Transcripts For ALJAZ NEWSHOUR 20240713

Also this hour. This is a politically motivated time and it is an orchestrated attack africas Richest Woman speaks exclusively to aljazeera responding to allegations she ripped off on the dollar to enrich herself rusts new viral strain spreads further within chinas borders and beyond with 3 deaths so far and infections rising. With all the sport the Kansas City Chiefs reach the super bowl for the 1st time since my 973 theyll face the 49 is all for the player that nobody wants to lead San Francisco into the biggest game in american schools. Thank you very much for joining us 2 iraqi protesters have been killed in baghdad where Security Forces used tear gas and live ammunition as they moved in to brake. Around barricades many more people are injured elsewhere in iraq in nasiriyah and not jobs protesters have attempted to cut off the highway linking the southern oil rich province of basra the demonstrations reignited last week after a brief. Lets get the latest from aljazeera is osama bin job it was in baghdad for us osama update us on the situation in baghdad 1st is it is 10 said it as it was a few hours ago. Well fully weve been monitoring these developments since early on this morning when protesters tried to choke not just one but multiple points across the iraqi capital theyre out in force they want to tell the government that they are not backing down and they want the government to take them seriously a monday was when the deadline expired when the protesters said that if reforms are not put into place by monday or this see tangible action being taken by the government they will come out in force and thats what they did not just in baghdad but across the country there have been multiple points of clashes across the capital on the outs goods as their lives in central baghdad were here in there in square where there were clashes close to us as well tear gas was being fired you could hear shots being fired as well according to activists that was live initially but heard forces have been saying that theyve been using chemical to steel bullets. About the death toll weve been hearing reports and weve been seeing multiple graphic videos that activists have be joining us about people whove been seriously wounded theyre saying at least 2 people of you killed you see in the funeral of one person which was taken on their own square close to where there were the confrontations with this acuity forces now the protesters have fallen back a few 100 meters and they have set up a new barricade frame see them taking bins and and tires and other things with which they can stop the police from moving in further and the protesters osama have also been trying to block the roads to the south and what impact is that having. That is what the idea was with this shore force that they wanted to talk not just baghdad but all of southern iraq and weve been hearing reports from many sudden problems isnt good enough of karbala but were said buster and other places where major highways simply choked off there have been confrontations there has been between Security Forces and protesters and. Life is come to a standstill in southern iraq where war now weve seen bigger numbers than the capital baghdad have come out the government was concerned and many provincial governments declared a day of holiday so that protesters could stay off the streets there wouldnt be traffic jams and so on so forth but it seems that their tactics seem to be working and they have brought the life to a halt and they say theyre going to continue to come out in force and threaten the government looks into their demands of the corruption drive making sure that the political elite which is in charge of iraq is completely overhauled and he said today was a deadline monday was a deadline the demonstrators a week ago had given the government until today to act on their demands which include the appointment of an independent Prime Minister and also snap elections what has been the governments response if any. Where the government hasnt responded as yet weve heard from the Security Forces go who were arrested a number of people we heard from many government leaders saying that the protests have the right to protest as long as they remain peaceful we did speak to one. Higher ranking official in the government who said that theyre not worried about these protests or the protests that are coming as well so you have to remember that these protests are happening of a wider a 1000000 man march that is being called by other southern and many other political blocs are also going to take part in that these protesters interviewed saying that this is their movement they have been coming out 480 or so of their colleagues have been killed 25000 of their mates have been wounded and what theyre saying is that they will not allow the political elite people who are part of the political system to hijack their protests and they are believed to continue to come out either until theyre dead or their demands are met thank you for that osama bin javid with the latest there from baghdad. In other world news the European Union says it is considering ways to support a ceasefire in libya including a possible military led mission Foreign Ministers have been meeting in brussels a day after a very lean peace conference brought together libyas warring sides and several world powers but more fighting broke out south of tripoli just hours after that summit came to an end. Is in berlin for us he joins us now live on the news hour hashim it would seem that there is more commitment from the International Community this time around to find a permanent political solution in libya talk to us 1st about this military mission European Countries are considering what exactly are they hoping to achieve what is basically folly in a town by the e. U. To put together a force to monitor the implementation of the cease fire agreement on the ground if theres no agreement between the 2 warring factions ilithyia and this looks like an attempt by the e. U. To show the world that they are trying now to lead in the 1st to the conflict in libya yesterday the photo opportunity that you saw with the world leader. Here in berlin did not really affect what happened behind those doors according to our sources there was an attempt to bring about 5 minutes or commanders from the east of libya 5 minutes to commanders from the western part of the country under the control Prime Minister face the sort of along with representatives from the 12 countries which tend of the berlin conference of theyre going to form a committee that is going to manage and oversee the implementation of ceasefire there were huge differences between the fans and the turks and this explains the statement you strong words yesterday from the french president emmanuel back wrong when he said that into foreign intervention how to stop over some country should stop sending for him to fighters into the country there was a silly reference to turkey with that fails. The europeans are now saying that if the if that does not work we will take the initiative into our own hands and we will put together a force that will take control of the implementation of this is viable dont think its going to be a European Force the general consensus is this is going to be a United Nations peacekeeping force ok so and the question now then being you know if the if they do this well were they able to convince libyas warring sides and also the different on groups that are operating within libya to to negotiate a settlement and accept this force theres no indication to suggest whatsoever that Prime Minister pfizer sellers is going to talk again in the near future with holly for have the he just. Said a while ago to the media here in berlin that hes not contemplating meeting with any time soon but that its up to the different libyan factions to negotiate whatever they see is the real way out of the crisis were going to go live to brussels now way the European Unions top diplomat joseph oral is speaking to the media after that meeting of European Union Foreign Ministers leslie similar question and you for a Mission Information about yesterday billing conference that has brought a unique moment to mean to the efforts of getting closer to a political solution with this 55 point the curation that it was a great why the strongest International Representation i ever seen because of all Security Council were there i think is a big success of the german diplomacy how this conference has been called and the result of this agreement. On the other hand i defrauding Office Council 10 days ago i was giving a strawman 8 from now i called my colleagues over for dinner 1st consul to engage with all actors with the objective of more we moving towards that 2 of these political solutions. Its important they want to stress it that we still are not on a ceasefire. And we are in a truce. But not in a ceasefire yet. But that the way both sides have put forward 5 names of the people who will work oh nasser stay neutral ceasefire. This we would win was not possible to do will be for the comfort i know we are aware claiming the site imam was asking to the 2 sides for having these 5 representative but that militarily they will of negotiation he was not possible now involved sides have put forward these 5 names and these are important steps you know that to get the sustainable cease fire. To they would have been an ally in this situation not the very in confidence and how can do to be a new name gets more forcefully. And after are not lies in this situation and several. Prophecies of what can happen in the next days. We charted there and work in bodies of the country to. The cops. And where you are the best of the sitting to present to the council concrete proposals on how to implement this ceasefire and in forcing the un arms embargo i hope that these will be ready for the next for doing a 1st gun sale but in the meantime we have to pass from a truce. To as a real ceasefire. Anyway the situation is much better today that one way before. Most of all all see this cute kid is sad and. Not by the easy these days that i do say that you can suspect. No. Its not exactly the same thing if the about these are who have already talked but in the light. Weve been listening to the European Union Foreign Policy chief joseph who has been talking about the situation in libya a day after the u. N. Bought libya conference which took place in berlin where World Leaders pledged to do more to find a permanent solution to the crisis in libya the top diplomat saying that the e. U. Willing gages more forcefully in achieving a political settlement in libya saying that the situation today is much better than it was a week ago he says however that theyre working on a more sustainable ceasefire and knowledge that there is still not a ceasefire in libya but that this is a period truly lets bring in our once again in berlin very interesting to hear joseph were out say there that the European Union will. Engage more forcefully in achieving a political settlement in libya clearly the europeans wanting to play a bigger role than they have recently because the russians and the turks really have been taking the lead in trying to find a. Settlement to a crisis in libya but the europeans also not wanting to step in. It baffles me i have to say when he says that the. European will play a forceful role in libya they wont be able to do that because reality has changed russia and turkey are the ones who have huge leverage in libya number 2 he was basically saying the situation on the ground is must better now hinting that this could be because of the european interference thats not true its because of the agreement between the russians and the turks the 2 of them have absolutely massive levers over one lot of money for howto and also the government or faiza satirized has a situation folly the european role in libya has become pedophile absolutely irrelevant and they are trying to say that we are united and we are willing to set aside our differences and our divisions in the past about the via it amazed to be seen how can the european on their own put together a new mechanism to ensure the cease fire holds and the flow of arms into libya comes to an end without having the 2 key players now russia and turkey on board or what about this military force that theyre talking about though i mean. If what are they looking to achieve with that force saying is that supported by the russians and the tax. So until yesterday when they were here in berlin there were they have managed along with the United Nations special envoy to libya to convince her if i have to name 5 military commanders from his side and the Prime Minister named 5 mr commanders from his side these are the ones who will talk about all the details of the ceasefire agreement when it comes this is why brad was talking about this is just a truce not a cease fire the cease fire agreement once we have full commitment from all the parties the libyans and the International Community to start a genuine suspicion of hostilities on the ground those commanders will be the ones so discuss the logistics and the modalities of that agreement along with representatives from turkey from russia and European Union that has not happened yet the europeans are threatening or warning if that does not happen we will go to option b. Which is putting together if force that will move to libya to make sure the cease fire holds now what kind of forces is talking about the only consensus you have now elyria that the only force that could be accepted by the libyans is a peacekeeping mission and the auspices of the United Nations once you have all the parties agreeing on that as we speak people are saying we have to give the top military commanders from east and west our sons to be able to sit together and this is exactly why the u. N. Is devoting the libyans to come to geneva in a week from now to relaunch the political dialogue so they are hoping in a way or another to reactivate the need for a genuine conversation between the arch rivals in libya highly for have a hotter and phases ok hashem thank you very much for. Live for us in berlin lets get an update of the situation in libya now and speak to more dad and we had in tripoli mahmoud up to ride out the European Unions Foreign Policy. Saying there that situation in libya today is better than it was a week ago is that the case. Well its relatively quiet today compared to the past couple of days but nevertheless the situation on the ground is not as promising as it was hoped for through a berlin conference and now military commanders on the ground spoke to us and it seems that they are determined to continue fighting and concerning the options it europe is looking into in order to enforce this cease fire many military individuals on the ground say that they will continue fighting and the government and military sources say that they are not in need of any foreign or european. Military intervention to impose order and force the seas fire but they say that they can do that by continuing fighting until they push have to us forces out of the capital tripoli meanwhile the situation on the india oil industry the Oil Terminals in the east of the country is still very key your take as the Prime Minister sort of seems to be determined not to sit with the lord 24 have to summarize says that have to is now linking. The distribution of the oil and even use it to making peace lifting lifting the blockade from the Oil Terminals in this the country is link it by have to the distribution of the oil revenues and some commenting that this is rejecting that and it seems that some of us is determined not to sit with a lot of have to hear and the capital tripoli the n. O. C. Thats the National Oil Corporation has declared. In. The oil industry leases in the east of the country and also in the oil field measured all of the biggest oil fields and silos of the country so it was closed down by tribal militias men in this old of the country so the oil revenues is not only National Security issues to libya but it also comes close for a nation crisis in the country. Thank you for that mahmud up then one had a correspondent in tripoli. Spread over a new virus appears to be accelerating in asia the corona virus has killed 3 people since 1st being detected in the chinese city of work on it has since spread to 3 other chinese cities including beijing shanghai and shenzhen near hong kong 270 new cases have been confirmed it is also spreading internationally south koreas centers for Disease Control and prevention has now reported its 1st case a chinese woman who flew into incheon city from hahn on sunday has been quarantined that for was one case being confirmed in japan early in january and 2 in thailand 6 days ago chinese president xi jinping says the virus must be resolutely contained well lets speak to derek gatherer about this his a viral logis and lecturer in the department of biomedical and Life Sciences at Monticello University joins us live from there thank you so much for your time why 1st of all is this virus so mysterious still and how exactly has it been spreading. The reason why were so concerned about this virus is that its very closely related to the sars virus that killed over 700 people back in 2003 in 2004 its genome sequence reduced is about 90 percent identical so that alone is a major course for concern in this particular we dont really have any reliable information about the source in other words which animal reservoir which animal population has jumped over into humans from we know that seafood market. Is involved but that market was closed on the 1st of january this year and deep cleaned so if that was the only source we would probably by no expect to be dying and the fact that we have many new cases appearing strongly suggests that there may be some element of person to person transmission but the medical data. To fight any definite cases right so that they may be human to human transmission do we know whether the disease spreads easily between humans. It probably doesnt spread easily between humans initially there were 763 contents of the 1st 41 cases that were put under observation and it was unknown sed last week that in fact there had been nor new cases in those 763. 00 contacts so that strongly suggested that human to human transmission would be rare however since then weve had the travel related cases and there are some family costs as well so theres at least half a dozen or so cases where contact with the market that supposedly the the source of the virus was denied and im view is our candidates for one to human transmission and also that the longer that goes on the more likely it is that we have the so what impact does it have on the human body then and what precautions should we take therefore and giving there should be restrictions on travel and trade if this is happening as a human to human transmission. The virus produces a new morning and about a quarter of the new cases are classified as severe or critical we have already had a few dates now that this fatality rate isnt as high as in its relative sars was back in 2003 so from that point of view its not as alarming a science but it definitely has the potential to cause major problems and thats why at the airport theyve started screening travelers on the way out no with temperature screening and i believe that some airports are also screening incoming travelers particular in the usa ive heard reports of airports screening travelers arriving from flights originating in will hand the problem with that is that in common with quite a lot of respect a tree vituss its possible that the spy this has a pro do more period which means that its a period after youve been infected but before you develop symptoms when nevertheless you can pass the bias on to other people so that maybe people who are not feverish and who would therefore pass the temperature screening but who nevertheless might be infectious and this this is a factor which would cause the virus to spread in a way that temperature screening wouldnt be able to stop this today i gather i thank you very much for your insight thank you for speaking to us there from lancaster my question. Africas Richest Woman has denied allegations that she stole hundreds of millions of dollars from angolas government to benefit her own business dealings speaking exclusively to aljazeera isabel does shantel us has responded to leaks documents which an International Journalist Consortium Says implicates her nicholas cage has a story. Shes facing allegations of fraud and corruption the daughter of angolas former president isabelle to santos is at the center of an investigation now claiming she siphoned hundreds of millions of dollars of government money to offshore accounts speaking exclusively to our jazeera she called the corruption probe and all chris try to attack against her saying her world is selfmade and she hasnt done anything wrong this is a very concentrated attack it is an attack that has been very very well coordinated is an attack that is very much where did it between foreign media that is acting together with the angle of 30 days to try and we ate a false perception of my business. Her father show sade were going to santos ruled on cola for almost 40 years until 27. 00 tane the International Consortium of investigative journalists obtained papers which it says shows he gave his daughter big chunks of some of the countrys most valuable resources as she built a Business Empire that stretched from telecommunications to banking and construction prosecutors froze her Bank Accounts and assets last month our investigation which took 8 months and more than 100 journalists to complete found dos santos aided by her sort of qadri of western advisors funneled hundreds of millions of dollars and offshore Shell Companies and from there into all kinds of assets including luxury homes and big. Businesses before being forced out by her fathers successor. Is a builder santos headed angolas National Oil Company sonnen goal but the new government suspended some of her projects and seized an estimated 1000000000. 00 worth of assets in a corruption dry last month her half brother shows a fuller manor went on trial for corruption hes pleaded not guilty and goal is rich in oil and diamonds but it remains one of the worlds poorest countries with a staggering wealth gap the i. C. I. Jay also accuses angolan government officials as well as western Financial Firms lawyers and accountants of helping isabel dissent toss stash away public funds the portuguese authorities are possibly investigating and other governments around the globe are likely to take a closer look at some of the money thats for their Financial Systems despite her legal troubles to sentosa remains defiant shes even considering running for president to 9. 00 goalless next election in 2022 gauge aljazeera and heres more of what Isabel Dos Santos said in her exclusive exclusive interview with al jazeera a few hours ago. This is a very concentrated attack it is an attack that has been very very well coordinated is an attack that is very much for it in between a foreign media that is acting together with the ngo and us already is to try and we ate a false perception of my business my business is a private business i work in the private sector i have built over 10 commercial companies in Angola Companies in retail so supermarkets cinemas shopping malls media telethon these are commercial companies that work every single day ive built 5 of and those most loved brands i have over 20000 employees currently and one of those largest taxpayers so these companies are companies or commercial companies the work every day they sort of thousands of people this is a politically motivated attack and it is an orchestrated attack my lawyers and myself we have written to a c. A. J. Repeatedly saying please give us the occasion to review the documents that youre mentioning now when youre talking about 715000 documents 1st i doubt very much that in just a matter of a few months people had the opportunity to read them all i dont think its possible 715000 documents im sorry this is just a very very large number of documents for it to be reviewed in such and im sure the amount of time thats my 1st concern my 2nd concern consumer of these documents are bleeped we never had an opportunity to even authentic it is documents and there are standing i dont know we have asked for these documents we said can we see them can we have any information and i see angie simply refused. Pirates operating off the west coast of africa have doubled the number of ships a have hijacked in the last year the International Maritime bureau is warning the gulf of guinea has become the toy of piracy naval chased from west african countries. To try to find a solution it has our report from the car its a calling she often finds hard to explain it comes from a deep desire to defend her country and its waters after visiting senegals naval headquarters on a School Field Trip 6 has made up her mind shell be joining the navy since its a noble cause protecting the ocean from polluting vessels and saving peoples lives at sea even if its dangerous i want to be part of the mission the navy is on a drive to recruit more soldiers at sea while piracy globally has dropped the number of boats attacked in the gulf of guinea has doubled in the last year this has become the worlds most dangerous waters not only is it a major Transit Route for cargo ships the shores of senegal are also rich in marine life attracting illegal deep sea Fishing Vessels that are polluting the sea floor. Problem 90 percent of the worlds trade happens on water we need to protect the oceans to protect our economies and the trade most attacks are taking place off the coast of nigeria in angola to Oil Exporting Countries the attackers are gangs often made up of poor fishermen frustrated in seeing this wealth they have no access to taking away from their shores senegal discovered 50 trillion cubic feet of natural gas and a 1000000000 barrels of oil it has just allocated exportation rights to multinationals. The drilling has started but theres this expectation that this newfound wealth will be equally redistributed among all senegalese especially among the fisherman communities who have suffered from Illegal Fishing on these waters they say the ocean is a Precious Resource that needs to be protected. While the trumpet been astray shin says its pulling back u. S. Troops in africa in march the us navy organized its Largest Naval games in africa and the gulf of guinea with 3000. 00 troops 33. 00 countries including senegal. There are no physical boundaries on our territorial waters and so to protect it we need men power and soldiers willing to take action and neutralize the enemy we needed. And so this will require a new strategy for senegal and the region with fresh recruits willing to take risks needed to protect the ocean and its untapped wealth. And nicholas joins us now live from that car nick tell us more about what theyre trying to achieve at this maritime conference. Well part of this conference is to try to try to get together the heads of navies of west africa so that they can interact with each other share information thats key to fighting piracy and then theres a 2nd half of it is trying to get more equipment many of these navies are ill equipped to tackle the issue of piracy so theres a lot of vendors here trying to sell boats drones equipment that could help the navies tackle this issue i mean for instance in senegal the single navy admiral told us that senegals landmass is almost the same size as its territorial water for nigeria a 3rd of nigerias landmass is the size of its territorial waters that is huge amount of areas for them to patrol and try to police and thats been one of the biggest challenge for nigeria where most of the piracy attacks are taking place now joining us now is a rare admiral from the Nigerian Navy youre the director of operations you deal with piracy on a day to day basis whats the challenge there why are there so many attacks happening off the coast of nigeria thank you very much let me correct impression most of the talks on not in the general what is outside nigeria with us but for references you find on i am be using born in reference for most of the items but does not seem to happen in the job with us agreed with in the gulf of guinea but look going back to the question about the challenges of piracy you know i should add that action to address this problem of surveillance of response undocked of enforcement in terms of surveillance you have to have it 24 hours or round so lots of you know what does right now we are doing that we have the folks on my facility and we have our mark. Martin to me awareness positive that hes doing that force and yet there are still so many attacks taking place why is that yes i tell you that in our facility we have some gaps along the line and were working hard hardly very hard to correct that once we complete installation of the great us along the i 6 i to do. This come to the process that is one aspect of it the i dont want us to do with Response Response means that you have to have enough platform out there all the time to address the problem is a big challenge but we are doing a lot couple isnt because of our fleets as i tell you do see alone were splitting up at least 70 platforms but of course the us so his vessels way were planning to incorporate drus into them different cities so Huge Investment towards the ocean tell us who are the pirates that are organizing these attacks on the gulf of guinea you see to tell you i did pirates i counter because if i know i took them out what to tell you the truth pirates is a transnational crime involves people from Different Countries to get out to conduct these operations it profit pirates incident in government could be from maybe gonna from coming from niger it could be from anywhere so i can tell you would be what is a transnational construct on sent one border of one country to another thank you very much rear admiral a liar from the Nigerian Navy here hes been having a lot of questions especially from the Senegalese Navy because they have discovered a Large Resource of all in gas and they fear theyll be facing the same challenges that nigeria is facing so we saw a lot of questions headed towards the nigerian but make no mistake 90 percent of the worlds trade happens on the ocean this isnt just a problem here in the coast of west africa its a global issue one in which many navies here are starting to wake up to trying to build relationships with other International Forces to try to tackle this growing problem fully thank you for that Nicholas Hock reporting live from the car. At least 3 people have been killed after a seating area collapsed during a religious festival in ethiopia it happened in the city of a ceremony for the Orthodox Christian celebration of. Hundreds of people were sitting in the wooden structure more than a 1000000 people attend the festival each year. Now the 22. 00 richest men on earth have more wealth than all of the women in africa thats one of the startling statistics to come from a report released as billionaires and World Leaders gather in davos for the World Economic forum the inequality report from the u. K. Charity oxfam also says the number of billionaires has doubled over the past decade to more than 2100 and they have more wealth than the worlds 4 point 6000000000. 00 poorest speakers its mostly men at the top of this Economic Pyramid while women and girls are trapped at the bottom putting in 12 and a half 1000000000 hours of work as scary as every day or lets speak to max lawson about this his head of policy on inequality at oxfam and joins us by skype from nairobi in kenya max very good to have you with us on aljazeera so even more alarming i found in the widening gap between rich and poor is the inequality between men and women 22 of the richest men in the world have more wealth than all of the women in africa combined what is fueling this crisis this inequality crisis. I think were looking at 2 crises mess so closely linked and thats what the message that we want to get across tonight and you have a cross is an economic inequality would be tiny group of people just 2000 people being more wealth than the bottom 4 points experience of this incredible amounts of money in the secret swiss Bank Accounts or period but then also drawing attention to the part where our economy is. The majority of these brilliant has a man the majority of them are white and their wealth is built on the backs of hundreds of millions of the poorest women who are working long hours for very low sometimes not for any player top and that this sexist economies feuding the inequalities that we see in the world. So who is responsible then for this inequality crisis where where is the failure. I think its really important to understand that inequality is not inevitable its got a lot worse in the last decade the number of billionaires doubled their wealth is higher than ever before and its governments that have allowed this to happen every billionaire is a policy failure by governments we dont need to have 1000000000 as we should have a much fairer world where wealth is more fairly distributing governments can implement much better taxation for instance we have a situation where billionaires and some countries are paying lower taxes than the working closely so heard lots of things that can be done to fix inequality that as being better in the past and it could be better in the future so a clear message for us today is that inequality is a choice and its the choice of leaders and the choosing to listen to believe in devils is that of listening to ordinary people protesting on the streets again and double report on inequality release as a tradition before the summit do you expect that theyll be you know theyll hear this message that youre sending and maybe theyll be more commitment to make things change. Well the what were seeing this year which is really interesting is huge amounts of protest around the world people are clearly very angry when disaffected not a 1000000 people in the streets in chile protest leaders the billionaire president people. Government Party Leaders in lebanon as we speak so i think people are really angry and the solutions to inequality will never come from the horse that we. Are all so me how to. Not something thats ever going to happen from the richest people so we have to produce solutions on the streets and we have to look for the solutions prudery people the most what gives me optimism because i think we can have. A more equal world but it has to be fought for max thank you so much for speaking to us max lawson is with oxfam speaking to us there from nairobi in kenya. In Independence Commission established by myanmars government has found the countrys Security Forces likely committed war crimes in 2017 the investigation focused on counterinsurgency operations that led to more than 700000 rohingya fleeing to neighboring bangladesh it found reasonable evidence Security Forces used disproportionate force killing innocent villages and destroying homes however the Commission Said there was no evidence that genocide was planned or carried out against several. Thousands of people from one jurors who left their homes last week in hopes of reaching the u. S. Have now made it to the border with mexico many are fleeing violence and poverty but at the border theyre facing heightened security with the possibility of being sent back to on jurors by mexican authorities John Heilemann is explains the situation on the ground at the guatemala mexico border. You can see in the distance the entrance to mexico quite a heavily guarded entrance says people from the National Guard and also from migration and then if we just zoom out a bit from that you can now see the people at the front of this caravan of hondurans theres a couple of 1000 people on the bridge between mexico and guatemala they set off in the Early Morning and what theyre asking is to be allowed into mexico what makes going authorities have just told them is that they can come in but they can only come in in small groups maybe 20 or 40 people at a time the people in this caravan are saying that they dont want that because they fear that if they go in in small groups they will be deported theyll be sent back to their homelands and that she the Mexican Government has said that the majority of cases of people theyve already let in a 1000 or so that the majority of them probably will be sent back to honduras so its a little bit of a standoff here at the moment the people that sort of organizing this caravan that seem to have taken on that role of gannett claim. Asking people what they want to do they want to stay on this bridge to try and sort of tough it out and see if theres a solution here theres also a river down by the side of this bridge on both sides that is at the moment shallow enough for people to walk through sir it depends on what people are going to try and do pass caravans have actually crossed by the river but we do hear that theres also members of the National Guard on the banks of that river so it depends here how this is going to play out to see men also women and children in this caravan of a couple of 100000 people 4000. 00 in total pass through guatemala. Venezuela is expected to be high on the agenda as leaders and Foreign Ministers from across the americas meet in colombia for terrorism conference the u. S. Secretary of state microamp a. O. And colombias president spoke ahead of the meeting they accuse venezuela and cuba of harboring members of various Regional Armed groups is also expected to hold meetings with venezuelas Opposition Leader who the u. S. And many other countries at the conference recognize as the countrys legitimate leader president you can i just discuss. A commitment reaffirmation of commitment in our shared values at the top of the agenda was the enormous humanitarian crisis that is well caused by nicholas mysterious regime. I saw firsthand the devastating consequences of what would your brother when i traveled to cook it up a few months back the world must continue to support the venezuela peoples efforts to restore their democracy what it meant to be tourist tyranny which arrives millions of it as well it has an impact colombia and the tire region hundreds of people have protested in the Nations Capital against the bill unionists fear will weaken protection for workers present we dont all want to overhaul the countrys neighbor laws is trying to relax rules that businesses say make it cost need to hire and fire employees a government believes hampering investment and job growth unions say the changes would end at the minimum wage and force people to work longer hours. The muscle plays a monopoly on labor unions reject the omnibus bill on job creation because the government is talking about changing the hourly minimum wage which could lead to the lower incomes they also plan to erase the pincian screen this bill will only benefit companies this is not about investments is just about protecting companies unions need to be involved in drafting this little. More thunderstorms are forecast in australia where the heaviest rain for months has already flooded areas that were burning just days ago meteorologists have issued Severe Weather warnings in New South Wales that in queensland and parts of toyah Andrew Thomas reports some 70. 4 weeks australia burnt and choking smoke filled the air but this is dust a huge dust storm rolled across the towns of dubbo and parks over the weekend dramatic but not dangerous and elsewhere its now flooding in melbourne to ritual rain storms and hail stones the size of golf balls qualifying matches at the Australian Open were abandoned smoke from bushfires had been a big worry for players now its further rain interruptions this story that obviously. You know would have a lot of troubles if they have to cancel matches and you know luckily they have 3 close. Courts with a with a roof. Still has so many matches already flew so. Lets hope the worst is behind us. The rain has also been heavy in parts of the states of queensland and New South Wales for those tackling the bushfires its just what was needed though dozens of fires are still burning the water has dampened them and none of the threatening homes or lives but the Economic Impact of the fires is still being felt tourism in summer is usually the backbone of Kangaroo Island cyclone me but this cruise ship is the 1st to visit the island of australias south coast since spires earlier this month most tourists a staying away they think the whole rawlings are for and thats a lot so we really need to send that message out that they are and so accessible australia is huge varied weather is normal but the start of 2020 has been exceptional Andrew Thomas aljazeera sydney now space x. Has completed the last big test of a crew capsule thats required before it can launch nasa astronauts from u. S. Soil. And there you just saw that trying to jettison again was really wide cheers here in harbor in california this task is looking great so far the American Aerospace manufacturer makes a launch failure off the florida coast it was testing whether the capsule could separate from the rocket and return the call if something went wrong space x. Founder even musk says it was a picture Perfect Mission ok im super fired up this is great you know its really great here anyone who has an adventurous part of the body is going to be very excited about this and i think it will help very very great interest in space. Coming up in sports tennis action from day one of the Australian Open including the moment one play i broke and thats. For you thank you very much the Kansas City Chiefs have reached the super bowl for the 1st time in 50 years they beat the Tennessee Titans in the a. F. C. Championship game chiefs quarterback patrick my homes threw for 3 touchdowns but space was the games turning point 20 cotto dash down the sideline so let me move one of these a look at a. Kansas city winning 3524 and back in the big time for the 1st time since 9970. And the chiefs fans are wasting little time in celebrating the moment of a lifetime less than an hour after the match the a. F. C. Champions t. Shirts were ready in the shops and theyve been fly off the shelves. The San Francisco 49 ers fans have only had to wait 7 years since their last appearance in the super bowl they won the n. F. C. Championship game against green bay with a running back ready most to proving a lot of people wrong he was cut by 6 teams before being signed by the 49 is mostly leading them to a 3720 win with 4 touchdowns against the pac so. Yes its crazy ive been all 7 different teams actually still have. You know the cut days and i look at every every before every game when i could i did have a lot of dollars and naysayers and. You know and now i get to actually tell me look look where im at now you know i never gave up on my dream after the smoke from bushfires its now rain that has disrupted day one of the Australian Open more than 30 matches on outside courts have been postponed to day 2 but there was plenty of action under the roof as david stokes reports. So we know williams might have needed extra time to talk his shoe laces but she took next to no time to win the 1st set of her match against anastasio. 6 love in just 19 minutes. Gave thanks i didnt hang about in the 2nd set either dropping just 3 games on the way to a comfortable when the 7 time Australian Open champion just happy to be out on court nearby bushfires had bought the build up to the tournament but Rainy Weather although disruptive has at least improved air quality. That is still a concern for think pretty much everyone in you know every single day we get updates so thats been really good to see that the Australian Open take their stance on that defending champion namely osaka was also in action and like serena showed off a power game sometimes a bit too much power. This serve in the 2nd set actually ended up breaking the net but after a quick patch up job by the officials or soccer went on to wrap up her 1st time. Against marimbas koga in straight sets. To which the japanese star responded to a woman on twitter who unprovoked had heckled her calling her boring and annoying more were her children thing hes going to come on the internet for you know these need doing t. V. I was one of the people at this if they see you in person and i wonder what they would do another rising star of the game is 15 year old american go off for the 2nd time in a grand slam the youngest player in the tournament beat the oldest 39 year old Venus Williams golf one in straight sets and heads through to the 2nd round at the 1st Australian Open top seed and home favorite ashley bazzi made a shaky start to her campaign losing the 1st set against lacy a serene coach. But shes top of the World Rankings for a reason im recovered brilliantly to win the next 2 set 6161 to storm into round 2. In the mens draw defending champion Novak Djokovic also dropped a set in his match against young ended stroke but he came through and fought to stay on track for a record extending Australian Open title Roger Federer is chasing tackled number 7 in melbourne and grand slam number 21 feet to be safely into the next round the swiss bracing for his acting match against american Steve Johnson david stokes aljazeera. Christiane or another scored twice as eventis opened a 4 point lead at the top of italy said they are either way up against 7th place palma into raymer now the open spot just before half time. But just after the break former manager said level things up with this header from Andreas Cornelius the celebrations then last long 3 minutes later back came eventis and rinaldo with another goal to secure the 21 with. 2 old playoff rivals butted heads in the n. B. A. Regular season on sunday the miami heat and San Antonio Spurs havent done so well since they lost finals losing in 2014 but competition is still fierce san antonio getting no ground on home court as the heats rise towards the top of the eastern conference will slow down with a 17100. 00 to defeat the spurs were all still outside the playoff spots in the west. 30 points says the Denver Nuggets looked to be cruising against the paces but indiana hit back in a dominant final closer to win 815170 demands to savannahs leading the way with 22 points places get their 1st win in colorado infinity is just. Englands cricketers lead the test series in south africa after their biggest overseas victory in 9 years the tourists won the food chain. Before lunch on day 5 in and winning by an innings and 53 runs with one match still to play in the series every one point she was. Making sure that when those chances came ready to take and thats all thats true that you need consistently if you want to keep improving and want to get well as hard as that. Top 4 this is like we did this week that will start to be more consistent now to the 17 year old golfer who just booked its place at the masters and the british open. Hold verse part to win the latin american amateur championship in mexico hes from a small town outside where our side is but will now compete on the biggest stage in golf alongside the likes of tiger woods. The sport of bull riding looks difficult enough at the best of times but one boat surprised its rider with an extra trick at a meeting in the u. S. Brazils jos a veto lemay was going great guns on this beast named sling in tears that is until he was suddenly swung straight into the fence. Looks painful miraculously he looked like hed planned it all along i. Had least he avoided the usual fate of defeated riders demonstrated by fellow brazilian compass silver. Not for the faint of heart will leave a bit more support later i believe to thank you very much well talk to you later thats it for this news on aljazeera to stay with us on world news coming up after the break. They join one of the worlds most notorious ahmed groups. But found a way out rebuild their lives and now help us. A tale of course recruitment child soldiers and the refit exploitation of women the daughters of al shabab part of the radicalize youd see in these final jazeera. This is adama cinnamons 4th trip to boozy in 2 days the fisherman is using his boat to risk you as many people as he can was stranded in the flood hit area of the psycho to die struck mozambique i was up when i 1st saw women with babies on their backs crying for help saying they were dying i knew i had to do something i was late and from the dark a faint whistle in the distance alerts us to people calling for help women children and the elderly are brought on board 1st hungry and thirsty it hasnt taken much time to pull the boat about 200 people have been rescued and more want to get on but this simply no space. The 21st century began with extraordinary Economic Growth across much of latin america. But since this halted in 2008 theres been a real. Tical shift to the right on a continent where socialism once thrived to. A chilean politician goes on a journey to me leading left wing figures to understand why that politics have lost ground so dramatically. In latin america a giant in turmoil on aljazeera. The. People killed and wounded in baghdad as antigovernment protests intensify across iraq. Fully back to boyer watching al jazeera live from doha also coming up china confirms human to human transmission of a new viral strain which has killed 3 people so far and infections are rising. After World Leaders back in libya cease fire the European Union considers military support to uphold any peace deal also ahead. This is a politically money time and it is a nervous to