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Corruption. With sport Rugby World Cup champion south africa are currently on a victory parade through Port Elizabeth the hard count of captaincy are crazy more about stay with us. Thank you very much for joining us bolivias Opposition Leader carlos says president evo morales should not be allowed to stand for reelection his announcement came shortly after murat has reversed himself and agreed to new elections a report cited irregularities in last months poll accusations murat is rigged the vote count to secure a 4th term in office triggered protests across the country now as he made the announcement bolivias president call for an immediate end to the violence. Was in existence ri will have a new National Election that will allow the believe in people to democratically elected representatives brothers and sisters in the media and the people who believe it after making this decision i want to call on everybody to reduce the tension. We all have a duty to pacify believe im calling for respecting among families respect property and respect for authority and for all social groups are and i speak to our latin america at its embassy in yemen who joins us live from santiago in chile and you see a evo morales caving in to the pressure but still not enough for the opposition it seems. No not at all in fact we are live in the last hour not only his rival in those elections that took place exactly 3 weeks ago is calling for him to resign and for him to be not allowed to run within this next election that will now be held at a date thats not yet has not yet been determined but also other members of the opposition are calling on bolivians to stay on the streets to continue to protest a little they say but peacefully so clearly this is call on everyone to help pacify the country is not be heeded at all at this hour they say that he broke the constitution he violated the constitution by insisting on running for a for a 4th term you may remember that he was not allowed to do so after a referendum which was placed before the bolivians to decide whether or not he could do so was lost but yet he went to the courts and they overturned that referendum that has been a very very a bone of contention ever ever since and now the organization of american states already has has delivered its preliminary report saying that indeed those elections as had been called by the opposition or as have been stated by the opposition had not been clean and fair but the fact that morale is called for a new election altogether is surprising in itself because he didnt want to do that for a long time what changed his mind. Well exactly he had said that if the audit by the oas organization of american states did not go his way then you would be willing to hold a 2nd round the opposition said that that was absolutely unacceptable they also called for a new electoral tribunals that would be transparent and fair what alice has said hell do both hold new elections now and have a new tribunals and i think the Tipping Point was when the army seemed to indicate that it would not back him if people continue to take to the streets thank you very much for that Lucien Newman our latin america is in line for us in santiago not to spain where spoiling is underway for the 4th election there in 4 years the leftist party has vowed to help the incumbent socialist party leader said he will give assistance in hopes of forming a leftist correlation from mr Petro Sanchez call for the vote after failing to form a new government however opinion polls suggest that it might not break the deadlock the Elections Come amid weeks of Political Tension and violent clashes between separatists and police but we have her job to jaime who is standing by for us in boston on a 1st we go to join a whole whos in spains capital madrid so jonah. It seems like they might be some movement here in this election will we likely to see finally a stable government now. Well yes as you say already called demos on the left and done our newest Citizens Party on the right to vote for but most unjust most socialists assistance in forming a coalition everybody can see that there is just not going to be one simple majority winning this election and no great surprise there the problem is that since april the grounds had shifted somewhat to that sort of time might have worked 7 months ago and now. Public opinion has shifted to the right with these latest demonstrations and violence in catalonia and the numbers may just not be there for that goes on and this is really the problem that spain faces at the moment gone are the days when our used to shift easily between one party on the left and one party on the right now post economic crisis post austerity deeply polarized society has given birth to more parties on the left and more parties on the right including on both extremes and with that have been the backdrop as well that many spaniards see as a real crisis a threat to the very unity of the Spanish State there is this very combustible politics going on in space x. A very difficult for any party to work effectively with any other address sanchez he may try for a coalition but hes already saying he wants to try for a minority government making deals as he goes ahead of ad hoc basis would argue on a case by case basis that will require tacitly at least the approval of the p. P. The conservatives on the right who are expected you much better they in turn will be looking to their right to the far right vox party which is expected possibly to become spains 3rd Largest Party they want wont want to be pushing support all the way down the line to walk so whichever way you look at it its very difficult to see where the tire is that finally provide stayed stable got. And as weve said jonah this is the 4th election in 4 years the 2nd one this year whats the feeling among voters as they cast their ballots. I think theres no doubt voters are frustrated theyre tired of having to go over there squabbling politicians its time to time it getting people that i spoke to and the latest polls suggest that more than 50 percent expended dont believe that they will be a stable coalition out of these elections that they may yet see another snap election taking place within the next several months so yes fresh ration indeed one thing that spain doesnt seem to have a problem with is participation the turnout is slightly lower perhaps it was you know it is but still expected to hover around 70 percent so frustrated they may be theyre still coming out to vote all right thank you for that john holl live for us in madrid lets cross over to hard abdelhamid now who is in barcelona or does journalist said castle on independence one of the big issues in this election how are the separatist parties likely to perform. Well i think probably they could perform better than the past elections simply because between a problem and now a lot of things happen. For Independence Movement has got sort of a renewed energy and renewed impetus and ever since those 9 independent catalan leaders were sentenced to jail a few weeks ago by the Supreme Court in madrid and that actually has angered many people here many thought that the sentence itself was too harsh and if you recall there was some rioting and there was some of clashes between police and sort of independent supporters here in barcelona so those are figures that you will have will have to watch very closely once the results are out how much weight will the independent independence parties have in madrid in total catalonia has 48. 00 seats now how much of those will go to those parties will be a big question here and people will look at that that said no one is under the illusion that even though they fare well and they get a big presence in congress in madrid anything will change when it comes to the catalonia issue many people would also tell you that the Prime Minister. Could very well be the next Prime Minister has actually hard to do his position when it comes to catalonia issues and that is not expected to change anytime soon and i think the divide between the 2 sides is growing deeper to positions are hardening and no one really thinks that that will change at this point are and how do i thank you for that i made life for us in boston and i know of course well bring you all the latest on the spanish election throughout the evening here on aljazeera. In other world news in cambodia a prominent opposition figure has been released 2 years after he was charged with treason so guys a cofounder of the band Cambodian National rescue party and that a key opposition voice renzi arrived in malaysia on saturday he left cambodia 4 years ago after facing a prison sentence on defamation charges lets go live to wayne hey whos outside camp so cars house in penn i know youve just arrived in non benway whats been the reaction to news of concert release. Well i think here on the streets of the capital and indeed around other parts of the country its been fairly low key were in the middle of a long Holiday Weekend here so many people have left the city and gone to their home provinces we certainly throughout the course of the day have not seen any large numbers of support is coming here to his house to welcome this decision by the court to allow him to leave his home where he has been detained for more than a year of course is very dangerous for them to do things like that for supporters and members of the Cambodian National rescue party to come out onto the streets the party is bands and many leaders of the party have been accused of trying to plot a coup to overthrow the government so its a very difficult situation for them to come out and to greet this decision generally though the theme from the opposition has been that this is a positive step but its a small one in the right direction there is still a long way to go yes camps a car can leave his home behind me but he still has a lot of restrictions on him he cannot leave the country he certainly cant resume Political Activities and most importantly the case against him against him still stands he is still charged with treason and hes still waiting for that trial to start more than 2 years after he was arrested so is this decision then to release him do you think its likely to appease the European Union which we know had expressed concerns about the situation in cambodia. I think at this stage its unlikely they have been investigating as you say what they see is a declined in democracy and human rights in cambodia they then have been writing the report they have to deliver that report to the government of cambodia by choose day and then they need to decide whether they will follow through with a threat to withdraw the preferential trade status for cambodia basically all goods that are sent from cambodia to the European Union are exempt from tariffs that threaten to remove that which would be a big blow to the economy of this country so it seems unlikely that this decision by the court will be enough to change their minds if indeed they are looking to remove that preferring chill trade status remembering its not just about kim they have been concerned about a much broader decline in democracy in this country we have dozens of other members of the opposition and political activists who are in jail as we speak most of the Senior Leadership of the party fled the country air and a living in exile because they feared being arrested themselves has been a crackdown on free speech on independent media theres basically no independent media anymore in cambodia also on nongovernment organizations so its been much broader than just the case involving chems the car but we will certainly know in the next couple of months we expect whether the European Union will follow through with that threat and i thank you for that wayne han live for us in bend cambodias capital now more now with. The Deputy Director general of Public Affairs for the band opposition cambodia National Rescue party and shes also chemical cost daughter she says she hopes his release is chest the 1st step. Its been 2 years hes been detained in prison for the 1st year and its hes been transferred home for a year and it has not been a trial date set yet the socalled investigation is still going on his lawyers have also requested the court to close the investigation and then drop the charges and their response today is not actually did the court announcement today is not exactly responding to the lawyers request it basically just lifted some of the restriction that was placed on him under house arrest instead of responding to whether or not they will close the investigation and drop the charges i hope that it is the 1st step one the 1st step of many steps that need to happen in order to restore what has happened in the last 2 years so i hope that the charge against him will be dropped and i hope that his political rise along with the political rise of my colleagues and myself will be reinstated and there would be a negotiation between the 2 parties to reinstate for example the space for. Media rights space for Civil Society and reinstate a Real Opposition Party back and again i hope that today is only the 1st of many steps. Plenty more ahead on the sound just here in news hour including his lebannon on the brink of bankruptcy well have the latest on the worst economic crisis seen decades plus protests spread across hong kong on the 24th straight weekend of on race in sport man city had to anfield to face liverpool in the English Premier League all the build up coming out with the whole night. But 1st to iraq where the government says a security crackdown is not the solution to curb weeks of protests that have led to the death of over 300 demonstrators but its warned of tough punishment for anyone using extreme violence and that includes Security Forces using live ammunition fighting continues in the capital baghdad between demonstrators and Security Forces the government to struggle to contain mass protests over corruption access to basic services and iraqs political system natasha good name joins us live from baghdad now natasha a new death toll and much higher death toll than that previously mentioned by the Iraqi Government thats correct foley the head of the iraqi Parliamentary Committee on human rights says 319 people have been killed more than 15000 injured since these protests began on october 1st he is demanding that the ministry of health cooperate and provide an accurate toll as a result of these protests the government has not been providing us with figures weve been relying on the independent Iraqi Human Rights Commission activists believe the death toll is much higher. The doctors and nurses trying to save lives in Tahrir Square say were in a White Lab Coat has become a bulls eye on their backs many were afraid to speak with us on camera saying theyre worried the government rover tally 8 against them for volunteer ing after their day jobs to treat injured protesters what they did and stopped it is they didnt want to they are targeting us to prevent the treatment of their injured 2 days ago on a bridge they were chasing us we were hiding on the side streets and they were shooting at us from home vs who they are on who they get their orders from we dont know these men and women have formed a volunteer army of Health Care Professionals for protestors doctors nurses pharmacists nurses assistants even medical students work in tents like this one spread across talk we are square which has become the epicenter of the protests the wounded arrive in a steady stream primarily via talk tox which could more easily navigate the crowds the medics also venture out onto nearby bridges which have become a battle fields as protesters confront Security Forces and. This is a 1st time experience from maine and im not scared i saw them like my brothers holding injured and no one cares about them they are also targeting us with live ammunition the Iraqi Human Rights Commission says at least 4 medics have been killed in baghdad since his i government protests began on october 1st the medics we spoke to say the people shooting at and attacking them are wearing military uniforms. We talked to Iraqi Military spokesman Abdul Karim Hala if about allegations that Health Care Professionals are being attacked. Said to us how they are 60 to 70 people belonging to one particular group and they are reading antiriot Police Uniforms they go to the front of the protest. They are not police they are not bought off our forces disobedience on militias we dont know we have started an investigation to track them. Or how they have says these people he calls infiltrators are also attacking Security Forces one. In Tahrir Square medics are now feeling especially vulnerable after 2 of their colleagues were recently stabbed in the back walking among the crush of protesters to get to the wounded they say their determination to help and heal all in need is stronger than any fear. Medical sources say on saturday evening as a result of heavy tear gas bombardment at one of the busiest clinics in the square they were forced to tear down they have since moved to what they hope will be a safer spot to help protesters and security members who are injured at atia thank you very much for that matter live for us in baghdad and protestors were out overnight in lebannon capital with a musical approach. Crowds part to beirut 3 sit in front of government buildings dancing to music from loudspeakers have been antigovernment protests for more than 3 weeks now in levanon protesters are demanding significant constitutional changes the qana me is at the root of the crisis in lebanon and the political stalemate is threatening to cost further financial turmoil politicians have been struggling to form a new government since the resignation of from mrs saad hariri 70. 00 deca reports and beirut. Lebanon economic crisis is being felt everywhere here in the back alleys of beirut were going to get happy because a lot of prices have gone of people can no longer afford it thank god thats what we say to the more privileged areas of the capital money is stuck in the country your vessel thought sites. Not paid for so far as having not been paid would you this charge and deliver if youre not fit but i want to michel are both businessmen and they like everyone else here dont know whats going to happen next i told one of the court for their actors at the bank for food youre not going to have food next week theres no food and the guy tells me no mike let me why are funds banks have introduced restrictions on certain Financial Transactions limiting withdrawals and blocking almost all foreign transfers of them and pay for them the 1st of accounts is not a fixed and transparent thing everybody that goes im asked the branch from the bank. Its 2000 a month a full 1000 a week now if you know so you get these conflicting reports that if you deposit a check today thats a commission of 3. 00 its everything is being done to make it hard for you to get access to your funds there is so much uncertainty its been nearly 2 weeks inside how do you resigned as Prime Minister leading to a caretaker government the economic crisis started long before the protest movement and much needed Economic Reforms are on hold all the politicians baker as to who is going to be part of the interim governing body and the longer that goes on for the more serious situation can become sami attala is an economist he says the country could not afford not to have a government right now essentially where we actually have the fear and evaluation capital controls in place that this is unprecedented so we could effective it is not our standard of living will be shaken and then next few months whereby in fact you know is this is my close down because you know the parties are going up the political deadlock Means Nothing is being dealt with on friday the World Bank Urges lebanon to form a cabinet within a week everyone is worried for me the biggest fear there is the uncertainty you have no idea what to do when you dont know everybody i talked to is is getting cash the cash is on the beds and people are just waiting and scared. The countrys at risk of bankruptcy and currency collapse the result were told of decades of poorly managed economic policies and in demick across the board corruption Stephanie Decker al jazeera beirut. And people have been protesting in hong kong for a 24th straight weekend. I. And one more riot police dressed in pain caused or. Arrested people suspected of having committed vandalism Security Forces is running high after a student died on friday had Fallen Wa Police were clearing a demonstration in the week and violence has also spilled out onto the streets with police making more arrests across the territory as widespread public anger at the arrests of several opposition lawmakers on saturday so our clock has more from all. A couple of 100 people are gathering here in Central Hong Kong individual to remember the 22 year old student who died last week after being involved in a protest when he fell from a copy of the 3rd floor the 2nd floor suffered a brain injury and on friday i died of a cardiac arrest now this is after a day of protests on sunday here in hong kong where 6 districts were targeted resource some violent confrontations during these protests and the focus today on sunday was shopping and we had a number of the Shopping Centers damaged to yasser damaged and some barricades was set on now by those protesters and the police did mike summer its now also on sunday we saw the release of an interim report by an International Panel into the ongoing investigations of these protests and international was critical of the watchdog it said unless the power to make the moments of distress but it also questioned is one of the sources and ability to do its job now this comes after 5 months of protests and this week on monday we have another general strike up plans by the Anti Government but. I still ahead on this news hour in jordan decides not to renew a 25 year deal over a special land access will tell you about the israeli farmers caught in the middle 50 years and counting well look at whats behind a been behind the global success of the childrens show sesame street and in support funds and the 16 year fed cup drought or be here with the action from the. We may well even see some rain across parts of the middle east over the next couple of days and i even include carter in that exists larry a cloud here just around the gulf sinking a little further southwards a few showers a possibility here further north it is generally dry has to be said lots of hazy sunshine around tampa just do getting up into the high twentys for kuwait city and for baghdad a little more cloud into afghanistan northern parts of pakistan but across sea other side of the region its generally try and find my route again getting up to about 2728 degrees celsius here over the next couple is maybe a 26 in beirut on tuesday afternoon those are the kind of temperatures were looking at across parts of the Arabian Peninsula over the next day or so as i say weve got that little bit of cloud very close to us here in qatar down towards the u. A. E. That will sweep through as we go through monday temperatures struggling now have been around 2829. 00 degrees here in doha over the next couple of days a few spots of rain a possibility of more than parts of saudi arabia maybe just around the coastal fringes of amman as well so you could see a little bit of wet weather coming in here just somewhat weather to into the eastern side of south africa weve had some larvae downpours here recently those showers that set to continue for a good part of monday. Russia has jeopardized the United States security interests we know what you are doing and you will not succeed perceptions from the outside looking. Good marks the picture from the inside. Still i think russias Foreign Policy is to soft touch the most russian goals have been achieved not peace and the whole russia all knowledge is either. Running 6 continents across the deep. The story state. Of the city was unknown to the books not only lets you know. Were at the version of the russian account for Palestinian Refugee agency or. News. Youre watching the news hour on aljazeera with me for a reminder of our top stories bolivias Opposition Leader carl smith says president evo morales should not be allowed to stand for reelection his announcement came shortly after morale is reversed himself and agreed to new elections ickes ations that more honest rigged the count to secure a 4th term triggered widespread protests. In Opposition Leader kevin socog has been freed from house arrest but the Treason Charges against him still remain his release comes a day after sam rainsy the cofounder of the bonn band party arrived in malaysia from selfimposed exile in france and the Iraqi Government says a security crackdown is not the solution to curb weeks of protests that have led to the death of over 300. 00 demonstrators but the government says theyll be tough punishment for those who do use violence hundreds of people have been injured during weeks of antigovernment protests and the police have been criticized for their response. Now 25 years after the signing of a peace treaty between jordan and israel the jordanian government has refused to renew a clause that allowed israeli tourists and farmers and these a free access to 2 large stretches of jordanian territory that area runs along the border between the 2 countries as Bennett Smith reports its another sign the relationship is under strain over israels treatment of the palestinians. There may be a Peace Agreement between jordan and israel but its under considerable strain. So these are some of the last israeli tourists to walk across the border without passports to visit jordanian sovereign territory has been owned and farmed by jews for almost 100 years jordan is not renewing a 25 year deal that granted Privileged Access and i. Will lose some of our income of a kibbutz makes a living from these lands weve got a deep emotional attachment to the area. Israel got vital Security Cooperation along its longest land border when it signed the peace treaty in 1994 out of the room is to see this valley become the valley of peace Jordans King Hussein and his people were promised political and economic benefits but theyve not materialized i think its true that if thered been progress on the palestinian issue it would have helped with a way to tional jordan i think jordan is also disappointed with the economic benefits that it hoped to gain from the peace treaty there was talk of one stage that we would have one airport in the south that will sort of both jordan israel and israel decided that we didnt want to proceed with that then last year as farmers cultivated crops that take years to mature the u. S. Recognized all of jerusalem as the capital of israel and jordans economy continue to struggle everything combined to intensify jordanian Public Opinion against israel and these were all issues that King Abdullah reflected on that sunday state opening of parliament. Last old model or dont be so bad to our National Position on the palestinian cause a steadfast supporting our palestinian brethren to establish their independent state along the 4th of june 1967 lines with East Jerusalem as its capital today i also announced the expiration of the peace treaty annex is on the outcome and backer and the imposition of a full sovereignty over every inch of those lines. Perhaps the most important crop the fruits of peace has failed to take root here the jordanian government now says that the israelis will be given continued access to the farmland until the end of the season next april as long as they apply for visas and the farmers hope that by then some sort of long term arrangement can be found to allow them to continue farming. Burnitz with aljazeera on the jordan israel. Now monday marks the 15th anniversary of the death of Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat the former president and nobel peace laureate died in suspicious circumstances after years of work to try and end the conflict between israel and palestine the Arafat Foundation will hold their annual meeting on sunday to grant an award in his name aimed at encouraging achievements in National Work need a brain has more from ramallah in the occupied west bank. The main thing people talk about here when you bring that out a father is his movement to the people they say he was a mole this person will just leave there and he carried about his peoples day to day issues weve heard from people who said that he came to their funeral to the sons funerals to pay condolences after their children were killed by israel in confrontations some people would tell you that he wasnt fearful or has it been to use other means of resistance against israel more other than the peaceful is this now we spoke to leaders who worked with him and he respected his style of leadership who said that while he ultimately made the final decision he was keen to have the liberations discussions and reach a consensus among them before the situation is made now having said that weve talked to other analysts who say that even though he was. Very with good topics he didnt necessarily have the same feeling of the same sense when it came to state building they criticize him for not having the utmost respect for the rule of law and the Legislative Council but here he is still remembered by many palestinians as a leading figure iconic gathering palestinians at the time were now they are split and he still remains here as a symbol for the Palestinian People. For many Yasser Arafat was a hero of the palace in. Not prizing against the Israeli Occupation he was one of the founders of the political faction fatah and fought with the organization against israel would be a liberating palestine fact they gained control of the Palestine Liberation Organization with arafat as its leader eventually signed the oslo accords with israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in september 993 which created the promise of peace but 26 years later the still no resolution to the israel palestine conflict and Settlement Expansion continues arafat died in 2004 from what was reported to be a month long illness but an aljazeera investigation in 2012 found our fat was poisoned by radioactive toxins and anish rais an executive Committee Member of the Palestine Liberation Organization she says israel has done Yasser Arafat steps toward speace he would feel a certain degree of disappointment because he had hoped to bring the palestinians to independence to lead them to selfdetermination to statehood to the implementation of that out of return for the Palestinian Refugees and all those efforts were thwarted in many ways what were seeing is a resumption of the catastrophe of the not by of 1048 rather than through a certain of the 2 state solution or the emergence of an independent palestinian state which are muslim as its capital and the right of return for the refugees who are facing a very difficult period now its not just the fragmentation that is a serious rift between the p. L. O. Factions and how massive it has west bank and so on and were trying to rectify this if through all the elections even under occupation to try to maintain a sense of democracy and inclusion to give the people that i thought to choose to hold that leadership accountable to choose a new leadership and we hope that they will be able to do that but at the same time the conditions are extremely adverse to palace. Writes the ability to emerge from this critical situation in which israel is expanding without limits i mean it is literally it is super imposing greater over all of historical palestine yossi beilin is a former minister of justice in israel he says arafat was the integrity to raising Global Awareness of the palestinian issue. There is no one state solution neither for the palestinians and nor for israel both peoples deserve their own states and i believe that eventually deals will happen and not in a 100 years from now but much less than that. Yasser arafat was and i was a revolution list and more than a state that its for sure he made something which was unique and will be remembered for that by bringing the palestinian issue. Today to the world nor lage a high on the agenda a much more than i did before him and that was of course very important for the Palestinian People for us as israelis his decision in 88. And nationally but again Council Decision you know just it was very very important this was i believe the real milestone in which the police steenie and leadership admitted it its mistake by rejecting the partition Un Resolution in 47 rather than having already vend 2 states and preventing the wall or 48. 00 and there are a few cases of this war for the palestinians and also for the israelis but mainly for the palestinians and for the arab states eventually in 88 we said ok 47 should be the basis and we are ready to accept Un Resolution 242 and to change i will consider and that was the opening for the relations between the oh and United States and later on when i began to also the process it was. The basis. For our for our process which was. Distorted by extremists on both sides. Now in Uncertain Times there is one place where there are always sunny days and everything is ok were talking about sesame street of course the puppet phil children show is celebrating its 50th anniversary filled with jingles and positivity positivity sesame street also touch all serious issues like death hiv homelessness and divorce christian steadily as are. All eagerly klingler big bird ventured out of his usual neighborhood to celebrate at the empire state building. 50 years of entertaining and educating children on sesame street with. The Television Show is modeled on a new york neighborhood and built on the notion that learning can be fun while diversity should be celebrated. A. Catchy songs and goofy creatures from elmo to cookie monster are the Building Blocks of its success and dont forget those celebrity appearances backed up we have celebrities on the show because we would like to draw on parents when parents watch the show with their kids the learning is the perv because you have a conversation about what you watch together sesame streets appeal extends well beyond u. S. Borders big bird the celebrity around the world the children show airs in a 150 countries making it the most watched in history. Local characters often grappling with local issues are what sets the show apart whether its zaria an afghan girl who loves to learn in a country where most dont go to school no talk about grown up problems or carly an american whose mother is a drug addict in a country in the midst of an opioid epidemic. My mom needs help its the universe reality that all kids deserve respect opportunity kindness and a little bit of fun but married with whats closely relevant and what are the Educational Needs of the respective country put it all together and its no wonder kids keep coming back to sesame street kristen salumi aljazeera new york. Speak to aaron com who is the author of strong out and managing editor of ravish me an online magazine shes live from new york and very good to have you with us tell me for years why do you love sesame street so much what is it meant to you well i grew up watching sesame street and have continued watching it with both of my children and the thing thats amazing to me is how the characters endure how the show has evolved and its continued to bring education not just of the basics of a. B. C. s and numbers but also explaining harder grown up abstract issues to children in a way that they can understand that makes them feel less alone yeah and youre right i mean one of the things thats mocks the show is its way of tackling adult issues for a junior audience how do you think they were successful in getting this message across well if you take for example the recent introduction of carly the muppet whose mother is in rehab i think that its so important particularly with the Opioid Crisis right now that sesame street is doing something to reduce the shame and stigma not just for those that are struggling with addiction but also for family members of people struggling with addiction this includes children its very in line with what i do with my writing my book and the way in which i personally address the Opioid Crisis thats an issue in the u. S. Of course and i understand that he has an impact there but do you feel it has the same the show has the same effect on impact nobody as it does in america. Absolutely because sesame street covers a wide variety of topics things that children all over the world can relate to and its a testament to the power of their storytelling and that their message has endured for 50 years so listen you know what stayed with me what was the cast and just how racially diverse the show was even by todays standards what was it for you what was the most defining moment of the show for you in these last 50 is well i think that the bottom line is that sesame street really brings in a sense of community and i think that thats so important for kids no matter where in the world they are theres this connection to the larger world around you through their inclusion of diversity and the way in which they demonstrate community through their characters and the relationships they have with one another so do you see 50 more years of sesame street and what issues you think they should be taking on in tackling now absolutely i see 15 more years of sesame street i think that in the years to come that. Theyre definitely going to have to address issues like consent consent to something that we can start educating our children about really early on i think that theyll continue to address Mental Health issues as the stigma around them continues to dissipate and we become more comfortable talking about these things aaron thank you so much for being with us it was really good to talk to you about this and call author of strong out joining us there from the oh thank you for your time thank you so much. To brazil where after being released from prison former president Lula Da Silva has been rallying his supporters against the government boss a narrow is condemning the right wing president s policies and is calling on the left leaning parties to take back the presidency in the next election that is of all reports are known as hometown of sobber not a combo. Was received as a hero. In the state of help. If there is one place where the former Labor Union Leader is loved it is here and. I want to build this country with the same happiness that we built so that when we govern this country my dream isnt to solve my problems today im a guy that doesnt have a job a president without a pynchon not even a television in my apartment my life is totally blocks the only thing im susan of is that i have more courage to fight them before on thursday the Supreme Court said convicted criminals should exhaust all their options to defend their case before going to prison this benefited lulac and many others. But lula has not been absolved and still faces at least 7 other cases against him. In the last president ial election was already lost a lot of us of course because of the car wash corruption investigation involves some of them i dont know that you love the feel was out in spite of its legal troubles on the stage many here believe that hes the man to challenge joey was an honest precedences right. Says lula is the only one that can say brazil sposato is most of rid of. Its over because he is our representative hes our leader and this country will change soon real will. Soon see a man outside. But in the capital. Thousands my. Arch through. To protest against rulers release they condemned the Supreme Courts decision and theyre calling for a change in the law that would imprison those who lose their case in a 1st appeal. Was you only when there is so much impunity in brazil and we want things to change we are denouncing the decision salute looking go back to prison jail also maddow ask his followers on twitter not to give ammunition to a man he called the scoundrel he also defended his minister of justice said your model as a judge led the carwash corruption investigation his impartiality rule eskies has been questioned and thats why lula is requesting a retrial brazil is polarized between those who love lula and want him back in the presidency. And those who are angry with the corruption that happened while he was in office. He is planning his political comeback hes already. The biggest political rival. There is how will. So were not allowed to gamble brazil. At least 14 people have been killed and millions more have been forced from their homes after a cycle on board warheads eastern india and bangladesh went over 120 kilometers an hour ripped trees from the ground and destroyed homes in indias west bengal and bangladesh is corner region and estimated 2000000 people spent the night in storm shelters with many low lying areas flooded a cycle has eased but heavy rainfall continues to affect some regions tens of thousands of people have been celebrating the coronation of japans new emperor at a National Festival in tokyo the festivities were originally scheduled for october 22nd but were delayed due to typhoon haiyan best narrator became emperor in march after his father abdicated the 1st more nark in 2 centuries to do so. 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Supposed his role thank you very much for your rugby a world cup champions the Rugby World Cup champion south africa currently on their 5 day victory parade throughout the country and sunday so all the springboks poles elizabeth about is the hometown of captain siac police say he of course is the teams 1st black captain and led them to victory are the england in the far and oh a little over a week ago in europe to hama hold a bus to write is currently going through the township of the way the where police see grew up with our correspondent for me the miller is in Port Elizabeth following the parade. Tens of thousands of people have gathered in Port Elizabeth and in townships like sweetie we see our police see comes from thats where he grew up and thats we he began hes a career as a rugby player now captain of the springboks thousands of people it was in the group that have come together to welcome him back he had spoken about this being a significant return one there was quite emotional this is especially the case given that c. A police a came from very challenging circumstances not having the access to rugby that perhaps many others have had and this is why he says this win is so important its shown South Africans across the board that anything is possible that people here are as excited as weve seen across the city we see a khaleesi and other springbok heroes thats what people here consider them to be a team they they say warts rightly for the cup back to south africa or to football now on an English Premier League kick off between liverpool are Manchester City just 40 minutes away the leaders liverpool of course with a 6 point lead are over the champions going into the game at anfield now these are images you may remember from april 28th in ahead of the pairs Champions League quarter final when the city boss was attacked by some liverpool fans there have been since earnings from the city camp of repeats of the citys hopefully the new happen again to the police knew it in the Champions League game before it didnt do anything. 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Finals have started in london with di back jacket and the tie up but a teeny featuring in the 1st game joe commits coming off strongly in this one or winning in straight sets against the italian 6061. 00 want to federer play dominic team in the next few hours thats for the world number one rafa nadal hell be pushing to win the title for the 1st time in his career but hes battling an injury from the way he picked up a waking hour in paris. Its about day by day and i started at 7 yesterday slow so lets see if to the able to increase a little bit. The speed on the surface so i am just following the protocols that the doctor told me and with the goal to be 100 percent ready for on the outside with tennis francois won their 1st fed cup title in 16 years they beat australia 32 in a final in perth on sunday well after the 2 teams shared the singles matches it all came down to the doubles rather than the fight for the trophy the steamer and i dont know which one Caroline Garcia defeating as poncey and sam stars are 646 race at the time fronts have won the fred krupp part of having won in 10072003 as frustrating. Havent won the title since 1917. Lots of emotions to share with car after you know and like he said 3 years ago we we feel you know. On balance temple of the time and today we just wanted to take this feel revenge while it sounds and its just not to speak about how we feel right now in the n. B. A. 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Forth election in 4. Player watching aljazeera live from doha with me for the bad people also coming up president evo morales calls for a new election after an independent audit found irregularities in last months disputed poll as the death toll from weeks of protests in iraq rose doctors and nurses trying to help the wounded say they have now become targets and a promise