and about $800.00 villages of zambia joined together in a class action suit against mining giant adults a lump of coal which. i did fizzle and let's do business washing. restricting visas for citizens from 4 african countries it says the governments of failed to meet you where security and information sharing standards the rules come into effect later this month thing could stop thousands of people from joining family members in the united states it also leaves the status of many others in question lindsey elst an adopted 3 year old eliana back in december a joyous moment after years of iraq are saying about your claim live in lagos nigeria and lindsay originally from california wants her daughter to become an american citizen now she's not sure if that will be possible i want my daughter to have the same rights that i do you know and it's something that. is just really real for us and really really scary to be perfectly honest her fears maybe well find it from february 22nd the u.s. will no longer grant one theory and the kind of visas that lead to permanent residency it is possible to

percent of net exports are to china it's a similar story for the likes of the republic of congo and zambia exports to other countries are suffering to african economies are hugely dependent on global commodity prices which have plummeted in the wake of declining chinese demand. only oil has tumbled since the start of the outbreak to vital resources for many sub-saharan economies african airlines as well are feeling the effects many have cancelled flights to china only ethiopian airlines are still servicing the country and that's just to name a few examples china is the growth engine of africa so the corona virus outbreak will likely cause some economic com. let's go over to joy during beera who's in nairobi for us joy tell us how much africa is hurting economically for this coronavirus. band to put it into perspective there are about 10000 chinese firms in different african countries and that's about a 1000000 chinese nationals who operate in different african countries on the continent and in return we also have about 80000 african students in china and there's a lot of business that cris

we'll have the latest from zambia where mobs seeking revenge for chemical attacks have killd dozens ofe. for the first time more cases in the new coronavirus outbreak are being reported outside of china than inside. there were four—hundred and eleven recorded new cases in china, where the outbreak began in the city of wuhan. four—hundred and twenty—seven have been recorded elsewhere, two—thirds of them in neighbouring south korea, the worst hit city being daegu. japan has also recorded it's third death from the virus, move in iran, where even the country's health minister has contracted the virus, 15 people have died 95 cases have been reported, but the actual number is thought to be higher. and in the last few hours pakistan has confirmed it's first 2 cases of coronavirus. in europe, italy has emerged as a serious hotspot, 12 people have died from the virus, and 374 cases have been registered. we've been speaking to a pharmacist in northern italy about what measures have been put in place there. for the first time, more new cases have been reported outside china than inside, world hea

ginger is live at victoria falls on the border of zambia and zimbabwe.to you, george. mother nature is showing off, but she's also showing us something. can i give you a look at these waterfalls from our drone? it really is spectacular. the world's largest sheets of falling water. you can see it all the way down. it stretches more than a mile. the mist that comes out of this powerful water diving into that ravine can be seen for 30 miles around. but there is one angle that i can only get so close to but i can show you with another camera. come with me here as i get sprayed by this mist. that drop-off where you're going to see a rainbow showing off for you is 354 feet. yes. it is stunning. but it was also stunning what was happening here just a couple of months ago. perhaps you saw this photo. it went viral, and the headlines that came along with it said that victoria falls was down to a trickle. victoria falls drying up. well, we're here to set the record straight. it's obviously alive and well, but it certainly has an important story to tell. it's one o

, mozambique and madagascar we re we zambia, mozambique and madagascar were we could see some rains. bolivia, some sign of it easing but ever present, that band of showers and we have upped the risk of some flooding rains across alabama and tennessee. slow—moving low—pressure system and potential activity, snow through new mexico will make its way north across the plains into the great la kes across the plains into the great lakes and that rain will give some flooding conditions and much colder air flooding conditions and much colder a i r follows flooding conditions and much colder air follows on flooding conditions and much colder airfollows on behind. extent of flooding conditions and much colder air follows on behind. extent of the snow and northwest it's in temperatures that will obviously display the same story for the likes of atla nta display the same story for the likes of atlanta really dipping down and behind that weather front. he left some cold weather and the turkey mountain snow here, cool for much of the middle east but temperatures will start to rise as we lose the n

became i don't know 'd the future young people are calling on politicians to secure a scene here in zambia as the group's motto goes stop talking start planting. a cd levels rice the rich ecosystem of the warden see in the north sea is that a risk of disappearing several young well into as an environmental scientists are working together to protect the habitat which is home to thousands of birds animals and plans it's this combination of the knowledge of the scientists and the enthusiasm of the wall and that's keeping the hope alive to save the endangered ecosystem. well they say that all the love for the what i'm doing here is something the sea goes also day what it's called treading for mussels i'm not treading on them it's not an act of aggression but the way that. they use these movements to loosen the ground of the mother so that gradually and you can see how many care already. lots of cockles come to the surface you can see them here. they're fascinated by the wotton see to these a bit each and since yes or no volunteering for half a year as conservationists part of their work is to

heart of the seasonal rain you come for the south still and here they are everywhere botswana and zambia seem to be something of a focus namibia of course and not surprisingly is mostly dry. talk to al jazeera we us that we talk about 2 of the biggest problems facing and they are the endemic corruption and the gang we listen so if you replace china as an enemy of the well and that's really that we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter the world is there a. holding the powerful to account as we examine the u.s. its role in the war on al-jazeera. welcome back you're watching al-jazeera time to recap our headlines now the fallout from donald trump's impeachment trial continues with the firing of 2 key witnesses some learned was the was the u.s. ambassador to the e.u. u.s. ambassador robert steel he was the latest to be removed that came just hours after ukraine expert lieutenant colonel alexander villain disposes out to the white house . candidates hoping to secure the democratic presidential nomination of held a debate in new hampshire head of a key primary vo

suspect the wettest weather that's going to be over towards zimbabwe northern pass' in bob way into zambia seeing some very heavy rain as we go on through thursday and was a little further north which as we go through friday to the south of that is fine dry. weather online black powder topping be one of the worst rather than being here media about being not present or if you join us on centers a difference in diversity and inclusion and overseas sometimes isn't always sincere this is a dialogue sanctions and the ways in which there are applied to iran are an act of war fair everyone has a voice we as a society that is simply to victims range need to just sit down and listen and join the colobus conversation amount is iraq. hello again the top stories on al-jazeera china has removed the highest ranking official in a province the epicenter of the coronavirus hope break it comes after who weigh in else more than 14800 new cases on wednesday up from just 1600 the day before as well as 242 more that it's. turkey has sent more reinforcements to ritz observation posts in northern syria as tension

in iran where 19 people have died more than 130 are infected including the deputy health minister zambia's ravi isn't to her on. during a weekly cabinet meeting iranian president hassan rouhani struck an optimistic tone saying that the reports about containing the coronavirus in iran are promising a taskforce set up earlier this week by the president including senior members of the government and armed forces he said are making gains in controlling the spread of the disease something that has become a major public health crisis here in the country he also addressed public concerns about whether or not the information coming from officials could actually be trusted this after a member of parliament representing the city of home where the 1st case was detected said the number of cases and deaths from this virus are far higher than official figures reported by the government here's what the president had to say about that and i have no i mean. i emphasize that we don't manipulate the figures we know the increase no decrease them nor do we exaggerate or downplayed him i've told the health mini

suspect the wettest weather that's going to be over towards zimbabwe northern pass' in bob way into zambia seeing some very heavy rain as we go on through thursday and little further north which as we go through friday to the south of that is fine dry and warm. but. if you are looking at this from the outside you would really wonder what was going on what do you see race is a religion that they have an in-depth exploration of global capitalism and our obsession with economic drug this is still the center of capitalism there is no limits i view myself as a capital artist we are trying to pave the road smaller and smaller we don't want to be set realistic in the world we would rather have a fantasy growing on al-jazeera. louis or the. other way around the top stories on our interests are all china has removed the highest ranking official in who province the epicenter of the coronavirus oprah comes after who been elsewhere the 14800 new cases on wednesday up from just 6800 the day before as well as 242 more deaths turkey has sent more reinforcements to its observation post in northern syria a

heart of the seasonal rain you come for the south still and here they are everywhere botswana and zambia seem to be something of a focus namibia of course and not surprisingly is mostly dry. but. the 2000 mile trip across europe seems impossible. as the both guns route begins to close for refugees it has become a race against time for one syrian family. it's a perilous journey from greece to germany but there's no turning bank to the ravages of war left at home. sky and ground a witness documentary on al-jazeera. to. but i'm back here watching al-jazeera times very happy headlines the fallout from dog trump's impeachment trial continues with the firing of 2 key witnesses gordon somnolence the u.s. ambassador to the e.u. is the latest to be removed that came just hours after ukraine expert colonel alexander finland was a score to the al to the white house. candidates hoping to secure the democratic presidential nomination of held a debate in new hampshire and had a key primary vote during the a.b.c. news debate front runners bernie sanders and peter good to churchill criticized electabili

heart of the seasonal rain you come for the south still and here they are everywhere botswana and zambia seem to be something of a focus namibia of course and not surprisingly is mostly dry. big stories generally sounds like the media angles in this story are too numerous for comfort with different angles from different perspectives thing has never really been believe. me in the war to even separate the spin from the facts the misinformation from the judge so this is clear and a chance to see and hear people just think that we are listening post on al-jazeera . in japan thousands of men and women of vanishing without a trace when i want to use investigates why people engineered their own disappearance and. how to 0. more deaths from the coronavirus the 1st american victim dies while quarantined in the chinese city of will hon. i'm richelle carey this is al jazeera life from doha also coming up exacting revenge the u.s. president fires 2 major witnesses to spoke out during his impeachment trial. the battle goes on in the 7 hopefuls vying for the democratic presidential nomination take to

one example, a woman in southeastern zambia named miriam, with assistance from a department-funded project called empower, miriam and others in her community built a poultry house. they now plan to invest and diversify that business, selling tools and machinery, becoming what they call agro-dealers. this is the entrepreneurialism that in this country we take for granted. it makes such a great difference in the lives of these women and ultimately in their country. we need more outcomes like this. i am pleased to announce the award of two new technical assistance projects from the labor department, one in mexico and one in colombia. both will increase women's marketable skills, reduce determination, and enhance work opportunities in agriculture supply chains. i should add that this is in addition to provisions in the u.s. mexico canada agreement the president signed into legislation last month. provisions in the agreement will promote equality of women in the workplace in mexico and fight employment discrimination there. ivanka, thank you for your leadership. >> thank you for those new commi

a woman in southeastern zambia named miriam. miriam and other women in her community built large poultry house that they were able to use to sell poultry to people throughout their community. they now plan to invest and diversify that business, selling tools and machineries, becoming what they call agro dealers. this is sort of the entrepreneurialism in this country that i think we take for granted now, but you can't take for granted elsewhere and make such a great difference in the lives of these women and in their community and ultimately in their country. we need more outcomes like this, and i'm pleased today to announce the award of two new technical assistance projects from the labor department, one of these in mexico and one in colombia. both will increase women and adolescenad adolescent girls supply chains and i should add this is in addition to provisions in the mexico, u.s. and canada agreement, provisions which will promote equality for women in mexico and fight employment discrimination there as well. ivanka, thank y

a woman in southeastern zambia named miriam, with assistance from a department funded project called and power. miriam and other women in her community built large poultry house that they're able to use to sell poultry to people thought the command. they planted diversify that business selling tools and machinery become with the call aggro dealers. this is the entrepreneurialism that in this country we take for granted now. but that you can't take for granted elsewhere and to make such a great difference in allies of these women and in their community and ultimately in their country. we need more outcomes like this and i'm pleased today to announce the war of two new technical assistance projects from the labor department, one of these in mexico and one in colombia. both will increase women and adolescent girls, marketable skills, reduce discrimination and enhance work opportunities in agriculture supply chains. and i should add that this is an addition to provisions in the u.s.-mexico-canada agreement the president signed into legislation just last month, provisions in that agreemen

suspect the wettest weather that's going to be over towards zimbabwe northern pass' in bob way into zambia seeing some very heavy rain as we go on through thursday and lots of little further north which as we go through friday to the south of that is fine dry and warm. a unique kid endangered biodiversity lives in the heart of one of the back to produce tropical jungles there was a lot of misinformation about the animals that we have here and now they're probably urges becoming vice others of conservation in their communities algis their journeys deep into the rain forest to follow a scientist i'm tired teams are fight to save the flora and fauna so precious in the region women make science ecuador's hidden treasure on al-jazeera. we understand the differences and similarities of cultures across the world so no matter how you take a al-jazeera read the news and current affairs that matter to. countersteering . the. china slacks to top officials as the number of coronavirus cases surge used to more than 14000 in a single day. hello and welcome to al-jazeera live from doha i'm martine that i

so anywhere really from zambia, zimbabwe, certainly through mozambique, possibly up into kenya in thexceptional amounts of rainfall here, leading to flash flooding through the course of monday. it's been very wet the last few months anyway across the east of brazil, but it certainly looks like southern and central parts of brazil will continue with that rainfall risk, heavy rainfall risk through the next couple of days. and more rain as well across southern states of the usa, not just southern states, but up to the appellations as well. so the tennessee, the mississippi valley, already the river is quite swollen, the ground saturated. we're looking at much more rain to come here through the rest of tuesday night and into wednesday. that's not the only story either. snow to relatively low levels in the south as well. new mexico, parts of texas, certainly the southern and central rockies and moving, as you can see, into the plains. and it's very cold air following behind, hence the fact that the snow will fall fairly far south as well. so some issues to come here, even some tornado acti

. >> that's right, it separates the african nations of zimbabwe and zambia, and there are new concernslimate change could be impacting both the wildlife and the villages nearby. abc's ginger zee is there. >> reporter: it's one of the seven natural wonders of our world. victoria falls. the locals call it "the smoke that thunders." joining us, national geographic photographer nicole subeki who's been documenting the effects of climate change in africa. >> the falls are glorious, they're beautifully. they're not just eye candy, they are a life source for this region. >> they're a barometer for the health of this ecosystem. along the river are millions of people and animals like elephants, giraffe, buffalo, who rely on this water source. the drought in zimbabwe in the fall, we had over 200 elephants that died from starvation because they couldn't access water. >> reporter: just this december, though, the future of the falls coming into question. some of the lowest days of water flow on record. and this photo went viral. which led to reports claiming that victoria falls was drying up. dr. d

we'll have the latest from zambia where mobs seeking revenge for chemical attacks have killd dozens ofthere were four—hundred and eleven recorded new cases in china, where the outbreak began in the city of wuhan. four—hundred and twenty—seven have been recorded elsewhere,

that's ginger in one of the world's most beautiful place, victoria falls, on the border of zambia andis more than a mile wide and 354 feet in height and it is jaw dropping. wow. >> yes. >> we're celebrating the upcoming 50th anniversary of earth day for our series "extraordinary earth." you won't believe what ginger will show us tomorrow. >> cannot wait for that. had the privilege of being there with my mother and father and some family members some years ago. it is spectacular and ginger will bring it to us. >> can't wait to go. a preview from ginger first. >>> a lot of headlines we're following as well including michael bloomberg. he is officially qualified for his first debate set to take the stage in vegas tomorrow night. the nevada caucus four days away. >>> harvey weinstein's fate is now in the hands of the jury. deliberations set to begin in the trial -- in his trial as he faces up to life in prison if he's convicted of the most serious charges against him. >>> and take a look what's being called the leaning tower of dallas. after multiple demolition attempts of a high-rise off

mexico other countries in which you referred to as people of color, mexico, botswana, madagascar, zambiajust a tip of the iceberg on the number of countries that have photo id. i do think all these other countries all around the world feel that photo id is important? >> you have despotic countries all over the world who want to repress their people by any means possible. they will use all kinds of techniques -- were not talking about the other discouragement against democratic principles, it's our country that has our constitution, it's our country that says we the people are supposed to be exercising that right. >> what you're doing, and this is what defends me, you are charging people who want photo id because we want to make sure that people who are voting are who they say they are, you are claiming racism. the point i'm trying to make out to you is that there are so many countries around the world, including countries that are nowhere near as multiracial as our country, and they require photo id. i don't think when costa rica or mexico or brazil require photo id, i think it's out of

internet, other countries in which you refer to people of color, mexico costa rica, brazil, madagascar, zambia, that's just the tip of the iceberg on the number of countries that have photo id. why do you think all these other countries feel that it is important? >> you have despotic countries all around the world that want to repress their people in any way possible. we are not dealing with the other countries. this is our country who has our constitution and who has said we the people are supposed to be able to exercise our right -- >> here's what offends me about this. you're charging people who want photo ids because you want to make sure that people who are voting, are who they said they are pretty you are claiming racism. the point i am trying to make out to you is that there are so many countries around the world including countries that are nowhere near as multiracial as our country and they all require photo id. i don't think when costa rica or mexico require photo id, i think it is out of the reason that i say. it is because they do not want people voting claiming their somebody who

internet -- other countries in which you refer to people of color, mexico, brazil, madagascar, sam zambia the tip of the iceberg that need photo i.d. whoa do all these countries feel that photo i.d. is important. >> you have despotic countries around the world who want to repress their people by any -- >> mexico is a -- >> able to use all kinds of techniques. what we're trying -- >> france, germty -- >> -- not discouragement of other countries get democratic principles. it's our country that has our constitution, it's our country that said we the people are supposed to be able -- >> the -- >> what you're -- this is what offends me about this. you're charging people who want photo i.d. because they want to make sure the people who are voting are who they say they are, you're claiming racism, and the point i'm trying to make out to you is there are so many countries around the world, including countries no where near as muscle tie racial as our country and they all require photo i.d. i don't think when costa rica or mexico or brazil require photo i.d. i think it's out of the reason that i s