ahead of kavanagh's confirmation hearing he denies the allegations so let's get more on this from john hendren in washington so john we now have confirmation that christine blazin fold will testify against brett kavanaugh what the details still need to be what doubts. that's right mary and we seem to have an end to this game of congressional chicken that's been going on ever since christine busey ford accused brett kavanaugh of sexual assault thirty six years ago it went that she was being asked to meet certain conditions or the committee chairman chuck grassley was saying he would go ahead and hold a vote on monday without hearing her testimony she would ignore those deadlines and say the committee was bullying and inappropriate well now we have an agreement on that there are a few details to be worked out but none of them seem to be deal breakers her attorney is now talking to the committee about those details the committee would like this to happen on wednesday they want questions to be asked by outside counsel this is presumably because all of the republicans on the committee are men and t

north carolina's pollution problem is likely to grow worse as the floodwaters continue to rise john hendren. the white house says authorized new cyber operations against foreign countries ahead of november's midterm elections national security advisor john bolton who made the announcement did not say which nations would be talk says north specify the nature of the threats by the nature of the operations the move is part of a new cyber strategy the white house says will allow the government to protect the nation u.s. intelligence officials say they expect a flurry of digital attacks in the lead up to the sixth of november a vote. elaters have told the u.k.'s prime minister that time is running out to agree a breakfast deal warning came on the final day of the summit in salzburg with just six months ago before britain formally departs the e.u. european council president donald tusk says that proposal is unworkable but may insists the czech his plan is the only one on the table. yes concerns have been raised i want to know what those concerns are there's a lot of hard work to be done but i bel

john hendren has more from washington.it was a nail biter of an end to a congressional game of chicken on thursday the woman who initially came out anonymously to accuse brett kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her thirty six years ago will speak under the full glare of a congressional committee the senate judiciary committee there was an agreement on saturday that the two sides will come together on sunday they are meeting again to hash out some details but it appears that it will happen on thursday now she had wanted this is christine ford she had wanted this to happen on thursday she got back but she also one of the questions to be asked by the senators themselves and she wanted to speak after brett kavanaugh the u.s. supreme court nominee the committee one of his dad but on wednesday they conceded that point one of the questions to be asked by a staff counsel that is a woman because all of the republicans on that committee are men and they want to cavanaugh to go second those may be among the details to be hashed out on

accusations of sexual misconduct right cavanagh offered a blanket denial in a television interview john hendren has the latest. people. as protesters faced arrest to demonstrate against president donald trump supreme court pick brett kavanaugh is striking back. appearing with his wife on fox news a day after not one but two new accusers emerged he insists he's been wrongly accused saying the truth is i have never sexually assaulted anyone in high school or otherwise i'm not questioning and have not question that perhaps dr ford at some point in her life was sexually assaulted by someone in some place would i know is that i've never sexually assaulted anyone kavanaugh was seventeen when his original accuser christine bloody forward says he tried to rape her cavanaugh and ford are scheduled to break their silence at a senate hearing on thursday but the white house considered that too late president trump is standing behind his nominee for the united states highest court since a find me and we certainly hope he's going to be confirmed as quickly republican leaders in congress aren't backing down e

neither is certain john hendren al-jazeera chicago and his twenty people have been killed and seventy others injured in two blasts in afghanistan's capital kabul the talk happened at a sports centenary of the capital which has a laundry shia population and the interior ministry says the death toll is likely to climb there's been no claim of responsibility. tens of thousands of people have been taking part in anti-government protests in the sri lankan capital colombo but demonstrating against corruption and an economic decline with the opposition calling for a new government when haye has more from colombo. the organizers of this anti government movement said they wanted around two hundred thousand people to come out onto the streets of the capital colombo to try to achieve their aim of forcing political change a change in the government not quite sure they got to that level but still big numbers came out to try to achieve that goal the people here have many complaints they have many issues that they want to voice many economic issues they're concerned about inflation they're concerned

at a party in one thousand nine hundred two he denies the allegations and so let's go live to john hendren in washington d.c. for us so john confirmation that christine afterward will testify against brett kavanaugh but quite a few details to work out right. that's right foley it was a nail biter of an end to a congressional game of chicken the committee chairman chuck grassley kept setting deadlines and conditions for christine blazin forward to meet she kept ignoring those deadlines and setting counter conditions the she wanted to be met and now we're told that the woman who initially came out only anonymously to accuse brett kavanaugh of sexual assault thirty six years ago will now speak under the full glare of a congressional committee the senate judiciary committee and that will happen on thursday by agreement with both parties today there are some details that still have to be hashed out that will apparently happen on sunday when the two sides speak again but we are now told that they have agreed in principle both sides that this will happen on thursday now it's not exactly as she wa

neither is certain john hendren chicago. still has. a page of brazil is also a big fan of play. and sports. time now for all the sports and has been to over thank you so much we start in miami where david beckham has released the name of these new m.l.a. suck a franchise that's going to be called clue but instead must be a football miami or into miami for shorts a bacon saves the name and club badgering spy had by his love of south american football i always gravitated to you know the old south american crests and the logos and the colors and that's one thing that i felt reading maybe to go into this logo because you know we are new to say we are a city with a lot of history and i think that what we wanted to create with with this crest but also the old scientists say the south american flavor that we want to be in there we also needed that modern twist as well because it's what miami is all about. from miami to new york honor f.l. adele and the many teams battle for a semifinal place at the u.s. open was a real classic a five set said that went beyond the two am a new york it c

capitol and christine bleakley for the first woman who said he sexually assaulted her as a teenager john hendren has more now from washington. it is a bombshell to the nomination of brett kavanaugh to the u.s. supreme court there are new allegations of sexual misconduct by the judge in an article in the new yorker magazine a woman says that in college and yale from the one nine hundred eighty three to one nine hundred eighty four there she attended university with kavanagh at a drunken party she says he exposed himself belligerently to her and she says she did not talk about this previously because she was embarrassed by the incident in felt guilty because she had been drinking cavanaugh outright denies that is ever happened issuing a statement saying this alleged events from thirty five years ago did not happen the people who knew me then know that this did not happen and have said so this is a smear plain and simple and the white house issued a statement saying it stands behind kavanagh saying this thirty five year old uncorroborated claim is the latest in a coordinated smear campaign by the d

north carolina's pollution problem is likely to grow worse as the floodwaters continue to rise john hendren. puerto rican for marking the one year anniversary of hanukkah maria nearly three thousand people were killed in the hurrican the residents of the american territory a system of rebuilding their lives thousands still don't have electricity. and by mental campaigns in the u.k. so they'll keep fighting to stop money from a nuclear facility being dumped in the same ways from the one clay point plant is being dredged and the least into the bristol channel that is moving bob a report a legal challenge is under way. not far from the welsh coast environmental activists keep a close eye on a huge belgian registered ship we make here had been sixty four feet outside the. it's come from a nuclear plant that's being built on the coast of some a set in england and campaigners say the budget is dumping at sea could contain dangerous radioactive materials they also say it's dropping its load outside a designated dumping area which lies less than two kilometers off shore the campaign is a legal batt

interview john hendren has more. people. as protesters faced arrest to demonstrate against president donald trump supreme court pick brett kavanaugh is striking back. appearing with his wife on fox news a day after not one but two new accusers emerged he insists he's been wrongly accused saying the truth is i have never sexually assaulted anyone in high school or otherwise i'm not questioning and have not question that perhaps dr ford at some point in her life was sexually assaulted by someone in some place would i know is that i've never sexually assaulted anyone kavanaugh was seventeen when his original accuser christine blousy forward says he tried to rape her cavanaugh and ford are scheduled to break their silence at a senate hearing on thursday but the white house considered that too late president trump is standing behind his nominee for the united states highest court since a fine man and we certainly hope he's going to be confirmed as quickly republican leaders in congress aren't backing down either this is what the

carolina threatening watch ways and drinking john hendren reports. the floodwaters of hurricane florence are unleashing a toxic slurry of hog waste north carolina's swollen river basins are home to thousands of hog and poultry farms in four thousand lagoons filled with hauled waste this state's department of environmental quality says at least one hundred ten of them are leaking into floodwaters or are likely to start leaking soon yes there are some problems today but the concern is what's happening or what's going to happen over the next few days isn't all that heavy rain floods that way downstream two years ago the waters that followed hurricane matthew flooded fourteen lagoons but none breached as the flood waters of florence continue to rise environmental officials say this time the worst is yet to come we did see a couple facilities today that were already in serious trouble they were surrounded by water there were surrounded by water there are spray fields or completely covered up the situation is not good but it's not good today but it's likel

interview a day after a second accuser came forward john hendren as. you know. as protesters faced arrest to demonstrate against president donald trump supreme court pick brett kavanaugh striking back. appearing with his wife on fox news a day after not one but two new accusers emerged he insists he's been wrongly accused saying the truth is i've never sexually assaulted anyone in high school or otherwise i'm not questioning and have not questioned that perhaps dr ford at some point in her life was sexually assaulted by someone in some place would i know is that i've never sexually assaulted anyone kavanaugh was seventeen when his original accuser christine bloody forward says he tried to rape her cavanaugh and ford are scheduled to break their silence at a senate hearing on thursday but the white house considered that too late president trump is standing behind his nominee for the united states highest court this is a fine man and we certainly hope he's going to be confirmed and work with republican leaders in congress aren't backing down either this is what th

john hendren al jazeera detroit. these are live pictures as the body of aretha franklin is taken to its final resting place you can see that the convoy including that nine hundred forty cadillac. she'll be buried in the same senator as her father and siblings u.s. politicians have been paying their last respects to the late senator john mccain a military got of on up carried his casket to lie in a state in state capitol hill in washington where the republican served for thirty five years vice president mike pence speaker paul ryan to live attributes became supported military interventions in afghanistan and iraq and back israel's twenty fourteen war in gaza people continue to stream through the u.s. capitol to pay their respects to the late senator these are live pictures from washington d.c. john mccain will be buried on sunday. we're going to weather update next here on al-jazeera then go back home people escaping venezuela's economic crisis receive a cold welcome in peru. but a step towards gender equality how the

twenty sixteen election as dismissed the report says factually incorrect let's get more now from john hendren in washington d.c. and yet more explosive allegations and headlines emerging around the white house what has been the reaction there to this report. that's right mary and this is just the latest blockbuster bit of news here as you mentioned rosenstein has denied that this is an accurate portrayal however the department of justice has issued a statement saying he did suggest taping donald trump in the white house but that he had done so sarcastically that that was not a meaningful thing a was really just making a joke in fact the new york times counters to that and says that other people who were in the room at the time and who were in briefings afterwards have said that that was a serious suggestion and that rosenstein went on to suggest that other people within the f.b.i. tape donald trump also that he had discussed the twenty fifth amendment to the u.s. constitution in which a majority of the cabinet can remove the president of the united states if he is fit for office now that has

john hendren detroit. and u.s. politicians have been paying their last respects to the late senator john mccain a military god of on a carriage his casket to lie in state in the u.s. capitol in washington where the republicans for thirty five years vice president mike pence and speak of paul ryan to live attributes his funeral services on saturday and be buried at a later. time for a short break here not just iraq when we come back and go back home people escaping venezuela's economic crisis receive a cold welcome in the room thus. i'm wayne hay in northeast thailand where we'll tell you why some are blaming the emergence of a flesh eating disease on a big increase in sugarcane plantations. hello again welcome back to international weather forecasts were here across the lavonne we are looking at still very hot temperatures here across much of central portions of iraq over the next few days so baghdad forty five degrees there kuwait city forty eight degrees is going to be high on saturday we do expect that number to

neither is certain john hendren al jazeera chicago over three hundred people have been killed in four months of anti-government protests in nicaragua the police and military have been widely accused of using excessive force against protesters with rights groups criticizing the climate of fear some form a place offices have spoken out against the government crackdown putting themselves at risk from john howard has no. until recently this young man was a naked eye one police officer now he's had to flee the country or he says because he disagree with his government's crackdown on protests. killing an innocent a young person that doesn't sit well with me their students and not criminals. human rights groups say the officers who spoken out against the government's often heavy handed tactics and now in danger this one says he was slung in jail and interrogated by police intelligence off to criticizing authorities in a what's. going to be said to tell them everything because if they found anything more or that i was involved with other people they'd have to put my parents and my family my w

if there is an acquittal or a light sentence there is rioting in the streets of chicago foley john hendren in chicago thank you for that. crimes against humanity going on unabated in burundi say u.n. investigators who blame it in part on hate speech from the president haunting me the u.n. says they off you will bodies in the streets than before but this just sells a shift in tactics. reports. some political analysts say bruni's recent problems began three years ago when president announced he was running for a third term the constitutional court ruled in his favor ok protesters took to the streets they said couldn't deezer was violating the constitution which then limited presidents to no more than two terms in office security forces violently disperse protesters killing some injuring and arresting. some army officers organized a coup when couldn't diesel was at a summit in neighboring tanzania but it failed the government shut down some privately owned radio stations accusing them of participating in the overthrow attend tens of thousands of civilians continue to feed to tanzania rwanda a

assaulted her at a party in one thousand nine hundred eighty two he denies the allegations let's go to john hendren our correspondent in washington d.c. so john after a lot of back and forth confirmation that christine basie ford will testify. but quite a few details need to be worked out. that's right fully this is an extraordinary end to a game of congressional chicken for days the head of the senate judiciary committee chairman chuck grassley a republican had been setting deadlines and insisting that christine baazi ford meet those deadlines and he threatened if she did not then he would go ahead and hold a vote without hearing from her in that committee on the kavanaugh nomination now she has ignored those deadlines and accused the committee of bullying and now they have finally come to an agreement in which in a statement by her lawyer her lawyer sent a note to that committee saying they would agree there are still a number of things to work out this is not happening the way that she wanted it to but now a woman who initially came forward anonymously will be speaking in the full glare of a con

ahead of kavanagh's confirmation hearing he denies the allegations so let's get more on this from john hendren in washington so john we now have confirmation that christine blazin forward will testify against brett kavanaugh what further details still need to be what doubt. that's right mary and we seem to have an end to this game of congressional chicken that's been going on ever since christine bussy ford accused brett kavanaugh of sexual assault thirty six years ago it went that she was being asked to meet certain conditions or the committee chairman chuck grassley was saying he would go ahead and hold a vote on monday without hearing her testimony she would ignore those deadlines and say the committee was bullying and inappropriate well now we have an agreement on that there are a few.

for it says he sexually assaulted her as a teenager cavanagh has denied both allegations though john hendrenhas more from washington d.c. . it is a bombshell to the nomination of brett kavanaugh to the u.s. supreme court there are new allegations of sexual misconduct by the judge in an article in the new yorker magazine a woman says that in college and yale from the one nine hundred eighty three to one thousand nine hundred four there she attended university with kavanagh at a drunken party she says he exposed himself belligerently to her and she says she did not talk about this previously because she was embarrassed by the incident in felt guilty because she had been drinking kavanaugh outright denies that is ever happened issuing a statement saying this alleged events from thirty five years ago did not happen the people who knew me then know that this did not happen and have said so this is a smear plain and simple and the white house issued a statement saying it stands behind kavanagh saying this thirty five year old uncorroborated claim is the latest in a coordinated smear campaign by th

the woman who says he sexually assaulted a teenager carbonneau has denied both allegations of john hendrenjoins me live now from washington d.c. john so what more can you tell us about these new allegations well there and this is a bombshell announcement for the nomination of brett kavanaugh to the u.s. supreme court as you mention another woman has said that he had sexually assaulted her in this case is contained in this new yorker article a woman named. deborah ramirez says that cavanagh exposed himself to her at a drunken party that he did so believe gently and she said she didn't talk about this for many years because she had been drinking at the time she was embarrassed by the incident and she wasn't entirely certain about her memory but after reviewing the incident she has told the new yorker that she is confident that it was cavanagh that exposed himself and that other people had talked about him doing so at this party cavanagh absolutely denies this and he issued a statement saying the alleged event from thirty five years ago did not happen he says the people who know me you knew m

interview a day after a second accuser came forward john hendren has more. you know. as protesters faced arrest to demonstrate against president donald trump's supreme court pick brett kavanaugh is striking back. appearing with his wife on fox news a day after not one but two new accusers emerged he insists he's been wrongly accused saying the truth is i have never sexually assaulted anyone in high school or otherwise i'm not questioning and have not question that perhaps dr ford at some point in her life was sexually assaulted by someone in some place would i know is that i've never sexually assaulted anyone kevin i was seventeen when his original accuser christine blousy forward says he tried to rape her cavanaugh and ford are scheduled to break their silence at a senate hearing on thursday but the white house considered that too late president trump is standing behind his nominee for the united states highest court since a fine man and we certainly hope he's going to be confirmed as quickly republican leaders in congress aren't backing down either this is what the

interview more from john hendren. people. as protesters faced arrest to demonstrate against president donald trump's supreme court pick brett kavanaugh is striking back. appearing with his wife on fox news a day after not one but two new accusers emerged he insists he's been wrongly accused saying the truth is i have never sexually assaulted anyone in high school or otherwise i'm not questioning and have not questioned that perhaps dr ford at some point in her life was sexually assaulted by someone in some place would i know is that i've never sexually assaulted anyone kavanaugh was seventeen when his original accuser christine bloody forward says he tried to rape her cavanaugh and ford are scheduled to break their silence at a senate hearing on thursday but the white house considered that too late president trump is standing behind his nominee for the united states highest court since a fine man and we certainly hope he's going to be confirmed as quickly republican leaders in congress aren't backing down either this is what

north carolina's pollution problem is likely to grow worse as the floodwaters continue to rise john hendren. one of the biggest banks in the u.s. says it's cutting up to ten percent of jobs over the next three years wells fargo pounds today off more than twenty six thousand work as a spot of a turnaround plan the bank hopes will help reduce cost by four billion dollars over two years as trying to recover from a series of scandals that started in twenty fifteen involving. employees opening fake bank accounts and selling unnecessary insurance. the high stakes standoff underway in washington a woman who has accused the nominee for the supreme court of attempted sexual assault is up against the president and the republican establishment cohen explains what's happening behind the scenes. where the testimony you're about his confirmation seems certain brett kavanaugh poised to cement a conservative supreme court for generations i do until this woman went public with an allegation she says kevin sexually assaulted her in high school christine blasi forward once the federal bureau of investigation

north carolina's pollution problem is likely to grow worse as the floodwaters continue to rise john hendren zero. now it's global alzheimer's disease awareness day and as people live longer and more developing the disease and the lazy is caring for alzheimer's patients is an emotional and financial challenge for many families and health workers in the u.s. warning they won't be able to cope if the number of patients continues to rise reports. the martha de caring for her ninety one year old mother is truly a labor of love she wants my attention twenty four seventh's is like a three year old florencia garcia was diagnosed with alzheimer's disease twelve years ago martha quit her job to take care of her mother i didn't know. where to start. i didn't know what was going to happen i didn't what to do there was nothing out there she needs care around the clock i cook i believe. i'm a doctor i'm her nurse i'm a friend. i sleep in the room with her because i'm afraid. she'll get up and fall five point seven million people in the us have alzheimer's treatments are emerging but there is no cure it's

john hendren detroit we're going to weather up. a blaming the emergence of a flesh eating disease on a big increase in plantations. and. high speed crash in italy. from the neon lights of asia. to the city that never sleeps. hello again it's good to have you back we're here across parts of asia we are looking at very heavy rain across much of the coast of china that has been the trend over the last several days things are going to get a little bit better here along the southeast coast but along the south coast anywhere from hong kong over towards annoy that is where most of the rain is going to be a little bit further to the north though it is still quite warm still quite humid temperatures for food show thirty five degrees there on saturday thirty six degrees with more sun in the forecast as we go towards sunday in shanghai clouds feel at about thirty four as well we're down across parts of jakarta what we are still seeing some rain showers as a lot of this moisture is making its way towards the south so as we go towards saturday

john hendren has more from washington d.c. .t is a bombshell to the nomination of brett kavanaugh to the u.s. supreme court there are new allegations of sexual misconduct by the judge in an article in the new yorker magazine a woman says that in college and gale from the one nine hundred eighty three to one nine hundred eighty four there she attended university with kavanagh at a drunken party she says he exposed himself belligerently to her and she says she did not talk about this previously because she was embarrassed by the incident in felt guilty because she had been drinking cavanaugh outright denies that is ever happened issuing a statement saying this alleged events from thirty five years ago did not happen the people who knew me then know that this did not happen and have said so this is a smear plain and simple and the white house issued a statement saying it stands behind kavanagh saying this thirty five year old uncorroborated claim is the latest in a coordinated smear campaign by the democrats to tear down a good man

john hendren has been all from washington they say. it was a nail biter of an end to a congressional game of chicken on thursday the woman who initially came out anonymously to accuse brett kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her thirty six years ago will speak under the full glare of a congressional committee the senate judiciary committee there was an agreement on saturday that the two sides will come together on sunday they are meeting again to hash out some details but it appears that it will happen on thursday now she had wanted this is christine ford she had wanted this to happen on thursday she got back but she also one of the questions to be asked by the senators themselves and she wanted to speak after brett kavanaugh the u.s. supreme court nominee the committee wanted this to happen on wednesday they conceded that point one of the questions to be asked by a staff counsel that is a woman because all of the republicans on that committee are men and they want to cavanaugh to go second those may be among the details to be hashed out

john hendren has more from washington d.c. . it was a nail biter of an end to a congressional game of chicken on thursday the woman who initially came out anonymously to accuse brett kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her thirty six years ago will speak under the full glare of a congressional committee the senate judiciary committee there was an agreement on saturday that the two sides will come together on sunday they are meeting again to hash out some details but it appears that it will happen on thursday now she had wanted this is christine blazin forward she had wanted this to happen on thursday she got back but she also one of the questions to be asked by the senators themselves and she wanted to speak after brett kavanaugh the u.s. supreme court nominee the committee wanted to stab at on wednesday they conceded that point the one of the questions to be asked by a staff counsel that is a woman because all of the republicans on that committee are men and they want to cavanaugh to go second those may be among the details to be

john hendren al-jazeera detroit. u.s. politicians have been paying their last respects to the late senator john mccain and ministry got of on a carrot his casket to lie in state at capitol hill in washington where the republicans for thirty five units vice president mike pence on the speak up all right and of attributes his funeral services on saturday then he'll be buried a day like the rebels in syria is in the province of blown up two bridges in an attempt to him to any government assault on the area people protested against moves to retake the rebels last wrong hole but russia's foreign minister says the syrian government has every right to chase what he called terrorists out of the glib three million people live there including around ten thousand rebel fighters as well with whom is a teacher in libby says be hard to escape. i guess many will now but if we are we are lays. in that they will no longer stay in a place in syria that we might. be are. on the map it looks like a small area but it's a huge impact i need or

first woman who said he sexually assaulted her as a teenager cavanagh has denied both accusations john hendrenhas more from washington. in an article in the new yorker magazine a woman says that in college in gaelic from the one nine hundred eighty three to one nine hundred eighty four there she attended university with kavanagh at a drunken party she says he exposed himself belligerently to her and she says she did not talk about this previously because she was embarrassed by the incident in feeling guilty because she had been drinking kavanagh outright denies that is ever happened issuing a statement saying this alleged events from thirty five years ago did not happen the people who knew me then know that this did not happen and have said so this is a smear plain and simple and the white house issued a statement saying it stands behind kavanagh saying this thirty five year old uncorroborated claim is the latest in a coordinated smear campaign by the democrats to tear down a good man well as that was happening there was also a disclosure of a possible third allegation of sexual misconduct by

he also suggested secretly recording trump early last year to expose chaos in the white house john hendren has more from washington d.c. . it was a blockbuster report the new york times is reporting that the deputy attorney general of the united states proposed secretly recording president donald trump in the white house that report also says that he had considered recruiting cabinet members to invoke the twenty fifth amendment to the us constitution that is the amendment that allows a majority of the cabinet to remove the president as being unfit for office rosenstein broad rosenstein the deputy attorney general being reported on there has called the new york times story inaccurate and factually incorrect he said he will not comment further but he said let me be clear about this based on my personal dealings with the president there is no basis to invoke the twenty fifth amendment the department of justice issued a statement confirming that he did in fact suggest taping the president in the white house but said that he did that sarcastically the new york times says it has confirmed that o

john hendren detroit. and u.s. politicians have been paying their last respects to the late senator john mccain and military got ivana his casket to lie in state in the u.s. capitol where the republicans for thirty five year is vice president mike pence and speak of paul ryan live attributes his funeral services on saturday then he buried a day later now rebels in syria's in the province of blown up two bridges in an attempt to hinder any government assault on the area people protested against moves to retake the rebels' last stronghold but russia's foreign minister says the syrian government has every right to chase what he called terrorists out of the three million people living around ten thousand rebel fighters. unicef is urging the warning the warring sides in a glib to spare civilians. we think it's particularly important when we're having all this military rhetoric that we start hearing that we don't forget that there's more than a million children inside there are children who in some cases have been displac

process if they are voted into control of congress so there's a lot at stake here foley never date john hendren in washington d.c. thank you very much for that. in tanzania a man has been found alive in an air pocket of a capsized ferry two days after it went down in lake victoria he is among only forty one survivors at least two hundred nine people were killed making it one of the country's worst ferry disaster. reports from port bad on the ground inside toria. this is what it feels like when your loved one among the parties pulled from the water. and the most here the same story a few lucky ones a bite. of the theory all the time were very fast for undercover does it work and i was lucky that i was able to swim under the water not knowing where i was see me. as i was swimming to safety i found a number of metal bars that cut my face and back of my head. and a ferry made for one hundred people more than twice that on board was coming into dog when it capsized on thursday in the following hours forty people were rescued alive since then rescue workers have been recovering that. nearly two days

white policeman four years ago chicago sparked massive protests and a change in police policies john hendren has more in the most violent major city in the u.s. the trial of a generation threatens to set a match to a racial tinderbox we had a young african-american male executed executed jason vandyke the case hinges on this video when sixteen shots it captures the racial tension of the most segregated city in the u.s. propels the black lines matter movement and threatens to draw a bright new red line over which police.

ok let's get more on that story that story for you john hendren has more now from washington. it was a nail biter of an end to a congressional game of chicken on thursday the woman who initially came out anonymously to accuse brett kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her thirty six years ago will speak under the full glare of a congressional committee the senate judiciary committee there was an agreement on saturday that the two sides will come together on sunday they are meeting again to hash out some details but it appears that it will happen on thursday now she had wanted this is christine blazin forward she had wanted this to happen on thursday she got that but she also one of the questions to be asked by the senators themselves and she wanted to speak after brett kavanaugh the u.s. supreme court nominee the committee wanted this to happen on wednesday they conceded that point the one of the questions to be asked by a staff counsel that is a woman because all of the republicans on that committee are men and they want to cavanaugh to go second those may be among the details to

capitol and christine blasi for the first woman who said he sexually assaulted her as a teenager john hendren has more now from washington. it is a bombshell to the nomination of brett kavanaugh to the u.s. supreme court there are new allegations of sexual misconduct by the judge in an article in the new yorker magazine a woman says that in college and yale from the one nine hundred eighty three to one thousand nine hundred four there she attended university with kavanagh at a drunken party she says he exposed himself belligerently to her and she says she did not talk about this previously because she was embarrassed by the incident and feel guilty because she had been drinking cavanaugh out right denies that is ever happened issuing a statement saying this alleged events from thirty five years ago did not happen the people who knew me then know that this did not happen and have said so this is a smear plain and simple and the white house issued a statement saying it stands behind kavanagh saying this thirty five year old uncorroborated claim is the latest in a coordinated smear campaign by t

next week head of kavanagh's confirmation hearing he denies the allegations let's get more from john hendren in washington so confirmation that christine the fold will testify against brett kavanaugh what the details need to be worked out john. it does look like we have a break in the impasse here her lawyer wrote in a note to the senate judiciary committee run by republicans she said although many aspects of the proposal you provided are fundamentally inconsistent with the committee's promise of a fair impartial investigation of her allegations we're disappointed with the leaks in the bullying that have tainted the process but we are hopeful that we can reach an agreement on this ends a kind of game of chicken in which the committee kept setting deadlines she kept blowing past those deadlines and making some specific specific demands there was to be a meeting this afternoon in which they would hash out those details and among them the committee would like this to happen on wednesday they would like an outside counsel to do the questioning that may be because there are only male republicans

kind of testimony to be happening next week thank you very much will the latest from washington john hendren. much more still ahead for you on this news hour from london on the eve of them all these presidential election please right the headquarters of the opposition campaign. or in south africa with the forensic scientists who've got rhino poaching in their sights. and liverpool win and what's been a historic start to the season we'll have the details in sport. search and rescue efforts are continuing in tanzania where a man's been found alive in an air pocket two days after one of the country's worst ferry disasters he was among only forty one survivors at least two hundred eighteen people were killed when the ferry capsized close to the shore of lake victoria all day malcolm webb reports from port belle only and inside the lake. this is what it feels right to when your loved one among the bodies pulled from the water. the most here the same story a few lucky ones survived. the p.d. overturned very fast on the cover does i was lucky that i was able to see him under the water not knowing w

or john hendren has more now from washington.it was a nail biter of an end to a congressional game of chicken on thursday the woman who initially came out anonymously to accuse brett kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her thirty six years ago will speak under the full glare of a congressional committee the senate judiciary committee there was an agreement on saturday that the two sides will come together on sunday they are meeting again to hash out some details but it appears that it will happen on thursday now she had wanted this is christine blazin forward she had wanted this to happen on thursday she got back but she also one of the questions to be asked by the senators themselves and she wanted to speak after brett kavanaugh the u.s. supreme court nominee the committee one of this to happen on wednesday they conceded that point the one of the questions to be asked by a staff counsel that is a woman because all of the republicans on that committee are men and they want to cavanaugh to go second those may be among the details to