catherine: these protesters in the semiautonomous zanzibar region of zanzibar, the main presidentialition candidate was arrested on the island at a polling station during a band for voting. he was later released. it has been tense in the past few days on the island, with fighting between opposition supporters and police. tanks and troops from the tanzania mainland have also been deployed. voting continued at polling stations despite demonstrators alleging the election will be rigged. >> it is a few protesters wanted to cause disruption -- destruction and disrupt voting. we have arrested some of them. they're criminals. everyone is going well. correspondent: on the zanzibar archipelago, several people have been killed and others injured for attempting to block distribution of voting material. they say some ballots had been marked. elections in zanzibar have often been contentious and violent. in voting during the 2015 presidential election, the electoral commission on old the results and and opposition court ordered a new election. some analysts fear in a favorable result for the oppo

calls for peaceful elections in tanzania off the violence and many arrest of an opposition leader in zanzibar. so with exactly a week to go before the u.s. election donald trump and joe biden are spending cheese day crisscrossing the united states in an intense day of campaigning and national polls a giving democratic contender a solid leave though it's a lot tighter in some of those crucial battleground states that could swing the election a pandemic continues to overshadow the campaigning president trump has been holding 3 mass rallies on tuesday again downplaying the effect of the virus he's been attempting to shift the focus on to the economy. it's troubling the number one region that observe the year because of fruit return that a room. 70 we're going to we're in the great state of. arizona do we care who or years ago was. well biden has been accused the president of dangerous incompetence in handling the covert 1000 outbreak and his promise to act quickly if he's elected next week infections are surging with some states concerned about the lack of hospital beds ily half a 1000000 cases

accused of cracking down on dissent and on tuesday the opposition on the semi autonomous island of zanzibar said at least 8 people were killed during protests of a ballot fraud catherine sawyer reports from neighboring kenya. president john. paul nicknamed the bulldozer wrapped up his complaint in the new capital of times and yeah. some analysts say he's favorite to win and throughout the campaign he's exit at conference outlining his achievements in the last 5 years staring clear of accusations that his government has ruled by violently clamping down on critics and curtailing the freedoms of the media. a minute. let's protect peace in tanzania peace will prevail if you vote for me for another 5 years alone bring even more development and progress. i'll go full his main opponent to lease and finished his campaign in the former capital. he recently returned home from belgium to run for president he left tanzania 3 years ago critically injured when he was shot multiple times pass aliens who haven't been caught he's accused the president of being a dictator and doubts the election will be cred

calls for peaceful elections in tanzania off the violence and near arrest of an opposition leader in zanzibar. an explosion kills at least 8 people and injures more than 100 all those at a religious school in congress don. and it defending reproductive rights demonstrations in poland against the restrictions on abortion. welcome to the program our top story exactly a week to go of course before the u.s. election donald trump and joe biden are spending choose a crisscrossing the united states in an intense day of campaigning national polls are giving democratic contender biden a solid lead but it's a lot tighter in some of the battleground states that could decide the election the coronavirus pandemic of course continues to overshadow the campaign infections are surging with some states concerned about the lack of hospital beds nearly half a 1000000 cases of been confirmed in the past week alone with more than 225000 deaths since the pandemic began the progress of a rescue package through congress is also halted with democrats and republicans deadlocked over the details before heading to campa

calls a peaceful elections in tanzania after violence and the arrest of an opposition leader in zanzibar also this hour a bomb brass kills at least 8 people in just more than 100 others at a religious school in pakistan and we'll tell you why a new abortion law in poland has triggered mass protests across the country. thank you very much for joining us with exactly a week to go before the u.s. elections says been a surge in early voting partly due to when despite the coronavirus pandemic more than 63000000 americans had voted by monday night that's 4000000 more than all early votes 4 years ago national polls are giving democratic contender joe biden a solid lead although it's a lot tighter in some battleground states but the coronavirus pandemic continues to overshadow the campaign infections are surging with some states concerned about the lack of hospital beds nearly half a 1000000 cases have been confirmed in the past week alone with. more than 225000 deaths since the pandemic began stock markets in the u.s. saw their biggest one day drop in a month on monday as concern grows that fai

calls for peaceful elections in tanzania to violence and the rest of the opposition leader in zanzibar . 7 days to the u.s. presidential election and both candidates are making their final pitches to swing voters democratic candidate joe biden has gone on the offensive over coronavirus during his 1st campaign visit to the former republican stronghold of georgia where polling now shows a tight race this administration has yet to offer a single plan yes one of the reasons why the most one of the most prestigious medical journals in the world the new england journal of medicine the president quote dangerously incompetent went on to say the president turned a crisis into a tragedy i'm ready to act i know what to do. starting on day one of my presidency we will do it meanwhile donald trump is maintaining a hectic schedule he's held rallies in michigan and wisconsin and he's going to be in nebraska in the next hour where one electoral college vote is closely contested he's been praising his own handling of the economy is dr oblique the number one reason that i'm standing here because of 3 an

police in tanzania have denied firing bullets at protesters in the semi autonomous island of zanzibar a major opposition party says 8 people were killed during demonstrations over the alleged ballot fraud ahead of wednesday's election the chairman of the african union is calling for calm reports. these protesters in tanzania semi autonomous region of zanzibar are mostly supporters of safe shareef home at the main opposition presidential candidate was arrested in the early morning at a polling station during advance voting a special group such as security personnel election officials and people with disabilities he was related released. it's been tense in the last few days on the island with fighting between opposition supporters and police after a political rally of the canned pank sent troops from the tanzania and mainland have also been deployed voting continued at the polling stations despite demonstrators alleging that the election will be reet. it's a few protesters who wanted to cause destruction and to stop voting we have arrested some of their criminals but everything is going

of zanzibar the president and as well as in times in is not . and whatever across tons of it everybody wants a free and fair election will they get it. well it depends on who you speak to right now in the mainland we are just waiting for president muggle food to. you know address a presidential he's giving a presidential speech at a convention as we speak so we're waiting to hear what he's going to say throughout the campaign he's been saying that these elections should be peaceful tanzanians should protect the peace he's been saying it's going to be free and fair of course the electoral commission is going to say the same thing but if you look at the opposition already opposition leaders are saying that they did not believe that this election is going to be free fair or credible the main opposition candidate to least some direct he's having his final rally there but over and over he has said and he speaks he's spoken to al-jazeera directly and say to us in a previous interview that he does not believe that the election is not credible and he ha

calls for peaceful elections in tanzania off the violence and the arrest of an opposition leader in zanzibar. welcome to the news hour well it's of course exactly a week to go before the election in the united states donald trump and joe biden is spending choose day crisscrossing the country in an intense day of campaigning national polls are giving democratic contender biden a solid lead but it's a lot tighter in some of those crucial battleground states of course the coronavirus pandemic has continued to overshadow the campaigning president trump is holding 3 mass rallies on tuesday again downplaying the impact of the pandemic he's been attempting to shift the focus on to the economy. it's troubling the number one region that observe the year because of through return that a room. 70 we're going to read the great state of. arizona you will care for years ago where. joe biden has accused the president of dangerous incompetence in his handling of the outbreak and has promised to act quickly if he's elected next week infections are surging with some states even concerned about it being a lack

colleagues in tanzania been visiting polling stations in dar es salaam dodo mother copy told and zanzibar as well and they say voting in those polling stations and going to is going long small few people are waiting patiently in line but what they've also noticed is that voters hung out seems very low very few people are coming out to vote but this is ali hours of polls close at 13 g.m.t. about the internet speed still very slow people i'm talking to in tanzania saying that services like what's up. messaging still a big problem we've seen a statement from one of the telecommunication companies tanzania apologizing and saying that they are facing technique called he chose about the security. inspector general of police of tanzania issued a statement yesterday warning giving a stun warning to anyone who's going to try to disrupt the selection of course this is in light of the violent incidents that happened in the last 2 days in the island of zanzibar so it is calm quite tense though and with the huge security presence both in the mainland and in zanzibar. tanzania a beacon of peace and sta

quite tense though and with the huge security presence both in the mainland and in zanzibar nick what despite that warning the opposition is already saying that if the election is viewed as free and fair it will be decided on the streets and it is bracing themselves for more protests. already i'm seeing a lot of conversation in tanzania with people already saying that they are witnessing irregularities the main opposition candidate. it's a damn opposition candidate to least sent out a tweet us saying that he's also receiving we saw recent reports of widespread irregularities he's saying that opposition falling agents in some parts of being denied access to polling stations he says. the people are witnessing a lot stuffing as well and he's stating that that if this continues he is going to call to action we have seen similar statements from the opposition party. but then we've also had from president when he was calling for calm calling for peace not just today but as people continue to wait for the results or catherine talks about cut through soil reporting from nairobi on these elect

as he prepares to hold a presidential and parliamentary vote with the semi-autonomous island of zanzibar as well the leader of the main opposition party was arrested but has since been released and 5 people who took part in protests were reportedly shot dead by police police fired tear gas and live ammunition at demonstrators who said ballot papers had been pretty mox ahead of the vote as the bar is a group of islands off the coast of tanzania which holds semi-autonomous status from the mainland residents there vote for a regional president as well as a national one tanzania's president john moghul fully has governed since 2015 and is seeking reelection his supporters say his clampdown on corruption but why schools say his weaponized along to stifle opposition is main challenger to unduly so is a fierce critic of the president he returned home in july after nearly 3 years in exile following a 2017 assassination attempt rights groups have also expressed concern about the elections being free and fair in both tanzania and zanzibar his government banned opposition parties from holding publi

calls so peaceful elections in tanzania after violence and the arrest of an opposition leader in zanzibar a bomb blast kills at least 8 people and injures more than 100 others at a religious school in pakistan secretary of state michael bell says the u.s. and india are working together to confront threats posed by china as the u.s. times defends deals with new delhi. at the at. the end thank you very much for joining us with exactly one week to go before the u.s. election there's been a surge in early voting partly due to end despite the coronavirus by demick more than 63000000 americans have voted by monday night that's 4000000 more than all early votes 4 years ago national polls are getting democratic contender joe biden a solid lead although it's a lot tighter in some battleground states but the coronavirus pandemic continues to overshadow the campaign infections a surging with some states concerned about the lack of hospital beds nearly half a 1000000 cases have been confirmed in the past week alone with more than 225000 deaths since the pandemic began stock markets in the. way saw th

paul was annoyed this election was annoyed by the zanzibar electoral commission and save himself refused to participate in the repeat election and this time he has been telling his supporters not to accept a stolen vote we are seeing some of the supporters on the streets this morning protesters took to the streets lighting tires blocking roads throwing stones a saying that they see that this process is already not transpire and they say they want a credible election so there's a lot of tension in zanzibar and the island off as well where another incident happened yesterday where police fired tear gas and live in relation on protesters according to the opposition a several people were killed over also seen a statement by the inspector general of the tanzania and police force saying that the situation in both islands contained and the police have arrested 42 people. a bomb blast in a religious school in northwest pakistan has killed at least 8 people more than 100 others were injured in push hour as a device was detonated in students gathered for lessons for torah going to be houses report

to exercise restraint is saying that they should be calm i mean zanzibar is known to have violent elections and people are concerned that this is just going to get worse and the tensions as just continue building up ahead of the big day the big election day tomorrow right a critical election of course for president musharraf really how close could it be . present mughal fully is the favorites to win and i mean the opposition candidate his main opposition opponent. has been saying that he doesn't believe that this election is going to be free and faces even the election is fair that he's going to win and he also told al-jazeera in a previous interview that he is going to call for mass action leave his vote is stolen if the vote is rigged and today in the main and present mughal fully is expected to give a televised presidential address and he's expected to talk about peace he's been doing it in a previous campaign saying that this should be a peaceful election to do list so is expected to also hold his last rally in dar es salaam he's accused mughal fully of being a dictator but a lot of peo

so it is calm quite tense though and with the huge security presence both in the mainland and in zanzibar. close to 70000000 americans have already voted with just under a week to go before the u.s. presidential election the coronavirus pandemic continues to cast a shadow over campaigning with nearly half a 1000000 new infections in the post week. there's been a 2nd night of protests in the u.s. city of philadelphia to the police killing of a. 27 year old wall to wall is ignored orders to drop a knife more than 90 people have been arrested and dozens of officers injured. german chancellor angela merkel is reportedly considering tough new restrictions as corona virus infections hit record highs the latest daily tally recorded nearly 15000 new cases those restrictions include shutting bars cafes restaurants and limiting social contact as slated to take effect on november the 4th. turkish president reza typer to wine is threatening legal action against a french magazine for publishing a cartoon on the front page of its latest edition that mocks him and his criticize the satirical weekly char

another passage via the island of zanzibar. during the 19th century zanzibar was an arab kingdom controlling the trade route from india into africa as interior. these. there are traders facilitate european exploration it's the europeans the arab traders for example who began 1st to report that there are great lakes already great like in the interior of east africa. based on this information the royal geographical society sponsored expeditions into the heart of africa. in 857 using zanzibar as a starting point john hanning speak cross to east africa and ventured into the hinterland where he found a huge lake he believed to be the source of the nile. 3 years later on a new expedition he travelled around this lake today known as lake victoria to discover the nile flowing out from its no them side. a roll call of famous explorers ventured into the continent's interior to build on speaks discovery. men such as samuel baker david livingston and henry morton stanley helped complete the picture about the true source of the nile. back h

islands of zanzibar the main opposition candidate safe has also voted and he has also been saying that. you know he's spotty a.c.t was a lender has witnessed irregularities he's saying that he's polling agents especially yesterday during the early voting were denied access to polling stations so saying today he's polling and he's polling agents should be allowed to access polling stations because that's the only way that the polls can be verified. and you know the polls can be credible basically. generally we have some of our colleagues who have visited very. reus polling stations they say things are going on small polling stations people are waiting in line patiently a lot of the voters are we are talking to say that they just want a peaceful election but beyond that they want an election that is credible or a result that is beyond reproach because they say anything else really is going to cause a lot of chaos and that is something that they're not willing to entertain your questions already being raised there catherine sawyer watching this election for us from the kenyan capital nair

there have been these warnings of a crackdown on the opposition especially in their stronghold of zanzibar talk us through what happened here. yes. barry island of penn by is a traditional opposition stronghold and we've seen violence play out in previous elections so this really doesn't come completely as a surprise what happened as you mentioned in that ensure is that the island is took to the streets yesterday when the military was distributing the voting materials for today's early voting which is designated for special groups like security forces election officials people leaving that to a people with disabilities and so one so the people the protesters was saying that they believe some of the ballot papers had been pre-match and wanted to verify that's when police fired tear gas and live a munition according to opposition officials 30 of the protesters were killed and several others were injured we are still trying to get more information for the from the police itself but we're being told that it's very very tense in that island steel now coming back to the town where the main presi

in 857 using zanzibar as a starting point john hanning speak cross to east africa and ventured into the hinterland where he found a huge lake he believed to be the source of the nile. 3 years later on a new expedition he travelled around this lake today known as lake victoria to discover the nile flowing out from its know them so. side. a roll call of famous explorers ventured into the continent's interior to build on speaks discovery. men such as samuel baker david livingston and henry morton stanley helped complete the picture about the true source of the nile. back home they were lauded as heroes with monuments built on of them but others saw them differently it was mistakenly called to discover that you know most books in the past use it speak to discover the knife as if you was a fussed you might have been through the night when actually he was a fussy european to see this as of the night but i'm not to discovered it because he was even so and this is some of the nadir by the africans. the royal geographical society helped push the boundaries of exploration and empire . but this ag

it's craning quite heavily there's been part test this morning in that town of zanzibar in some parts of it with the protesters lighting tie is and throwing stones but right now it's raining quite heavily so that has sort of slopes down the process we spoke to the police commissioner of that area and he's told us that they've contained the situation in the polling stations he says voting is going on smoothly but it's very tense indeed huge police presence on the streets and in the last few weeks have also seen a deployment of military personnel and with tanks as well so tense tense times ahead of this big election tomorrow catherine sawyer across that election for us from the kenyan capital nairobi thanks so much catherine. don ethiopia and egypt are expected to resume negotiations over a controversial dam project on the river nile after a 3 month suspension the african union mediated talks follow the us president's warning that the project could spark military action from egypt ethiopia has accused donald trump of inciting war after he said egypt might blow up the dam ethiopia built

what was the lindo so 3 people were killed several injured and this is not new in the island of zanzibar in the island of pemba is an opposition strongholds and we have seen in other elections violence playing out in that island and other islands in the in the back and let go so this happened and in zanzibar town itself the stasia this morning the opposition leader a c.t. was a linda leader. was arrested by police to polling station he had gone there apparently to vote the police said he has no good no business being there he's not in that category of special. special groups who are supposed to be voting currently he is. i'm sorry i do believe we've lost catherine they will try to get her back for me and. while still ahead here on al-jazeera. a warning from the world health organization not to give up the fight against the coronavirus as the trump administration is accused of waving the white flag. of. hello it's been a stormy night in italy this thing here is a frontal system moving eastwards but it's got little ripples on it and one of those ripples the one is currently sitting in the

african union is calling for peaceful elections in tanzania police on the semi-autonomous region of zanzibar reportedly killed 5 people who took part in protests alleging ballot fraud ahead of wednesday's for. an explosion at a religious school in pakistan has killed at least 8 people more than 100 others were injured in the city after shock. a united nations delegation has made its 1st visit to several camps him seriously province is it follows a russian airstrike that killed at least 70 turkish backed rebels in the region on monday russia and turkey back opposing sides in the conflict the us secretary of state has pledged support for india against threats from china michael impale is on a 5 day asia trip aimed at strengthening strategic ties the u.s. and india have signed a defense back to share military technology and classified data a major wildfire is burning its way through parts of orange county in southern california more than 60000 people have been force evacuated us powerful winds continue to help spread the blaze and the fatal shooting of a mentally ill black man in the u.s. city

a copy told and zanzibar as well and they say voting in those polling stations are going to is going long small few people are waiting patiently in line but what they've also noticed is that watertown out seems very low very few people are coming out to vote well close to $70000000.00 americans have already voted with just under a week to go before the u.s. presidential election the coronavirus pandemic continues to cost a shadow of a campaigning with nearly half a 1000000 new infections in the past week has been a 2nd night of protests in the u.s. city of philadelphia after the police killing of a black man officers say 27 year old walter wallace ignored orders to drop a knife more than 1000 people have been arrested and dozens of officers injured. german chancellor angela merkel is reportedly considering tough new restrictions as corona virus infections hit record highs the latest tally recorded nearly 15000 new cases proposed restrictions in 2 dishwashing bars cafes restaurants and limiting social contact there slated to take effect on nov 4th america's top diplomat has his out of

it's likely that if the they reject these results will see violence we've seen violence already in zanzibar which has a history of election related violence what you know is is this election really the implications of the elections for the region how are tanzania's neighbors watching this. fully. traditionally tanzania is a very stable and very peaceful economy has always been a model into when it comes to peace and stability for the rest of the stuff i remember we're surrounded by somalia the done countries that have been very unstable so the east african region a certainly watching the election closely remember the near port for uganda rwanda and sudan that landlocked country there are some rounding towns and again there's the regional vision whereby east africa members are working together to word infrastructure development on the last week tanzania and uganda signed a deal for the $3500000000.00 pipeline project so certainly this election is as important to east africa anybody's fault and onions to rain and the african union has been calling for a peaceful vote we know this is an easy c

voting fraud in the ongoing election protests have been centered in the semi autonomous island of zanzibar where the main opposition candidate was arrested and then released the chairman of the african union has called for calm in pakistan at least 8 people have been killed in a bombing at a religious school in the city of bashara more than $100.00 others were injured the device detonated in the school hole as students gathered for their lessons and 4 people including 2 children have died after a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of france more than a dozen people have been taken to hospital but was thought to have been trying to reach the u.k. it's believed to be the biggest loss of life from a single boat during migrant crossings in the english channel. that's it for myself from the team here in london for now my nigeria is the program coming up next. $7000000.00 people will visit homes around china together vital demographic data for the country's 7 occupation census. how trying to complete such a huge challenge during the code 1000 and demi. special coverage on al-jazeera. goin

the opposition leader all the time saying an island of zanzibar has been released hours after being arrested while voting early in the presidential election the official polling date as wednesday security forces have shot at least 9 people in the election related clash. to huge wildfires are burning out of control in southern california not far from los angeles here's winds have been both driving the flames and making it difficult for many aircraft to find the blazes are threatening developed areas in orange county with at least 90000 people have been evacuated at least 2 firefighters have been seriously injured the weather service describes fire conditions as the most dangerous this here. for more on this let's bring in l.a. based journalist jason compound only on jason 2 separate fires raging and orange county do we have any information about how these blazes started. well there sharing any one of them may have been spared bad charging like. edison and which is a parent company that is nation and county senate mall santa was county. sandra . dependent of water and power and that. ensure th

. >> he is in the semi autonomous region of zanzibar, here again to vote.says he wants a better life, regardless of who it will be. >> people want world peace. secondly, they want employment for those who are unemployed. they want things to be easy, they want infrastructure to be in place. they want healthy services. >> but allegations of election fraud i some candidates are worrying many. >> a lot is at stake in the election. the opposition leader appears to be preparing to contest the result they have responded by saying the opposition is forcing trouble. some analysts say whole is not transparent or credible. >> seems like this have increased restrictions in the run-up to the pole and caused anxiety. >> there has been a large number of restrictions on key groups that would facilitate free and fair elections over a very long time chaz intensified in the past few months leading to the elections. >> with voting complete tanzanian's are tense as they await the results. >> i want to reiterate peace and life after the election. >> voters say they want peace bu

the opposition leader on the tanzanian island of zanzibar has been released hours after being arrestedhile voting early in the presidential election. the official polling day is wednesday. security forces have shot at least nine people in election related clashes. authorities in orange county, california have ordered tens of thousands of residents to evacuate their homes as wildfires rage across areas dried out by drought. high winds are fanning the flames. firefighters are still battling to contain the blazes. the confirmation of amy coney barrett to the u.s. supreme court has ushered in a conservative majority for years to come on the u.s. supreme court. the senate approved turn nomination by 52 votes to 48. barrett's appointment was strongly opposed by democrats. >> after a month in the spotlight, she finally got to say these words. >> so help me god. [applause] >> judge amy coney barrett is heading to the u.s. supreme court. >> it is a privilege to be asked to serve my country in this office and i stand here tonight truly honored and humbled. >> president donald trump was on hand t

vote today but it's not the date heard today as i said it's only for the for the special groups in zanzibar so but i've had to interview is. together with the police officers police officers in the towns about and they have denied such allegations but they have said that they have been some confrontations with the police because some people were insisting to go in for today so there have been some confrontations but the police have denied such allegations but of course when you talk with the opposition party that basically was a window they emphasize that some people have been kid and the opposition leaders have also been arrested by the police ok there seems to always be some confrontations there in that country the president has been accused of crushing dissent and abusing his power what exactly is going on. so there have been allegations from various international bodies towards tanzania that the current president is abusing his power i mean we have heard this from from the reporters without borders complaining about the situation of journalists we have had recently that the government w

the opposition leader on the times of me an island of zanzibar has been released hours after being arrested while voting early in the presidential election the official polling day is this wednesday security forces have shot at least 9 people and the election the latest clash. 2 huge wildfires are burning out of control in southern california not far from los angeles fierce winds have been both driving the flames and making it difficult for many aircraft to find them the blazes are threatening developed areas in orange county with some 90000 people have been evacuated already at least 2 firefighters have been seriously injured but weather service describes the fire conditions there as the most dangerous this year. for more on this let's bring in l.a. based journalist jason come one donia and jason 2 separate fires raging and orange county do we have any information about how these blazes started. they're shooting any now one of them may have been spared a bear charging interest in the morning. edison and which is a parent company that is nation of whiners county senate mall santa was county

call so peacefully elections in tanzania after violence and the arrest of an opposition leader in zanzibar a bomb blast kills at least 8 people and injures more than 100 others at a religious school in pakistan secretary of state michael bell says the usa.

a presidential candidate in zanzibar who was arrested on tuesday has been released that's come as concerns have been growing over the credibility of the city as elections. this was this week moments before the main opposition presidential candidate. was arrested. i just called for mass protests in tanzania semi autonomous region citing widespread regularities in wednesday's paul was heading to the town square when police intercepted him and other party. protesters who had started gathering also just passed others were beaten up. for the most part streets remained empty and many shops closed people are afraid of a violent confrontation with security forces pulling claims that police shot and killed several protesters and another island ruling party presidential candidate dr hussein was later declared winner with 76 percent of the for. by this song and the total commission on the mainland where president john is up against opposition candidate. more problems lisa says he's election agents why denied access to thousands of polling stations police forcibly removed. the opposition has made wide

rescuers in an operation that went on into the night the opposition leader on the tanzanian island of zanzibar has been released hours after being arrested while voting early in the presidential election the official polling day is wednesday security forces have shot at least 9 people in election related clashes authorities in orange county california have ordered tens of thousands of residents to evacuate their homes as wildfires rage across areas dried out by. high winds are fanning the flames firefighters are still battling to contain the blaze. the confirmation of amy coney barrett to the u.s. supreme court has ushered in a conservative majority for years to come on the u.s. supreme court the senate approved her nomination by 52 votes to 48 barrett's appointment was strongly opposed by democrats. after a month in the spotlight she finally got to say these words. any county barrett is heading to the u.s. supreme court. it's a privilege to be asked to serve my country and this office and i stand here tonight truly honored and humbled. president donald trump was on hand to celebrate one of hi

been accused of cracking down on dissent on tuesday the opposition in the semi-autonomous region of zanzibar said at least 8 people were killed during protests or ballot fraud catherine so he has more from nairobi kenya. throughout the day we've seen a lot of conversation online a lot of conversation in tanzania as well especially with opposition supporters claiming widespread dug. the opposition leader to lisa has been tweeting as well saying that he is receiving reports that he's polling agents of being denied access to polling stations in some parts talking of stuffing intimidation some people's names missing from the voters' register and so one and in another tweet he is calling for mass action without giving details really of what this. is we have not been able to identify. to to verify independently this information but then i have to tell you the electoral commission president has just had a briefing to talk about what has happened throughout the day and he said that today's process has gone fairly smoothly he did address those concerns and allegations by the opposition and say that i

hearing very aggressive words opposition opposition both in towns in both in the mainland tanzania and zanzibar using a very aggressive told saying that they already believe that the election is being rigged attuned least to in his final campaign telling his supporters that if these results are announced prematurely if amy's sense that election is being stolen then this people that he's supporters should go out to the streets and mosque process close to 17000000 americans have already voted with just under a week to go before the u.s. presidential elections the coronavirus pandemic continues to cast a shadow over campaigning with nearly half a 1000000 new infections just in the past week. u.s. secretary of state mike compares his out of china's ties with sri lanka during his latest stop on a tour of the region he's warned against chinese investment called its influence predatory china accuses washington of bullying smaller nations. in the u.s. too big wildfires are raging through parts of southern california powerful winds are fanning the flames and orange county and more than 100000 people hav

stories that are making headlines around the world the opposition leader on the tanzanian island of zanzibar has been released hours after being arrested while voting early in the presidential election the official polling date is wednesday security forces have shot at least 9 people in election related clashes ameet kone barrett has been sworn in as a us supreme court justice republican secured her confirmation in a close vote the moves walks in a conservative majority on the supreme court handing president trump a big victory just a week before the election. for here in germany millions are bracing for strict new rules aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus the country is seeing a big surge in new infections the economics minister warning that new daily cases could approach 20000 by the end of this week chancellor angela merkel and state leaders will reveal just which restrictions that they will impose meanwhile ordinary germans are preparing for life under what is being called a lockdown. back much toss a spec district this is one of 10 busy streets in the german capital where peo

let's sail to the beautiful tanzanian archipelago of zanzibar now — well—known for being a spectacularincome for some locals, but cancellations caused by tourists' fears about covid—19 have affected their incomes. hajib mwalimu tells us his story: i have been doing this for more than ten years. translation: my work is to take visitors to the islands. sometimes they bring them to an island like this, or i take them to coral stones. they swim and explore welds under water like the starter shanties that live on the coral. —— explore welds under water like the starfish and fish. when they have paid the tour office on the island, it means they are cleared to enter the marine parks here. if i get a customer from my agent, then in one day ican earn from my agent, then in one day i can earn $13 on average. but ifi i can earn $13 on average. but if i get the customer myself, i can get more than that, around $25 a day. i have five kids. three of them are in school. two of them are still young. life is really difficult, but i appreciate that for it daily home up key. this brings sustenance to our

is in the semi autonomous region of zanzibar here they get to vote for their own president he says he wants a better life regardless of who he will be people who they want to world peace secondly they want improvement for those who aren't employed there they want things to be easy they want infrastructure to be in place they want healthy services but allegations of election fraud by some opposition candidates are worrying many a lot is at stake in this election opposition leader. appears to be preparing to contest the result he alleges widespread irregularities and threatens to call for mass action the electoral commission has responded by saying the opposition is trying to cause trouble and tanzania's should not be drawn in some analysts are saying that this is not transparent or credible. things like this of police using force of protesters and increased government restrictions in the run up to the poor have also caused a variety there's been a large number of restrictions on. their key groups that would facilitate free and fair elections over a. very long period of time which is so

now she is in the semi autonomous region of zanzibar here they get to vote for their old president he says he wants a better life regardless of who he will be people who they want to fish for world peace secondly they want improvement for those who are unemployed. they want things to be easy they want infrastructure to be in place they want health he said he says but allegations of election fraud by some opposition candidates are worrying many a lot is at stake in this election opposition leader. appears to be preparing to contest the result he alleges widespread irregularities and threatens to call for mass action the electoral commission has responded by saying the opposition is trying to cause trouble and tanzania's should not be drawn in samana list is saying that this ball is not transparent or credible. things like this of police using force of protesters and increased government restrictions in the run up to the poor have also caused a variety there's been a large number of restrictions on. their key groups that would facilitate free and fair elections over a. very long period

of tanzania well position leaders are claiming that 3 people were killed yesterday remember that zanzibar starts voting a day in advance and so because of that there have been sky mischa's and so this is what the 40 the 1st 48 hours of voting in tanzania is looking at like. talking about the opposition is a very concerning comment from the opposition candidate to lisa who's warned that if this election is rigged he's not going to accept the results at all is that a fair and free election that we're seeing right now in tanzania. certainly if you ask rights groups will tell you no in fact there's one such group which is actually virtual codes tanzania election watch which says that even before the ballot papers were printed it was already unfair and there was no freedom because of the policies and frameworks of government and here at the moment which means it's impossible to essentially have any dissent against president john michael fully for press freedom has certainly been cut sailed out so you look at the series of events leading to the votes of people saying that there's no way can be