Of human rights abuses Catherine Sawyer travel to southern book enough to find out more. So. This is a meeting of people who say theyre members of what they call the largest softy fence group in booking a fossil. Hunting guns and other homemade weapons the selfstyled vigilantes are meeting in the countrys south in district by sega to discuss security in the area and what they say are new strategies to keep people safe. This is their leader he says the group has members across the country. You know. Were not Civil Servants were a group of herders traders women we provide security and advise our people on Good Investments if people want to reward us we take the money for our logistics. They call themselves. Our bush dads in the long haul more a language they came to prominence in 2015 when Government Security collapsed after the toppling of former president place can power who had ruled for 27 years. To this day such socalled vigilantes continued to fill the power vacuum and. You know as i do like many big towns we have police militarily private security but in rural areas theres nothing so all the people see the group as a savior. In the village of ressam canned. And his you need to take us to the local market he says those like you who wear grey uniform are special forces whose work is to arrest suspects and investigate crime im not. Going to group because my only dont pay was stolen and police couldnt help me find it then. And i said enough is enough when you come to a small Village Centers like this one people will tell you that the group has helped the number of highway robbery that petty theft has gone down but the have also been accused of human rights abuses. Their justice is instant when you steal a phone an egg or livestock you pay back 3 times the cost and face public humiliation but. What people fear the most is shame we tie them up to embarrass them so that they dont do it again and to deter others tell me which is a more serious violation of human rights killing someone and stealing property or al justice system. Theyre not formally recognized by the government and dont trust Security Forces its an easy relationship the interior ministry fails to respond to our request for an interview but this mentality until everyone in the village is feel safe there. Is not going anywhere catherine saw al jazeera as their go south and book in a facile. Vaporing advocacy groups are disappointed with the u. S. Governments plan to crack down on flavored east cigarettes saying probably bishan doesnt work the centers for Disease Control the reports that hundreds of people had developed risperidone elements some of them fatal john hendren reports from chicago. At 18 doctors say adam her generator has the lungs of a 70 year old i was devastated because i didnt think that that little pod could do some wants to amazon on my body he arrived in a hospital emergency room vomiting uncontrollably his infected lungs nearly collapsed his doctors and his mother blame daily vaporing hes living proof of what us does that the pictures of his line the living proof of what they bang does to your life its cases like his that have President Donald Trump considering banning flavored vaporing tobacco which critics say is designed to appeal to teens the state of michigan has already banned the products not only is it a problem overall but its really specifically with respect to children were getting some stories that we dont want to hear and we may very well have to do something very very strong about it according to the u. S. Centers for Disease Control more than 450. 00 people across the u. S. Have developed ailments linked to tobacco and cannabis vaporing at least 6 have done by some estimates one in 14 is vague doctors say whats alarming is theyre only seeing the 1st few cases it could be decades before they understand the scope of the problem one doctor told me the only thing that safe to put in your lungs is air we really dont know whats in these products that make them acutely ill i think theres a big fear behind what is not know and whether were entering these sort of the early phase of this epidemic critics say the trumpet ministration has contributed to a growing epidemic by refusing to regulate the industry as it regulates cigarettes until Health Advocates successfully sued to force the administration to act the time to ministrations federal Drug Administration unlawfully refuse to regulate the sedes for in the years allowing these product. To be on the market without any indication of what chemicals these liquids contained and that is directly contributing to the Public Health crisis that were seeing today the american vaporing Association Says it is disappointed the administration is considering a crackdown saying in a statement a ban will remove life changing options from the market that have been used by several 1000000 American Adults to quit smoking in the history of the United States prohibition has never worked it didnt work with alcohol it hasnt worked with marijuana it wont work with easier it at him her going raters says for users like him my lungs were just to start like a baby bear was on and the damage is already done john hendren aljazeera chicago. Coming up. Again lets get a list of things has them all here from the iranian judo star too scared to go home thats actually a different story but its time for sports now and its about cricket australias cricketers are chasing englands 1st innings target on day 2 of the finals ashes test england were all out for 294. 00 earlier Mitchell Marsh took 5 wickets the ozzies have just begun their reply but theyve already lost david warner australia are aiming to complete their 1st test series win in england since 2001 the currently lead to one and it was all president ial praises for mixed martial arts athlete could be normal go madoff president Vladimir Putin congratulated the unbeaten russian after he retained his u. F. C. Lightweight title in abu dhabi last week who said he was a strong tough fighter no magnum out of move to 28 no in his 1st fight since beating connemara gregor in 2018. While have you a boxer tyson fury is pursuing a rematch with World Champion dante wilder he also has another fight to prepare for fury will take on auto violation in las vegas it will be his 2nd fight since the split decision draw against wilder in december both men are undefeated heading into saturdays contest i feel fantastic have tried really hard to dedicate it really well in great shape to forbid for a long time feel stronger as ive been for a long time fit a flat take. A goal by the top of malta log or goal positive goal. An iranian judo star says he may never be able to return home and claims officials from his country pressured him to pull out of last months World Championships in japan speaking in germany. Says he was instructed to pull out of the event to avoid the possibility of facing an israeli opponent in the final iran refuses to officially recognize israel the 2018 World Champion defied the order and went on to reach the semifinals the president of iran is a one trick committee and says what i will be welcomed. To hold i had no choice but to comply with the lore according to which i cannot compete with israeli opponents i was scared i was afraid of what might happen to my family what might happen to me so i lost i could win but i lost and i decided to lose because i couldnt control myself and i was very much afraid but finally i decided to talk and be courageous and i could now show how difficult the situation is for iranian athletes in iran. Mulai says hell still pursue a place at next years olympics in tokyo meanwhile the games organizers have been testing out some novel ways of keeping fans cool theyve been using artificial snow sprayed over stands of people watching a canoeing event in the japanese capital it regularly reaches temperatures of 35 degrees celsius in july prompting concerns that spectators could get heat stroke the snow didnt work quite as well as planned to the temperature didnt change and what woman appeared to get some in her eye but others looked like they enjoyed it. Japans also getting ready to host the Rugby World Cup which starts in a week japanese Prime Minister shinzo has been getting a closer look at the trophy hes also been presented with a signed shirt by japans Team Captain Michael leach the home team face russia on september 28th. Also in japans group are ireland whove arrived in tokyo the irish are going to number one in the world in their Campaign Starts against scotland. 1 of 2 the all time greats of womens tennis is coming out of retirement for the 2nd time Kim Clijsters has announced a shock comeback at the age of 36. 00. But i feel loving mom to the kids and thats not just you know i could possibly be. Lets see lets come back one more time. See you in 2020. The belgian who won 41 singles titles plans to return to action in january and says shes been considering a comeback for 2 years. Now during her career clijsters has been ranked world number one in both singles and doubles winning a total of 4 grand slam singles titles with just one grand slam title to her name the 2005 u. S. Open 1st retired from tennis in 2007 at the age of 23 to start a family she returned in 2009 and went on to win 2 more u. S. Opens as well as the Australian Open she then retired for the 2nd time in 2012. Its gone from bad to worse for team usa at the basketball world cup a day after losing to france in the quarter finals they lost to serbia the u. S. Is heading towards its worst ever mens finish at a major tournament the best they can finish now is 7th place. More than 100000 fans are expected to watch one of the biggest events and womens golf over the next 3 days usa will be defending the soul haim cup title against europe at the gleneagles course in scotland europe havent won the trophy since 2013 the Team Tournament follows a similar format to the mens writer. And one female golfer also upstaged some big names at the kaylin open in amsterdam susan ha saying whos 100 years old went up against former masters champion patrick grieve as she played the pro she got a huge cheer for her t. Shirt. Well thats it for me he directed has him thanks so much leah and that will do it for. Back in a moment with much more news stay with. I didnt know that corruption has reached a love call like. That before in our country. Run counter. To president of the United States. The power was in the data we will honor the American People with the truth and nothing else discovered. For winning the white house on fair game on al jazeera. An army of volunteers has come together to help with the influx of tens of thousands of evacuees. But their retreat to a Church Shelter has brought new challenges an outbreak of norovirus and other gastrointestinal problems. Smoke from the massive wildfires now blankets much of Northern California leading to some of the worst air quality in the world but with more than 12000 structures lost in the wildfires concerns remain about long term accommodations jobs and medical care. Local Officials Say there isnt enough Housing Stock available. In the heart of the amazon the believe in family is the 10 lines in peril to harvest brazil nuts. Which can sing the congo to the capital in the even more dangerous challenge. Risking it to believe yeah. On aljazeera. First so she got a lot more confidence in Corporate America than i do ideological divisions on full display as white house hopefuls from the Us Democratic party face off in another televised debates. Im about this and this is all just in a live from doha also coming up the identity of a saudi official who allegedly helped september the 11th attack and says to be revealed. South african woman march and challenge through the night stand minding action against Sexual Violence thats reached crisis point. And the businessman whos captivating egyptians and in raging the government and with online videos about corruption. The latest televised debate between the man and woman who hope to take on donald trump in next years u. S. Election has thrown up some stark ideological differences frontrunner joe biden fought off attacks from more liberal Democratic Party rivals at one point calling baronies sondos socialist rob ronalds a post from texas. There were sharp exchanges as the candidates debated health care criminal justice Race Relations and more former Vice President joe biden came out strongly attacking his rivals plans for government run universal Health Care Nobody has yet said how much its going to cost biden clashed with senator Bernie Sanders you 1st so sure if youve got a lot more confidence in Corporate America than i do let us be clear joe in the United States of america we are spending twice as much per capita on health care as the canadians or any other major country on earth. Former cabinet secretary who leon castro produced gas from the audience when he seemed to question the 76 year old bidens memory fired if i holler fire you know you forgetting what you said it matters who paid for. Already what you said just 2 minutes ago amid the bickering senator cory booker appealed for unity weve got one shot to make donald trump a one term president and we cannot lose it by the way we talk about each other or demonize and degrade each other we can walk and chew gum at the same time the candidates were united in denouncing President Trump for inflaming racial tensions that we have a white supremacist in the white house and he poses a mortal threat to people of color all across this country Climate Change was another area of general agreement with candidates promising to rejoin the paris climate agreement is the axis dental crisis of our time its you know that movie the day after tomorrow its today we have seen a warming and our world like never before were seeing flooding in the midwest flooding in houston fires in the west the candidates also discussed a slew of gun control measures former congressman beta or roark whose home town of el paso is still grieving following a mass shooting last month was cheered loudly out of ban assault rifles hell yes were going to take your a r 15 great k 47. Sen kummel harris said trump for some responsibility for the el paso shooting him on the trigger play hes certainly been tweeting out the ammunition. Foreign policy got very little attention in the debate sanders had a smack down on trumps china trade war trump thinks trade policy is a tweet. 3 oclock in the morning. There did not seem to be any standout winners or losers senator cory booker may have revived his flagging campaign with an eloquent performance biden seemed more energetic than he had in past debates although he did seem to ramble at times sanders repeated well worn themes of democratic socialism while warren seemed to disappear from sight for long stretches of time during the debate the next democratic debate will be held on the 15th of october in ohio robert oulds aljazeera houston. The u. S. Justice Department Says it will reveal the name of a society official who allegedly had ties to september the 11th attackers individual has long been sought by lawyers for survivors and victims families and they accuse the saudi government of playing a role they have allowed us on the reports from washington. Just a day after the 18th anniversary of the 911 attacks new information on the possible involvement of the saudi government the u. S. Department of justice released the name of a saudi Government Official allegedly involved with the system the 1st group of 6 hijackers came to the u. S. To plan the attack that killed more than 2900 people the name of the official investigated by the f. B. I. Has been kept under seal for several years when lawyers representing the victims families by old lawsuits to hold Saudi Arabian officials they say were involved accountable lawyers representing saudi arabia have for years tried to block the name from being released it raises a whole host of questions about the nature of the saudi support for example who gave instructions to the saudi official in riyadh to give this kind of support to the hijackers the saudi hide. Were here in california it opens a whole host of questions about the nature of official saudi involvement in the 911 attacks lawyers for victims of the 911 attacks say they are pleased with the justice departments decision but say they look forward to more revelations coming out in the coming days and weeks this all comes at a critical time in relations between riyadh and washington october 2nd marks the one Year Anniversary of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the saudi consulate in istanbul a killing the cia said was likely ordered by crown Prince Mohammed bin. But u. S. President donald trump still considers saudi arabia a key u. S. Ally because in part the kingdom buys billions of dollars in arms purchases from the u. S. Some of those arms used in the saudi led war in yemen now in its 5th year it has killed tens of thousands of people but for the victims of the worst attack on u. S. Soil getting to know the name of this saudi official allegedly involved will aid their efforts to finally get justice for those who died on 911. Zita washington United Nations says 2000000 people are at risk of starvation in somalia droughts and violence by the on the group are forcing huge numbers to seek safety and food in cities reports from by door. There seems to be no letup in the flow of people into the city by door insult. Theyve been displaced by drought and most are hungry and desperate. The few medical facilities run by agencies are full of sick. Children. Like most people here. Have to walk more than 10 kilometers to get help. My son is a year old and has been sick for 2 months i had to bring him here for help i have no intention of returning to a village till his fully recovered. On the outskirts of the city we meet more displaced people whove just arrived. During droughts in the past many left it too late before moving to seek help but that seems to have changed the must have movement of people to the cities ha seen a huge to rise in the number of pumps for the displaced in by door in 2016 there were just 70 such comments today there are 400 on 4 to 5 of them with a population of more than 360000 people. That is more than the original inhabitants of the city aid workers say the world has failed to respond adequately and they need more donations to have a mission id be the numbers of those in need keep growing by day and far outstrip the resources we have the donors are trying their best but weve never seem to be able to catch up with a growing number of displaced. People United Nations emergency aid coordinator husband visiting by door he says people here need much more than food aid haitian development away solution ideally people would have a chance to go home and rebuild their lives is not always possible so then its a question often of land access to services and support where they come to a man in that means there is a need for a supportive discussion from the local authorities some of the displaced told us that also fled the violence of alshabaab fight is who also forcing children to join the group this crisis is happening as communities are already struggling to recover from a 2 year long drought that ended in 2017 nomadic pastoralism has been a way of life for millions of somalis for centuries but the droughts are threatening that many of the displaced say they now have no farms or hearts to go back to and its unlikely many of them will every time how about the world has either by a door in southwest somalia. Well joining us from mogadishu has been a sort of hes head of program of the Norwegian Refugee Council thank you very much indeed for giving us your time so if i understand it correctly the u. N. Had asked for just over a 1000000000. 00 for humanitarian programs and 29000. 00 to help somalis and only about 47 percent of that money has come in why is the money not being delivered when the cries scale of the crisis is so significant thank you very much for giving me this opportunity the money is not coming as expected the 2019 hours i spoke out in statistics is the lowest since 1995 this situation is deteriorating the reason need 4. 00 all in money to be in stakeholders to give increasing attention to the somalia drought situation we are yet to recover from the 20162017 impact of the drought that donors need to give more attention to the current crises to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe it is estimated that should die or aids fame then we will experience a situation far worse than what happened in 20112070 why is it so do you think that some donors have been prepared to hand over money but others clearly havent despite the fact that they the intention has been there perhaps the willingness has been there but the money as yet is still not coming through. It is not very clear despite the fact that we have a lot of data showing that dollars trust there is need for anticipatory action to ensure that we do not lose lives. All humanitarian artists need to convince the top us using the data that is available that the station is dire and it is gradually detailed oriented it is time to act now if we dont act within the the in the mark was the question that must been experienced asked is the scale of the process