that could be threatened should any single democratic senator go against the party line mike hanna al-jazeera washington or james warren as executive editor news god he says the passing of the bill should help president biden's popularity. it's an extraordinary amount of money we're using that they get 1.9 trillion it's actually a little bit more if you look at about 300000000000 that hasn't been spent from some of the trump outlay so we're about to learn $2.00 chilean dollars money directly going to $150000000.00 american households of course for a family of 4 say living in the state of massachusetts with a total household and some of brown maybe $55000.00 not much at all with one person unemployed they are going to get basically direct payments of $22000.00 that's a huge amount it doesn't even count one point that that person may already be getting so it's a it is a staggering amount of money of course you've got some economists who are in this country you know disputing about whether this would all will overheat the economy and lead to inflation but i think bottom line if you're joe biden is that mos

mike hanna al jazeera washington. security forces me about her continuing to crackdown on protesters with reports that live rounds were fired in the southwestern town of color foreign ministers from the regional bloc assy and have urged the gym to seize power last month to stop using lethal force just to washington ripples. in the streets of handgun peaceful protest says remain determined even in the face of force. many of them were hard hats and tried to protect themselves with makeshift barricades feel ok pious streets to fight against our trailing feel. this what it shows police firing at on demonstrators. in the country's north west several people were injured when police used water cannon and tear gas. as the attacks on peaceful demonstrations continue and most neighbors in southeast asia held their 1st meeting since the military carried. the talks were held virtually and behind closed doors indonesia is the largest democracy in southeast asia and has been at the forefront of the push for asio to help resolve the

discussed in congress but has substantial opposition from republican members in particular mike hanna al jazeera washington lester spence is a professor of political science and african studies at johns hopkins university he says the black lives matter movement has made significant gains. that momentum has been transformed into a durable political shift i don't think we see the electoral results that we saw in the state of georgia where we had 2 democratic senators elected without black lives matter level activism i don't think we would see trump's exit without that activism but what we have to do still is like hold alongside of that the reality the pandemic and it's difficult to maintain social and political movement. in normal circumstances quote unquote normal circumstances but is incredibly. difficult to do so and their own underpants global pandemic where you can't really interact with each other the same way we can't we can't be in public and engage with the public and in the same way the new administration who and this is important to note i only supported biden because i felt i had to but what bide

mike hanna al jazeera washington there's been violence and looting during a black lives matter processed in the belgian city of liaise police say that the march was peaceful at 1st but was infiltrated by people who in their words wanted to wreck the city center several officers were injured shops in the area have been told to stay closed. former bolivian president has thrown his support behind a crackdown on the opposition former interim leader 29 years was arrested on saturday and charged with terrorism sedition and conspiracy she took over when morales fled bolivia in 2019 mass protests were held at the time over allegations the radisson rigged elections and years says that she's the target of political persecution. even though it is an irregular detention because i was never summoned in addition to all that you know that as a former president i have a very particular situation but even with the abuse and the outreach i am. officers are subtler appears he is following developments from bogota. these are very very serious charges and based on what is in the warrants and there is no stro

mike hanna al jazeera washington as a growing is executive director of the u.c.l.a. black policy project and he says more work needs to be done to prevent other deaths at the hands of police. the changes to come at all levels as president joe biden has mentioned congresswoman karen bass has a tremendous bill in congress that is passed out of congress and moved over to the senate the george forward justice and policing act but also the d.o.j. needs to get involved we need to start talking consent decrees they were not a popular to the trumpet minister and they need to be a popular tool of the biden administration and then locally we have to hire we have to elect we have to support we have to defend progressive prosecutors we also have to elect progressive up and down the ballot we need folks we're going to fight for justice with a history of fighting for justice and we need to be bold and the leadership we choose to represent us black lives matter movement is one of the most powerful engines in organizing our country and our planet has ever seen more folks took to the

mike hanna al jazeera washington. so the head here in algeria. the day donald trump supporters stormed the u.s. capitol the f.b.i. chief calls it an appalling act of domestic terrorism. and we look at the legacy of a decade of attacks on health care facilities rebel controlled areas of syria. how i once again dry weather fine weather across much of the middle east this place is a fair weather cloud just around kuwait pushing across into iran but we have got some showers moving in across the levant so lebanon syria will see some wet weather have some showers sissy's on the way into northern parts of jordan that what the weather will make its way across northern parts of iraq possibly some snow over the high ground but to the south of that it should be lost if i am dry over the next couple of days a brisk wind that it doesn't stand there coming out of saudi arabia into southern parts of iraq over the next day or 2 so the south of that it is generally dry but want to see showers around the southern end of the red say this elaborate plot to produce a

mike hanna al jazeera washington violence and looting has broken out of the belgian city of liaised during a black lives matter protest several police were injured officers said the protest was peaceful at 1st but was infiltrated by people who wanted to in their words wrecked the city center residents have been told not to go to the area and shops have been closed senior u.k. politicians are criticizing london police for breaking up a vigil for a woman whose murder has triggered widespread anger about the safety of all women there were scuffles at the event honoring sara everett police had tried to cancel it because of lockdown rules the home secretary says the scenes have been upsetting luncheons demanding a full report the mayor of london says what the officers did has been unacceptable that in bob report. they've been warned not to come but they were defiant this crowd of women and men rallied in south london near where marketing executive sarah ever odd went missing a serving police officer is now being charged with her abduction and murder and hurting. everyone i know and myself this

moderate measure is unlikely to get the 60 votes needed in the senate to becomes law since mike hanna al-jazeera washington. let's get more now from andrew patrick who joins us live from baltimore in maryland sees the direct serial for school communications for the coalition to stop gun violence agrees to have you with us on the program you've been calling for gun control in the united states for years now what he thinks difference this time round. thank you so much for having me we have been pushing for these measures for a long time organization is one of the oldest gun violence prevention organizations in the nation these are common sense measures they are supported by 90 percent of americans people have gone to the polls the last 2 elections and voted strongly for candidates who support stronger gun violence prevention policies and we think that there is a real push there is a real movement in this nation for stronger gun legislation and we will continue to push and fight for that in the senate the republicans that you just played they are seeing the same old song sung for decades it has led to $40000.

discussed in congress but has substantial opposition from republican members in particular mike hanna al jazeera washington police in london are under scrutiny over their handling of an unofficial vigil honoring a woman who was killed i one point police were seen handcuffing several women and pulling them away a judge should hold up the vigil had to be called off to 2 coronavirus pandemic restrictions and organizers complied however hundreds of people still turned up. except that the actions of our officers helping posture and. we absolutely did not want to be in a position where you force me to action was necessary. but we were placed in this position because of the overriding needs to protect people's safety. let me end by saying that across the nation we review every single event that we place to see if there are lessons that can be learned. this event will be no different sarah ever odds remains were found on wednesday more than 80 kilometers from london a serving police officer has been charged with a 33 year old kidnapping and murder killing has spurred a national conversation about sexual harassment

moderate measure is unlikely to get the 60 votes needed in the senate to becomes law since mike hanna al-jazeera washington. time for a short break here al-jazeera when we come back ethiopia's prime minister confirms what i've long been claimed every train soldiers were going to grade when the government offensive that. will bring you the latest on the republic of congo's election on the president's bid to extend his 36 years in power stay with us. however say some rather stormy weather into central parts of the u.s. this massive cloud has been a rolling away hip to sing some very heavy rain withdrawing in the way in the storm the south across the deep south here just pushing up out of the gulf of mexico so this warm moist air meeting out with much cooler on the western flank of that system so we'll see quite a wrap around here somewhat of weather coming in once again into louisiana into mississippi showers slug spells of right and some snow on the northern flank of that system all the way up towards central canada and around the great lakes another wintry mix too just spinning off the rock history the 4 c

administration is beginning to restore a more conventional approach to foreign policy mike hanna al-jazeera washington. the director of the f.b.i. has told us senate says there is no evidence to support right wing claims that fake trump supporters took part in the siege of the capitol building on january the 6th christopher ray described the attack has domestic terrorism and promise to hold the rights to account alan fischer reports now from washington d.c. bureau for this is the 1st time christopher reeve has testified before a senate committee since the insurrection at the u.s. capitol 8 weeks ago i was appalled like you at the violence and destruction that we saw that day i was appalled that you our country's elected leaders were victimized right here in these very halls that attack. that siege was criminal behavior plain and simple as behavior that we the f.b.i. view is domestic terrorism. some republican senators have claimed among those who stormed the capitol and to trump agitators supporters bent on causing trouble and idea dismissed under questioning by directory based on your investigation s

mike hanna al-jazeera washington or any other top story this hour pope francis is iraq's muslim and christian leaders to put aside that differences and what together for peace and unity he is on the 2nd day of his trip to iraq during which in that shia islam's most influential figure the grand ayatollah ali al sistani and discuss the price of iraq's christians a solid binge of aid reports now from the city of najaf where they met. under strict security pope francis enters not just one of the holiest cities for shia muslims another historic 1st for the leader of the catholic church as he met erupts grand ayatollah ali al sistani the reclusive leader who is rarely seen in public he's iraq's most revered cleric and his proclamations have influenced many since the 2003 years of beijing the plight of those being persecuted in the region including palestinians and syrians that discussed. short the pool of equal rights for christians in iraq and peaceful coexistence the meeting between the pope and grand ayatollah ali al sistani is symbolic and significant although the majority or the religious auth

mike hanna al jazeera washington. still ahead here on al-jazeera. they don't trump supporters storm the u.s. capitol the f.b.i. chief calls it an appalling act of domestic terrorism. a 7 year old girl called talked to police raids they're accused of being heavy handed in its june is not sure. how i want to get more following on from the flooding that we've seen around the tennessee valley into kentucky and see where west virginia we will see slightly dry weather coming in across the deep south over the next kelly days but still some very heavy rain easing across the carolinas as we go through a wedding state by the end of what is day a ship the last he fought in dr clear up operate to get under way then following on from the flooding further north as you can see pretty much dry all the way up into canada central and western parts of canada largely dry until we get over towards british columbia where we got strong waves rattling in there will be right state in the snow coming in here over the next couple of days and just notice a little further south

moderate measure is unlikely to get the 60 votes needed in the senate to become law since mike hanna al-jazeera washington the yemeni military says who think rebels have been launching attacks on its positions in the southwest of the country the army at this footage showing a number of hooty vehicles burning after they were targeted by saudi erotic coalition forces that follow saudi arabia's proposal for a nationwide cease fire in yemen but who the say doesn't go far enough results from the republic of congo election show the incumbent president will extend his 36 years in power going to receive more than 88 percent of the vote and the result widely expected by analysts the main opposition party boycotted the vote because of concerns about its safety and credibility sources closest rival. died of covered 19 just hours after polls closed. scotland's 1st minister nicolas sturgeon has been criticised by a parliamentary inquiry into her handling of sexual assault allegations against her predecessor but she'll season a separate independent inquiry that cleared her of serious wrongdoing that may give her the mo

moderate measure is unlikely to get the 60 votes needed in the senate to become law so mike hanna al-jazeera washington the yemeni military says who the rebels have been launching attacks on its positions in the southwest of the country this footage showing a number of who these vehicles burning after they were targeted by saudi amorality coalition forces that follow saudi arabia's proposal for a nationwide cease fire in yemen but the who say it doesn't go far enough results from the republic of congo election show the incumbent president will extend his 36 years in power then assassin where so received more than 88 percent of the vote in a result widely expected by analysts the main opposition party boycotted the vote because of concerns about its safety and credibility sas was closest rival. died of cope with 19 just hours after the polls closed. now after being close to more than 6 years france will reopen its embassy in the libyan capital tripoli next week french president. made the announcement after a meeting with the chairman of libya's presidential council he's part of an interim government agr

discussed in congress but has substantial opposition from republican members in particular mike hanna al jazeera washington senior u.k. politicians have criticized london police for breaking up a vigil for a woman whose murder has triggered widespread outrage about a woman safety for people would arrested at the event on a cell avatar's which police have tried to cancel because of lockdown rules. former bolivian president evo morales says those accused of staging a coup against him should be investigated and punished but obvious former interim leaders jenny 9 years was arrested on saturday and charged with terrorism and sedition she took over and what alice fled to bolivia and 2019 and years denies the charges saying she's the target of political persecution a medical emergency has been declared in jordan after at least 7 people being treated for coronavirus died in hospital when their oxygen supply ran out the health minister has been fired the prime minister has ordered an urgent investigation several states in brazil are trying to enforce tougher restrictions imposed this week to slow the advance of cov

mike hanna al-jazeera washington. on our concert some other performances are actually forbidden in the united states thanks to the current pandemic but some musicians have found a safe way to play for a live audience kristensen amir peretz now from new york. my latest charles. and pianist peter do. have played both carnegie hall and the kennedy center. but these days if you're lucky you'll find them playing an empty storefront on a random street corner on manhattan's upper west side. the musicians aren't exactly roughing it steinway donated the grand piano. and they're getting a decent salary thanks to a local philanthropist who came up with the idea this is not typical performance experience by a long shot but it's one of the 1st shows that we've been able to do for an actual live audience and. we're very grateful that we can do it here for people that might not go to a concert hall or an arena and just hear different kinds of music that they might not have like before. still these are precarious times for performers

mike hanna al-jazeera washington. but livia's former presidents a former rollo's says backing a crackdown against politicians accused of conspiring to push him out of power former interim leader janine and yes was arrested on saturday accused of staging a coup against morales she says the charges are baseless as what am reports. 4 months ago janine onions was president of bolivia now she's under arrest accused of staging a coup against her predecessor evel morales shortly after being detained in the city of the me that she was flown to the capital costs to face charges of terrorism sedition and conspiracy anya is a conservative senator and at odds with the socialist party that now covers under president luis are sick he's a former prodigy of moralists the former president she's accused of pushing out in 2019 to seize power she says the charges are fueled by political revenge. even though it's an irregular detention because i was never summoned in addition as a former president i'm in a unique situation but even amid a

discussed in congress but has substantial opposition from republican members in particular mike hanna al-jazeera washington sam for a quick check on the weather his efforts in. however that was say some violent storms into the u.s. recently this big bowls of cloud brought some very heavy rainfall into parts of utah into parts of colorado as well as and a number of tornadoes as well on this cold front as it made its way across the deep south that's going to continue pushing some very heavy rain a severe storm still likely a possibility of a few more tornadoes as we go on through monday it is a weakening feature but it's there nevertheless snow still out across the northern flank of that system monday into tuesday it topples a little ace woods will see some what weather coming through here in the city still seeing some heavier pulses of friends that system as he makes his way in up to us and all things not particularly warm new york just 3 celsius terrans out about 3 celsius as well as is the case to into casper as will be more snow just rolling in across the rockies as we go on into the middle part of the w

mike hanna al-jazeera washington. well the u.s. secretary of states has now spoken to venezuela's opposition leader calling for in his words a return to democracy and a phone call with one anthony blinken stressed the importance of free and fair elections washington recognizes quite as venezuela's legitimate leader after disputed elections that's all president nicolas maduro returned to power in 2018. now voting has wrapped up in pakistan sen lection members of the provincial and national assemblies are eligible to vote half of the $104.00 sitting senators are reaching the end of their times now it's a secret for years but prime minister imran khan had wanted the electors ballots to be made public in order to prevent vote trading but pakistan's supreme court rejected that move to a high the has more now from islamabad. this is a better go on dates between the combined opposition known as the pakistan democratic movement and the progress on teddy can solve richard the ruling party the government of golf had warranted an open ballot

mike hanna is up to date from washington d.c. thank you mike. well lots more still ahead on al-jazeera if you p.s. prime minister confirms what has long been claimed that ever trained soldiers were in tikrit during the government offensive and why the philippines says it's been provoked spine chinese boat since forces in the south china sea. however say some rather story whether into central parts of the u.s. this massive cloud has been a rolling away hip or to sing some very heavy rain withdrawing in the wins from the south across the deep south here just pushing up out of the gulf of mexico so this warm moist air meeting up with much cooler on the western flank of that system so we'll see quite a wrap around here somewhat of weather coming in once again into louisiana into mississippi showers slug spells of right and some snow on the northern flank of that system all the way up towards central canada and around the great lakes another wintry mix too just spinning off the rock history the 4 corners states easing of it was more than parts of texas that a little sweet further race was turning to ra

al-jazeera or for more on this i'm joined by mike hanna in washington d.c. and mike we heard president biden there saying that effectively he's done it before he has managed to restrain gun control in the past but how likely easy is it that he's going to be able to do it now. well you heard president biden there referring to a possible ban on automatic weapons on high capacity magazines but to take a reality check there have been issues of gun legislation debated and passed in the house of representatives but these laws deal more with the technical aspects of the drug or than the type of weapons used one of the laws that has been passed in the house extends the waiting period for gun ownership from 3 days to 10 now even that particular measure is likely to face incredibly strong opposition in the senate now president biden talks about this being a bipartisan issue well it very clearly isn't in the course of today the judiciary committee met in the senate in a pre-show jeweled meeting that will before the shootings in atlanta and boulder and during that meeti