, the prime minister continues to resist -- for under 14,000 cases in one day, the prime minister resists calls for a lockdown. -- investigating one of rio de janeiro's deadliest police raids. >> demonstrators took to the streets in rio demanding an investigation into the raid on the neighborhood which led to the deaths of 25 people, one of them a police officer. thursday's operation has drawn condemnation from human rights groups and activists as well as the united nations which is calling for an independent investigation. >> it appears that collectively they are not succeeding in stopping these disturbing, over-the-top lethal operations. something is clearly wrong. the supreme court has been

involved in the issue and issued a ruling in 2020 restricting police operations. some thing is not working or other things are not working and i think the problem needs to be reviewed as been suggested. a broad review of what is going on and how to fix it. >> thursday's police raided was the deadliest of rio de janeiro's history. there's a long history police violence in brazil, in 199321 people were shot dead by police what was known as a massacre. they were in revenge for the killings of four police officers. until thursday, rio's most deadly official operation was in 20 -- 2007 were 19 people were killed in a raid. between june last year and march of this year nearly -- 85% of

people killed were in rio and in the surrounding region. cesar munoz joins us from sao paulo. it's being decide -- described as one of the deadliest shootings in rio's history. do have details about what took place? >> that is a good question. it is key that we have a thorough independent investigation into what happened. but it is pretty bad, we at human rights watch have received credible evidence that bodies of victims were moved from the crime scene, that people were dragged and the country -- crime scene was not preserved and that is a problem because you can

lose evidence of what happened. >> so that means that even if there was to be an independent investigation, into what happened, it is likely to be impeded or flawed in some way or at least limited in terms of the available evidence? >> yeah. when you destroy -- the first hours and day of the investigation is the most crucial moment. when you have the evidence there, you have the neighbors there can interview them. i have to say police is not doing a good job. this is something we have seen in many investigations in rio de janeiro. 98% of police shootings in rio and without any charges. i hope we don't say the same about this one because it is obviously a shocking number of people being killed and the

force investigating the killings is the same force that committed the killings. the police. >> sorry, don't mean to interrupt. i was thinking, because we were looking at images and for people that might not be familiar with the area, these sort of police raids happen on a regular basis. but can you explain why police are deployed in such a heavy presence in this way inside these particular neighborhoods? why does this happen? >> well, in rio -- the policy has been to conduct military style raids into these neighborhoods where there is no police presence.

a permanent presence. so police will come into these neighborhoods and a very narrow street, difficult to navigate inside, it is very dangerous for them as well. we saw one police officer was killed. and the objective of these operations are usually to apprehend drugs and weapons, but they -- the police don't stay in the neighborhoods. they conduct these raids, they come out. the criminal organizations that operate their stay there. if you kill a member or a fuel, tomorrow there will be other people who will join because they have limited job opportunities there. these raids, they accomplish nothing. they are absolutely counterproductive because they picked the communities, the communities to see the police as a threat to them and to their

children. parks can i ask briefly, is the political -- >> can i ask if the political climate is exacerbating this question mark -- ? >> absolutely. president bolsonaro has been encouraging police violence. he introduced two bills in congress that will make it much harder to hold abusive police officers accountable for crimes. and on this event, when you have 25 people killed, he has said nothing. vice president, a retired general, said that of those who were killed -- those who were killed were criminals. without any proof or investigation. so that is the wrong attitude and those kinds of statements empower abusive police officers.

>> thank you very much. cesar munoz from human rights watch. four former minneapolis police officers have been charged with federal civil rights offenses over the death of george floyd. the group includes derek chauvin who was convicted of his murder last month and was accused of depriving george floyd of his constitutional rights including ignoring his basic medical needs. the case last year sparked a global outcry against police brutality in the u.s.. the homeland security secretary says the biden administrations ask again border planet getting results but more work is needed. we were speaking on the visit to one of the main processing facilities in texas, the number of unaccompanied children there has been cut to three and 44, less than a 10th of the number it was at its peak in march.

>> immigration and irregular migration is a very dynamic challenge. and therefore the challenge is not entirely behind us. though we have accomplished a great deal. and we must maintain the capacity to deal with and address the dynamism so we do not experience to the best of our abilities what we experienced at the end of march and the beginning of april. >> let's speak to mike in washington, what do we know about the situation of the border? >> it has been something of a turnaround because in march there was the greatest influx of refugees across the border within 20 years, over 3000 unaccompanied children were being held at what was supposed to be adult attention --

detention centers. we hear the figure has been reduced to just over 300. this would appear to be largely the work of the biden reunification team. this is a body set up by the biden administration to seek ways in which to reunite families, bring unaccompanied children back with their parents , bearing in wind -- airing in mind the trauma that has happened. unaccompanied children come across the border and are not being sent back, they are being held by the border patrol for a limited. of time before being moved either to foster care or two hotels in the region pending reunification with their families. this is a major shift in terms of how the immigrants are being treated. at the same time, there is still pushback from some of biden's own party who insists that he should declare a national emergency at the border. but pushback, too, from the

white house press secretary who says this is not a crisis but a challenge. >> tell us more about the develop men's we had because on the jobs front there has not been -- the developments we have had because on the jobs front there has not been as much progress as they wanted, greater jobs are going to be added but it looks as of the figures fall short. >> the latest figures fall very short indeed in terms of government projections. at the biden administration is attempting to spin it around and say -- but the biden administration is attempting to spend around and say it was never going to be changed in a short. of time, they pointed to the rescue legislation, the trillion dollar -- short period of time, they pointed to the rescue legislation, the trillion dollars of relief, as was interment -- this was a

short-term institution and not a long-term solution, but they want to build up the infrastructure, providing more funds for the infrastructure that is a hallmark of their administration. the president himself is trying to put as good a light of it -- on it as possible. pres. biden: we came to the office and knew we were facing a once in a century pandemic and a once in a generation economic crisis. we knew this would not be a street -- a sprint, but a marathon. when we passed the american rescue plan, it was designed to help us over the course of a year, not 60 days. a year. we never thought that after the first 50 or 60 days, everything would be fine. >> nonetheless, biden's political opponents have seized on these figures as evidence that he is mishandling the economy and his rescue plan, along with his massive infrastructure plan are doing

nothing to develop employment within this country. >> thank you very much, mike hanna in washington. the united states has started withdrawing its troops from afghanistan but a soldier's head home they leave behind thousands of afghans who worked with them and these lives are at risk. they are urging washington to prioritize their visa applications to move to the u.s. before it is too late. reporting from kabul. >> she was risking it all she started working as a contractor for the u.s. government. her house has been attacked and she has received threats. her supervisor suggested she applied for a special immigrant visa for herself and her family to safely move to the u.s.. that was in 2017. she is still wting for approval. >> most of the people in this country -- the worst thing is the situation is getting worse day by day and as we all know,

the taliban will take over the government. what will happen to our lives? the main thing which i'm concerned about is myself and my families security. who will take this responsibility because most of the people -- i am hiding myself, i cannot guarantee that. >> she is one of about 18,000 afghans who have worked alongside u.s. troops, diplomats, and other government personnel and are waiting for decisions on those special immigrant visas. the process is long and grueling. a report published in early april found the program ineffective in addressing the needs of those applying. >> the application process should take nine months but on average it takes 40 years if not more. -- for years if not more. -- four years.

they have yet to commit to any concrete reforms to address the background -- backlog or accelerate approval. pressure from congress and organizations including no one left behind has been mounting. >> if we don't do anything, if we do not expedite this process, i am sure that after the withdrawal, it will be tortured and killed in front of their family. videos will be uploaded on social media for other people do not support the u.s. government in the future. >> dozens of afghans who worked with australian troops and afghanistan are also proving -- pleading to have their visas processed. the taliban considers afghans who work with other countries as traitors and outright attribute in -- and vowed retribution. dozens have been killed and

several were waiting for visas. >> i have no option. the option i have is the only way to die here in this country or get my visa to have a safe life in the states. >> since 2009 when the visa program was established, thousands of afghans, many with their families, have relocated to the united states and that along with thousands of others desperately want to join them before it is too late. al jazeera, kabul. >> a memorial service is being held in south africa for the queen of the zulus, the late -- the nation's largest ethnic group. ♪ the queen died suddenly last week of the age of 65, just a month after being appointed regent. she was the most senior wife of the late king who died in march, one of the other lives -- wives has challenged succession and

family has denied rumors she was poisoned. zulu wrecking -- is about 1/5 of the population. >> a mother from molly and her nine babies are in good health after -- mali and her nine babies are in good health, a woman gave birth to non-tablets, -- nine babies, they are expected to spend weeksn incubators. two cases of nine babies have been reported in the past but none survived. >> the mother is in good health, five and four boys, their condition is stable.

their weight ranges from 500 grams to one kilogram. >> time for sports. >> we start with some big breaking football news, resilient -- a brazilian player has agreed to extend his contract for four years according to french newspaper. the deal will be done on saturday and will keep them in the club until 2026. manchester city and chelsea fans have been dealt a blow after britain's government put turkey on the travel read list as the championship final istanbul. they had to give both clubs a minimum of 4000 tickets each, fans are unlikely to travel there now as they would have to quarantine the government approved hotel for 10 days. some have suggested the final should be moved to the u.k.. >> fans should not travel to

turkey. the fa are in discussions with them already, we are open to hosting the final but it is ultimately a decision for them. the u.k. has a successful track record of football matches with spectators so it is a place to do it. >> honestly i play wherever it is played. we should have played in istanbul last season so it was not in istanbul, it was in portugal. now again the situation is heavy in turkey at the moment. i think anything can change quite rapidly these days so let us be open in the moment and prepare for travel to turkey. >> chelsea and manchester city are clubs who will be punished for trying to form the ill-fated super leg.

those teens along with arsenal, liverpool, -- super leg. -- super league. -- they face fines of $120 million each if they seek to join an authorized -- unauthorized optician in the future. some teams have refused to reintegrate. manchester united's owner has told supporters he is willing to discuss increasing the number of fans with a stake in the club. united has been dealing with protests against american owners following plans to join the super league. those protests led to the match against liverpool being postponed. one man does not start as head coach for a few months but excitement is building. he appeared in the italian capital -- this appeared na

italian capital and it says -- it depicts the coach on a vespa. the bike has the words special one on it and a nod to his nickname. with two and a half months to go until the tokyo olympics, the head of the international olympic committee will have to cancel a planned trip to the city. he was sent to visit japan this month but after the state of emergency was extended in tokyo, the head of the organizing committee admits it's unlikely they will be able to welcome the chief. >> i think it is important for president -- the president to see the situation, but with the state of emergency extending it is difficult for him to visit as it will put a burden on him. >> we spoke to sportswriter of the japan times who says the cancellation of the games

remains unlikely. >> not being able to welcome the head of the ifc roughly two months before the olympics is not the best optics. it is a difficult situation. it has been difficult since the start of the pandemic. i think that it does not look great for everyone involved, especially with the state of emergency being extended until the end of the month. they have a lot of alternatives that don't involve canceling the games, severely restricting attendance or closing it to the public entirely and just holding the competition or broadcast. some thing like that would reduce the amount of staff needed and produce the amount of -- reduce the amount of people on site and would let themold the games even if it is nothing close. when tokyo was announced as the host several years ago. >> a five time winner is out and can tell us. he was beaten 6-4, 6-4 in the

finals. the german picking up his first-rate when over the grand slam champion and winning -- ending his winning streak. he will face the u.s. open. >> one of the biggest wins of my career so far, especially against him. it's the toughest thing to do in our sport and beating him in his house as he said is incredible. >> is seven-time champion lewis hamilton set the fastest time at the spanish grand prix. they're hoping to convert pace to a record in standing -- record extending 100 -- the newest driver could only go ninth fastest. it britishle -- a british fightr is about to go against a mexican superstar. they will face off in texas on

saturday in front of 70,000 fans. he has the chance to become the second fighter after floyd mayweather to defeat the world champion. >> i'm coming to win. i don't think alvarez is the man to win versus me, he's a great champion, but i'm coming to take all of these by storm. >> -- a disagreement with a fighter french sanchez. when asked -- frank sanchez. >> i don't know about pound for pound but i know i'm the best fighter that has ever lived. never been pound for pound, the best looking, the best talker, best-dressed, best everything. >> he says he is the best, judging by the shirt he's wearing that is debatable. >> a humble man.

>> typical modest fighter. >> china is saying that debris from its latest rocket launch is unlikely to cause harm even though no one knows where or when it will land. the remains of the rocket has been spotted over the u.s. and what is called an uncontrolled reentry. it was launched a week ago carrying the first part of the space station and is expected to come down over the weekend most likely in the ocean. >> it is specially designed so most of its parts will be destroyed in the process. the probability of causing harmful activities in the air and on the ground is low. the government apartment will report the situation to the public. >> that wraps up the news hour but i will be back with you at 2200: gmt.

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