tv Al Jazeera English Newshour LINKTV August 27, 2021 5:00pm-6:01pm PDT
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and, two groups to groups of kidnapped children released in nigea some as young as four. cristiano ronaldo is returning to manchester but not to play for city, he is heading back to his former club. ♪ hello and welcome to the news hour. foreign forces in afghanistan are pushing ahead with their massive evacuation efforts. one day after a suicide bombers targeted people desperately trying to flee. crowds returned to kabul airport despite warnings that another attack is likely. in the next few days will be the most dangerous to date. at least 170 five people, the vast majority afghan civilians, are known to have died in thursday's attack. afghan offshoots of the group isil says they were behind the
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bombing. afghanistan's new rule is the taliban, or a sworn enemy, they say they are stepping up security and have taken over most of the airport. the pressure is also building on u.s. president, joe biden, who has vowed to hunt down those behind the bombing, which killed 13 american troops in the aftermath of the attack, a sense of danger and desperation is gripping the afghan capital. as one of history's largest airless draws to an end. charlotte has more. august secunda had served in an afghan soldier, he went to kabul on thursday hoping his service would be enough to qualify him for an evacuation flight. >> the father of four was killed at the gates. [speaking foreign language] he is a monster because he died for good cause. he wanted a better future for his family because there is no work here and so much fighting. he wanted out of this place and
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he died for it. >> he spent his childhood and final days under taliban rule. he wanted life to be different for his children and helped to raise them in the u.s.. people here say the u.s. has offered little and taken so much. [speaking foreign language] >> all of these explosions, these recent attacks because of the americans. >> this it's outside --this woman sits outside the hospital, her uncle has called from california they are waiting on news on her father who has survived the explosion and is being treated. >> they did not give us permission to see him and his ab turbine and hands were hurt. he was brought here in a card. we have only seen pictures of him and he was bloody. >> dozens were brought here to emergency hospital, these are some of the most severe. everyone here had been at the airport hoping for an evacuation flight to escape the violence.
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instead, they are afghanistan's latest victims. in the intensive care unit, patients explain why they ignored i said -- i still threats and remained outside the gates to argue their case for evacuation. the lao had tried to get through with his uncle who had a foreign passport. he said it was red. his uncle died at the scene. in the aftermath, many victims were separated from their family members. this woman went to the airport with 15 relatives. >> may be some of them, maybe they are scared. i don't know. i don't know where is my family, where is my wife, my children. >> as evacuations wind it down, this is not how many afghans expected to see u.s. forces depart. there are warnings of more isil
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attacks at the airport, the taliban has increased security and expanded the perimeter. 4002 did not make it onto a flight, it is likely a dream lost. for others, it is so much more. >> the taliban have announced afghans with valid documents will be able to travel freely in the future. as they seek to calm fears they will impose restrictions. the message's came in a televised address which called on afghans to unite and rebuild their country. many are desperate for leave. >> our lives are endangered. the whole world to know about it. >> we came here because we were supposed to catch a flight, but the situation is bad. we came here yesterday but there was an explosion and people were killed and wounded. they are not allowing people in the airport.
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the people are really bad situation. >> the taliban would like america to maintain a diplomatic presence in afghanistan. the white house says the situation on the ground is still dangerous. our the threat is ongoing and it is active. >> that hidden continues to be the case every day. this is the most vigorous part of the mission, this is the mission, this is retrograde. what that means is this the. of time -- this is the. of time where we live not just troops on but also equipment home. that is often a dangerous part of any mission. in this case they are doing that while there is a ongoing threat from isis-k. >> what more do we know about the isil affiliate known as iso-k? they were formed in 2014 by
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breakaway fighters of the pakistani taliban and fighters from afghanistan who pledged allegiance to the late isil leader. it's a historic region which comprised of parts of iran, pakistan. they have been responsible for some of the most horrible attacks in recent years. there also are aggressors of the taliban, isil has been critical of any cooperation between the taliban and washington including deals to withdraw foreign troops. were speaking to a former counterterrorist advisor. he joins us live from washington. it seems to be difficult to establish the relationship
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between isil and the taliban, whether they are mortal enemies, or if there is some level of overlap and coordination between the two. >> al qaeda, the taliban, boko haram, you name it. all of these extremist groups that operate in different parts of the world, they all share one thing in common. that is they use islam as a tool to justify their actions. whether they get along or not, what are they will make a honest safe is in for terrorism or plant deadly attacks across the u.s. -- the world, that is something that the future will tell. i think the taliban relationship with isis has not been good from the beginning. 2014, they came from pakistan,
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same birthplace but different strategy. different operation. their techniques are different. in 2019, i interviewed isis children in kabul and the taliban. 77 isis and 55 taliban. the conclusion i had was that isis has been more disciplined rather than the taliban. i think they are in a phase of regrouping settlements that's how every insurgency starts. if you look at columbia or the ira, or kkk in the u.s., all of these groups some sort of extreme radical thoughts, the first thing they do is make sure they get settlements to start recruiting and making people believe in them. i think going forward in this new chapter, we see right now some sort of order. i think the bloodshed has stopped.
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promising whether the taliban will work with other groups, all minority, that will determine the fate of whether isis can resist or not. a strong government will not --it requires afghan leaders and a strong kabul administration. >> you are saying the more inclusive the taliban government is, the more ethnic, religious, various different groups are part of some sort of government, the less of the threat they face from isil. but, we know iso-is targeted -- isil has a targeted certain groups in the past. could that deepen isil's opposition to the taliban? >> in some ways it could. when i talk about inclusiveness, i many taliban to be able to form a government and you bring the opposition, the resisting
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forces. the leaders in pakistan and uae, the leadership of the taliban in qatar, i think all of them sit together and come from eyes on some sort of solution whether they will run giving the cabinet ministers to them. in 2001, all of the sides were available except the taliban. i have been saying this, if we have the taliban on the table at that point, you would not have had the 19 years of war. i think it is a time again it's based on tribalism. it's a lot --it's a country smaller than texas, but everybody wants to rule in be in power. i think, having that mentality and having a strategy to unite the tribes, you can prevent isis. >> can i ask you briefly, it's such a vast country in the taliban has admitted they are having trouble disciplining their own fighters.
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will there be in some provinces or remote areas governors or taliban representatives that might coordinate with isil-k even if in parts of leadership oppose that? >> there is a possibility. not all the taliban are united. there are groups that are not going to have the piece, there are groups that don't want the whole deal with the u.s.. most of the isil foot soldiers who have grievances in loss of jobs or are people that have not been listen to because at the same time there are taliban fighters that have drawn isis to be against the taliban. in addition to isis we have seen groups of them against the government and the taliban. we are talking about al qaeda, chechen fighters, all of these groups will be an obstacle even if the taliban bring a strong
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government. the taliban will have in the advantage is they will be able to have strong institutions to combat -- and be able to shoot himself in actions that are not democracy but protecting the people from terrorism. >> thank you very much. >> thank you for having me. >> there is a key military crisis in the country, the u.n. is warning half a one million afghans could flee by the end of year and it is calling on the country's neighbors to keep their borders open to those seeking safety. >> these are dramatic times and unhcr has worked with the people of afghanistan for over 40 years. if will stand by them and do what we can to support them. in terms of numbers, we are preparing for around 500,000 new refugees in the region. this is a worst-case scenario. what we have not seen, large
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outflows of afghans at this point, the situation inside afghanistan has evolved more rapidly than anyone expected. >> meanwhile, the authorities have ordered the hotels not to accept guests for the next three weeks. pakistani media says the government is expecting foreign diplomats and journalists to arrive security measures aside the tiles -- hotels have been beefed up. many say they have been giving up waiting to be phone out of the country. refugees in a city in france are worried about the future of their country under the taliban. many of them are desperate for news of their loved ones, especially after the airport attacks. we spoke to some of them who want to remain anonymous for their security. >> this man says he fled kabul nearly one year ago because he feared for his safety. now, he is in the north french port and wants to reach britain.
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he says since the taliban takeover in afghanistan, he can stop worrying about his family at home. >> now, they are telling me to try to pick us up from there because we are not secure their. maybe there will --they will be killed by the taliban. they are scared. >> while thousands of afghans are trying to leave afghanistan now, those in --many who left years ago because of violence survive outdoors in grim conditions. [speaking foreign language] >> i am scared for my country. i did not want to leave. no one wants to leave their home. now, and afghanistan, people have no choice. the situation is really bad. >> it is a scary time, it's an uncertain time as well. a lot of people don't know if
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their families will make it out, what will happen after this deadline. it's a scary, warning time. >> if you afghans want to stay in france, most want to reach the u.k. because of language or family ties. each day, some people attempt to cross the english channel by hiding in a lorry or an inflatable boat. the british government says it will take in 20,000 afghan refugees over five years. there is no indication that would include any of those stuck in france. >> it is not fair. we are following things in couple, they fly people from afghanistan because the situation is very difficult there. it is why we left our homes, so why don't they take afghans from here? >> frustration, fatigue, and a different -- desperate existence made worse by anxiety about loved ones far away. if you hear say they regret
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their journeys, but most hope what is happening in afghanistan will help people better understand why they left. >> live from london, more ahead the program. u.s. intelligence agencies release a declassified report into the origins of the coronavirus and whether it was developed as a bioweapon. another test for cruise and -- as congress decides to approve his cabinet. we will show you the formula one driver who set the fastest time in practice, but then crashed into a wall. coming up next in sports. russia has reported their highest monthly death toll of the coronavirus pandemic. 50,421 people died from covid-19 or covid related causes in july.
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it says there were 306 5000 covid related deaths between april 2020 and last month. this is double the official death toll published by the russian coronavirus task force. covid related deaths in the u.s. have risen 11% in the past week. the cdc released the latest figures one day after the number of coronavirus patients in hospitals as 100,000, a level last seen in january. hospitals in the south are more full than the rest of the country, many states are going to their worst wave of infections. topping the list, florida where 17,000 people are in the hospital grade is reporting more than 200 deaths each day. and he more from miami. >> the situation in florida has not been worse over the past few days, we have got north of 200 beds per day around 23,000 new cases reported every day and 17,000 people in the state alone are hospitalized.
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all of this of course, being fueled by that adult a variant, and most of the people in the hospital are the unvaccinated. things are so bad that doctors are holding press conferences on masks to appeal to people to get those vaccines in their arms. governor ron desantis has been overruled by a judge. he was trying to stop schools from having massive mandates, but a judge said it have exceeded your authority. in terms of parents who want their children to stay safe, that could be seen as a good thing. there are people who will not agree with that, but the governor has been overruled. in many ways, what is happening in florida is a microcosm of what is happening across the entire country, particularly in states like alabama, mississippi, and louisiana where those vaccination rates are low. and, the cases are ramping up. i have to say, over the past few days and weeks, those vaccination rates have been going up as people realize they have to make a choice.
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they might be vaccine hesitant, but the alternative could be worse. >> american intelligence agencies are divided over where the coronavirus actually came from. they agree it was not developed as a bioweapon. this is according to a report ordered by u.s. president, joe biden, that has been declassified. the coronavirus is first detection in wuhan in 2019, that intelligence can says china's leaders did not know about the virus before the pandemic began. they could not agree on whether it was first transmitted from an animal, or leaked from a lab. biden has blamed china for obstructing investigations. let's go to gabriel and d.c.. a conclusion on the bioweapon three, but perhaps a bit more vague when it comes to whether it was -- the virus was leaked from a lab. >> that's right. that is really what everyone was
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trying to get in answer to, that key fundamental question that has been creeping up over and over, was it really the virus started from that which market in wuhan? and was a pass from an animal to a person? is that what it was? or was it a leak from the wuhan institute of virology? that is a key question that joe biden wanted answered, that is why in may, he ordered the intelligence community three months, he said i want a report on my want to know where this came from. that is what this report is now. declassified version was dropped on joe biden's desk on monday, the declassified summary which is just over one page, not that long, that is the key finding. they basically are saying out of the five different intelligence community agencies unnamed in the report, they were not able to reach a conclusion. they said there were some of the
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agencies that felt there was a possibility that it could have been a lab leak, but other intelligence agencies reviewed all of this and said they were not so sure. essentially, inconclusive. the key finding is, they also said they probably would not ever be able to determine, conclusively, where it came from. unless, the chinese government cooperated in further investigations, or new information came out and the intelligence community saying china has not been cooperating at all. essentially, this could be, at least for now, the final chapter of this by the 1.5 page summary, the intelligence community saying we simply cannot say for sure. it was either from the wet market, animal to human, possibly, or it could have been a lab leak. they could not reach any sort of consensus.
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>> thank you very much. thank you. india has administered almost 10 million doses in one day, the highest daily figure since launching its vaccination drive in january. half the adult population received at least one dose, around 15% are fully vaccinated against covid. infections also rising, central government has asked the states to consider imposing night curfews. they have reported more than -- a study last month suggested the actual death toll 10 times higher. new zealand is extending the nationwide lockdown until tuesday after reporting 17 new cases of the virus. most of the infections are in the largest city of auckland which will remain lockdown for a further two weeks. the rest of the country will use restrictions slightly from tuesday. there are 347 cases of coronavirus in new zealand, only
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one of them is deemed critical. denmark is set to lift all their coronavirus restrictions by september 10. the health minister he says it no longer considers covid a critical threat to society. denmark has the third highest vaccination rate in europe, with 70 per one -- 71% of the entire population inoculated. after restrictions are lifted, people will not have to show proof of vaccination or a negative test to enter restaurants, bars, or go to large gatherings. denmark is recording fewer than 1000 cases a day. i want to take you back to afghanistan. we can speak to rod adrenaline sarah about the atmosphere and the impact of thursday's attack did already, people in the country were dealing with the upheaval and desperation of the past 10 days. tell me about the effect of the airport attacks on you.
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>> there is a new wave of fear and panic with the people after enjoying a few days of peace. this race attack on the taliban with the death toll has left people wondering if or whether they will ever have peaceful living or not. people have questions on the telegrams capability of handling the attacks. people are questioning the use of the government on how they they are going to handle the rest of the evacuation of these types of attacks continue. >> i know the situation was already very difficult and unstable. did you sense a shift from before yesterday's attack to how
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it is now? >> absolutely. everybody is talking about this attack and the death and injuries. if you look at social media, the people just talking within the families, it is all about this attack. it has affected the people completely and people are back in most of the people are evacuating, going to the neighboring countries. i have seen a couple of people talking about going to iran or pakistan. they know they will not --those countries will not let them in, but they are trying to make the effort to go there.
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>> forgive me, i just wanted to say, you hearing of many people after this attack, a rush of people heading to the land borders then? >> exactly. because, you know, the first thing is that the taliban, we thought they would be prepared with a system of governance with rules and regulation and resolution to run this nation. now, it has been about two weeks and it is not there. with these attacks, people are back on the road to save their lives because they don't see the taliban can prevent these types of incidents to happen. they are now saying the former government was able to prevent these types of attacks because they had the intelligence services, they had fast approach.
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but, taliban don't seem to bother and are condemning this attack. they only had an announcement saying no one from taliban were killed and they are sorry about the life lost but, no further action. it does not seem like they are really trying to prevent any sort of these attacks in the future. >> thank you very much, thank you for joining us. there is more still ahead for you on the news hour. will it be the 16th time lucky for the men convicted of killing senator robert f kennedy as he seeks pearl again? why chinese children as young as six will soon be taught reading, writing, and political ideology. india's cricketers fight back against england in the third test, that reaction coming up in
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sports with gemma. >> thank you for joining in, we have this disturbance over central europe just spinning its wheels. it is feeding breeding heat --breezy conditions. where there is cloud, there is rain. prague, 16 degrees saturday, berlin 20. there is not a lot of rain in a short. hundred 50 millimeters of rain, look what it did, the water rushing down the stairs. a flash flooding a big concern and we could see repeats of this across the eastern shores of the adriatic sea impacting croatia and bosnia saturday. where in the clear across turkey, temperatures above average.
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they stumble 33, a bit breezy with the wind. mostly clear across the iberian peninsula, could see some scattered showers toward the northeast saturday. seas of flooding playing out toward new share, more than 400 villages destroyed impacting over 100,000 people. our heaviest rains saturday will be toward togo and ghana. ivory coast up to 26 degrees. that's a snapshot of your weather. ♪ >> one of the last remaining ancient forests in southeast asia is a lifeline to hundreds of lumberjacks and drivers. we follow their treacherous journey as they work through extreme conditions to gather and transport this dangerous but
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>> our main story now, at least 175 people, the vast majority afghan civilians, confirmed to died -- have died thursday in the attack at kabul airport. isil says they were behind the bombing. the afghan capital is on high alert with the pentagon saying there are still specific and credible threats against the airport the white house says the last few days of the evacuation will be the most dangerous. the un's refugee agency saving half of -- saying half a million people completely crisis by the end of the year their appeal to neighboring countries to keep their borders open. turkey is saying it is considering a request by the taliban to help operate couple airports after western forces withdraw. it used to host daily commercial flights, but stopped when the taliban took control of the city. now, it's fate after august 31st is uncertain with aviation
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experts warming the army group cannot run it. >> this was the scene on the last commercial flights out of couple airports a week ago after afghanistan's belt of the taliban. in the chaos, the airline came to the airport himself. >> i decided to go myself. i think that paved of huge way in taking on site assessment and assessing the situation. i found a few conducted in a professional way, there is a way out. the problem is the local taliban's or whatever, they are restricting or discouraging as people to come to the airport and get out. >> that flight was aimed to go ahead, now, all commercial operations are at a standstill. the taliban and unlikely to able to run them. >> our assumption going forward that it will be operational until we are gone.
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whirling with the international community, there are several nations that want to contribute to the effort to keep it operational. >> passengers needed it require a functional airport, with summary professionals gone, questions remain on what happens when international forces leave. >> i doubt the taliban will be able to run couple airports in a way that would allow commercial airlines to fly in. you need a complex operation with staff. you need air traffic control, approach control, credible and reliable rescue and firefighting services. you need people on the airplane to provide services to the aircraft. that is necessary to attract any commercial airlines. >> on one hand, taliban fighters have asked them to remove other troops. on the other hand, they say they
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have also been after securing kabul airport. with a double bombing carried out thursday, the risks have been exposed as acknowledged by the turkish president. [speaking foreign language] >> the taliban have made a request regarding the operation kabul airport. the request was made to us. they say it would ensure security and we can operate it. we have not made a decision yet. there is always a possibility of death. >> with no agreement in turkey and western forces leaving in days, these evacuation flights could be the last. >> police in northern nigeria are saying a second group of unproductive schoolchildren have been freed. 15 more released hours after a separate group of 90 students returned earlier friday, some of them as young as four. the children were taken by gunmen from is an islamic school in the northwestern town of gina .
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it nigerian officials say one child died in captivity and for others are receiving medical treatment. parents have been speaking of the relief and joy of being reunited with their children. >> today i feel fantastic, the happiness cannot be quantified. everybody is happy they are back from captivity. you can imagine the age bracket of these abductors. some of them as young as four, they are exposed to this harsh weather. no food, mosquitoes, everywhere. some of them have never been outside the comfort of their homes. >> when she was abducted, i feel very bad. i lost a lot of resources. i spent a lot praying just to make sure my daughter comes back to me. >> to peru, the president has finally scored a political victory after a difficult first
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month in office. congress is confirming his new cabinet preventing a political crisis. he is peru's fifth president in five years and he won the election by a razor thin margin. >> with more than 24 hours after he achieved a when to present the government plan for the next five years and ask for a vote of confidence, finally, legislators , 73, approved and confirmed the cabinets and 50 voted against it. on thursday, he had given a three hour long speech. however, many voices after the speech said that the president should have found another prime minister, on her without any investigation.
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he himself is under investigation for apology for terrorism and other ministers have investigations for corruption and other experience -- others lack experience. people are saying moderates are sending a message to the president saying we are giving you a chance to govern, but now, after we have confirmed this cabinet, you have to get rid of all those ministers who have questionable backgrounds. >> security concerns are disrupting the flow of aid to areas of haiti damaged by this month's earthquake. relief efforts continuing nearly two weeks after the tremor which killed more than 2000 people. from haiti, john holman reports. >> this is how earth quake eight is moving, convoys headed out with a heavy police escort. they needed, security is one of the biggest concerns. gangs have been running rampant for years and haiti's recent political turmoil has only made
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things worse. traveling the only roads can feel it running the gauntlet, mostly because he ate agency trucks have to go through the -- this neighborhood on the outskirts, it has turned into a bloody battleground between two gangs. about a month ago, the gangs kicked the police out. you can see the bullet holes in the police station. just a week ago, there was no way we could have been here. kidnappings and killings were constant. that has changed. this is a stretch of road that the eight organizations have been especially worried about in the district. there is something new here, our producer want to speak to one of the gang leaders who confirmed to him that they have made peace, the two groups fighting over this territory. as you can see, the traffic is picking up again in a way it has not done for months.
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who knows how reliable or long-lasting that peace will be, but it is not just those two gangs making positive noises. the leader of a major coalition of armed groups has held their troops and called for others to get help. [speaking foreign language] >> we know that the victims need water and food, that they need sanitary kits. do your best to help, it will be appreciated. what we want is to help our brothers and sisters in a difficult situation. that is what we say better to give little or nothing. >> that does not mean all is safe. the man who leaves the response team says this is the last distribution in the earthquake zone. >> if you show up with a truck full of food and you don't have a plan you have an coordinated lot with the local authorities or haitian national police, you could see some things where
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people sit on the truck. what i have seen so far is that most people just want help. they wanted quickly. >> in the last week, eight trucks have been ransacked and looted, eight workers say that the situation can be chaotic from the ground. in rough, makeshift camps across the affected area, there is great need. [speaking foreign language] >> we are here with our children, but we need to feed them. we need food and water, need medication. now, we use this place as a shelter. we need to feed our children ourselves. >> with more than 130,000 families depending on the help, it is a critical point for the earthquake relief effort. >> ida has hit cuba and the u.s. is bracing for impact.
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ils the island with wind speeds of one hundred 20 kilometers per hour. meteorologists say storm surges are expected as far east as havana. america is expected to -- it is expected to gain strength over the gulf. the man jailed for assassinating senator robert f kennedy has been granted parole after seeking it for 16 -- a 16th time. this is the first time that no prosecutor argued against his release. the 77-year-old man served 73 -- four shooting kennedy. his sentence was reduced to life with the possibility of parole after the death sentence was removed. i kennedy family member and security guard also shot in the attack have called for an investigation into claims of a second gunman. go live to fill in los angeles.
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what happened at the hearing? >> it was more dramatic than we were expecting. initially, we are expecting this to be a quick hearing started at 8:30 in the morning we thought it would be done after an hour. there was an indication that would be nobody opposing this. as it turns out, there was opposition. we heard from a divided kennedy family. douglas kennedy, a toddler when his father was killed turned up at the parole hearing and spoke. he said, i really do believe any present or who is found to not be a threat to themselves or the world to be released. i believe that applies to everyone, every human being. i was deeply right removed by -- deeply moved by his expression of remorse. at times it brought tears to my eyes. we also heard from somebody shot on that night who belched in favor of him being released. there have been other members of
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the family who have come out and said they don't believe he should be released. it looks like the parole board took into account what these two brothers had to say. the district attorney did not appear, didn't speak, didn't make any recommendation either way. in the previous 15 hearings, the district attorney has gone against whether he should be released. we have a new d.a. in town, he decided he was going to take a neutral approach. it turns out the l.a. county sheriff department did write they did not want him released. that is why another brother, robert kennedy wrote to the hearing yesterday. he got wind of this and wrote in a last-minute intervention saying he supported the release but was not going to publicly supported. he rushed to the board and set i also believe he should be freed. what i have to say is, he is not
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being released imminently. this is a recommendation. it is a long process, he has spent so long, 50 three years behind bars. he will have to spend longer because this leads to a 90 day review. where the decision to be reviewed. then it goes to the governor, who has a month to other endorse it or send it to a 17 person parole board. there is a long way to go. after 53 years in prison, sirhan who says how remorseful he is because in previous earrings they said there was a lack of remorse, he will have to spend a few more months in prison at least. >> what does this decision mean for the claims of a second gunman? our growth this has been a theory for years. robert kennedy junior himself has said he does not believe he was the man who killed his father. sirhan was there, he had a gun, but they do believe there was a second shooter, another person who was shot by sirhan says they
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believe there was a second shooter. the number of bullets fired did not match from the number of bullets that gun could hold. also, the fact that he was shot in the back and he was facing him leads to similar questions. there does not appear to be in a room for outside inquiry and he will be looking forward to getting out of is in. >> thank you, phil. chinese president --the chinese presidents political ideology will be taught in schools to children as young and six. they want to encourage loyalty to the chinese communist party and its leader. katrina your reports from beijing. >> as chinese president -- the chinese present to us in north speak about the importance of preserving relics of the past, officials in beijing announcing changes to ensure loyalty to him and the chinese communist party. the political ideology known
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--will be introduced in school curriculum. and be taught to children as young as six years old. >> the younger generations, it's different from the older generations. it becomes even more important. important for them to reach out to them and make sure they think, they think their thoughts. therefore, they can have a regular school curriculum that will teach them when they are young and impressionable. >> china's mistry of education since primary school children will be taught to love their country. and, the chinese coming system. i schoolchildren will be taught party history and be encouraged to think in line with its political values. central to these lessons will be the importance of an unwavering trust in the president's leadership, he has made
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patriotic education a priority. the government banned the use of foreign textbooks and schools earlier this month. [speaking foreign language] >> our young people should make it their mission to contribute to national rejuvenation and inspired to become a more proud, confident, and mature in their identity as chinese people. >> it was first enshrined in their constitution in 2017. they are the first leader since mao did say dong to have their ideas taught while in power. according to the government, it means building a strong trend which leaves the international stage. it is the elimination of poverty and promotion of green values and an uncompromising approach to national security. most importantly, it is the belief in the chinese communist party is the only force capable of uniting the country. studying his ideology is already
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compulsory for university students, chinese 19 million communist party members, and increasingly leaders in the private sector. as the world becomes more globalized and the exchange of ideas more free, the chinese government hopes these changes to its education system will encourage young people to turn inwards for guidance and not to the west or elsewhere. >> former austrian vice chancellor has been found guilty of corruption and given a 15 months suspended jail term. the x leader of the far-right freedom party was accused of helping to change a law to benefit a donor. the scandal broke when he was secretly filmed promising contracts to a woman posing as the niece of a russian oligarch. the affair brought to town the coalition government of 2019. still ahead, as renata returns,
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♪ ♪ >> there is only one place to start and that is with the cristiano ronaldo shock return to manchester united. the five-time world player of the year has win over 30 major --and has done with the world by announcing he is going back to where it began. >> 12 years after leaving them, renaldo is once again a manchester united player.
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the news broke just an hour after he landed in lisbon for international duty with portugal. after deciding to leave it die --one city pulled out community to step into snap him up. it is reported they accepted an offer of around $30 million. renaldo is 36 years old and regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. it was united where he first made his name during his original spell at the club between 2003 and 2009. brought in by alex ferguson from sporting lisbon, he went on to score 118 goals and win nine trophies including three premier league's, the european champions league, and fifa world cup. united's manager used to play with him. speaking before the deal was done, he refused to speculate but clearly thinks highly of his former teammate. >> let's see what happens with him, he such a legend of this club. ♪
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our go after united he moved to rail madrid for what was then a record-breaking fee of hundred million dollars. >> he was their star player for nine years. he took 15 trophies with them including for champions leagues. in 2018, he left to join the event tests in a deal worth $117 million. although he wondered two league titles, success in europe alluded them. he let his manager know thursday he wanted to move on. [speaking foreign language] >> things change, is the law of life. it has been three years, he made his contribution, now he is leaving and life goes on. >> the move to united is subject to a agreement of personal terms, a visa, and medical, which renaldo could complete while in lisbon. the portugal captain will focus on world cup qualifiers against ireland and archer by john before joining up with their new teammates at united.
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>> the return of renaldo has gone down well with these united fans in manchester. >> it will be amazing to have him back in the premier league. if he ended his career where it started that would be awesome. >> he's bringing that mentality to win trophies, we need it. >> that's why i say he pulled out, he belongs to the reds. >> manchester city player, benjamin mendy, has been denied bail after facing charges of four counts of rape and one of sexual assault. he appeared at a pretrial hearing just --he did not enter a plea, but has denied the charges. the case has been adjourned until september 10. he has been suspended by the city pending an investigation. they allege --they relate to attacks on three women last year.
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the host lost their last two wickets early on day three as they made 432, leaving india with a huge task ahead of them. he is leading the resistance, he finished unbeaten on the 91. on the other side of the break --india 200 15 four two, still needing one hundred 30 nine runs to make england bad again. day three of the tokyo care olympics proved a successful one for brazil, who win nine metals. one came in the men's 5000 feet or t11 final. nelson jack's overtook japan's runner to claim the first gold at the games. so custody of an era who is blind let clear of the women's -- brazil ended the day with
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five goals in total. it is china who are way out in front with 20 goals. she contributed to the tally by defending her title. she beat australia's player in a world record time. this track cyclist will take no further part of the games. he has been suspended. he tested positive for a blood booster. the sample was taken three weeks before the paralytic's started. the 38-year-old could be stripped of the bronze medal he win in the men's four thousand meter individual pursuit wednesday. bryson dechambeau has surged into the lead of the bmw championship with an incredible round of golf. the american named for his huge driving picked up two eagles and eight birdies in his second round. he had this part at the last for a -- just missed and had to settle for a 60. he leads by five shots.
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red bull's max for staff and set the pace and practice for formula one's belgian grand prix. after going quickest or in the spa circuit, things did not end well. he lost control and backed into a wall. there were also cracked -- crashes in practice. he had to go to the hospital to get his eyes cleaned after getting sand in them. the championship leaders of the fastest lap of the day despite a nasty fall. he is nursing a sore ankle but will be ok for the race sunday. >> lovely. thank you, thank you very much for that. that wraps up the news hour, i will be back with a full bulletin in a few minutes. including the latest including those explosions in cabell. we will be back shortly. ♪
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