u. s. a. in 2023 for independence from the u. s. sorry, is making his way through congress, as despite voting against the bill. law maker hessel's garcia says it's an initial steps was the self determination of puerto rico. while today marks an important 1st step in the d colonization process of puerto rico. i could not in good faith support the passage of puerto rico status act in its current form. the colonization of puerto rico is a shameful part of our country's history. from the moment the u. s. took control of the island to a century of limited citizenship. the imposition of pro mesa and our failures in disaster response. puerto rico's relationship with the u. s. is rooted in a history of racism, exploitation, and oppression. the time is now for the process of d. colonization and self determination on the island dependence on the u. s. does not end with the colonization, the puerto rico status outcomes amid must protest taking place in the country. public anger was forged by soaring energy prices with hundreds of people taking to th

our talks will focus on addressing the global food crisis and sorry, inflation the u. s. as welcome saudi arabia's decision to opus as base to all civilian carries, including flights to and from israel. this comes the head of joe biden, as it to saudi arabia earlier in israel biden and privacy. i repeat, signed a non binding declaration to prevent iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. today, you and i also discussed, emerge commitment to ensuring ran, never obtains a nuclear weapon. this is a vital security interest of israel in the united states and i would add for the rest of the world as well. i continue to believe that diplomacy is the best way to achieve this outcome and will continue to work or israel to can or other threats from iran throughout the region. including support for terrorism, ballistic missile program, the continues and the plug, ration of weapons to terrorists and proxies. mike has bought a russian and strike has killed at least 23 people in one of ukraine's largest cities of valencia. many are injured. as mythos it, residential buildings presents land

kimberly how kit al jazeera, sorry, arabia and the u. s. have a long standing strategic partnership. it dates back to 945 when the u. s. agreed to provide security to saudi rulers in exchange for access to oil reserves. in 1973 in the israel palestine war re add imposed an oil embargo on countries backing israel, including the u. s. in the ninety's during the gulf war against saddam hussein, sandy arabia served as a base for hundreds of thousands of american troops. but the 911 attacks were set back in relations. 15 of the 19 hijackers were sound it's. and then 4 years ago, the u. s. sanction the kingdom in response to the murder of journalist jamal kashodi. ah, let's bring in our guests in reality we have abdul aziz al gasha and he's a research fellow a project set that focusing on saudi foreign policy in washington d. c. doug bondo is a senior fellow at the cato institute on in london. zide bell bashi is a managing partner at hardcastle advisory, a political consulting firm. welcome. so you all are jealous ease. i'll start with you 1st in

sorry, one before, like above. pre industrial levels for president biden brought the u. s. back in. and this is going to be a problem in terms of them trying to keep their carbon emissions low so that they can meet that goal under the parts agreement, the supreme court, not too popular with the, by the ministration of the members. so i thought, well, louise osborne from d w environment. thank you very much for bringing this up. take takes the oil cartel. opec and its allies will increase daily output by 648000 barrels of oil in august as announced on thursday. opec classes. it's known which includes saudi arabia, russia, and other major producers is sticking to a plan of moderate increases despite growing cause to counter rising fuel prices by raising out by more light boost is expected to do little really, to relieve the energy fuel inflation plaguing the global economy across to our financial correspondence in new york to the australia on this teddy or is there any reason to believe that the soaring energy prices of the us, among all, many, all manner of countries is experiencing

sorry. and that's basically saying that the u. s. guarantees that you're wrong, or one of israel perceived enemies, it will not ever be able to be it to hold nuclear weapons. and now just how the a u. s. a going to follow through with that is unclear at this stage. of course, the iran nuclear agreement will be discussed here that something that israel doesn't favor very much, but that will also be discussed when the prep president hedge to saudi arabia on friday. it's something that he's pushing for, but whether or not it's able to be resuscitated remains to be seen. so the israelis really looking for a strengthening of security alliance with the u. s. and also for alliances with regional neighbors. and that's something that the president of the united states to, to, to promote, particularly in alliance with saudi arabia. we're not expecting any formal declarations on that. but we are expecting sort of a softening of relations that has been going on behind the scenes for some time between israel and saudi arabia. and it sort of this

sorry. who i mean, i think the, the u. s. is playing checkers. i think the russians are playing chess here. garland, let me go to you here. i what, obviously, what are the, on a tenant consequences is the, the dramatic impact on the global economy. i mean, you know, article after article will europe freeze in the winter, you know, you know, will be herb bear shelves. i mean, this was this part of the plan. i don't think so. this is the law of unintended consequences for ukraine. and we, and it's not even democracy, is they say it's a military junta. go ahead. garland, a couple of things. i think number one, based on the history of the neocons and how many lives the needlessly wasted. i don't think they're concerned with unintended consequences of starvation or things like that around the world. that's not a concern of theirs. they could care less, they just see all of those lives as collateral. damage to ultimately achieve their, you know, hedge a monic goals as far as europe. i would disagree with you that that's an unintended consequence on joh

sorry. who i mean, i think the, the u. s. is playing checkers. i think the russians are playing chess here. garland, let me go to you here. what obviously, what are the on a tenant consequences is the dramatic impact on the global economy. i mean, you know, article after article will europe freeze in the winter, you know, you know, will be bob bear shelves. i mean, this was this part of the plan. i don't think so, this is the law of unintended consequences for ukraine and we, and it's not even democracy, is they say it's a military junta. go ahead. garland, a couple of things. i think number one, based on the history of the neocons and how many lives the needlessly wasted. i don't think they're concerned with unintended consequences of starvation or things like that around the world. that's not a concern of theirs. they could care less, they just see all of those lives as collateral. damage to ultimately achieve their, you know, hedge a monic goals as far as europe. i would disagree with you that that's an unintended consequence. i'm john bolton

u. s. earlier claiming that russia had been successful in isolating russia. sorry, that western sanctions had successfully isolated russia from its allies. but to get more on this run across live now 2 political and economic commentator will car diaz, thanks for joining us on the program, sir. now just how significant do you see this african tor, by russia's top diplomat. what kind of cooperation is now possible between these countries? well, good afternoon for all of this is very important for the russian of mentor, submitting the dave friends on the relationship with the african countries. this is a very per district visit of a mr lover of a. ringback i think this is the 1st high level visit up there to conflict with ukraine. and so this is very important to make the all things are formed all the doors about the situation or on the world. so we see them off made. so the movements of the all investors here in africa in particular to talking about the work to cementing also the position of the russia and to help some other activity. so head right now, at this momen

to say that he's going to call on his counterpart, foreign minister, sorry, labor love, rod himself, is an indication that the u. s. thinks they can get it done. i mean, they have been under public pressure to act, but it's not an insane amount of pressure. it's not leading the nightly news. it's not at the front page of the newspapers that not necessarily the factor here. more importantly, you don't put a cabinet secretary, especially someone like the secretary of state and from the cameras and say we're going to get this done. we're trying to get this done. if you really don't think that you're going to be able to get it done. pope francis has reaffirmed an apology to canada's indigenous people in a meeting with communities in the province of quebec. the head of the roman catholic church has asked for forgiveness for decades of abuse. carried out a church wrong, residential schools, a condemned policies of forced assimilation, carried out to the institutions. a physio toyota is alone either the but he shoes a story of pain and disregard from a colonial mentality is one that is not easily repaired. at the same ti

to say that he's going to call on his counterpart, foreign minister, sorry, labor love, rob himself, is an indication that the u. s. thinks they can get it done. i mean, they have been under public pressure to act, but it's not an insane amount of pressure. it's not leading the nightly news. it's not at the front page of the newspapers to venton, not necessarily the factor here. more importantly, you don't put a cabinet secretary, especially someone like the secretary of state and from the cameras and say we're going to get this done. we're trying to get this done. if you really don't think that you're going to be able to get it done. while ukraine farmers can now resume their harvests after a deal with russia on allowing them to export their grain. but getting food from the farm to the table has become a dangerous job ever since the russian invasion began. john henry reports from the village of crossing in ukraine in a wheat field north of keep a de mining experts sweeps for the weapons of war. the mind detector finds remnants of a cluster bomb. it slow going, but these workers need to clear a path before forming

to say that he's going to call on his counterpart, foreign minister, sorry, labor love, rod himself, is an indication that the u. s. thinks they can get it done. i mean, they have been under public pressure to act, but it's not an insane amount of pressure. it's not leading the nightly news. it's not at the front page of the newspapers. venton not necessarily the factor here. more importantly, you don't put a cabinet secretary, especially someone like the secretary of state and for the the cameras and say we're going to get this done. we're trying to get this done. if you really don't think that you're going to be able to get it done or staying in the u. s, the federal reserve is increasing its key interest rate by 3 quarters of a percentage point to now sits with 2.5 percent. the bank has been making it more expensive to borrow money to curb rising inflation like hannah repulse with an inflation rate that is nearing 10 percent, all ice around the federal reserve and the announcement of its plan to try to push it down against this backdrop today the forms he raised its policy interest rate by 3 quarters of a perce

and to say that he's going to call on his counterpart, foreign minister, sorry, labor love, rod himself is an indication that the u. s. thinks they can get it done. i mean, they have been under public pressure to act, but it's not an insane amount of pressure. it's not leading the nightly news. it's not at the front page of the newspapers. it's venton not necessarily the factor here. more importantly, you don't put a cabinet secretary, especially someone like the secretary of state and for the cameras and say we're going to get this done. we're trying to get this done. if you really don't think that you're going to be able to get it done, the u. s. federal reserve is increasing. it's a key interest rate by not point $75.00 percentage points on our city. 2.5 percent is the 4th increase this year. we're markets have been pushing the u. s. central bank to raise the cost of borrowing to try to control rising inflation. north korean leader kim jong has warned, he's ready to use nuclear weapons in the event of a conflict for the united states and south korea. kim was speaking to war, veterans on the 69th anniversary of the

and to say that he's going to call on his counterpart for administer, sorry, labor love rod himself is an indication that the u. s. thinks they can get it done . i mean, they have been under public pressure to act, but it's not an insane amount of pressure. it's not leading the nightly news. it's not at the front page of the newspapers. venton not necessarily the factor here. more importantly, you don't put a cabinet secretary, especially someone like the secretary of state and from the cameras and say we're going to get this done. we're trying to get this done. if you really don't think that you're going to be able to get it done, so likely the swap is going to evolve victor bout, although they're not confirming this. his nickname in the u. s. is the merchant of death. he was sentenced to 25 years in prison for a key to for dealing weapons, that the course that the court said was going to be used to kill americans. he's about halfway through his sentence. the russians have pride to grin trying to get him back for years, although they will confirm that that's the target. he would seem the most high likely high pr

u. s. president said just a moment ago, a were in response to the challenge about as your mouth shall, jeez, fiance, he said, i'm sorry, she feels this way, but i didn't come here to meet the crown prince. he came here to repair and reset and recalibrate the u. s saudi relationship, that in fairness has existed for decades and does have a strategic value to the united states. and so the u. s. president is trying to re establish this relationship based on their shared desire to confront a common foe. and that is iran. they are both concerned about the military might and strength that iran can, is increasingly showing a prominence in the middle east. and as a result, they see value and strengthening the relationship despite some differences in major concerns. and so there is that as there's, you heard the president talking about the fear of a security vacuum, that if the u. s. doesn't reassert its presence, then china or russia might do so. and very quickly, the other point that you brought up is the issue of oil prices. the u. s. president, also talking there very quickly that as a result of this visit that the united

ah, hello there, i'm sorry, attained ohio, the top stories here on al jazeera, the u. s. and chinese presidents have held more than 2 hours of talks and what's being described as a tense phone call on the subject of taiwan. she's being warned to joe biden, not to quote, play with fire. our white house correspondent can be healthy as well. well, what we know is, is there is right now, no change to u. s. policy. the united states is sticking firmly to is one china policy. in other words, that taiwan is a part of china. but where things get murky is that under us law, there is also an obligation of the united states to defend taiwan. a if it is attacked in any way that is something that it would be obliged to help support. and so that is why there is a bit of a diplomatic problem for the united states. if nancy pelosi were to visit the island, the potential that there could be some sort of military confrontation, given the fact that right now in the c surrounding the island are not only the taiwanese military, but also the united states military and also the chinese military

and to say that he's going to call on his counterpart, foreign minister, sorry, labor love, rod himself is an indication that the u. s. thinks they can get it done. i mean, they have been under public pressure to act, but it's not an insane amount of pressure. it's not leading the nightly news. it's not at the front page of the newspapers to that and not necessarily the factor here . more importantly, you don't put a cabinet secretary, especially someone like the secretary of state and for the cameras and say we're going to get this done. we're trying to get this done. if you really don't think that you're going to be able to get it done. no rush was trying to reassure nations hit hard by the global shortage of grain. millions of people across africa of been left without adequate access to food because of soaring prices. but moscow is hoping to strengthen ties with the continent, which was so far, refused to join western sanctions in response to the war in ukraine. malcolm, where possible the russian foreign minister met diplomats from several african countries in ethiopia as capital addis ababa. it was his last stop

and to say that he's going to call on his counterpart, foreign minister, sorry, labor love, rod himself is an indication that the u. s. thinks they can get it done. i mean, they have been under public pressure to act, but it's not an insane amount of pressure. it's not leading the nightly news. it's not the front page of the newspapers. it's venton not necessarily the factor here. more importantly, you don't put a cabinet secretary, especially someone like the secretary of state and from the cameras and say we're going to get this done. we're trying to get this done. if you really don't think that you're going to be able to get it done, i to my head on use our including, we look at how the rising cost of living has been felt and one of the world's richest nations. and in sport, the controversial live goals series, gazes for its latest event at donald trump, golf course in new jersey. ah, the u. s. economy has contracted for a 2nd straight quarter fueling phase of a slow down. and comes just months before crucial mid term elections. gross domestic product, which is one measure of economic activity, fowl by 0.9 percent

sorry, july disco. chorus theory, mahogany. another toilet is joanie, if you must. oh, the mother you and i discussed with scott bennett is a leading counter terrorism expert and a former u. s. army analyst, you know, investigates crimes against humanity. ah, the american indians were seen as a scourge as a social pariah that needed to be expunged, expelled, and exterminated from much of on the eastern seaboard poisoning blankets with smallpox. with this virus that caused the eruption of stores and death upon the american indians. blankets were distributed to indians at military installations under the guise of helping them ah one out of the thousands that unit 731 kill only 8 names have been preserved in history. 6 chinese and 2 russians. a red army, so jackal dom shanker and maria. if an oven with her 4 year old daughter, when women and girls became too we can no longer fit for further experiments, they will put into a special glass walled gas chamber. the doctors took meticulous notes. the daughter suffocated after 3 minutes. the mother, after 5 with doctor from a st. carmen with many russians, lived there because china's eastern railway had been built by russian enginee

sorry, president biden. your wish? i'm sure you will press and hold on. but the reason cold between president by the and president she died in the u. s. main means of decision now, threats, sticks rather than kara's or any form of positive reinforcement. do you think asian will find it appealing or threatening enough to comply with washington? well, i think china is a threat in and of itself to, to the united states and the west is a whole. and the question of how to deal with china is going to be a huge subject in debate. i don't know whether these telephone calls from president biden will dissuade china or not. but i think china is going to need to think about this. because if they have designs on free places like taiwan and others in the endo pacific, they need to recognize that there's a stronger and stronger view in the united states. we will not accept this while there may be a stronger and stronger view, but the tools in your toolbox seems to be rather limited. in fact, i've heard the number of analysts adjusted the most opportune time for beijing tissue. full control of taiwan would rise right after the end of the russian oper

sorry, 6, were killed. more than 30 injured when a gunman opened fire from a rooftop in the suburb of highland park. the u. s. says it's likely that al jazeera john mystery and i was killed by unintentional gunfire from israeli positions. but the state department says a 3rd party investigation could not reach a definite conclusion on the origin of the bullet that struck her. and to don's military says it's withdrawing from national talks aimed at ending a political deadlock, military ruler, general abdel father albert hon, is asking politicians and civilian groups to hold talks to form a transitional government. there have been mass anti military protests. it costs to don for months now demanding a return to civilian gold. now 5 people are on trial and hong kong, accused of publishing children's books that incite hatred towards the government. the books feature sheep trying to hold off wolves from their village. you authority say the story has a critical political flaunt the 2 men and 3 women were arrested last year and are members of a speech therapists union? well, let's bring in adrian brown. he joins us

u. s. wish i met with her china. she's strong response. march may still be the one you said you are. okay. so click open democracy to repay. so the sorry state to bypass the usa as okay. because i don't foresee the day i want to put my why did one want international organizations? i run to join the sort of chips full us taiwan, south korea, japan. so doesn't test us b, r o b c, come to chris beauty, china and the united states. you are a secretary of state anthony blank and is set to visit rwanda and the neighboring country called the democratic republic of the congo to try and de escalate tensions between the 2 african countries. this come shortly after the u. s. decided to halt its security assistance to rolanda over securities about the country's human rights record. in recent months, long simmering rivalries have boiled over into a crisis between the 2 african nations. with the d. r. c, accusing rwanda of backing rebels, who are profiting from the extraction of the countries mineral riches. since may the d r. c. army has been locked in clashes with the rebels of the march 23rd movement. reportedly, back by rwanda who have been wagi

u. s. secretary of state is urged his russian count upon to let grain shipment, safety leave ukrainian court and ideal signed last week. it was the 1st time anthony blank, and i'm sorry i love have spoken since the russian invasion in the meantime ships and you haines black. people are now loaded with and ready to set sail. but a signal is needed from turkey and the united nations before they can be a judge in the us has ruled that civil lawsuits brought against libyan war locally for halftime. can be heard, and federal courts. hafta who is a us citizen, is accused of war crimes. and extra judicial killings. i mean laws, military has been accused of using fighter planes to fire unguided weapons and civilian areas. that's according to a report by group of independent investigators. myanmar witness says the agenda is using jets to target armed groups opposed to last year's crew. tony chang reports assigned to jet screams along the border in northern thailand at the end of june. it's happened several times this year. and children know the drill, hiding in shelters until the skies a clear. but the jets are aiming the guns into myanmar. hulu conflict on the border is deca

s for our best prices. ah. ready e u countries agreed to rush and gas for the winter as russia prepared to reduce flows through its gnawed stream pipeline again. ah, hello, i'm sorry, i'm noisy in london, you're watching al jazeera also coming up on the program. the end of an era in space diplomacy, russia says it will leave the international space station with plans to build its own orbiting outpost. fi fight is say they are starting to gain ground in the battle against the largest california wildfire this year. and demonstrations turn deadly in the democratic republic of congo as protest is accused, the un mission of failing to protect them. ah known that programs, european union has agreed to rush in its gas usage as it braces for a further dip in russian energy supplies. brussel says that the new plan should see members through an average winter, even if the taps were completely turned off. members of agree to voluntarily reduce their gas used by 15 percent from august till march. the cuts could be made binding if the commission deems there's a risk of a severe shortage. europe's 1st test will come on wednesday when russia plans to cut flows through the north

struggles to reign in, sorry, inflation and poverty. protesters from across the political divide have come together to hold a series of rallies important aries, a fast moving fire in the u. s. state of utah has burned through hundreds of pictures of land around the town of fillmore. it's one of several wildfires in the area muslims around the world have been celebrating the festival afraid a lot half in the iraqi city of more so prayers were held at the as naughty mosque for the 1st time since security forces regain control of the city. those are the headlines. it's back to al jazeera world. thanks for watching. with that one down. right? yeah. i mean, i'm not going to do i still, i need to get the deal for you. a allow buys the same car is, is carla, don't call for school. my funny story though, i did only go to mourn. yeah. bah, fi, glassware, only barn sees used to asco. i'm fairly t m m m o t t. ah no my my they said it was i said friday and then a but the answer my yet a safety. com yearly dear. i read through their lunch and i'll call you in a little chance pool for me, nikki. came in and out on pool. none lit up air or less. i be only the andy kicker yar mtv ac up l

heirs if he was sorry for his participation and heirs responded yes areas pleaded guilty last month to disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building. for entering the u. s capitol during the january 6th riot. coming up outrage in you, baldy. the frustration from people at a meeting tonight after new video shows police were doing as the gunman opened fire inside a classroom. and a significant cool down today very noticeable over the 9900 degree temperatures of yesterday we'll talk about what's coming next. see you back here. first disturbing trend nationwide, with more pedestrians by cars ha city is working to keep its streets safer. for people walking and biking. they really wanted to get out of their cars and to get on a scooter bicycle and do that, but pretty soft gra, pretty sweet berries, and pretty, pretty flowers. it's the secret ingedient to everyone's favorite wine, and builds forests that everything wants to live in. yeah, our dirt's the coolest, because that's where oregon grows. ♪ thanks california among the top 10 states for the rate at which pedestrians are struck and killed by cars, but estrogen deaths are up nationwide, and san jose is no

and he said, look, i'm sorry they feel that way, but i didn't come here to meet with m b s. he's had a came here to meet with the g, c. c, u s. needs to be here, needs to fill the void, that's been left. so the china and russia don't filled that space, so biden very clearly seems like he's on the defensive. he's trying to change the narrative and really send the message that it was a meeting that he had to have, and that it was worth it for the country. thank you very much, patty, calling in washington, before departing for saudi arabia. u. s. president joe biden spent a couple of hours in the occupied west bank and promised not to give up on efforts to end these writing palestinian conflicts. and the emperor reports on that now from bethlehem. ah, better humanitarian condition said financial aid. those are you as president job? i did promises to palestinians in a 3 and a half hours visit to bethlehem in the south of the occupied westbank. why did didn't bring any political initiatives to the table. he says the ground isn't suitable now to renal to the peace process, but hasn't urged palestinians not to lose hope in a bett

u. s are still unvaccinated time is 5 17 health insurance premiums. i'm sorry to go up next year for almost two million californians covered, california says premium statewide will go up about 6% here in the bay area. premiums will go up between four and 6. some of the blame, maybe on covid. are looking at coming off of a few years of very low changes in health insurance costs, largely due to just changes and how people are using care during the pandemic. maybe they're skipping visits, they would have had otherwise delaying elective procedures and we're seeing kind of a bounce back to normal. and there's another big concern, but the congress will reduce subsidies that help people pay for health insurance during the covid pandemic. the subsidies are due to expire at the end of the year, and if it does expire would mean that enrollees with the lowest incomes would see their monthly costs double in size 220,000 californians could be hit with that price hike next year. protesters are expected to be back out at the port of oakland this morning for the third day of a

sorry thomas 7 45. despite record inflation, white house says it's quote very hard to know whether the u. sded for a recession. right now. you've got inflation headwinds big time in this economy, not taking anything away from that. but you also have some very strong tail winds that are boosting consumers. now he also said that while inflation has stayed at a 40 year high, there was still strong job growth, wage increases and strong consumer spending. back at the opening bell. we brought this to you live at 6 30 today, stocks opening higher on wall street ahead of another busy week of earnings reports from us companies. banks are among the winners in early trading today, and it's nice to see green across the board. the dow jones is up by about 50 points, but still excuse me. almost one half of 1% 150 points will certainly take that. s and p is up by slightly more percentage wise. the nasdaq is reaching for a 1% gain early on. now to an inside look at a housing project that some will hope will help local teachers fight inflation. a new apartment complex in daly city opened earlier this year.