panama a crochet point for international trade. connecting the atlantic and pacific ocean . the canal is considered one of the 7 wonders of the modern world. but the country is not only a passage for thousands of ships. transporting goods from east to west. panama is also a key transit point for thousands of migrants and asylum seekers. going from south to north when neighboring columbia open its borders in may, after lifting some of the covert 19 restrictions, thousands of men, women, and even children from the region and beyond. arrived at the columbia, panama border. they rescued old cross in panama to release jungle. in a desperate journey, searching for protection and better opportunities in the us and canada. and as the scale of international migration is on the right. how we spend on my coping, carrying crisis at its border, find them. i minister erica martinez talks to us as a foreign minister. thank you. talking twice here. there's thousands of people that are migrating from south america. countries. i, katie, we're headin

>> cher loves children and panama has lots of. kids >> keith is a carpenter so he built their dream home. a combination of wooden buildings on top of their lush, green island. cher trend planted tropical gardens and adopted lots of animals, including a pet monkey and a beautiful brown, doberman pinscher named jack. he adored cher and followed her wherever she went. she loved the local school kids. planned movie nights with popcorn and celebrated the holidays with enthusiasm. even though her friend sean trainer said the kids didn't always get the significance. >> she would do all these activities where the kids had no idea what this crazy white woman was doing. coloring eggs. hiding them around on the island. and they never participated in anything like that before. >> cher's. , expat. >>. . >> kristen who moved from norway was in her close report. friends >> we treated each other like family and take care of each other. >> everyone went by their first names or nicknames. keith and cher were known as ken and barbie. the man who own

it is the phenomena off times of the 21st century in panama. and particularly, we've seen the ups and downs of this type of migration. specifically, we've tried to raise awareness of ed for significant time. now in 2015, we had a peak, including 2016. and now it seems that it's building up to, to what it could be very soon, a humanitarian crisis. again, the migration that we're dealing with is a different type of migration. there is already significant attention on the northern triangle migration, so the ones that are migrating from one door, nicaragua, what am i going towards the north? and then there has been in the past a focus on the venezuela migration and the accident that happened given the political situation there. however, the meeting, the work convening and they awareness they were trying to race within the international community is for this very specific migration that is mostly from the caribbean, and then some from africa shark continental to off that arrived by air to the south in certain countries and then there make their way

panama across. i point for international trade connecting the atlantic and pacific ocean. the canal is considered one of the 7 wonders of the modern world. but the country is not only a passage for thousands of ships transporting goods from east to west panama. it's also a key transit point for thousands of migrants and asylum seekers going from south to north when neighboring columbia open its quarters in may. after lifting some of the coal with $900.00 restriction, thousands of men, women, and even children from the region and beyond. arrived at the columbia, panama border. they rescued old croft in panama for william jungle in a desperate journey, searching for protection and better opportunities in the us and canada. and as the scale of international migration is on the rise, how we kind of my coping with current crisis at its border, find them i minister, erica. we never talk to xerox ah, boring minister, thank you for talking to europe. there's thousands of people that are migrating from south

we tween columbia and panama for the stories that you're hearing. i tragic of people with can get all in order to be able to make it here. another person was telling us that of the amount of people that had to be left behind because they were injured and they couldn't continue with the train. let me put this in perspective. what we're seeing. thousands of people, men, women, and children inside this play with just saw an entire tent, but it's filled with haitian children and all of the children there with their parents, but they will continue with this journey. so this is how difficult the situation is here right now. not only for many of authorities, but also for the people that are here trying to migrate to most america. great to get that report from teresa. echo in san vicente in panama. it's that time sport his gym bag of cloud paris. and sandra mows president says that the most competitive football team in the world, and also signing legal, messy, not many would argue with that. the form up offline is determined to help the club lift bus to cha

reporter: we are here at this reception center in a province in panama. thousands of migrants are arriving this year, coming from columbia -- colombia, one of the most dangerous journeys in the world area people are being assisted to prepare for their journey. most people we have talked to tell the story of what they have had to endure. we hear from people who have had to leave relatives, friends behind, those who were injured and had to be left behind, of how some people were taken by the river. we just spoke with a group of cubans traveling together and they were robbed. we are also hearing were boards that hearing reports of women being raped. among other things, 88 women have reported they have been raped on the trip towards panama from colombia. nationalities include cuba and other companies -- other countries. this is a crisis and that's why the panama government is trying to talk to neighbors to tackle what's happening. they say a humanitarian approach is needed to control the flow of migrants so they can be assisted. panamanian authorities say the

they hold onto the panama canal. it just became an issue not a complex issue about american imperialism it was about american sovereignty and rights and the union was itching they can easily move their fleet between the atlantic and the pacific ocean. it was a hot issue at the time. by the way i salute your neighbor and thank your neighbor it's a wonderful thing he did. the great sacrifice he made. >> the pearl harbor survivor we have one hour left in the conversation with author craig shirleyhe, 748-8200 for those of you in the eastern and central time zone. if you're out west you can dial into 027-48-8201. if you can't get through our prefer to send a text or a written messages only to do that text number text only. please include your first name and your city (202)748-8903. when it comes to social media if you like to make a comment there, @booktv is what you need to remember. friendly e-mail booktv@cspan.org we referenced william f buckley a minute ago and milton freedman reagan was a personal friend and they exc

the isthmus of panama was dug out and the panama canal was created.over the 70s and the 1960s and 70s we had jurisdiction over the panama canal but there was this anti-imperialism belief or theme in america that we should return the right to sovereignty to the panamanian people but at the time it was being run by dictator who reagan used to refer to as -- but there was a great debate inside the republican party over the panama canal treaty. reagan was opposed to relinquishing the treaties to the panamanians and bill buckley was in favor of it. there were other conservatives who are in favor of it to but reagan was leadingto a national campaign against the treaties and he participated. there was a panama canal squad and there was much debate in the senate and on national television and in newspapers and it really gripped the nation for a long period of time. there we two treaties and they passed the senate by one vote so the jurisdiction of the panama canal that was returned to the panamanian people. reagan used it to maximum advantage for himself to k

the isthmus of panama was dug out and the panama canal was created.over the 70s and the 1960s and 70s we had jurisdiction over the panama canal but there was this anti-imperialism belief or theme in america that we should return the right to sovereignty to the panamanian people but at the time it was being run by dictator who reagan used to refer to as -- but there was a great debate inside the republican party over the panama canal treaty. reagan was opposed to relinquishing the treaties to the panamanians and bill buckley was in favor of it. there were other conservatives who are in favor of it to but reagan was leadingto a national campaign against the treaties and he participated. there was a panama canal squad and there was much debate in the senate and on national television and in newspapers and it really gripped the nation for a long period of time. there were two treaties and they passed the senate by one vote so the jurisdiction of the panama canal that was returned to the panamanian people. reagan used it to maximum advantage for himself to

infections. yet an arduous journey we talk to migrants making a desperate and dangerous jungle trek to panama in search of a better life. and the father of britney spears says he'll give up control of a korea after a bitter legal battle. ah, the taliban has made its most significant gains yet in an offensive that's leaving, cobble, dangerously exposed. it's captured, galveston, 2nd largest city, canada, which is the arm groups birthplace. elsewhere in the south, taliban fighters also took control of laska go. so the latest gains mean that in the past week 18 of afghanistan's 34 provincial capitals have fallen. the capture of kandahar and alaska adding to other territory taken including her at in the west and gas. ne, which it took control of on thursday. and the tunnel van has detained the veteran commander of a militia in western half. galveston, ismael con. he's known as the lion of her rats. he was taken as taliban fighters seized, that city con is one of kennesaw ins most prominent was battling sylvia's occupiers in the 19 eighties and working with us forces to topple the taliban in 2001

they have been living in this reception center in panama for 2 days. but this group of cubans says, what they experienced over the past week was like a nightmare. they ventured into the daring gap, a jungle that separates columbia in panama, and managed to survive on the journey through the jungle. and you can remember says they were robbed and shorter by criminal organizations. and i'm a little guy. we were on 60 people when a man was mosse and weapons, asked us to give them a 100 dollars each month. many of us didn't have the money. we escape the situation because on the other side of the river, somebody started shooting and we were in the middle with pregnant women and lots of children. and then they says, the group lost all their belongings and still bear the scars of the jungle. they tell you one thing, but you see another imagine you walk through a trail and you start seeing bodies. there are thousands of people daring to make the crossing. they come from cuba, haiti, and other countries around the world. there's over 300 people in this reception

they said, well, i'll just see their daddy in panama. ah, this is al jazeera, these are the top stories. the taliban says it's captured, attends proven.

and then from there they had towards panama, central america, mexico, the united states, or canada. but what happened is that because of the pen that make border closures, among other things, many migrants were being held back. now, the economic crises that's happening in south america, in many countries like brazil and sheila, where many of the people are coming from their haitians. but they were living in many of those countries for them to try to find other alternatives. and that's why they're here today. what we know is the thousands of people have started to write and while many left and we're being able to, to continue with our journey, many are being stranded. we have spoken to people that have been here for 23 weeks, and they don't have, do not have enough resources to sustain themselves here. and that's why the government of colombia of panama are trying to find a solution to how to allow that migration of these people to continue in a safely way the abuse chanted this people in front of the ferry office in the colombian town of middleton. they come from haiti and have been

the most difficult part is to reach panama. that's why we have people that know the way, so they can take them. that's why they pay guides, so they protect them. so there are no fester deaths. people pay around $100.00 each to the guides. locals are involved in the business. they offered to take migrant on cards, tractors, and motorcycles, but only a part of the way those who cannot afforded have to go on foot. the pace is fast and the heat and humidity makes it difficult for the most vulnerable. we're told those about day and a half until the next company, among thousands of people that are marching here. there are lots of women carrying very young children. this one, for example, is only a month and a half old. this is an area controlled by paramilitary groups and part of the fee paid by the migrant goes to them. it's a dangerous journey and many do not make it across the jungle. so has a few change of lean left haiti 2 years ago, he went to brazil but was unable to make enough money to send back home gunners by bus. i know w

they said, well, i'll just see their daddy in panama. ah, it says al jazeera and these are the top stories. the taliban is claiming control of afghanistan's 2nd biggest city can to be fighting has been going on there for weeks earlier. the group kept.

there is, i will, i'll just feed her daddy in panama. there is a potential victory for britney spears in her battle against a court ordered measure that she says has been used to abuse her, the thing as case to shed light on so called conservative ships in the united states, including her, difficult the art to remove his cateel lopez for the young, the after months of public pressure, jamie spears says he will step down as conservator of his daughter, britney spears, as a state for more than a decade, course have allowed him and others to control the single money career and much of her life after she suffered a series of mental breakdowns, but allegations of abuse, how followed? the 39 year old told the judge she's been drugged, forced to perform, and prevented from having more children. she also accused her previous legal team of working against her interests. the fans have run and increasingly, both like him pain free, britney for a long time. one of the most problematic aspects of this case has been that you haven't been able to fly t

the river. deep in the jungle in panama shows how thousands are fleeing poverty. south america. boats filled mostly with patients, cubans and venezuelan migrants follow one after the other. heading to the united states the be arriving columbia across to panama through the daren gap. the arrived thirsty hungry, and walk with difficulty robledo from venezuela travel with his wife and 3 children . he still recovering from the journey book, the book, the way that he whatever i can say is small compared to what we saw in one. there was a dead child and in enough attempt 2 people drowning in the river and left hanging on trees. i counted at least 8 and i'm sure there were more i don't know. this is the worst i've ever lived with me take. i mean, amanda thought his wife, florida says she struggled climbing the mountains and the cliffs in the jungle was because it's horrible because i felt i couldn't any more. before i arrived here, i felt weak. we hadn't eaten in days. my feet were injured and i was thinking of my children. i thought my baby was not going to make it. flo

there is, i will see that in panama. well, let's talk about this with leon fresco, who's in a migration attorney, is also a former deputy assistant attorney general in charge of immigration at the u. s. department of justice. he's joining us from washington, d. c. hi there, thanks for speaking to us on the news. ours. so, i mean, this is not a new issue, migrants trying to make their way to the us. but how do you explain these sharp uptake in numbers, particularly in the hot summer months in june and july, and seemingly since president biden took office? well, there are, there are what are called both factors and there are what are called factors. and both are at epic, so from the miss thoroughly on fresco. alright, apologies. we have lost our connection to the on for go. we will move on to other news for now and tell you about what's going on and sure lanka, because the archbishop of colombo is saying that he will seek international support . if this ruling can, government fails to bring justice to victims of the 2019 e

and then they have to trick for around 60 kilometers and cross into panama from panama, they go to central america, then mexico, and then the united states. so what went wrong is that there's not enough boats to take them all to the other side. and the government on the other side just for now . so they'll be only allowing $200.00 people to cross because they declared what they say is the state of calamity because of the amount of people that are crossing this part of the country. and that's why there's hundreds of people that are being friend. good. we know that only 200 people were allowed to cross, but they sold over a 1000 tickets only for today. and more people are expected to arrive. we're seeing lots of children of pregnant women. many of them are telling us to be brought the little savings they had are now running out of money because they have to pay for food. they have to pay for a hotel or a place to sleep because they kind of stay here. we're just talking to a mother, for example, that she explained to us. but her 10 month old baby has their ria that she's concerned about the s

to make it to north america, panama. the following minister, eddie comeliness met without the 0 to talk about how to guarantee people safety on the journey. you have been very active in trying to talk to other countries involved in this migration. what you'd like to see happen. i humanitarian coit or that's something i've heard you say, i mean, how would you implement something like that? the 1st thing is it has to be a humanitarian approach. these are people that need our support. they know nobody chooses to be a migrant a day. those are external causes. it is very difficult. they are hard breaking stories that you hear about the families, the children go through this process. and a lot of people that are taking advantage of their situation. a going through their routes that they go, it can happen without somebody orchestrating where they go and profiting from from, from this route. so what do we want? we want 1st with the humanitarian approach to make sure that everybody is following the same standards that we have in

there is, i will, cedar daddy in panama. the latest u. s. census data is out and it shows the white population is drunk for the 1st time in history. fewer than 60 percent of people now identify as wind to change, driven by merrick is increasing diversity multi racial hispanic, asian populations have all grown significantly in the u. s. over the past decade now and tina has begun distributing its 1st batch of locally made sputnik bank seems the russian max vaccine, of course, more than a 1000000 doses of it have not been shipped out to back foundation centers with about 6000000 people waiting to receive their 2nd dose in the u. s. i. one of the largest annual gatherings has open, despite concerns about rising cobra cases. there are thousands of people expected of the iowa state fair. more than a 1000000 people attended in 2019 pre cove. it. now people are not being required to have a vaccine or even to wear a mask paper that lives under has this report. it's an american tradition. the state fair and nowhere do they do it bigger or better t

they will, i'll just see their daddy and panama. how's that work is across the us have found themselves at the center of a national debate on the 19 vaccines. they are called to make jobs mandatory for all health employees, many a refusing to get the vaccine while continuing to care for sick patients. john hendrick reports from chicago to work at rush university medical center. there's a new rule, get the jab, or get another job. i think it's the right thing to do. we are in health care, we should be maintaining how and we shouldn't be putting our patients at risk. and even though the risk of transmitting covert from health care worker to a patient is low, it's not 0. there are strict exemptions for religious or medical reasons, but in general, health care workers are now required to practice what they preach about. 70 percent of us adults are at least partly vaccinated. recovered 19. it's 60 percent if you include the children under 12 who are not eligible for health care workers. the numbers are similar though at rush they've now

from monday they need the power to get them to most public places, columbia and panama. so they will work together to stem the flow of thousands of migrant stranded at the border around $10000.00 from cuba, haiti, and countries as far away as gonna molly and toko. and i stuck in a small border tongue coakley. foreign ministers of both countries say they will improve transport and travel routes for migrants. panama will host original summits on this migration crisis. next week. theresa bo joyce's live now from nicole creek in columbia. theresa, give us a sense of how many people are in effect. i guess marooned way you are well, nichol clear has been historically destination point, a transit point for those who are migrating towards the united states and canada from here they go to they have to cross the gulf would have been hipaa would find them central america, mexico and then the us and canada, what we know is that because of the make and border closures, among other things, people were prevented from reaching this part of the country. the past month with the easing of

i right through the to quite river, dipping the jungle in panama shows how thousands i fling poverty south america. boats filled mostly with patients, cubans and venezuelan migrants follow one after the other. heading to the united states, the be arriving columbia across to panama through the darian gap. the arrive thursday hungry and walk with difficulty. fellow vedo from venezuela travel with his wife and 3 children, he still recovering from the journey. but the boy, whatever i can say is small compared to what we saw in one, there was a dead child and in another tent, 2 people drowning in the river and left hanging on trees. i counted at least 8. i'm sure they were more and i and this is the worst on evelyn hardwood. how many? i mean amanda thought his wife florida says she struggled climbing the mountains and the cliffs in the jungle. because it's horrible because i felt i couldn't anymore before. right? yeah, i felt we got it, we hadn't eaten in days. my feet were injured and i was thinking of my children. i thought my baby was not going to make it. florida says they were faulte

there is, i will, i'll just eat that in panama. an influential newspaper in nicaragua has accused the government of president daniel ortega of trying to hide the truth. that's off the customs officials refused to release paper imported for la prensa forcing the suspension of the newspapers print edition from friday. obligation has been critical of the president, he's been cracking down on his opponents before seeking a 4th consecutive term in november's election. candidates prime minister is expected to call a federal election on sunday voting day will reportedly be on september 20th, making the shortest election campaign committed just intruder is hoping to turn his minority government into majority riding on the success of canada's high vaccination rates of the lawyer for pop star britney spears says her father has agreed to step down as conservator of her state jamie spears has controlled much of his daughter's affairs. since she suffered a mental health breakdown in 2008. the american thing has been in a legal battle to end the

in fact, they're going to have some help from local authorities to be able to make it to panama. but this is just the smaller picture, this is how to solve the ongoing situation on the ground right now with thousands of people stranded here with very little money, almost no food, no resources. so they want to keep them out of the city and get them going, which is actually what people want. they want to make it to north america. they want to actually cross this gulf and then head towards for you and everything. but the bigger picture is, what's been happening in the region. the pandemic, economic crisis, thousands of migrants trying to go north. many haitians that are here right now are coming from t live from brazil, and they want to make it to the united states. we've also spoken to cuba, and we're also escaping the quicker nomi crisis in many south american nations. so that's why the foreign ministers of panama of columbia trying to guarantee a safe passage in a way create the humanitarian condition for many of his people to continue with the travel planning, a series of meetin

there is, i will, i live feeder daddy in panama. the 1000000 government says it is seriously concerned about the welfare of a chinese born australian journalist who's been detained in china for a year. john lay was formerly arrested in february on suspicion of spying. she'd been working as a journalist and anchor for c g t in the english language channels of china, central television. the allegations could lead to life in prison or even the death penalty. they are highly unusual for an employee of a media outlet, tightly controlled by the ruling communist party amongst before lee was detained. australia warned its people of a risk of arbitrary detention in china. beijing dismissed the warnings as this information. richard mcgregor is a senior fellow at the louis institutes. he's also the author of the party, the secret world of china's communist rulers. he says there are many unknowns of questions he has surrounding leis detention. what they're doing is keeping this australian citizen imprisoned for a length a period of time on char

that's right up the border between panama and columbia. it's a very, very dangerous journey, an area where there's drug traffickers, criminal if they have the risk of drowning, for example, among other things. and then they continue toward central america, mexico, and the us. i'm kind of what people are telling us that they're desperate. many of them came with a little savings they had, and now they have to pay a hotel or a room, or some food and try to subsist in the city. they're also denouncing. this is what they got to actually say that they're being charged and us dollars and they're paying 5 or 6 times the price says of the things that normal columbia, the irregular columbia, it's our pay here. so they say that they're being taken advantage off of their vulnerability because of the crisis that's happening here for a minister of columbia on a fund i'm. i met this friday in order to discuss how to create a humanitarian cory door to help if people move towards the north. for example, this, they think that they will announce on monday to

and to establish a one point of entry in panama. provide assistance along the way when we have seen so far with very little assistance from columbia authority, we have not seen water distribution is extremely hot here, extremely humid. there's no bathrooms, water, and other sanitation items that people here desperately need is quite a bit. what they say is that all this hardship is worth it, that they're willing to risk it all because they're trying to find a new life. argentina is relaxing corona, virus restrictions and reopening schools, even as it passes 5000000 cases. the government says infection on mortality, rates have dropped for more than 8 consecutive weeks on its predicting. the economy will grow by 7 percent this year off to 3, a slump made west by the and that make carline has reported another daily record from you, covered noisy, in cases and deaths. it's registered more than 21000 new infections. and over $200.00 fatalities, straight lockdown measures in bangkok and dozens of provinces have so far failed to slow the s

for those trans, panama will host regional summits on the migration crisis next week to say is terrible. that's more you talk to people here that have reached this part of the country here in desperate, desperate journey. people having us about how they couldn't make and me to in brazil, and they had already left their homes and forced to send money to so many of their relative for example, with many haitian families that are right now that said that, that i have finding work that make a get somewhere where they can work, maybe mexico, maybe the united states or canada is crucial because they're helping their families back home. and that's why it's very determined. i mean, when you talk to them about the dangers that they could encounter in that area. and it's not just crossing the wells that you can see here to the other side of the norm, get crossing into panama, going to a jungle worthy and known what there is animals. there's criminals, there's traffickers, the people that try to take advantage of them. we just heard a story, a group of people from bangladesh to try to get an a vote

thank you. panama is hosting ladies from costa rica, colombia, and the us, as well as other countries to discuss the ongoing migration crisis at its border with colombia, theresa boys for to panama is foreign minister about plans to contain the influx of migrants. they're vulnerable, trying to cross one of the most dangerous jungles in the world. the daring gap. thousands of people from haiti, cuba, and other countries across from columbia to panama, to make it to north america. panama following minister eddie comeliness met without 0 to talk about how to guarantee people safety on the journey. you have been very active in trying to talk to other countries involved in this migration. what would you'd like to happen? i humanitarian corridor or that's something i've heard you say, i mean, how would you implement something like that? the 1st thing is it has to be a humanitarian approach. these are people that need our support. they know nobody chooses to be a migrant a day. those are external causes, it is very difficult. they are hard breaking stories that you hear about the families. t

there is, i will see that in panama. ah, quit look at the main stories now. a taliban offensive is sweeping further through afghanistan with the group gradually and suckling cobble. they've seized the city of pullet alarm in logan province. just 50 kilometers from the capital. earlier to major cities, foster group, laska gar, and kandahar the taliban birthplace and key trade port. charlotte balice is in cobble.

were here at this reception, centered in the province of panama. this is the money thousands of migrant arriving this year. and they're coming from the gap, which is one of the jungle in the world. people here are being assisted, they're giving shelters to prepare for their jerry and most of the people we have to tell. we also during the year of what they had in your we hear stories of those who had to leave the relatively behind their friends behind of those who were injured and had to be left behind of how some people were taken by the river and disappeared. we just spoke, for example, with a group of cubans were traveling together and they were rob. we're also hearing lots of record of women working great across the journey. they are saying that there's family military group, among other things, $88.00 women have reported that they have been raised on the trip from columbia, cuba and other countries card crisis. and that's why the panamanian government is trying to talk to the regions to try to talk about what's happening here. they say that a h

risking it all thousands of migrants set their sights on the dangerous crossing from columbia to panama. and hope of finding a better life. me. hello, yes, defense official is warning a ton of man could have. i've got a strong capital cobble surrounded in 30 days and take it in just 19. the group received control of 9 of the countries 34 provincial capitals in the past week, and an army headquarters on wednesday. it's estimated to be in control of 2 sides of the country. with government forces fighting on multiple fronts to try to stem the groups advance to more provincial capital or under direct threat violence as dramatically escalated since u. s. and nature troops began withdrawing. troops from the country, the un estimates more than 1000 civilians have been killed in the past. month alone . i've got us on the interior minister has revealed to al jazeera, the government's plan to stop the taliban. he says the government is throwing support behind local uprising movements and focusing on securing main highways. large cities and border crossings. charlotte bennett says this exclusive r

and to establish a one point of entry in panama. provide assistance along the way, where we have seen so far with very little assistance from columbia authority, we have not seen water distribution is extremely hot here, extremely humid. there's no bathrooms, water, and other sanitation items that people here desperately need. it's quite a bit what they say is that all this hardship is worth it, that they're willing to risk it all because they're trying to find a new life authorities in the u. s. arrested to me and more citizens for allegedly pulsing, to kill or injure me, and more, some baset of the night of nations. she moved to and had spoken against the military generator and the atrocities they've committed. se reynolds reports from washington, dc of justice department, has them in custody now they've been charged with conspiracy to injure or, or kill a foreign official on us soil. we know they are both me and more citizens. they are living. we're living in new york, just north of new york city and they apparently hatch this pl

and to establish a one point of entry in panama. provide assistance along the way. what we have seen so far with very little assistance from columbia authority, we have not seen water distribution is extremely hot here, extremely humid. there's no bathrooms, water, and other sanitation items that people here desperately need is quite a bit. what they say is that all this hardship is worth it, that they're willing to risk it all because they're trying to find a new life. nicaragua, electrodes tribunal has disqualified the main opposition party from november. presidential election. citizens for freedom is accused of violating election laws. it is the latest move and cracked down on the opposition by president daniel will take his government. he set to run virtually unopposed as he seeks a 4th consecutive term. argentina is relaxing corona, virus restrictions and reopening schools, even as it passes 5000000 cases. the government says infection and mortality rate have dropped for more than 8 consecutive weeks. and it's predicting the economy will grow by 7 percent this

a number of people making their way from colombia to panama through the dangerous darian gaps has been rising for months. witnesses next following events in a central african elephant habitat to stay with us if you can. oh i i mm mm mm mm mm mm. ah ah ah, ah, it was running. it was tom. that's how a man killed the elephant. and nobody heard the gunfire. i on the central african republic. at 11 35 am the biker arrived telling me that festival had found the freshly killed elephant. the tail had been clipped, but we found the hairy tip which was notched with sparse hair. the notch tale pinned down is sampson a sizable male was 70 centimeter tasks. ah. oh no more. no more, mon monday, bunny number 25 doing and i finally got the men or the one that should the elephant and demanded cleared the greater part in the killing monies very much in his class. natural power. so if you organize just on to the bless when the guy shifting the elephant, that's why nobody found the gun. ah ah the oh, will you let them resign? gardena? i gave you my last one is i give call and i'm willing to allow you to s