that was deborah davis from our investigative unit reporting there now here's what cypresses interior minister has said about the investigation the years that are going on with the media the interior ministry has investigated all the information al-jazeera has given to the public and all the names brought up on the investigation have been looked into when they applied for the visas there were 100 percent entitled to it was no criminal record in their home countries and with there were living we investigated and there were no complaints against them from any other sources or interpol this is deliberate distortion and deception of the elements biol dizzier. gunfire has killed at least 2 people in the us city of can oh sure during a 3rd night of black lives matter process video and social media reported the shows a gunman shooting at the testers and people running away from the line of fire for the 7th revealed details of either the victims or the attacker. or the attack happened during the latest pool tests against the shooting of jacob blake the black american is paralyzed after police

or the blast was felt up to 10 kilometers away and it was even sensed or heard that in neighboring cypress so you can imagine just how massive it was i don't think the number of wounded is also going to wise because some people were wounded the by the last shattering into their apartments they were in their own homes and we were wounded as well as the people who were in the vicinity of the explosion but i think the number of fatalities is going to rise mainly because there were a lot of. time of the explosion in the port i think unfortunately we should expect that the number of fatalities is going to rise just before you go one of the things as we're looking at the video well tough. is that we seem to see a number of blocks there were reports of at least one follow up explosion after a fuel tanks caught fire is there more to know about just to be clear and what happened here. well these are the words of looked at in general are busted by him who is the director of love in all security general security this is the only official who has outright spoken about the fact that there was some sort

says it plans to issue gas exploration and drilling licenses between the greek island of crete and cypress its nato ally greece very mentally opposes this plan and to send wolf ships to protect what it says is part of its continental shelf. in this show of support for greece france on thursday took part in a joint training exercise with the greek navy of crete. there bill that's according to venice but in response to turkey's deployment of its fleet we've also deployed our own putting our armed forces on alert i'm confident that all greeks have the same absolute trust in the capabilities of our armed forces as i do when faced with provocation we maintain the strength that stems from our level headedness. turkey's president andrew on has vowed to defend ankara's interests in the region but he's also called for calm the work that is the truth to me all the parts to a solution in the eastern mediterranean is via dialogue and negotiation if we act with common sense and reason we can find a win win solution that meets everyone's interests we're not chasing any unnecessary adventures all seeking

and the champions league returns up to 5 months find a big cypress for the quarterfinals and hope to quickly find the perfect. a math and how to book them we start in india where at least 18 people were killed and more than 100 injured when a passenger plane skidded off the runway in the southern city of cory code the air in the rick's 1st flight from jew by was carrying 190 passengers and crew heavy monsoon rain appears to have had a role in the crash. eyewitnesses described the plane's fuselage breaking apart as it fell into a file a some 10 meters below. the boeing 737 flight from dubai was repatriating indian citizen stranded by the coronavirus kind . i disastrous for passengers that had waited months to fly home and reunite with their families. among the victims were the 2 pilots as well as at least one young child who could be put behind a child under a box on the plane as soon as i picked her up her head had serious injuries small child one and a half years old i took the child in the car if she was in the ambulance maybe she could have been saved i took her to the hospital bu

it's so strong, people felt it 150 miles away across the sea in cypress.nt trump addressed the explosion in his daily coronavirus briefing. >> our prayers go out to all the victims and their families. the united states stands ready to assist the people of lebanon. we have a very good relationship with lebanon and will be there to help. >> the prime minster says it was caused by 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrate. it's not clear what ignited the compound, if it was an accident or an act of terror. >>> when will congress agree to the new relief package and send more money tot millions of americans who desperately need it? today in washington, d.c., more negotiating. top white house officials and congressional democrats continued their talks. >> reporter: new fallout today as president trump insists his administration has the pandemic under control. in an interview with axios on hbo. >> right now i think it's under control. >> how? 1,000 americans are dying a die. >> they are dying, it's true. it is what it is. that doesn't mean we are doing everything we can. >>

citizenship in cyprus some are criminals some are seeking a safe haven away from their own governments cypresses interior minister firmly denies the findings and calls it propaganda at least 2 people have been killed and another injured during protests in the u.s. city of can assure wisconsin crowds defied a curfew for a 3rd night demanding justice for an unarmed black man jacob blake who was shot 7 times in the back by police he has been paralyzed from the waist down a state of emergency is in place extra national guard troops have been deployed here today with the headlines here on al-jazeera witness starts right now. yeah right on top of my. defense either. you know i got an idea of you i thought i'd watch time power. video song now do you know. with me. it's not. likely that you done good little you know for only magazine all on the you know we know it's not out. there we need to create saudi i'll ask you that i think i'll be out so many thought in. a few months i. know. it's a very good news. for me get my. goodbyes or move out well it's because i'm not. doing really hot. and i put some up

well cypresses interior minister has hit back at the investigation firmly denying the findings coing it propaganda nobody hears that are going on within the borders of the media or the interior ministry has investigated all the information al-jazeera has given to the public and all the names brought up on the investigation have been looked into when they applied for the visas there were 100 percent entitled to it was no criminal record in their home countries and where they were living we investigated and there were no complaints against them from any other sources or interpol this is deliberate distortion and deception of the elements biol dizzier. at least 2 people have been killed and another injured during a 3rd night of protests in the us city of can osha excesses have been demanding justice for jacob blake and on one's black man who was shot in the back on police well this video circulating on social media apparently shows the shooter and people running on the streets as gunshots were heard at least say they responded to reports of shots fired at multiple people but i'm not yet

lauren: we are standing by for the exclusive report on cypresses citizenship program which is callednda. our unit highlighted confidential document. 2.5 1000 people have purchased citizenship, including criminal fugitives. reporter: a meeting of president's to discuss greater links between cyprus and china. away from the public where, hundreds of chinese have quietly paid for a personal connection for citizenship. criminals sanctioned from the u.s. for laundering stolen cryptocurrencies. others are politically connected did. he is the boss of the state owned company. $2.5 million for citizenship in a psport. a modest price for china superrich. a woman and her husband have passports. through her family real estate $27any, she is worth million and is often called ages which is what women. -- richest woman. is nots not state -- it straightforward because china has strong currency controls. >> strictly speaking, it is all illegal. often they use hong kong as a way for getting their money out of china and there are many creative ways for doing so. riskyey sometimes in casinos as another w

the pan tele family farm is at the foot of the trudeau's mountains in western cypress here they use only goats or sheep's milk for their hello me the way it's traditionally been made in cyprus for centuries. in a little closer view of eve your garden is a milk is crucial to the whole loonies good taste yes it was here in the region around the city of pa force is the livestock find the most nutritious plants on the island. and his small dairy pantelis cantelli only makes cheese when he's got enough milk this time he only has goats milk. i take what i spoon falls of rennet a mixture of enzymes from the goat stomachs it curdles the milk i have the rennet to the milk at around 35 degrees celsius where it works best then the warm mixture is left to stand in the vats for about an hour. what remains is the liquid way and the kerns. pantelis pantelion his daughters press these into molds. once it has set its heated once more in the way. finally they conserve the finish to lummi and brine until it's consumed. there's so many food ready how do you know we is in guster not meat fashion internationa

how to prepare a loony choose from cypress in many different ways. old could choose a can with a little imagination be compared to champaign as in both cases the name is protected it's only about 2 dozen people are allowed to call themselves or to design us the ana is awarded by the french federation of old quit too and fashion which also to sites who may participate as a guest design at the party or to shows this yet you man aisa was invited he's a seth top fashion designer who was born in cameroon but because of the grown up on that make it like old design as he could only present his designs in digital form. this is the man i.e.c. is new collection. he's the 1st designer from cameroon to showcase his creations of the paris shows even if this time only on film. has been living in the fashion capital paris for more than 20 years. to me paris is like a museum there's always something new to discover. fashion is everywhere culture is also very present so many people from all over the world come together here paris is a very international city and a ve

nearby the blast destroyed buildings over a wide area the shock waves could be felt for a field the cypress that's around 240 kilometers away no the exact cause of the blast is still unknown but lebanon's interior minister has said it happened in they were hosts storing ammonium nitrate a volatile chemical compound used in both fertilizers and. let's take a look right now it was something these are live pictures of water all going fires that's what happened after the immediate. then in nearby regions of swelled in the beirut port area and further into the city center to 20 minutes after. the blaze has been raging for over 6 hours the lebanese interior minister says the explosion appears to have been caused by about a huge stock pile of ammonium nitrate in the ports area the 1st explosion in beirut was reportedly followed by a secondary blast when a fuel depo caught fire causing a muscle loss of these are live pictures right now it just fires on the emergency crews trying to deal with the immediate aftermath of the explosion. i. mean. you know very long night ahead in the richest extraordina

peter matthews from cypress college appreciate the time thank you appreciate it. now iran is saying that it's arrested the head of what it describes is a u.s. based terrorist group jamsheed sharma and the group known as tunde are accused of leading sabotage operations inside iran iranian authorities told responsible hold responsible for a bombing in 2008 in the city of shiraz in which 14 people were killed and more than 200 were injured to iran hasn't revealed where i was arrested i said begg has more on this now from toronto this group were established in the united states by an individual by the name of cherry they have a t.v. station where they protect their views and reach out to their followers now my cherry disappeared mysteriously around 2007 no one really knows where he is but then jump ship took over the leadership of the group and iran says they've captured him they haven't said where and when they've captured him but they said that it was a complicated intelligence operation and he was captured by ukrainian forces now in the past iran have lured people

the blast could be felt at least 130 miles away in cypress, you can see injured people all over the seat from below. >>less is going over the place because of damage it's like an apocalypse. it's very very very different than what's happening. now. the white house is monitoring the situation let me begin by sending america's deepest sympathies. >>to the people of lebanon where reports indicate that many many people were killed a lebanese official says the explosion was caused by high explosive materials united states stands ready to assist lebanon. >>a very good relationship with the people of lebanon and we will be there to help. it looks like a terrible. >>attack but 3 us defense department officials tell cnn there was no sign of a strike. lebanon's prime minister says at least 2700 tons of the explosive ammonium nitrate was being stored in a warehouse near the scene. this blast comes as lebanon's economy is in a state of collapse and has seen its known covid-19 cases nearly triple since the start of july parades go out to all the victims and their families i'm john lawrence reporting.

says it plans to issue gas exploration and drilling licenses between the greek island of crete and cypress its nato ally greece very mentally opposes this plan and has sent wool ships to protect what it says is part of its continental shelf. in the show of support for greece france on thursday took part in a joint training exercise with the greek navy of crete. there bill it's a fundamental problem in response to turkey's deployment of its fleet we've also deployed our own putting our armed forces on alert i'm confident they do greeks have the same absolute trust in the capabilities of our armed forces as i do when faced with provocation we maintain the strength that stems from our levelheadedness . turkey's president and 2 on has vowed to defend ankara's interests in the region but he's also called for calm to open is that true to me all the path to a solution in the eastern mediterranean is via dialogue and negotiation if we act with common sense and reason we can find a win win solution that meets everyone's interests we're not chasing any unnecessary adventures all seeking tensions. te

says it plans to issue gas exploration and drilling licenses between the greek island of crete and cypress its nato ally greece very mentally opposes this plan and has sent wool ships to protect what it says is part of its continental shelf. initio of support for greece france on thursday took part in a joint training exercise with the greek navy of crete. there bill richardson in the venice book in response to turkey's deployment of its fleet we've also deployed our own putting our armed forces on alert i'm confident they do greeks have the same absolute trust in the capabilities of our armed forces as i do little when faced with provocation we maintain the strength that stems from our levelheadedness . turkey's president and 2 on has vowed to defend ankara's interests in the region but he's also called for calm what then is the truth really all the parts to a solution in the eastern mediterranean is via dialogue and negotiation if we act with common sense and reason we can find a win win solution that meets everyone's interests we're not chasing any unnecessary adventures all seeking ten

citizenship in cyprus some are criminals some are seeking a safe haven away from their own governments cypresses interior minister firmly denies the findings and calls it propaganda for these 2 people have been killed in another injured during protests in the u.s. city of can assure wisconsin crowds defied a curfew for a 3rd night demanding justice for an unarmed black man jacob blake who was shot 7 times in the back by police he has been paralyzed from the waist down a state of emergency is in place extra national guard troops have been deployed here today but the headlines here on al-jazeera witness starts right now. 'd the. right on top of. that defense either. you and i see all of you at that time our. video showing meto do you know. with.

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 mass speaking has a meeting of e.u. foreign ministers and carolyn which is focusing on ways to defuse tensions. we will see how things develop at the end of this month where the ships will move to and we will also work here to create the conditions for turkey and greece to solve their problems directly with each other and to do everything possible to avoid military confrontation. well

if you want to find out more about the cyprus papers you can go to al-jazeera dot com ford's last cypress papers revealed and explore in more detail exactly who has been buying european union passports from cyprus and where they come from. this is al jazeera these are the top stories the gunmen in new zealand's worst mass shooting has been sentenced to life in prison without the chance of parole self-confessed white supremacist brenton terrence killed 51 of them washed person to mosques in march last year you see allen's prime minister said the sentence will help with the community's healing process nothing will take the pain away but i hope you felt the arms of new zealand around you through this whole process and i hope you continue to feel that through all the days that followed the trauma of much 15 is not easily healed. today i hope is the last we we have any cause to hear or i should the name of the tirith behind it has deserves to be a life time of complete and utter silence for national guard troops have been sent to the city of can osha after 4 nights of protests over the police

stored for years it's believed to been set off by welders the blast was felt a 160 kilometers away cypress countries around the world including lebanon's traditional style israel are offering help. in beirut begins our coverage. a massive explosion in the heart of the lebanese capital. was. the blast essential across beirut shattering windows destroying buildings. and injuring hundreds. the streets were filled with panic and confusion forces so you know my call was down there it rolled over i think my injuries all because of the loss the loss cut me up my call was like this i don't know about the sun i don't know what happened i was fishing i heard there was a fire so i began to hit home then i heard something explode and then this happened i got injured this is all i know. rescue work began quickly and emergency vehicles converged on the site of the blast. putting out fires. and getting the injured to safety lebanon's internal security chief confirmed the blast originated in the port district in a section housing highly explosive materials. lebanon's prime minister has addressed the natio

and scale an unprecedented damage you have for example the sound of the explosion being heard in cypress which is 234 kilometers away now according to the interior minister we still don't know what caused it and there is an emerging for any fault for people to wait for an investigation to happen we are hearing figures from the health ministry as you mentioned 30 people dead and 3000 injured the red cross say that thousands of people have been injured so we do expect those figures will climb in the coming hours chaos outside the hospitals the hospitals have been turning people away because they simply cannot cope and we know that at least one hospital was was hit during the explosion at the same time this is the biggest explosion in lebanese history with eyewitnesses talking about. a mushroom cloud over the city broken glass everywhere destroyed buildings we heard people say that it looked like the scene of a war zone with some of the comments coming out of eyewitnesses now there was a 1st loss that happened at about $66.00 in the evening but local time it's still unclear what caused that

as that there is still some very nice sunshine and of the areas east and then to the bad through cypress clear sunny warm skies even up into the northwest of england some good clear blue skies not quite as a fine father to the south this is a southampton looking across the cricket grounds here this was the day wore on all of the 2nd test between england and pakistan and rain did actually still play more of that through friday in fact there are warnings across much of central and southern areas of england and wales for the next few days from the u.k. met office for those thunderstorms that fail extensive across the central as we go through friday but again to the south is fine and dry and then it through saturday there's an area over a developing in the bay of biscay not making a great deal of headway but again that rain still across the u.k. and extending down into the southeast the touches not exactly cool but they have come down to what they were say for london for the next few days we will see more of those showers that could be a thunderstorm and in fact by monday the rain expected t

it was heard and felt 240 kilometers away on the island of cypress. lebanon's economy minister says every business in beirut, every business has been impacted by these massive explosions. the governor estimates 3 to $5 billion of damage. to discuss this, i'm joined by a professor of economics at the american university of beirut. it's a pleasure to have you on, sir. our heart felt condolences for the situation in beirut. this explosion at the port reflects the same mismanagement that has left the economy in crisis. let's be very clear, lebanon cannot afford to pay for the damage itself. the country is broke, correct? >> correct. the country is broke. the commercial banking system is bankrupt. the government is bankrupt. we have been going through a series of crisis factors for the past year and now with the blast things are catastrophic. reconstruction is not going to be possible given where they are at today. >> that suggests lebanon will have to lean very heavily on international support, right? >> i mean, it's our only hope. it's our only rescue. w

the explosion tuesday so massive it shook the ground all the way to cypress. 150 miles away. the level of devastation is it still being assessed with widespread destruction stretching for miles from the epicenter near the port. firefighters and emergency workers rushed to the scene. one the city governor described as resembling atomic bombings. hospitals were inundated with hundreds of victims and urgent call for blood donation. the casualty count staggering. thousands injured and dozens dead. with the number of dead surely to rise in the hours to come. initially the state news agency attributed to the cause of the blast to a fire at a fire works warehouse. but shortly after, the head of the security said the explosion happened at the site of confiscated high explosive material. lebanon prime minister said it is unacceptable that a shipment of estimated 2,750 tons of ammonia nitrate was stored in a warehouse near the port for six years. the country launched an investigation into the cause expecting an initial report in the coming days. the president ordered military patrol in

it was felt more than 100 miles away in cypress. this is the governor of beirut you see here.o that the nuclear blast in hiroshima. benjamin netanyahu offered his condolences and israel will provide aid to lebanon. the explanation of what caused this explosion is relateed to a stockpile of ammonia nitrate. there is no evidence there was a bomb as president trump claimed yesterday. if you go up the coast, 130 miles, you reach the city of beirut. it would not like like tel aviv. most lights are out. they are dealing with rolling blackouts for months and protests and hungry people. this explosion is only making it worse. >> john: listed among the top non-nuclear explosions this world has ever seen. u.s. officials tell fox news there is no evidence to support president trump's claim that the explosion in beirut was a bomb. mark said most believe it was an accident. let's bring in the former national security spokesman for president trump. do you agree no evidence it's anything but an accident? do we have any idea how it happened in the first place? >> well, from what i read, a shi

it could be felt more than 150 miles away in cypress.er ship. the reporter was in beirut when it happened. >> all of a sudden, everything starts shaking. we hear this double bang. before we could think of what to do next, everything exploded. >> you see the people walking there. just stunned. negligence was to blame. it was also captured on a bridal photo shoot. it was the most destructionive single explosion to ever hit lebanon. >>> crews are building fire lines and having some success getting croft of the apple fire in banning. the fire started friday and has scorched nearly 43 square miles in riverside and san bernardino counties. the fire crews were able to rescue a dog from the front lines and reunite him with his family. >>> cooler weather here keeps the fire danger lower. >>> our concerns have been diminished for a while with the big cooldown we've had. much cooler than average going into the evening hours. we'll have quite an increase in low clouds and fog. there will be more drizzle. we've had drizzle the last two or three night

three starts with his own miniature version of the massive cairo -- piece by piece, out of pine and cypresstacks... the deck boards... cannons... even miniature ropes. it takes two months. >> you know, he would make the little doors and the little lifeboats. and then he would paint them and he would drive little nails into the deck. >> it's amazing. >> he just went haywire with it, really. >> over the next decade, william builds a civil war flotilla. there's the c.s.s. virginia, the first steam-powered ironclad warship, built by the confederate navy. the u.s.s. neosho, a union vessel with a steam-powered front-gun turret that can spin 360 degrees. that's some firepower. and the c.s.s. calhoun, a civilian steamer converted into a 500-ton side-wheel gunboat. all with the precision you'd expect from a career draftsman. >> before he built a ship, he'd study it. he had blueprints from the smithsonian institution, and if they didn't exist, he would draw his own set of blueprints. >> down to the finest detail. >> he was a fanatic about it. >> was your mom applauding his efforts? >> not really. i r

i shall enclose a tweak of the cypress and a leaf of the halle. a few months later, read writes his daughter. he says, we viewed the gardens and situation before dinner. there was awe in the very approach of the place where his remains were deposited. how disgraceful to the united states to suffer these remains after having been solicited up and granted by the relics to remain unnoticed? condemned. well not the almighty blasted the ingratitude of this ungrateful country? this, oh jefferson, be thy glory. your lines have not half the merit of your little -- his little finger. pitiful revenge inglorious triumph. congress did have plans to honor george washington. most of us know of the existence of a tomb below the crypt level of the capital building. it was intended to hold washington's remains. martha actually gave permission before she died a few years later. it was kind of a moot point. jeffersonian's resisted efforts in 1800 and thereafter to have a mausoleum built to washington. either near the capital or somewhere else in washington. burying

i shall enclose a twig of a cypress and a leaf of the holy. -- the holly. a few months later, he writes his daughter, because he is going down to visit the same place and pay the same kind of homage to washington and his relics. he writes, we view the garden situation before dinner and the tomb of the great washington. there was awe in the place. how disgraceful to the united states to suffer these remains after having been solicited of and granted by the relics to remain unnoticed. condemned. will not the almighty blessed of gratitude with this ungrateful country? this, jefferson, evite lori. glory.hy your loins have not have the merit of his little finger. pitiful revenge and glorious triumph. congress, in fact, did have plans to honor george washington. most of us know up the existence of a tomb below the crypt level of the capitol building. it was intended to hold washington's remains. martha gave permission before she died a few years later. but it was a moot point. jeffersonians resisted efforts in the 1800s and periodically thereafter to have a mauso

the blast could be felt at least 130 miles away in cypress, you can see injured people all over the seat from beirut. >>less is going over the place because of damage it's like an apocalypse. it's very very very different than what's happening. now. the white house is monitoring the situation let me begin by sending america's deepest sympathies. >>to the people of lebanon where reports indicate that many many people were killed a lebanese official says the explosion was caused by high explosive materials united states stands ready to assist lebanon. >>a very good relationship with the people of lebanon and we will be there to help. it looks like a terrible. >>attack but 3 us defense department officials tell cnn there was no sign of a strike. lebanon's prime minister says at least 2700 tons of the explosive ammonium nitrate was being stored in a warehouse near the scene. this blast comes as lebanon's economy is in a state of collapse and has seen its known covid-19 cases nearly triple since the start of july parades go out to all the victims and their families i'm john lawrence reporting

the blast was felt 140 miles away in cypress and registered at the equivalent of a 4.5 magnitude earthquake. the international community is reacting today. israel is offering support. we are also seeing paid being offer bed i france, and iran among others. we've been considering the gotten joing economic disaster in lebanon. the economy is collapsing. there are many people hungry in the city of beirut, and there are now bodies on the streets. >>> coming up after the break, thief caught on camera smashing his way into a jewelry store. why the owners say it could have been worse. >>> and we are hearing from san jose police chief eddie garcia about his plans to retire later this year. the two pieces of advice he has for his successor. >>> a significant cooldown today. it cools further tomorrow, another 10 degrees. so the high temperatures will be in the low 80s. when we come back, we'll look at that and the five day. >>> plus an announcement today from two major airlines regarding furloughs and layoffs. >>> and taking a live look at the golden gate bridge tonight. you can see virtually no traf

cypress felt it. could you talk about what you think happened? is it possible that more than 2700 tons of ammonium tonste -- i mean two took down the oklahoma city building that closed -- that killed c close to 170 people. this was 2700 tons, being kept at the port. what do you know, rami khouri? >> the information c coming out from the people who investigated it so far is the storage shed was also storing some fireworks and other materials nearby. it was those materials who caught fire or ignited orr something hahappened because of the heat and humidity, and created a little fire. the fire department was there to put it out. that fire ignited the ammonium nitrate. the real story is not just the 3.5 magnitude richter scale measurementnt, it is the 9.00 magnitude political scale measurement that this is going to unleash, because looking backwards and forwards, this explosion is a consequence of the cumulative incompetence, corruption, lassitude, amateurism and uncaring attitude by successive lebanese governments, going back 10, 15 years that hass

blast could be felt at least 130 miles away in cypress, you can see injured people all over the seat from beirut. >>less is going over the place because of damage it's like an apocalypse. it's very very very different than what's happening. now. the white house is monitoring the situation let me begin by sending america's deepest sympathies. >>to the people of lebanon where reports indicate that many many people were killed a lebanese official says the explosion was caused by high explosive materials united states stands ready to assist lebanon. >>a very good relationship with the people of lebanon and we will be there to help. it looks like a terrible. >>attack but 3 us defense department officials tell cnn there was no sign of a strike. lebanon's prime minister says at least 2700 tons of the explosive ammonium nitrate was being stored in a warehouse near the scene. this blast comes as lebanon's economy is in a state of collapse and has seen its known covid-19 cases nearly triple since the start of july parades go out to all the victims and their families i'm john lawrence reporting

but we'll be speaking with deborah davis in just a moment but 1st here's what cypresses interior minister has said about it's the investigation. there were hearings that are going on with the media have now or the interior ministry has investigated all the information al-jazeera has given to the public and all the names brought up by the investigation have been looked into when they applied for the visas there were 100 percent entitled to it was no criminal record in their home countries and with there were living we investigated and there were no complaints against them from any other sources or interpol this is deliberate distortion and deception of the elements biol dizzier. well deborah davis from the investigations team is live for us tonight from london at tepper the cypriot governments of course is rejecting the findings of your investigation describing it as propaganda how do you response. well 1st of all what the ministry said is not accurate i mean we've researched all of these names very very carefully and in many cases they were wanted they did have convictions in some cases t

and they use justice commissioner considers taking legal action against cypresses efforts to sell citizenship a special report from al jazeera investigative units non-fan how much now have all the sport sports teams across the united states boycott matches as they protest against racial injustice following the police shooting of a take a break. well our top story this hour a step toward closure for relatives of the victims of the worst mass shooting in new zealand's history the gunman. who killed 51 muslim worshipers last year was sentenced to life in prison without parole present terence's the self-confessed points a premises who was responsible for attacks on 2 mosques in christchurch when he has this reports attached after a harrowing emotional 4 days in the high court in christchurch just as cameron manda delivered brenton terence sentence on each of the $31.00 child murder charges one of the $31.00. was sentenced to life in prison. you serious citizens who are pro terror and showed little emotion even when being told he would spend the rest of his life in prison outside the court there w

blast could be felt at least 130 miles away in cypress, you can see injured people all over the seat from beirut. >>less is going over the place because of damage it's like an apocalypse. it's very very very different than what's happening. now. the white house is monitoring the situation let me begin by sending america's deepest sympathies. >>to the people of lebanon where reports indicate that many many people were killed a lebanese official says the explosion was caused by high explosive materials united states stands ready to assist lebanon. >>a very good relationship with the people of lebanon and we will be there to help. it looks like a terrible. >>attack but 3 us defense department officials tell cnn there was no sign of a strike. lebanon's prime minister says at least 2700 tons of the explosive ammonium nitrate was being stored in a warehouse near the scene. this blast comes as lebanon's economy is in a state of collapse and has seen its known covid-19 cases nearly triple since the start of july parades go out to all the victims and their families i'm john lawrence reporting

real, you know, talk about, you know, european since world war ii, yes, the incursion of turkey into cypress in 1974 and the european space. but this really is on the, you know, definitely level about what russia did in terms of annexing crimea and putting it back into the russian federation and doing this whole kind of reversal of history here. and then of course, there's the war, the intervention in syria. and there's all kinds of things we can point to. i could go on, obviously, where we thought we had to have a reaction. that again, shouldn't be the only frame, we have to assess all of these issues to figure out how we're going to move forward. not to constantly be pulled back to the same discussions. in it junk it your with the pandemic, and quite this climate crisis and this is the first day in d.c. we haven't been in the 90's, and a lot of it could be when i step outside again. we all know that things are happening here that we need to focus on and to address. and the more that we're in this tactical mud wrestling fight with russia, the less we can move forward on addressing big issue

as the hotels are built along , theiver rock -- riverwalk cypresses give a sense of scale and keep thesel buildings from overwhelming the river rock -- riverwalk itself. to get a sense of being at a very different environment. the part of the river we are on is twoow, the riverwalk miles. this was originally a loop that headed east and then south and then west again. it was collected by a flood control channel. this is the historic part of the river rock in the 1930's. about 10 years ago, the riverwalk was expanded. there are several museums along there at that -- and there has been significant commercial involvement. the length of the riverwalk now is 15 miles. the advantage to all of these starts and stops we have had along the way is that the