john holman, has more from mexico city. it's been a red button issue in the u. s. for the last few years. fentanyl, the synthetic o period, up to 50 times stronger than heroin, with the overdose rate to match. and some republican lawmakers had been ratcheting up the pressure met scope to stop getting into the states. led by senator lindsey graham fentenol is a killer and the people killing you. americans reside out in the open in mexico. we're going to designate these growth he's trying to introduce legislation to designate, met cartels as international terrorist organizations and potentially all for the us military to head into the country to stop them. my city, the mexico is not happy they meant to. so these proposals are in themselves a lack of respect and a threat to our sovereignty on telephone inform us young president, nope, is over the door was speaking in his tuesday morning press conference and that he wasn't addressing the us, but actually reading aloud from a letter he just sent to the president of china. why not? because some fentanyl comes from china

when john holman, has been following developments from mexico city. all right, so that was actually, that was john home. and then let's move on to another story now and is ready forces say they've shot and killed a palestinian man near the alex a mos compound. they accused the 26 year old of grabbing an officers gun. tensions have been high since fi minister benjamin netanyahu far right coalition government took office late last year. protesters have been rallying in several cities across portugal to call on the government to make housing a constitutional rights, portuguese capital. lisbon is the 3rd most expensive city in the world to live in when the average income is compared to the cost of living. 6 house prices have risen more than 18 percent in the last year. the biggest increase in 3 decades is rushes turn to take on the rotating presidency. the un security council. ukraine says it's a slap in the face to the international community. once russia removed from the council altogether, our diplomatic editor jane's base has more from the un. every m

john holman, how does it conclude? as still a lot more to come this up. familiar looking stole opens in russia after big name western brands pull out over the world. but it's not close enough copies for some customers to cycling freddie experts worry many, a mozambique who struggle to feed their families because of climate change. and i thought it's a good day at monte carlo for this russian tennis plan. ah, you're locked into your world whether update for europe in africa, nice to have you long. so here's what i see on sunday, we get a weather maker spinning around here. so that's chuck and rain into the adrian ione and sees in some pretty big downpours for central and southern italy, including rome on sunday. now this energy will move weiss to east pushing into greece and the balkans over the tail end of the weekend is start of the new work week in time for their love and things look and good. plenty of sun here, temperatures and the low to mid twenties on sunday to the northwest we go and we are drawing in some warm

really changes mixed because focus on how they deal with migrants is of course, yet to be saying, john holman, in mexico city forest, thank keith to pakistan. now where at least 11 people have been killed and dozens injured in a stampede, hundreds were a queuing operative food distribution site handouts in karachi. and i, its herron aid has been a lifeline for many in pakistan as the nation struggles through a deep economic crisis. and to modern has more oh, hales, fusion and panic, injured and dead are everywhere. money and food has been distributed to poor a tradition during ramadan. the stamp broke out as this site in karachi was overwhelmed by crowds of desperate people. melanie's m, i did it aloud, disabled, but get a dead. those behind us didn't stop, they kept pushing. i was crushed to the last thing i remember is that my sister fell on me. i tried to find my sister, but i couldn't. when the crowd cleared, i saw both of them. my sisters lying dead, women and children were killed as the crowd got out of control. thereupon other stampeded food distribution centers this week, but this was

john holman reports on friday, taiwanese president sighing when landed in one of the few countries in latin america to still support her in a diplomatic battle with china for influence. rarely can the small impoverish nation, guatemala, been so important to a leader on the other side of the world. why don't i live to check that i am convinced that the union and co operation between democratic partners will increase our resilience, allowing us to solve together any kind of challenges that we might face later in time prison. jim murphy was keen to assure her that this would be so guatemala, continuing to recognise tie one is china, looks to cut off international support to the small self governing island that it says is part of its territory. i want my life, guatemala. this is a significant visit to renew and reaffirm the full support of taiwan reiterating the recognition of taiwan as an independent nation. and the only and true china that support does not come for free. taiwan has already plowed money to guatemala and is expected to continue to do so to maintain its loyalty. loyalty, w

john holman, out into met her city. britain has confirmed plans to hold hundreds of asylum seekers, migrants on a bon jovi, southern coast, part of efforts to reduce the use of costly hotels is temporary accommodation. while the silent claims are being processed, the vessel will accommodate about $500.00 male adults. the government says it will provide basic and functional accommodation plan has been criticized by human rights groups. an international police operation as shutting down once believes to be one of the world's largest online market stealing and stolen identities. yours policing agency, europe pulse says more than a 100 people were arrested in the operation which span 17 countries. genesis market offered more than $2000000.00 identities sale with prices ranging from 70 us cents to hundreds of dollars depending on the nature of the stolen data. dalton, d of tim the one engine, this is the data offered on the so called genesis market made its way to the operators of the platform through criminal acts such as ransomware, attacks and malware on the platform. cyber criminals use the d

if you cation and innovation in technical cooperation between our nation was well out there is john holman, is monitoring president, size visit from mexico city, joins us now. and so john, if you could just explain to us why this visit is so important, obviously she's trying to sure out her allies in the region. but what does she seeking to achieve while she's there? i think exactly that she c king, the tie willie's president saw him when to hold on to the allies that she still go is now any 13 countries in the hold of the world that officially recognized told one, the diplomatic partners we tie one a lot of those a small states, some of them are island states. so countries even like what the mallor and the lease that perhaps of a world leaders don't treat as primarily important, the taiwanese president is forced to do that. she needs to be able to hold onto them during these talks, you heard from her there speaking about the mutual sort of benefits of this alliance and of being diplomatic partners. really, that goes one way that's tie one, mostly feeding money into guatemala and support f

john holman, i just either met her city an international police operation shut down was believed to have been one of the world's largest online markets. this doesn't identities. europe's policing agency, europe poll, says more than 100 people are arrested in the operation. so cold genesis market often more than 2000000 identities style. the british government is confirmed plans the hold hundreds of asylum seekers and migrants on a barge of the southern coast designed to reduce the cost of using hotels, the temporary accommodation and it her new arrivals. human rights groups criticizing the plan as cruel and inadequate to know face to get that now where people are struggling to access treatment for conditions such as cataracts and coma. algebra heard from the 1st and only i don't through in the color mosier region o. dr. gladys at o, i l and, and dr. looking in low take no for hospital in this area. again, this community is purely pastoral, is community then move from place to place. what is a problem? so, tacoma, phil endemic here. and so this f a from a lot of tacoma though, is c. so wo

john holman, out visitor, canker despite violent and widespread protest. the retirement age in france says now officially been raised by 2 years to 64 french president menu. my chrome signed the deeply unpopular bill into law early on saturday. will take effect from the 1st of september. mass rallies were held in paris after france is constitutional council approve the bill on friday, the unions of called for demonstrations to continue personal north herself look in the end. it is the democratic course that we have been promised for a few days. it's saying that it is inevitable. he says, i think that this reform, whether it is good or not, should have been postponed because the consequences will be terrible on a political point of view. next to them is well jose quasi to so they left is all correct. the constitutional counsel has done a wall job finally into law is perhaps a bit quick, especially given the social media mess. it should be postpone process. your legacy hall says, mid i'm friends, but of i've, we're in origins. i. so i'm going back to my coun

john holman, has more from mexico city president andres manuel lopez over the door of mexico on friday visited see about quad is a town in which at least $39.00 migrants died in a fire that broke out in a migrant detention center in the town. on monday night, but his visit was actually to investigate what happened to see the survivors, perhaps in the hospital. it was pre raised and it was local with local state officials and the president actually didn't go anywhere near those survivors. obviously wary of a photo opportunity of, or of any sorts of publicity around this case. what has happened off to the events of monday night is that some official security cards, a migrant himself who was accused of starting the fire, have been arrested. a commission has been announced by the president looking into human rights, the migrants in the country. but the big question is whether this negligence, perhaps even homicide of migrants will change the big picture in a way that met her, treat people that are going through here and trying to get to the united states at the moment. the policy is heavil

john holman, out visitor, lincoln well still had here all the al jazeera, brazil's president gives his soul backing debating proposals to at the trade war during his state visit to china. plus powering ahead, we hear from the founder of and i jerry and started making its own electric vehicles. ah hello is a fair amounts of cloud across sea, middle east at the moment, said disappointingly dull. i would say big arc of cloud here, bringing some outbreaks of rain into west saudi arabia that will cause flooding, flash flooding at times. something to watch out for say some slightly fresh weather, making his way across. central asia took medistat misinterpreted touching 42 celsius recently, hottest a full weather on rack, or it should freshen up a little temperatures a little closer to what they should be, just as some sleet and snow across northern parts of afghanistan, the wet weather continuing across the us saudi arabia still a little doubt, a route del, around of the gulf here, 28 celsius in doha, but not too bad. and he can see it's dry and fi for the most part to the north of that want

john holman, has more from cranking with c sand and semi automatic rifles. it's the new reality for mexico's top beach destination the caribbean resort of kang kuhn. a hot spot for spring breaking americans, european holiday makers, but one in which marines now god, the beaches. the here for a reason in can coon, over recent years, crime and violence have been on the rise for people killed near the beach just before easter, the latest flash point. british holiday makers, sophie, kirsty is soaking up the raises the security forces pass. you just seen all of her, the marines and the police come patrolling down the beach. what, what we think. yeah, for, for a strange sight. i thought there was going to be an altercation or there was something here are throw some same the reason that of maybe preventative measures are definitely cautious. and we were definitely like we were looking around to other people's reactions and seeing if anybody else's reacts in elementary. if other people were scared, then we'd probably leave. but when you look around, it seems pretty

john holman, al jazeera met her city. still ahead on al 0 will tell you why the british government is planning to house hundreds of asylum seekers on a board. and this, have you wondered why eggs have gotten so expensive lately? i'm kristen salumi looking for the answer to that question. lancaster county, pennsylvania. ah. hello there. the weather is looking largely quiet across much of south asia. at the moment. we're expecting lots of sunshine to come into pakistan as well as northern areas of india further south. this is where we see the cloud and the heavier rain picking up friday into saturday. some showers as well edging into coastal areas of corolla and the potential for some storms popping off in sri lanka to the north east. it's a quiet to picture as well, with lots in the way as sunshine coming to bangladesh. and for pakistan where we are expecting some heat to pick up the horse seeing 30 degrees celsius on saturday, the temperatures may be on the up here, but they slowly coming down places like japan as we move

this money maker for the mexican economy was stopped before the tourist decides. girls were john holman, out visitor kangaroo king, his 1st operational satellite, designed to collect agricultural data, has blasted off and a space ex rocket and with a transporter said and go transporter launch from the vandenburg space center in california. the satellite is going to collect data and food production and the consequences of climate change. the thought is, hope the information gathered will help them combat food related crises neatly. and, ah, this is al jazeera, these are the top stories heavy fighting between the army and a powerful part of military unit. the rapid support forces as broken out in sudan. the army says it's defending itself from attacks. the rapids support forces said their bases were attacked by the army. all flights had been cancelled or hot tomb international airport with some airliners on fire and armed men on the tarmac, passengers had been seen in panic as the fighting intensified. fighting is also taking place in the northern city of morrow. away on thursday, the arm

john holman reports he was visiting the city not to talk to the survivors not to visit the hospital that they were in, but for a pre arranged meetings with government officials. we actually didn't go to the hospital, we didn't meet with those survivors. so i think that tells you a bit about how he's trying to handle this, perhaps avoiding giving it more published after having had to talk about that all of this week the international monetary fund has approved a 15 point $6000000000.00 loan for ukraine saved, helping keep maintain economic stability as it baffles the roster and invasion lane will be spread over 4 years. in return ukraine will have to implement fiscal reforms and step up anti corruption efforts. and ukraine has marked the 1st anniversary of the recapture of the town of boucher. more than a $175.00 bodies were found the in mass graves and torture chambers. cave blames russian forces for the killings and accusation. moscow has denied now which i would receive on the streets of butcher, the world has seen rush and evil. the evil unmasked world has seen what the criminal tried

john holman, i just either met her city still ahead on al jazeera. this baseball style has made more major league history, but all the wrong reasons and they will have a story in ah with mm whole ah ah. times the sport here than the thank you so much molly or hot shirt from carrying benjamin secured a famous win for ra, madrid over their face. rivals balsa lona a for neil. victory at the camp. now, sending rail on their way to the final, the spanish cup, route, whence into the 2nd leg of this time, go down until you see moosehead distant 2nd behind, often, spanish, please take a look at the 3 2nd talk goes from benjamin. i gave you a full one. i would get when it was the front strike is 2nd. you're going as many games after a similar efforts in the league you can provide the late last sunday. i will also, sooner in the final and may, the thick celebrations afterwards. bends me the 1st row planned to score hatcher cut off the stadium since france push cast it 60 years ago. call on shore 15. i'm a realistic shot at winning 2 more trophies. this seems i

john holman, out into mexico city. and it's now so police operation has shut down what's believed, have been one of the wells largest online markets for stolen identities. europe's policing agency, euro poll says more than 100 people were arrested in the operation across 17 countries. the said cold genesis market often more than 2000000 identities for sale . price for stolen data range from $70.00 us cents to hundreds of dollars. these 5 people have died after tornadoes swept through the us state of missouri, the storm of rich roofs, from homes and brought down trees and power lines. the governor said recovery would take a long time. severe storms of kill more than 60 people across the southern and mid west and u. s. and the last 2 weeks in columbia, police are going door to door asking people living nathan, nevada delray volcano to leave says make activity is increased indicating a possible eruption in the coming days or weeks up to a whole 1000 families live in the area. but okay, as last major or option was any 40 y

john holman, out into met her city. a researchers in the us have tested the ability of artificial intelligence to assess heart function. so they compared the performance of an algorithm with human cardiologists on a routine diagnosis and their findings published in the journal. nature show that the i did surprisingly well. calling baker reports on the findings. it takes years to learn to read the human heart. one test cardiologists use called left ventricular ejection fraction, or l v e f shows how well a person's heart is functioning. it shows how well blood is pumping through the left ventricle and whether a patient has had a heart attack or heart failure. it's typically performed by a human snog refer and reviewed by a cardiologist, but researchers at cedars sinai hospital and los angeles had been training an artificial intelligence system to interpret the results. this is a deep learning convolution of neural network that's video based as opposed to image based. it's been fed the oregon of 6 to 8 years worth of a co

alright, thanks so much john holman there let's continue this now with roberta wagner's a professor of international relations at the file and divide the university joins us from guatemala city. good to have you with us. so 1st of all, why are we seeing countries in the region pivoting away from taiwan and towards china? well, i think the, the main reason here is, is economic. i mean, there is a that, as you mentioned before, i mean chinese, a super power i. one has had a special relationship with many central american and many caribbean countries. but when it, when it comes in a certain way to get the economy weight that china hass is very tempting to for many countries to accept this. unfortunately, some of these positions from countries like a salvador and recently from one tourist, they have not been like strategic decisions. it's meant mainly because of the interests of our particular government. and also because it's, it's a reflection on how the u. s. has lost also a lot of leverage on the region and a lot of countries are now looking elsewhere. i looking for other alternatives

john holman, report, you just seen him. rob's report about the river, colorado, and the problems that it's going through in the united states about same river in so runs across the border and through northwest mexico. and they used to be thousands of cubic meters of water doing just that. but when you fast forward for more than a century of dams and canals on the us side, turning parts there into agricultural hot lands and agreements between the u. s. and mexico. there is no longer those thousands of cubic meters of water. to the extent that now it does leave, or most of the time arrived to the sea of cortez. and with that much of the delta there in mexico is also gone and the wild life and the plant life that went with it . but there is a 944 treaty between the u. s. or mexico, that guaranteed this country a certain amount of water that's mostly stopped at the very last time. and then administered between farm lines and between different cities. but subsequent agreements between the united states and mexico meant the when there's cuts in the united states and scarcity in the united s

john holman, i just either met her city as a or both scenario has been questioned by police, investigating jewelry worth millions of dollars, which he received from saudi arabia while he was president of brazil. also, nora denied trying to import the gifts illegally. they were not declared to tax authorities. he's also under investigation for allegedly, inciting january's riots in the capital brazilian after his election loss. at least 5 people have died after a tornadoes swept through the us state of missouri. the storm ripped through roofs from homes and brought down trees and power lines. the governor said recovery would take a long time. severe storms have killed more than 60 people across the southern and midwestern us in the last 2 weeks. the protest is demanding government action on poverty, and inflation have blocked, busy streets in argentina, capital, more than $120.00 blockades were set up around when situs and provinces around the country. you government figures showed that poverty increased the 40 percent last year with inflation rising. above 100 percent in march, more than 1

john holman reports on friday, taiwanese president sighing when landed in one of the few countries in latin america to still support her in a diplomatic battle with china for influence. rarely can the small impoverish nation, guatemala been so important to a leader on the other side of the world. say why, why do i like to chin? i am convinced that the union and co operation between democratic partners will increase our resilience, allowing us to solve together any kind of challenges that we might face later in time. prison jim mattie was keen to assure her that this would be so guatemala, continuing to recognise tie one is china, looks to cut off international support to the small self governing island that it says is part of its territory. i want the man, i've got a mala. this is a significant visit to renew and reaffirm the full support of taiwan reiterating the recognition of taiwan as an independent nation. and the only and true china that support does not come for free tie. one has already plowed money into guatemala and is expected to continue to do so to maintain its loyalty. l

john holman, how does he to conclude brazil, former president j or both scenario has been ordered to testify about his alleged role in the storming of government buildings by his supporters. a judge has given him 10 days to appear before federal police on january, 8th, and support is invaded and vandalized brazil congress week out 30 successor took office. also, nora denied and citing the rights india will soon become the world's most populous nation, but for at least a year the country won't know how many people it has. it's once in a decade sentence was due in 2021, but it was delayed by the pandemic, and that is depriving those who should be eligible for government food rations of critical help. michael, apple reports megan rose value i you know, having her children try and learn on an empty stomach is one of this mothers greatest crowded together in their home. in his lemon south daily. she scrapes together what little she can to keep her family fit for me. baby debby is a domestic worker earning $50.00 a month. she applied for a ration called 2 years ago, but she's one of nearly

all right, thanks so much john holman. now the us vice president camera harris has just ended a week long tour of africa. she's the 5th biden administration official to visit the continent in the past 2 years. when it comes, as the rest tries to counter growing russian and chinese influence in the region, nicholas hawk reports walking down a path where enslaved africans whence marched in chains headed to america, is the united states, 1st black vice president, kamala harris on a visit to what was a major hub for the atlantic slave trade and gone down. the tour guide explains many of the captives didn't see a way out and believed only death would bring them freedom. i believe that we must remember to teach us not only about our past, but about our destiny and our future that we must learn in a way that we may be more than just a charm offensive. harris is on a week long 3 nation tour of africa and attempt to counter the growing influence of china and russia on the continent. russia has side you military cooperation agreemen

john ena for seat 2, marna armstead, seat 3. francis cabrera seat 4, (indiscernible) eva holman to seat 15 and laura urban seat 16 and send as committee rort, report. do i have that correct? >> i believe we need a residency waver for mr. williams. >> residency waver. motion on it the residency waver. >> on the motion-- [roll call] >> motion passes without objection. okay. mr. clerk, roll call on the underlying motion. >> next on the agenda is item 3, hearing to consider appointing 4 members to food security task force. seats 12, 13, 15 and 19 must be representative of the community based organization that provides nutritional support and increase the food security of san francisco residents including but not limited to representatives from organizations serving food in the following program types: home delivery meals, meals for seniors, food bank, free dining room, multiservice agencies serving family and youth shelter meals, faith based organizations, food retail and hospitals and health clinics. no organizations shall have more then one representative nominated by the food security task force and appointed by the board of supervisor