To no im Maryam Namazie and london youre watching aljazeera also coming up Donald Trump Blames the democrats as the u. S. Government officially shuts down on the First Anniversary of his presidency. A year after they took to the streets to protest against women prepared to march again. We look at the growing divide between the rich and poor which sparked irans deadly protests and the sanctuary in northern kenya thats helping the community as well as vulnerable elephants. Turkey says it has now launched its offensive on the kurdish held on klav of freenet in Northern Syria turkish jets have carried out as strikes on the border district targeting the kurdish y. P. Gee this after days of shelling and current fears the establishment of a kodesh corridor along its border and has been deploying troops and tanks there in preparation for a ground assault syria has warned against any operation and said it will shoot down turkish planes or Turkish BackedSyrian Rebels are also reported to have mobilized a free and turkeys president says the next target will be the syrian town of man beach which a u. S. Backed kurdish led force captured from i still in two thousand and sixteen. We will wipe out this corridor will step by step starting from the west africa operation has defectors started in the field this will be followed but. Since the promises made about have not been kept so far nobody could say eighty three when we do what is necessary. Stephanie deca joins us live from near the turkey syria border and stephanie give us the latest on. Military action in and around our free. Will certainly those airstrikes have begun they began at five oclock local time thats two hours ago we were actually at it ok should opposite syria watching the turks shelling throughout the day sporadically not that much we were told to move and two hours later they watched that campaign in that mountain also is being targeted turkeys also mobilized f. S. A. Fighters Free Syrian Army fighters these are the rebels inside syria that turkey supports inside syria to the east resupply also being told that some of those fighters are ventured out fleeing across the border from turkey were trying to confirm that politically briefly. The russians have said they did have around three hundred military personnel in are fleeing they have now moved them out and i think its clear that the russians have given tacit green light to this because they control the airspace they control the skies so seeing turkey flying air sorties means that the russians have agreed to this however we have heard from the russians saying that theyre concerned about this theyre watching it closely and that they urge constraint at the same time youve got the tarkhan for Turkish Foreign minister here calling on diplomats from iran the u. S. And russia in a meeting right now so certainly you can see the International Players that have a stake in this but certainly its been a week in the making politicians here are saying that it was going to happen regardless whether they got the green light or not it is now certainly well underway pictures coming out of the heavy bombardment in around efi right as you say stephanie very interesting that there appears to be some sort of understanding with the russians though probably no such agreement with the u. S. This is likely to cause more tensions with them of course given that the white b. G. Has been strongly backed by the United States how does turkey plan to proceed in in its offensive against the white peachy. Well this is the irony of the of the syrian war is now you have a nato ally now bombing what is the americans best ally to have executed a very efficient fight against eisel on the ground so that is just one of the that the contradictions of this war you have heard from the politicians here in ankara saying that the next target will be members and then even going all the way to the border with iraq now members the town still west of the euphrates this is something that turkey for the last year or so has said they want the y. P. G. To move further east the last time there was confrontations between Turkish Backed rebel forces and the y. P. G. Image which aired on today said would be next you had the americans physically intervene with vehicles with the special forces to calm the situation down and of course briefly you have the americans announcing that that border force further east will take part thirty thousand men and women and the bulk of that is going to be the why p. G. So a lot of political talks are going to go on about tensions you have Different Countries supporting different groups that sort of support each other behind the scenes and theyre not its incredibly complicated mariyam and we do have you know two big talks up ahead sochi in russia and also vienna that the u. N. Brokered talks but its very difficult to see how all these sides can agree on anything because everyone now seems to be carving out their own sort of spear of influence in syria that icelands been pushed out of most of the territory that its once held it is complicated but thanks so much for explaining it Stephanie Deca with all the latest from and taqiyya as that Turkish Operation against kurdish y p g well underway in Northern Syria. He branded himself the arse of the deal President Donald Trump was unable to strike a deal with the democrats to prevent a Government Shutdown on the First Anniversary of his inauguration is blame the democrats for the failing its a pasta stopgap funding bill branded them obstructionist loses its the first shutdown to happen while the same policy the republicans control both houses of congress and the white house to call him reports from washington. This is not the anniversary any leader wants to have it was exactly one year ago when donald trump made this promise and became president we will face challenges we will confront hardships but we will get the job done but he vowed government would work again its clear with this. It isnt republicans who control the congress and the white house lost four of their own members but picked up five democrats still not enough to pass the bill that means many nonessential Government Employees wont be coming to work on monday without a deal although most essential federal services will continue the employees just wont get paid until its over it came down to this a program that was in place to protect children brought into this country without documentation President Trump threw it out and said congress should fix it he promised to help if we do this properly doc and youre not so far away from comprehensive Immigration Reform and if you want to take that further step ill take the heat i dont care i dont care ill take all the heat you want to get. They brought him a bipartisan deal and he refused to sign it so democrats refused to help pass the budget now the white house is saying they still have the weekend to work out a deal i think it will be taken care of the month i actually thats why i just said i think i really think theres a ridiculous that the for the for the office of the future for now it is a standoff a functioning government held hostage while two parties wait to see which side the public will blame for the very dysfunction that trump promised to end exactly one year ago what weve just witnessed on the floor was a stunning call decision by Senate Democrats to shovel. Millions of americans for the sake of irresponsible political games a Government Shutdown was one hundred percent avoidable this will be called the trump shutdown because there is no one no one. Who deserves the blame for the position we find ourselves in more than president troll. Aljazeera washington so lets take a look at what happens when the u. S. Government officially shuts down of course its something that has happened before hundreds of thousands of federal employees are affected but the impact really varies across the departments more than ninety five percent of employees at the Environmental Protection agency and Housing Department are now out of work thats compared to about fifty percent of workers at the treasury the u. S. Defense secretary says training maintenance and intelligence operations will also be affected about half of the Defense Department seven hundred forty thousand civilian workers will have to take an unpaid leave of absence the countrys National Parks have been ordered to remain open though with reduced stuff but landmarks sites Like Washington smithsonian museums and the national zoo will be closed Services Like border and Airport Security as well as Traffic Control will continue the state Department Also says Visa Services at u. S. Embassies will remain as long as this funding as goes White House Correspondent can be held in washington d. C. What can you tell us about negotiations over the shutdown how long is it likely to last. Well initially it was thought that perhaps this could be resolved over the weekend so that federal workers could resume working monday morning but that is looking less and less likely as congress began to take session with the house first in the senate soon shortly the finger pointing in the blame game was in full swing and also in the words of the president whos taken to twitter repeatedly to vent his frustrations blaming democrats for the shutdown in the most recent tweet that came down just about an hour ago he says democrats are holding our military hostage over their desire to have unchecked illegal immigration cant let that happen at the end of the day as you pointed out at the start of this segment the Republicans Control Congress this is a republican president in the white house certainly the buck stops with the president and democrats are certainly trying to characterize this and show the optics of this as being particularly confusing given the fact that this is the anniversary of President Trumps inauguration and there is complete uncertainty about what happens moving forward indeed you have now the white house saying that they dont want to negotiate a deal over that the main issue which is immigration until funding is restored the democrats want to get into substantial of issues because they think perhaps the shutdown is the ultimate incentive for this who might cave in. Well essentially its hard to know at this point i just spoke to a government or rather a white house official in the last hour or so and he said the white house is very clearly drawn the line in the sand they believe that its important to support the military who as steph decker just reported is certainly getting very active in ramping up in syria there are all kinds of fronts where they feel this is essential and there is a need for the backing of those individuals but democrats also feel that the issue of immigration has been unresolved for not months not years more than a decade and there are millions who are affected by this and so each side is Standing Firm saying they wont cave in its a real political gamble for both democrats and republicans given the fact that this is an Election Year we have Congressional Elections in november and the u. S. Voters are watching this very carefully most polls show that while a majority of americans do think there should be some protection put in place for Illegal Immigrants brought here as children now adults they dont believe that this should happen to majority of americans at the expense of shutting down the government so there may be political fallout and bruising for both parties when it comes election day can be ok in washington thank you. Now womens watches are also taking place across the u. S. On the anniversary of president on all times first year in office. The first is getting on the way in washington as we speak power to the polls is being hailed as the beginning of a new era in female political activism organizers hope saturdays rallies will encourage more women to vote and to run for office in novembers midterm elections sunday marks one year since the historic first womens march which saw nearly five Million People take to the streets in protest against Donald Trumps policies. In watching aljazeera much more to bring you on the Program Including olympic officials confirm that twenty two north korean athletes will compete in next months punch and Winter Olympics. Hello there the clouds are gathering for the southeastern parts of china at the moment so were going to see a little bit of whether there as we head through the day on sunday but i think overnight on sunday and into monday that cloud will disintegrate most of us will have a dry day by the time we get to monday still going to be quite mild as well shanghai there at twelve degrees and for hong kong will be up at around twenty four meanwhile towards the west and for many of us across pakistan and india at the moment the weather is fine and dry is just in the far south weve got one or two showers drifting their way across us also theyre acting as in sri lanka as well heavy downpours out of the showers will go there fairly well broken up if you catch one you will know about it further north fine and dry but still a problem with small visibility so twenty two degrees their maximum there in new delhi bit further towards the west and those temperatures are fairly similar here in doha were around twenty one or twenty two at the moment the winds still drifting down from the northwest and no huge changes for us as we head through the next day or so its towards the north where weve got slightly more mobile weather but one weather system thats pushing eastward at the moment thats easing off so its just bringing nothing more than a few outbreaks of rain there as we head through the day but further west you see more cloud piling and rather an intense storm making its way into turkey there for monday. The look the arrival of refugees is debated in european parliaments. But the journey itself is little understood. To syrians document the route that is claimed so many lives searching for sanctuary padawan people in power on aljazeera. Come back with aljazeera recap of the top stories turkey has started its offensive on kurdish positions in syrias affray in region it says man beach will be next donald trump is blaming the democrats for the u. S. Government officially shutting down after the senate failed to agree on a stopgap funding bill. And destroy his first year in office womens protest marches are taking place across the u. S. Well the two thousand and sixteen president ial election left the u. S. Divided the popular vote was split forty eight percent to forty six percent between candidates Hillary Clinton and donald trump but trumps first year in office has polarized the country even more alan fischer travel to pennsylvania a state trying unexpectedly one see how deep the divide really is. Americas political waters have not run smoothly over the past twelve months the separation the divisions are very obvious some find it hard to clear the support for the president but even with a badge with his name i will wear to events you know republican events but to wear it out you know people sometimes treat you a little different weve spoken with many on stands a few times over the past year and the early trump supporter she Still Believes hes doing a great job all he did was campaigned he told people what he wanted to do some people didnt like what he wanted to do and you know everyone expected that hillary was going to win and it was a shock to everyone that she didnt win so i think this was a much harder part of loss and i think thats why you know there is more of a divide when you pull published to mark one year since the inauguration shows the problem of one nation under trump divided three in four americans say the country is clearly divided six in ten say they dont have trust in the political system and six in ten say racial tensions have increased the divide is most notable with women more tend to vote democratic and the people of color are less likely to support trump but Bitter Division is nothing new i generally point to the election of eight hundred which i think is perhaps the most contentious of of all of our elections i think with perhaps. Some of the harshest dialogue and discourse that weve ever had in a president ial campaign we definitely have these periods of a real polarization and and and then we do we are able to come back from that are you finding people are engaged for many the rise of donald trump has made them confront the idea of political power and influence and to Work Together at the Community Level to change outcomes and this political moment where we are literally fighting for our lives where we are fighting to maintain any of the games that have answers weve made around health care or the environment. Or or or any kind of anti oppression efforts theyre working towards i think it only apple pfizer urgency of now in just a few weeks will be a special election in this part of pennsylvania for a vacancy in congress it will begin to get a great deal of National Attention it will be seen as a referendum on Donald Trumps presidency and it will again expose the deep divisions in americas politics. Dont trump has repeatedly said he wants to bring all americans together to work for the greater good but theres no evidence of that happening called reality as year to begins alan fischer aljazeera pittsburgh and well have a one hour special at seven hundred g. M. T. Looking back at Donald Trumps first year in office and what to expect in two thousand and eighteen thats at seven hundred g. M. T. And about forty minutes from now pope francis is currently leading mass on a beach in northern peru as his south american talk comes to an end hundreds of thousands of people have gathered in for feel for the service more than one hundred people were killed by flooding last year in this area and the pope is expected to visit some of the worst affected areas but i can see a lot of enthusiasm and excitement as people await the pope. Recent antigovernment demonstrations in iran exposed the growing divide between rich and poor while one or two percent of the population enjoys a luxury as lifestyle millions of iranians are struggling to make ends meet in twenty seventeen irans government set the poverty line at about four hundred eighty dollars a month household thirty three percent of the population lives below the line thats more than twenty four Million People but its also a struggle for many living above the line the Median Income for an average household is about eight hundred eighty five dollars just two dollars more than the minimum they need to get by and with soaring unemployment and inflation many iranians are frustrated that despite the lifting of economic sanctions two years ago the promised economic boom hasnt happened same bus driver spoke to some of to her aunts most vulnerable. Blizzard me herself who is says the hardest part of his job is getting people interested in classical music. That are listed it makes it more difficult to find work we have fewer funds so naturally we have fewer opportunities to perform and. Still so for a says he loves his work and does not need the money for them so i want to run the us the streets are not about mr perfect with a place where you can change the way people feel for a second a minute or an r. And you could back a lot of positive energy from the street. But not everyone of the streets is there by choice. Say the makes about five dollars a day selling flowers fifteen when business is good with eight mouths to feed he says its better than nothing each issue i have a diploma but i dont have a job my cousin has a masters degree and he doesnt have a job either the situation in the country is bad officials to do something they give lots of promises and we vote for them and then they take office and forget us say the once the same as millions of iranians a house he can afford a steady job and cheaper prices for everyday goods but hes not hopeful that things will get better anytime soon big cities like to run are experiencing a real estate boom luxury buildings and Luxury Brands are popping up on almost every major street but the very urban development that is bringing the rich and poor closer together is the same thing that is pushing them apart more softly. For the last fifty years the status of a peoples financial situation has been Getting Better what is harmful is a gap thats being created between poor and rich people and that selfawareness that is being created in the middle class of a society is more dangerous than poverty itself we dont have people who are deeply paul like other countries but the gap between the poor and rich people makes the feeling of being held back more extreme its the kind of discontent that helped fuel antigovernment protests last month and could be the impetus for more unrest in the future. Mohamed this from the north of the country he came to her run to make enough money to send home to his wife sister and mother. He doesnt like what he does and makes at most only ten dollars a day doing. Good given what i was going to with dont do that what should i say i havent seen my family in a month i havent paid my rent or the gaza bill or the power bill or the water bill im not able to earn enough money businesses so people dont pay us. Home and sings us a song that many iranians know all too well about a man who was tired desperate and prayed for help. As in basra vael jazeera to whom the. Indonesia is deploying military paramedics to carry food and vaccines to a remote Eastern Region where at least sixty one infants have died in the past four months apple province is suffering from a chronic lack of health care step last in reports from a hospital in the town of guts. Here the extent of the Health Crisis in pop well becomes painfully clear undernourished and very seriously ill children are still being rushed to this hospital and this is the only hospital for around one hundred thousand people here in the us my district and conditions are very very basic maria has just traveled for around five hours by hed go to bring her little daughter supra she says shes one years old and look shes extremely undernourished not only undernourished because of the lack of food for the us most people in contact with the outside world are repartee losing their traditions and also their knowledge on how to give nutrition to their children the indonesian government this poor money into this region but millions Building Infrastructure and Living Conditions the basic Health Conditions of these people are seriously deteriorating. Thai police have blocked a planned rally against the military government in a red display of public discontent two hundred protesters gathered at a Bangkok University to march against the military which they say is politically repressive but they were stopped in their tracks by hundreds of Police Officers who blocked the main door to the university thailands been ruled by the military since two thousand and fourteen police in thailand have also arrested the notorious wildlife traffic. He was arrested for smuggling rhino horns worth over a Million Dollars near the North Eastern border province of on its alleged botching his family have contributed to much of asias illegal trade for more than a decade it could face up to four years in prison and a Thirteen Hundred dollars fine now to northern kenya where a conservation project has found a savvy way to help protect young and vulnerable elephants the sanctuary and some blue counties entirely owned by the local community so not only do all tribe members have a joint responsibility to keep the elephants safe they also benefit from the tourism money and the jobs it provides for me to mill has more from some blue county. This two month old cough is like any other baby she demands constant attention but a few weeks ago it was a neuro almost drowned in a flooded river in northern kenya shes now at this Elephant Sanctuary where russian linen yankee is helping to settle her after the rescue all of the cars here have either been abandoned or lost their mothers to draw out poaching but unlike any other sanctuary this one is entirely community owned. In any case is from the some blue tribe their nomadic herders who rely on goats sheep and camels to help provide a livelihood before are sick or minute to do today due to slake. But for now they come to. Artists who are no brainer for certain benefits linea k. Goes on to say that work at the century means a better life for many here and so his community appreciates the animals more. Money from tourists who visit the sanctuary also helps to provide local villages with much needed water health care roads and Financial Assistance for students the sanctuary is run by a board of trustees made up of elders who employ local people to work their. In a new cases these days people from surrounding villages are increasingly helping with conservation efforts Community Members are often the ones tipping off the sentry when theres an animal in need off to a cough is rescued its a four to the century and kept separate from the other coughs for five days once the keepers know the new elephant is healthy its introduced to the nursery and its temporary family the sanctuary falls under the number conservancy which is home to about fifty thousand people the same rule of always lived with. Life and although the population has grown and the number of livestock or the amount of livestock in this well is grown they still are happy to coexist with real life because theyre not natural hunters on the north porches and so they feel like its their. It is their role to take care of the environment here. Its estimated that between five and ten eleven cops are rescued in route and can. While the return century is just over a year old keepers here say their conservation work will leave a lasting impression from aljazeera some blue county now firefighters in australia are battling to contain to push fires that have burning out of control on the outskirts of sydney around a thousand people have been evacuated from the Royal National park as a place threatens the main access road to a popular tourist spot south of the city two hundred people who were taken out were taken out by boat if i serviced has issued an emergency warning on social media telling people to head to the beaches for safety. Athletes from north and south korea will march together at the Opening Ceremony of next months Winter Olympics and the two nations will also field a joint womens Ice Hockey Team the International Olympic committee has approved the agreement in a meeting at its headquarters in switzerland twenty two north korean athletes will cross the border to take part in the winter games in the south korean city of junk chung which starts in just over three months time today is a great moment for the Olympic Movement because the olympic spirit has brought us all to get the olympic winter games john two thousand and eighty opened the door for peaceful dialogue on the korean peninsula. A quick recap of the top stories now turkey says its launched its offensive on the kurdish held on klav of a frayne in Northern Syria turkish jets have carried out as strike on the border district targeting the kurdish wipe e. G. It comes after days of shelling and coffee is the establishment of a kurdish corridor along its border and has been deploying troops and tanks there in preparation for a ground assault Stephanie Deca is on the turkey syria border. The russians have said they did have around three hundred military personnel in are free and they have now moved them out and i think its clear that the russians have given tacit green light to this because they control the airspace they control the skies so seeing turkey fly air sorties means that the russians have agreed to this however we have heard from the russians in that theyre concerned about this theyre watching it closely and that they urge constrained. The u. S. Government has shut down after President Donald Trump was unable to strike a deal with congress on how to fund federal agencies thousands of Government Employees cannot now go to work although essential services will continue trying blame the democrats for the deadlock branding them obstructionist loses republican and democrat leaders are expected to meet again on saturday to try to pass legislation before monday. Womens marches are taking place across the u. S. On the anniversary of trumps first year in office hours of the polls is being hailed as the beginning of a new era in female political activism organizers hope the rallies will promote women to engage in november midterm elections and also see more female candidates elected. Pope francis has led mass on a beach in northern peru as his south american tour comes to an end hundreds of thousands of people gathered in trujillo for the service or the one hundred people were killed by flooding last year in the area the pope is expected to visit some of the worst affected parts and the International Olympic committee has approved plans for athletes from north and south korea to march together at the Opening Ceremony of the winter games the two nations will all will be allowed to field a joint womens Ice Hockey Team twenty two north korean athletes will cross the border to take part in the games not today with our top stories people in power is next. You stand the differences. And the similarities of cultures across the. Aljazeera. Its become one of the defining things of our times a tidal wave of humanity in search of sanctuary from war repression or poverty in recent years millions have taken to the road in the hope that safety and a better life lie elsewhere