>> the accidental governor. it took al smith until maybe 1925 or 1926 to get into the minds of the republican party that he was not going to lose. so he ran against charles whitman -- 1918. charles whitman, the d.a. of manhattan becomes governor of new york state. he runs twice and gets elected. he starts to look at the white house in 1920. we like to look back and say what if. maybe it would not have been harding. maybe it would have been charles whitman if he beat smith. smith unseats this governor largely because there is a flu epidemic. he campaigns around upstate new york. he turns out the new york city vote. he wins by a very slight margin. he get in there. in 1920, the legislature crosses its arms and says we will not do any of these things. >> the republican legislature? >> the republican assembly and senate. smith starts the campaign right off by saying, we will have a reconstruction commission capitalizing on the transition from a wartime economy to the private sector economy. he starts saying he is going to stre

that caused a real star even in the 1960's. al smith raised all of those questions much earlier in 1928. it had already been a decade that had been seized with a lot of questions about immigration, immigration reform, the rights of the two clocks klan. those come into play. >> how did the role of catholicism play out? >> it was a vicious campaign. this was not new to him. when he ran in new york state, he faced at them. in 1914, martin glenn faced anti catholic prejudice. showed up in the 1915 constitutional convention as a little bit of it was during campaign. smith what into this for years in advance of the election knowing this would be an issue. he addressed this issue in 1927 and in his reply to the "atlantic monthly." it was a very good statement but it was intellectual. it went over everybody's heads. >> as mentioned earlier, we are in the new york state assembly chamber and albany, new york in the new york state capitol building, finished in 1894. we are also pleased to have joined as a studio audience of albany area resid

those are the headlines on al-jazeera i'll be back with the al-jazeera news hour in under 30 minutes inside story starts now. libya's rival powers call for a new cease fire in the civil war but it's unclear whether the would have to support it so will the truce hold long enough to give peace a chance this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm wrong many ceasefires have tried and failed to and years of conflict in libya but the 2 rival pals appear so if i.

-jazeera follows the remarkable people who work love and fry in the slum. on al-jazeera. or form. but the marquis watching old is there with me as a whole rob a reminder of our top stories the u.s. house of representatives has taken steps to block changes to the postal system that threaten mail in voting a head of the presidential election other legislation moves to the senate where the top republican leader says it will not pass a group of west african leaders have met with mali's asked of president ibrahim to become katter and with the military leaders behind the coup the echo are still a geisha is pushing for a return to civilian rule. russian opposition leader alexina valley is receiving treatment in berlin for suspected poisoning the valley's supporters believe he drank tea that had been tampered with just before he boarded a flight to moscow. libya's un recognized government has rejected talks with ward cleaver hafter and us despite a cease fire announced on friday backed by both sides in the country's long running conflict the tripoli based government repeated calls for the

and stranded with nowhere to go al the coronavirus and then make you stop the hundreds of nicaraguans from returning home. welcome to the program out top story tens of thousands of people have rallied in the battle russian capital minsk for 6 nights of protests over last week's disputed presidential elections despite a ruthless crackdown in which heavily armed police were deployed against peaceful protesters and thousands were arrested president alexander lukashenko has refused to open dialogue with the opposition to this atlanta taken off sky she is calling for more protests this weekend set boston has more from minsk. was. was slowly but surely that's islam in scottie king over the city's main streets after days of police violence as demonstrators were beaten detained and chased away protesters came out in large numbers friday they were joined by workers from a state owned tractor factory throughout the country thousands of workers are on strike to protest against a looker. didn't even look at this we can't stand the situation anymore people a friend but they will have my vehicle an

the one that al-awlaki did that the others didn't. aims to be a mainstream preacher. an important organization. unlike other jihadists speakers. those guys only spoke about jihad. that's all they did. al-awlaki did a huge of a work that he did not talk about at all. when he started talking about. as part of the wider islamic project. the other guy could be dismissed. that wasn't the same in him. he was talking about a lot of other things. and then he brings it into the conversation. just a natural part. no others have a wider the wider mainstream credibility. based on social movement. how and why people get involved in clinic -- collective action. anytime of collective action that can all the way up. if you look at how he presented ideas and created meaning he did so using methods that are very tried and tested. that's what they wanted to do to move beyond al qaeda as an organization to say there is a wider movement out here. it may collapse. we were not in the social movement at that time. it explains how they follow a very similar method. the kind of refer to the soc

the al-jazeera arabic team discovered cover. spondon between the 2 men at a time when the true scale of venom seize debts was starting to become public knowledge. it was january 2020 and shetty was seeking a meeting with his friend the advisor to the crown prince about the double. as shetty revealed the nature of n n c's debt crisis the advisers said that he was out of town but they agreed to meet the following week at an m r r g ocean palace. meeting with at the end of january was targeted at a higher level shetty needed to engage with shaikh mohammed bin desired the crown prince of abu dhabi. the discussion at that meeting is known only to those who took part but what is certain is that shortly afterwards b r shetty flew to india and did not return. a series of outwardly friendly messages followed between shetty and through a including reference to a private letter from shetty to the crown prince. al-jazeera wrote to the under secretary of the crown prince court of abu dhabi mohamed mubarak al masri wanting to discover more abo

at the top of the al. called golden passports documents obtained in cyprus by which people from a number of countries the aim for some is to access the e.u. one of void corruption brought downs at home or elsewhere but is that leave go and what's come to do to stop with this is inside story. hello welcome to the program. and al-jazeera investigation has revealed that cyprus has being given european passports to convicted criminals and high level political figures if for an investing 2 and a half $1000000.00 in the country the law leak of possible data to our investigative unit exposes serious flaws to the island's so cold golden passport scheme that's generated more than $8000000000.00 for its government there will be and justice commissioner says he'll consider legal action against cyprus deborah davis reports. the european parliament has repeatedly demanded an end to schemes where one country can sell passports which open up access to the rest of the european union in an exclusive interview with al jazeer

the jay c.p.o. way that 2015 agreement. al-jazeera as investigative units has obtained the cyprus papers a cache of confidential documents the sink thousands of people who bought citizenship in cyprus some are criminals and some are seeking safe haven away from their own governments cypresses interior minister firmly denies the findings calling the investigation propaganda turkey's president has warned greece not to test his country's patience that soon nations are locked in a dispute over oil and gas resources in the eastern mediterranean it follows an announcement by greece that it will extend its territorial waters and those tensions have been featured in discussions between european union defense ministers met in berlin they focused on what's known as the e.u. strategic compass that's a framework for responding to threats and challenges as a bloc the u.s. secretary of state says held high level talks in the united arab emirates might compares visit follows trips to israel sit around and bahrain and a gunman has killed at l

the full on. this is al jazeera a reminder all the headlines this hour the gunman a new zealand's worst mass shooting has been sentenced to life in prison without the chance of parole self-confessed white supremacist brandon tyrants killed 51 muslim worshippers to mosques last year. but there's no national guard troops are being deployed to the city of can i wish and it was scones after 4 nights of process over due to a shooting of an unarmed black man jacob blake u.s. athletes have also joined the protest with the n.b.a. the school and all of where he stays playoff games and hurrican laura has made landfall in the southern united states where the forecasters morning off on the survival storm surges louisiana and texas state governors are worried about coastal residents who've chosen to stay despite mandatory evacuation orders. in the middle east has some of the highest levels of income inequality in the world and the crew of ours pandemic is making things worse for millions of people while at the same time

along came the dell this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up a 4th night of demonstrations in wisconsin over the police shooting of an unarmed black man. we don't have to choose between supporting law enforcement. and standing with their african-american members. the u.s. vice president defends donald trump's call for law and order it's racial unrest continues to dominate headlines across america. disputed accounts of the fatal shooting of an autistic palestinian man who was killed by an israeli police officer . our top story this hour her step toward closure for relatives of victims of the worst terrorist attack in new zealand's history the gunman who killed 51 muslim worshipers last year was sentenced to life in prison without parole brenton tyrant is the self-confessed white supremacist who was responsible for attacks on 2 mosques in christchurch by hate has a story. after a harrowing emotional 4 days in the high court in christchurch just as cameramen delivered brinton terence sentence on each of the $31.00 shocking murder charges while he. was fit to live in prison. all o

the al-jazeera. he new iranian chain is open to venezuela's capital it's the latest symbol of the growing political and economic alliance between tehran and caracas and a sign of defiance against u.s. sanctions or latin america you see in human reports. in the rain in tractor enhances the entrance of magasin as this spanking new mega supermarket in caracas is certainly an eye opener. no pated on the edge of caracas is largest on the country's 1st ever iranian supermarket offers products such as garlic shampoo and sweet flavored with date syrup all exotic items have been israel in slick and liquid and chill and his wife the american in the morning it's the 1st time i've come it's spacious and has a wide variety of products it's a bit more expensive but i guess it's because almost everything is imported. gimmick gussie's supermarket chain says it's a private company in that israel had to do business but the only person authorized to speak to us on its behalf was the 1st secretary of the riemann embassy

i'm kemal santamaria here in doha with the world news from al-jazeera 2 people shot dead in the u.s. city of can assure in violence that's followed the police shooting of a black man also the government of cyprus responds to an al jazeera investigation into a cash for passports scheme where convicted criminals and fugitives are among those buying up citizenship. only hear my dad's voice. my boss boyce. bushnell statements from the family members of victims of last year's most shooting in new zealand this is at the gunman's at sentencing hearing. starting in iran where in agreements been reached to give the u.n. nuclear watchdog access to 2 suspected former atomic sites no it isn't iran announced it in a joint statement with the i.a.e.a. the international atomic energy agency you've also got president hassan rouhani who is promising to continue cooperation a big is in teheran following this of course tell us more about the announcement and why it's coming now. well this is not what comes after russia. on monday evening the head of the i.a.e.a. here arrived here and the relationship be

the world. and then there was al's love for tipper. had only been dating a short while, but i knew they would spend the rest of their lives together. to this day, when they come to our house they sit in each other's lapse and smooch occasionally. [applause] >> these days when i'll -- when al and i get together, we talk about our families, lives, dreams, that same saying -- the same things we talked about as college kids. this, i am very proud of what he has done for this country. [applause] i will tell you that al is the closest thing i have had to a brother. are, arehe big issues they feeding him well? [laughter] will the stress of the job hurt him? with full you confidence, he has sense enough to eat well, and the stress is no problem. [applause] al, i know you are watching and i want america to know what i know. you are going to be one of the best presidents this country has ever had. [applause] we need a person with al gore's commitment. we need a person with your heart, al. the office of the president represents every child on ear

the al-jazeera. residents of the paraguayan city of limpia were protesting after their local lake was turned purple by pollution off of the serotta good which is divided by a causeway started to become purple back in february the dead bodies of birds and fish have been found in the water authority have ordered the closure of a tannery which is toxic chemicals to produce lava. now italy has recorded more than 1000 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours the worst daily figure since the lockdown was lifted in may health officials are blaming people who are returning from holidays many of whom are young and asymptomatic more than 35000 people have died in italy wants the epicenter of europe's outbreak. well many countries are trying to work out how to get a bit of normality back into their lives despite the continuing spread the virus in germany that means a pop concert authorities put on this show in leipsic to try and learn more about how a crowd transmits the virus around 1500 volunteers were given

the al-jazeera. the united nations says it's $200000000.00 short of donations to help lebanon repair catastrophic damage to be a report of last week's blast before the explosion the people of lebanon were already battling an economic crisis this bernard smith reports from the capital many of those left homeless are relying on volunteers charities friends. like many other lebanese and one by seal has always managed to get by no matter what was thrown at him be a conflict or economic crisis but now it's different measures should benefit all mad i walked around 8 kilometers he says as he describes trying to get medical treatment in the aftermath of the port explosion that sent a devastating shockwave through beirut i think he has something going. down. and there are new areas i 70 year old antoine eventually found a hospital to treat the injuries to his head and arm now he relies on free help and volunteers to dress the woods after the explosion the whole story has changed ok as if the middle class has g

and the missing millions on al-jazeera. hello i'm daryn jordan this is counting the cost on al-jazeera your look at the world of business and economics this week russia seizes control of libya's biggest oil field despite losing ground moscow flaunts libya with warplanes and russian mercenaries currency crisis default hyperinflation lebanon's.

the top stories this hour on al-jazeera and u.s. president john trump is to demand that all united nations sanctions be reimposed against iran follows america's defeat of the plans to extend an arms embargo against tehran trump says secretary mike compared the travels of the u.n. to start the process of restoring its but ever since president alexander lukashenko has ordered security forces to clear the streets after nearly 2 weeks of mass rallies over disputed election results the e.u. is rejecting the poll and its imposing sanctions on government leaders and mollie's coup leaders a promising democratic elections within a reasonable amount of time without giving an actual timeline for president and senior government leaders were forced from power on tuesday. u.s. presidential nominee joe biden has said. they received some of his most powerful endorsements yet on day 3 of the democratic national convention former president barack obama sold bus and biden's running mate come to harris will address supporters in what's become a virtual

its role in the war on al-jazeera. the president takes no responsibility refuses to leave blames other cozies up to dictators and fans the flames of hate and division joe biden accepts the democratic nomination for the u.s. presidency with a blistering attack on the man he wants to replace. if you entrust me with the presidency i will draw on the best of us not the worst but he outlines his vision for a country divided by racial tension and struggling with the coronavirus pandemic. hello i'm adrian for the get this is al-jazeera live from though also coming up. doctors say they can't release russian politician alexina vonnie from hospital so now i am going on survives from germany. when the us sanctions were violated we enforced them with you when sanctions are violated we're going to do everything we can to enforce them is what the u.s. formally requests that all u.n. sanctions on iran be restored accusing tehran of violating the 2015 nuclear deal but major international powers on tom border. the pain and trauma of fam

the u.s. china relations september on al-jazeera. housands of children were removed from east timor during the indonesian occupation decades later want to want to join as members of the lost generation as they finally head home. on al-jazeera. this is al jazeera our minds are all of the headlines this hour al-jazeera is investigative units has obtained a cache of confidential documents the synthesisers of people who bought citizenship in cyprus some of them are criminals serious interior minister has called the investigation propaganda. a gunman has killed at least 2 people in the u.s. city of can osha in the scones and it happens during a 3rd night of protests over the police shooting of a black man jake blake is paralyzed after being shot in the back 7 times. and turkey's president has warned greece not to test his country's patience is the nation's remain locked in a dispute over all oil and gas resources in the eastern mediterranean this fall is an announcement by greece that it will extend its territorial waters. by the gunman in

in the slot on al-jazeera. award winning documentary is from around the world. on al-jazeera. like. others and president alexander lukashenko accuses nato of a military build up as pressure mounts for him to step down. i'm tempted elvis is al jazeera live from doha also coming up japan suffers its worst economic contraction in decades as the coronavirus head of a bass is busy.

counting the cost on al-jazeera. from the favelas of caracas so the battlefields around also our job is to get to the truth and empower people through knowledge. oh any what challenges there has reminder of our top stories this hour u.s. house of representatives has taken steps to block changes to the postal system that threatened melon voting head of the presidential election and the dysplasia now moved to the senate. a group of west african leaders has met with molly's ousted president abraham doublethink. and with the military leaders behind the case last elevation is pushing for a return to civilian rule. and dozens of media websites reporting on the mass protests in belarus of being blocked the country's journalists association says more than 50 have been shut down during a polish back channel and radio funded by the us. at least 17 people have been killed by armed groups and a 24 hour period in colombia it's one the most violent days since the signing of a peace deal in 2016. reports that comes after weeks of in

-jazeera next is the bottom line to stay with us. in this edition of time to al-jazeera we'll take you on a journey with qatar's diverse wildlife to be joined by in the region by mentioning that and also on their vacation is to be discussing the impact the potential uncontrolled development could handle on these diverse ones like species living here if i'm protected. hi i'm steve clements and i have a question as going back to school become the political football of this season let's get to the bottom line. the new academic year is off to a chaotic start for america's $50000000.00 students and their families in many schools that are open for face to face learning some students or teachers have already tested positive for corona virus weeding the quarantines and temporary shutdowns within days with vague and conflicting guidance from public officials each of these school districts has had to come up with its own guidelines think about that for a 2nd in a country with more.

loses a bit the united nations security council to extend an arms embargo on iran. sit around and watch al-jazeera life while headquarters here in doha also coming up the united states says it sees ships carrying iranian oil to venezuela further squeezing a country facing acute fuel shortages. thousands of factory workers in belarus defy the president and join protesters as calls grow to even larger demonstrations at the weekend. and fears the beirut hospitals are running out of medicine softer last week support last we report from a damaged child cancer treatment center. bottom to the program the united nations security council has overwhelmingly rejected a us but definitely extend an arms embargo on iran just one other country back to the move while european allies abstained from the vote that means unless further action is taken iran will be able to purchase conventional weapons from mid october christensen he has more from un headquarters in new york it was a quick an unceremonious and to the united states efforts to extend the iranian arms embargo that is out of the wording if they're

its role in the war on al jazeera. is a significant step towards building a more peaceful secure and prosperous middle east. the u.s. brokers an agreement for israel and the united arab emirates to establish full diplomatic relations israel will also paul's but not scrapped plans to an explicit indian territory. palestinian factions unite to condemn the deal describing it as a betrayal. obstacle robin you're watching al-jazeera life my headquarters here in doha also coming up for you again both already israelis thousands detained in demonstrations against the reelection of president alexander lukashenko the government issues also a rare apology. and mexican argentino work to ensure latin america doesn't have to wait in line once a vaccine is to valid but. also britain removes france the netherlands and others from its coronavirus safe travel list. welcome to the program the palestinian ambassador to the united arab emirates is being recalled after the amorality government struck a deal with israel to normalize relations

in latin america a giant in turmoil on al-jazeera. the top stories on al-jazeera the russian opposition politician alexina valmy was unconscious in a siberian hospital with suspected poisoning of all knew he was returning to moscow when he fell ill during the flies and the plane made an emergency landing in. his spokeswoman says he's now in intensive care and connected to a ventilator she believes poison was mixed into his 2.

counting the cost of al-jazeera. under pressure to resign the embattled president to 6 russia's help. hello i'm adrian from again this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. you ever hear the expression he wants to make the post office critiquing donald trump defends his postmaster general despite allegations that he's trying to sabotage mail in vote in ahead of november's election. demonstrators back outside israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is residents demanding that he resign over corruption allegations and the response to covert 90. plus the japanese ship that spilled tons of oil off malicious has broken apart. the president of better roosts has sought help from russia as protest group calling for him to step down alexander lukashenko says his russian counterpart vladimir putin has agreed to help ensure the security of the country if needed this for the 7th day of mass protests against his rule with members of the state media joining the ranks of 0 step fasting reports from minsk. euphoria instead o

counting the cost on al-jazeera. the attack on the 17th of october 2019 short skirt. the sylow of drugs kowtow to cope with the streets of the northern city of coolie a country with devastating the rate of high powered with free. world.

the slant on al-jazeera. that process late into the night in the u.s. city of commotion the family of a black man shot 7 times by police demands their arrest so. what he did. and commit all this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. this president has led bold initiatives in nearly every corner of the world the u.s. secretary of state breaks with tradition to speak in support of president trumps reelection while abroad on business. bracing for impacts hurricane or approaches the u.s. gulf coast region that's been hit hard in the past. and in that indonesian textile workers are struggling to find business turn their skills to make he asks. protesters in the u.s. city of can osha have defied a curfew for a 3rd night the demanding justice for a black man jacob blake who was shot in the back by police. tear gas was fired to keep demonstrators from entering a courthouse building several buildings with satellites. state of emergency is in place with extra national guard troops to point the process of going ahead despite blake's mother calling for unity

lure about a man the al jazeera. and what challenges are these our top stories here is house of representatives has taken steps to block changes to the postal system that threatened mail in voting ahead of the presidential election legislation to the senate chaplain towns he has more from washington d.c. mcconnell's already said the senate majority leader there is absolutely not going to introduce this bill into into the senate everyone is going back on holiday the house the house is adjourned until september to mid september the senate was already on holiday it is quite astonishing if you think about all the emergencies this country faces that everyone and congress is on is on vacation but but no that's what nancy pelosi said earlier today the house speaker was she's aware of that but what she is trying to do is get that pressure going grassroots pressure there is. around the country and republican and democrat states about what is empirically by the post office his own numbers a slowdown in mail delivery. a group of

change the face of india. on al-jazeera. the in the the in. the watching al-jazeera a reminder of our top stories this hour turkey says it stops 6 greek fighter jets from entering its airspace as tensions of energy resources escalate in the eastern mediterranean greek media reports say the greek jets were harassed as they returned to base in creech. the e.u. is going ahead with sanctions on 20 senior belorussian officials say it's over a just future election and a crackdown on protesters president alexander lukashenko says he's prepared to retaliate by cutting off trade routes. hundreds of refugees and migrants are stranded on a railway track in bosnia herzegovina one province has decided to ban that while another one has refused to accept them elsewhere has become a bottleneck for thousands of migrants often other routes closed down. the un security council has approved cuts to its peacekeeping force in southern lebanon its mandate has been extended for a year but the number of troops has been reduced by 2000 after pressure from the united st

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crossing the high peaks of the arctic circle to investigate people in power at the edge of the earth on al-jazeera. the earth. tensions continue to escalate in the eastern mediterranean as turkey says it's repelled a number of greek fighter jets trying to enter its airspace. but they're given al this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up the blurry ghost . we are not human we are just a football hundreds of migrants stark and bosnia described the abuse the faced by local authorities. probably equally makes a legislative change it makes the political change and hopefully he can. make tens of thousands of people rally in washington d.c. calling again for racial equality and reform. and lang grab in the antarctic should be joined argentina of the u.k. in the race for territorial claims. turkey says it stopped their attempt by 6 fighter jets from greece from entering its airspace incident happened on thursday comes at a time of escalating tensions between the 2 countries in the eastern mediterranean called the video released by the defense ministry is said to show a turkish f. 16 chasing

al-jazeera. protecting the postal service the u.s. house of representatives tries to stop the cuts that could affect mail in voting for the upcoming presidential election. the whole robin you want your observer life my headquarters here in doha also coming up a west african delegation meets mali's military leaders and the president they ousted try to end the political crisis. our people the real name in there but forget and forgive these 2 or are our president the opposition leader calls police violence against protesters the government's worst mistake can tell soldiers there or the president must go. i'm way hey reporting from chiang mai in northern thailand where we'll tell you why and all protest movement may be about to hit the streets again. welcome to the program the house of representatives has blocked changes to the postal system that threatened mail in voting ahead of the presidential election they voted to give the agency $25000000000.00 and rejected reforms that would have slowed mail delivery vehicle had reports. it's amer

santamaria here in doha this is the world news from al-jazeera the e.u. is also threatening sanctions against turkey if no progress is made in the eastern mediterranean crisis with greece tens of thousands gather to march on washington d.c. or a new drive against police brutality and a demand for racial justice and accusations india's police were complicit in the deadly riots there. the european union is edging closer to sanctions on better russian officials which it has linked to both electoral fraud and the violent crackdown on protesters the blocs foreign ministers have all but agreed on a list of almost 20 high ranking people though they have not said exactly who some e.u. states want the inclusion of president lukashenko on that list he has faced mass demonstrations ever since winning elections which critics say where richt. there was a political agreement among ministers to designate selected individuals responsible for their fraudulent elections in their rules and for the subsequent crackdown on that exist in the revolution sanction regime this is

holding the powerful to account as we examine the us his role in the world on al-jazeera. should person have a lot of respect for the u.s. president talks of his working relationship with the coronavirus task force leader after accusing dr deborah books of putting given instructions. there is no silver bullet at the moment and then might never be the world is war not to put too much faith in a vaccine and that this pandemic could go on for a long time. hello i'm down in jordan the saudis they are on live from doha also coming up this training and state of victoria would start fining people 3 and a half 1000 dollars if they break home isolationalist. several people are killed in flooding and landslides in the region surrounding south korea's capital plus. my son's death cannot be. on the u.s. judge making a plea that better prison protection of those after his son was murdered. u.s. president donald trump has publicly rebuked the head of the white house coronavirus task force he's accused dr debra books of hurting his administration after she said the spread of coded 19 thro

the threatening words of. and his soldiers standing nearby steps al-jazeera. for the 1st time in 6 months passengers from mainland china are being allowed to transit through holes international airport the city is gradually relaxing its quota virus travel restrictions it's a much needed boost to the city's flagship carrier cathay pacific on wednesday the airline reported a loss of more than $1000000000.00 or lng it did not expect a meaningful recovery in passenger demand for some time adrian brown has the latest . i'm in hong kong international airport there have been plenty of picture metaphors during this crisis over the past 6 months and this is another one of them as you can see it's like a vast empty mostly and right now i remember this is one of the world's busiest international airport well things have eased a little bit on saturday as you rightly point out passengers arriving from mainland china are now able to transit in hong kong for up to 24 hours although they can't leave the airport terminal now why is hong kong doing that well it seems that there

-jazeera the white house. still ahead on al-jazeera european nations announce new restrictions are for a surge in the number of chronic virus infections. every pushes back against israeli attempts to change the mandates if the u.n. mission. probably once again welcomes another look at the international focus we have a developing a typhoon just to the east of the philippines little clutch of thunderstorms here now they will gather and bring some very wet and windy weather up towards the korean peninsula as we go on through the weekend to certainly something to keep an eye on a russia showers coming back in behind for the philippines those showers intensify somewhat as we go on through sunday and then across much of south asia is the usual case of sunshine and showers some of those showers in the heat of the day developing all the way down into indonesia now but from a spot it will be more sunshine than shallow as well sunshine the showers across much of australia we've had some very lively weather into the southeast and colder r

and cry in the slot on al-jazeera. lot of the plan for months now is on world loving god we are the wild grappling the extra mile where are the media don't go we go there and we give them a chance to tell their story. welcome back to headlines now demonstrators have gathered for a 7th day in belarus calling for longtime leader alexander lukashenko to step down people have also been laying flowers at a makeshift memorial where one man died this week in clashes with police. former u.s. president barack obama says he's worried about the trump of ministration trying to kneecap the postal service after it warned millions of mail in vote not to run even time to be counted on election day the head of the postal service has been accused of intentionally slowing down deliveries. and protesters have gathered in west jerusalem near the official residence of israel's prime minister calling on him to resign demonstrations against benjamin netanyahu have been held on saturday evening for several weeks now. or have been protests taki

al-jazeera. hello there i'm hala my head's in with the al-jazeera news our live from doha coming up for you in the next 60 minutes. crackdown in bello roosts the government has reportedly withdrawn accreditation for some members of the foreign media as the president faces increasing pressure to resign. greek fighter jets flying near turkish ships escalate the already tense relationship between the 2 neighbors. words of hope from one of martin luther king's grandchildren as thousands relive the historic march on washington. chadwick boseman known mostly for his role as the world's 1st african-american superhero the black panther has died. and i'm peter simmons of all the sports news to major league baseball teams protest against racial and social injustice by walking off the field before the game can start better and more later this news out side of. where we. begin with reports that bella rouge is extending its media cracked the heads of this weekend's planned protests against president oleksandr. some journalists working for foreign media have had their accreditation withdrawn but this comes afte

explores the impact of a are accessing vast amounts of our personal data for data on al-jazeera. lebanon's prime minister and government resign over the bearish explosion but the fury persists over a broken political system. rather from doha everyone came out santa maria this is the world news from al-jazeera. t.v. . news president donald trump's coronavirus briefing is interrupted by a shooting outside the white house also the escalating protests in bolivia revive memories of last year's violence which led to the resignation of former president evo morales. and volunteers do what they can to scoop up the oil that's blackened the pristine waters of malicious. well over one lebanon's prime minister has resigned along with the entire government saying he is stepping back in order to stand with the people this is after the beirut explosion which says was the result of a corrupt political system the protesters though are unmoved by his words they've been back out on the streets protesting the blast on tuesday killed more than 200 people injured thousands more and left huge numbers of

hello there and how the market scene and this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up barack and laura hits the u.s. gulf coast leaving tens of thousands without power we'll have the latest from louisiana. you can measure the mass. slaughter in the fish the spill. in a 1st for new zealand of white supremacists who shot dead 51 muslim worshipers as life in prison without parole. is justice commissioner considers seeking legal action against cypresses efforts to sell citizenship a special reports from al-jazeera investigative units. turkey has announced it will hold live fire military exercises in the eastern mediterranean next week is the latest escalation in a bitter maritime disputes with greece over control of gas and oil resources both countries have been holding military drills near a patch of sea they both claim are the circus governments is also extending the work of its vessel conducting seismic surveys of the area. now germany is foreign minister has called for an end to the naval drills as the e.u. tries to pull greece and turkey back from the brink of conflict i call mas

al-jazeera. hello there i am how he'd say you know this is the al-jazeera news are from doha coming up for you in the next 60 minutes. protesters in the u.s. state of wisconsin defy curfew venting their anger over a police shooting of a black man. the government's in cyprus gets ready to respond to an al-jazeera investigation into a cash for passport scheme convicted criminals fugitives and state officials. drumming up support speed u.s. secretary of state is touring the middle east to push arab nations to normalize relations with israel. and storm season is well underway the u.s. gulf coast prepares for the impacts of horror. and unschooled the latest from barcelona following the n.l. messi telling the club he wants to leave plus a record breaking night for the l.a. clippers who are now just one win away from the western conference semifinals. at least 2 people have been killed and another injured during protests in the u.s. city of commotion demonstrators defines a curfew for a 3rd night demanding justice for jacob blake a black man black man shot in the back by police. well tear gas was far to

in the slot on al-jazeera. it's the u.k.'s biggest hospital with the eventual capacity for 4000 covert 19 patients built inside a london conference center it took just 9 days to construct with the help of army engineers dramatically expanding the critical care bed count and other similar sites are underway the actual longer numbers could be much higher than advertised researchers say that huge gaps in testing capacity that the government is now trying to close extrapolate that across the country and the spread of corona virus appears far wider than any. hello i'm daryn jordan and with a quick reminder of the top stories here on al-jazeera the u.s. has failed to persuade the un security council to extend an international arms embargo on iran it means terror on will soon be able to trade weapons without u.n. approval the u.s. though says it will seek to trigger a return of all u.n. sanctions on iran in the coming days christensen he has more now from the united nations headquarters in new york catch.