president's controversial plan for the middle east. the end. but 1st the chinese doctor who was among the 1st to sound the alarm on the corona virus outbreak has died from the illness 33 year old 34 year old lee when the un was accused of scare mongering by the police when he 1st posted about the virus on a local messaging application in december after hours of conflicting reports on state media warren central hospital has confirmed his death the world health organization says there are signs the number of new cases of the virus is dropping but it's too soon to know if it's reached its peak at least 638 people are known to have died from the virus and more than 31000 are in fact says meanwhile chinese authorities are still battling to treat patients a seconds new hospital with 1500 beds has opened in han those with milder symptoms are being moved to sports senses and public holes in the virus is still spreading through a cruise. ship carrying sizes of passengers stuck at the japanese ports of yokohama and of the 41 people on board have been affected it's a huge number of cases to 61 the commissioner of china's foreign ministry in hong kong has given a rare media conference in an effort to try and calm fears over the virus see a phone praise the courage of the chinese and said the country has come together to contain the outbreak learn in a time useless without. defining the rampant virus we have stood together. in the ongoing battle the people. chose to lock down the city for the sake of others. waiting patiently for the dawn of the new day let's get more from scott hi there he joins us live from beijing scott does love about ends in china right now orissa anchor after the death of the whistleblower doctor who authorities it appears try to silence. yes there is a lot of anger on social media here in china you know we were there early reports of dr lee's death thursday evening around 9 pm and then there was really that a couple of hours of confusion if he had perished if he was still fighting for his life and then early morning on friday the official word came from the one hospital where he's being treated that he had in fact died now what's very interesting and very soon after that even before the official announcement there was a lot of anger on the social media sites here the messaging apps here in china because of you know he's been he was one of the 1st whistleblowers way back in december 30th so it took 5 weeks for him and he actually in that period he was called into a police station who hahn and had to sign a confession said that he was spreading rumors so a lot of anger even before his death now obviously that has really ramped up because of what has happened and how he was treated initially by the officials here in china and also we heard that sound bite from the official in hong kong the mainland official from the ministry of foreign affairs in hong kong now what clearly that is is they are trying to counter the message the anger on the social media here in china by these kinds of statements and it was a very it's and you see this is very kind of classic classic chinese propaganda going out that this is the time when everyone is come together this is the time when we need to move forward he even wrote a poem at that press conference it was almost as such and the way he delivered it it was almost as such it was you know a propaganda film all that was needed were soldiers waving the flag behind him so obviously this is china's central government trying to counter that anger yes because of what's happened to dr lee has to his death over the last 12 hours and what's happened on social media but over the last couple of weeks that anger has really been building and separately the number of cases does appear to be slowing and it does this suggest that the break is coming under control and that since all of the chinese public they can even believe these official statistics reports it's . you know i think it could be a suggestion of good news but we're still well away from confirming that this is what has been described in the past as a turning point you know all the numbers have been on this upward trajectory steep upward trajectory you know we've been kind of calculating each day it's been about you know between the high teens percentage increase in deaths every day and also new cases every day so now it appears as though that for the new cases that might have slowed you know and then it's been described as that you know once that turning point happens that's when you can start to really break down the numbers and try to figure out what to do next and where it has been contained where it has been contained and where we haven't seen a spike precipitous drop i should say so i don't think that these numbers yet are something that really can be great news it can be something that you know has worked into the matrix as they try to figure out how things are going it also could be and as you mentioned hala you've got a such a mass of numbers that are coming in every day every evening that need to be digested and calculated so you know if it is a bit of a slowdown that's good news but yes it needs to be understood if it is a genuine slowdown or if it's just these numbers coming in and there they have to calculate so many so obviously. it's being looked at intensely but they want to see if it is in fact good news ok scott high that life is in beijing thank you very much. and all the years the u.s. census killed the leader over al qaida in the arabian peninsula during a military operation in yemen last month president says he was seeking to conduct and inspire attacks against americans and gallacher has the latest from washington d.c. . well the news is just emerging the confirmation of this al qaeda leader's death is just emerging but the strike itself took place last month at the cia and american intelligence officials have been very carefully after previous strikes proved that their targets actually survived them so they were careful to check whether this is actually happened but al really is a significant target for the u.s. authorities he's one of the few al qaeda leaders predates the attacks of september the 11th the training camps in afghanistan before going back home to yemen where he was in prison for 5 years for plotting to attack the u.s. ambassador there he actually broke out of jail in 2006 is thought to be behind the attack on the u.s. embassy and is a significant target for the u.s. authorities so we do now have confirmation that the 41 year old was killed in these attacks in this drone strike in fact was a $10000000.00 reward out for him and the u.s. state department says that al qaeda has now been significantly weakened by this strike meaning that both americans and allies on now safe upon his death. well lawrence korb is a senior fellow at the center for american progress and a former u.s. assistant secretary of defense he says all right his death is likely to result in some temporary setbacks for al qaeda. al qaeda in the arabian peninsula is the strongest component of al qaeda and you may remember several years ago we killed an american citizen. because he was plotting to blow up some of our airline as it is probably the most dangerous in terms of being able to hit outside the region a basically he took over he was the head of the military branch of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula and then when we killed his predecessor then he moved up i'm sure somebody else is going to move up and sometime that name will be called for mil year i think it does set them back at least temporarily and also probably given what's happening in yemen where we're trying to get a peace arrangement there could end up with that no longer being a branch of al qaeda in yemen if the hoodoos in the saudis can come up with some sort of arrangement the us president has used profane language to attack his political rivals during the speech celebrating his acquittal on impeachment charges and unrepentant donald trump described the proceedings as corrupt i'm from. cope's and so when it has correspondents can they hold could reports the address could set the tone for his 2020 election campaign. one day after the u.s. senate voted not to remove the u.s. president from office donald trump was in the mood to celebrate i've done things wrong in my life i will admit not purposely but i've done things wrong. but this is what the end result is. trying to railed against opposition democrats who watched the impeachment effort against him times using language that was derogatory and profane. it was all both. of you trying to coerce an ally into helping him cheat trump took a bit congressman adam schiff who led the inquiry into whether trump abused his presidential powers by withholding military aid to ukraine in an attempt to get them to investigate his political rival former vice president joe biden a corrupt politician named adam schiff made up my statement to the ukrainian president he brought it out of thin air just made it up they say he's a screenwriter a failed screenwriter donald j. trump earlier the day of a national prayer breakfast trump also went after mitt romney who was the only republican senator who voted to remove trump from office he also lashed out at house speaker nancy pelosi i don't like people who use their faith as justification for doing what they know is wrong. pelosi blasted the president in response upright hard for him because he's so off the track of our constitution but throughout trumps more than an hour long remarks he repeatedly maintained he committed no wrongdoing it was a sharp contrast to president bill clinton's more than a minute long statement in 1999 following his own impeachment acquittal i want to say again to the american people. how profoundly sorry i am. for what i said and did to trigger these events thank you. troubles only apology came not to americans but to his family who he says has been caught up in allegations and investigations since the start of his presidency i want to apologize to my family for having them have to go through. a phony rotten deal well the impeachment trial may be over the allegations are not well democrats and republicans are vowing to take this case to american voters in november to ultimately decide if trump is a one or 2 term president can really help get al jazeera the white house saying in the u.s. and the chairman of the nash of the democratic national committee has called for a review of the results of the iowa caucuses after days of technical delays with 100 percent of votes finally canted speak but it has narrowed the defeated bernie sanders in the 1st contest between the democratic contenders find to take on president trump in the fender the d.n.c. says a review is needed to assure public confidence after technical glitches and its move slowed down reporting of the results. so come on al jazeera a splinter group of the afghan taliban that's running a rehabilitation center for drug addicts we have an exclusive report from parents province and we meet the father of a palestinian refugee family whose one dream is to be able to give his children their own bed to sleep. hello friday may well end up being cleanup day for some of the southern states where tornadoes have done some damage certainly strong winds and of course flooding which is still around sudden graham the rain is for the rain maybe offshore now going up the east coast and you're talking snow bihari into which isn't particularly bad i have to say but you might get a spell of pre-employment weather but we're left behind with kodesh weather 8 in atlanta but the sun should be at most a time good deal of cloud through the eastern side of the plains and midwest minus 3 is a max in the alps my 16 we paid and the stars befalling in the cascades and the rockies all without a denver still that not particularly strong but it is for those far south as it was our go to south today as an improving day not much falling out of the skies a bit of snow around of course but temps are still love you but here is minus 6 also lances improved to 12 this drops or the caribbean should be fine but of course the tail end of the frontal system this cloud here will have an effect it's going to go through florida it's also going to go through cuba and then telephone your cotton which means have as temperature drops to 22 and yet again you get a spell of wet and thundery weather. the island of sardinia a famously a delay khalid a spot. less well known as a proving ground for. investigating claims that years of military training and arms testing triggered cancer and birth defects amid the local population. secret sardinia people in power on al-jazeera. this is al jazeera quote right over top stories this hour the chinese don't or he was among the 1st to sun the alarm on an outbreak has died from corona virus leaving the un was accused of scaremongering by police said about it on a local messaging up back in december at least $638.00 people have now died from the virus the u.s. says it's killed a reader of all the in the arabian and mention larger in ration yemen don't trump says because i'm all really was seeking to conduct some to inspire attacks against americans there has been no confirmation of the killing walk either. and the us president has used profane language to attack his political rivals during a speech celebrating his acquittal on the church charges donald trump described the proceedings as corrupt and run by dirty cops. israeli army says it's sending around a 1000 more soldiers into the occupied west bank after a surge in violence over the past 24 hours there have been clashes between palestinians and israeli security forces in several cities after 4 palestinians were shot dead in separate incidents he's abraham reports 6. it's been the deadliest 24 hour period in the occupied west bank in a year i recall a stimulus were killed by israeli fire in 2 separate incidents on thursday and dozens of palestinians were wounded i engine in north of the occupied west bank tensions escalated after the israeli army demolished the house of a palestinian prisoner in the city. 19 year old ears an about face was killed in confrontations between palestinian protesters and israeli forces following the house demolition of holliston in a police officer was also killed the funeral of 25 year old daughter but when was delayed till mid day friday to allow his wife and 2 children to come from jordan where they live police surveillance video shows by the end standing before he was killed i witnessed all the jazeera that but one was watching the confrontations when he was shot by a sniper a 3rd person was killed in the old tittie of jerusalem one israeli police officer was lightly injured after the gunmen shot at that is really police post in the city . mass praised the attacks the palestinian presidency described the latest tension as a dangerous israeli escalation it said this follows the u.s. announcement of its proposed mideast plan that was unveiled more than a week ago. palestinians of strongly rejected the plan they say it's means them accepting the israeli occupation and the status quo. analysts say the general mood in the west bank is that of frustration i think that there is going to be a continuity for a while for some actions because i think the palestinian public wanted to show that the palestinian people are against this deal and that this deal is compromising the legitimate rights of the palestinian people and the land but i don't think that it will continue on the long. lead on thursday the israeli army said it arrested a palestinian it says that rammed his car into israeli soldiers in jerusalem. the attack has left 12 israeli soldiers wounded one of whom sustained severe injuries it's not clear whether tension will escalate 1st ration has been mounting for a long time and palestinian factions of called for protests on friday against the u.s. peace plan but if the previous calls are any indication it seems unlikely that these women to realize their dreams al-jazeera the occupied west bank thousands of iraqi students and rallies in the cities of baghdad and basra to condemn attacks on protesters and supporters of an influential shia cleric demonstrators in tahrir square in baghdad known as the attacks which left at least 10 people dead supporters of mactire also other stones an anti-government protest camp in the southern city of ledger on wednesday. at least 5 civilians have been killed as fighting intensifies in syria's last rebel held stronghold turkey has sent more reinforcements to the northwest province of idlib in an attempt to stop the syrian government's advances on korea has set up for the military posts after a rare confrontation between turkey and syria on monday. now they're sometimes described as the people of a forgotten war hundreds of thousands of palestinian refugees rather living in syria or have sought refuge in lebanon or jordan since the syrian war began in 2011 and the so-called right of return of palestinians to their homelands remains as far from reach as ever that's a good name reports from jordan's capital amman coming home fills mohammed abu khalid with dread and despair he is 7 months behind with the rent for the dilapidated apartment where he lives with his wife 2 sons and daughter. have come back home today for those for this interview i don't want to see the faces of my children because i cannot provide for their needs. i meet the family used to scrape by would be able to work as a house painter but the week jordanian economy has made it challenging to find jobs even for college graduates the family was forced to sell most of their furniture. i'm seeing my father sad because he's not working and unable to spend money on us and that's what's making me sad i want to phone a private room for myself a closet and a bed about 17000 palestinian refugees from syria are here in jordan most live below the poverty line and outside of camps they receive a maximum $40.00 a month in cash assistance a big chunk of that is used for rent which they say keeps rising. the un relief and works agency for palestine refugees used to give the entire family about $200.00 a month in assistance with the united states cutting funding in 2018 as well as the lack of un donor support they're living on $45.00 a month in the capital are men that doesn't go far they are the most disadvantaged the most vulnerable refugee group in jordan today most of them of no comments that would allow them to freely move most of them in fear that they may be returned to syria in my view many of the policy of that which is in syria deserve to have an opportunity to be recertified to the country. has never lived in palestine although he treasures his childhood spent in syria he says he doesn't think it's feasible to return he dreams of going to another country earning a living and giving each of his children a bed to sleep in in their own room natasha going to ayman al jazeera a man. there is 100 migrants in serbia have held a protest at the border with hungary demanding to be allowed through hungary supporter this week to prevent them from entering but the market say they won't know until they gain access to your opinion countries and among several thousands who have fled war and poverty in their homelands. in the forests in the strait and the b. ball coming here because all the water they are closed and you don't know how kind of. to ask all. of this is going to zation to come here to see the people here to see their kids school to see the army and to see them again and they are living talk and they are leaving. we ask i ask only want to open the border guards. to all when the war does. her drug addiction and afghanistan is an issue often overshadowed by the years of armed conflict in the country in the last 2 decades following the u.s. invasion the number of attacks has risen now some members of the taliban have stats and to provide rahab services that comes with its own costs in this ravi has this exclusive reports. iraq city western afghanistan. these men just a few of the millions of addicts in the country today the latest you would figure suggest women and children are as much at risk of ending up like this but dick did opium heroin morphine crystal meth. even when they're high meadow where it could lead. sarin every night one or 2 are dying here they are very young and they do not have any family they were once very useful citizens and were not like this before but now their life is in a severe condition and i worry about them if someone will not take care of them they will also die. this is what a lost generation of afghans looks like. a splinter group of the taliban says it has a moral duty to do something in heroics belt in caves they've been running a drug rehabilitation center for 4 years addicts go through what passes for detox here several months of cold showers and long walks in freezing weather a taliban commander offers islam a teachings for inspiration and pain killers for withdrawal. once they're clean half of the addicts go home others stay for training weapons and to join the taliban. this is who helps us with our military operations he can go 100 kilometers into enemy territory he plants mines an enemy areas even inside their rooms he killed 15 to 20 people by planting mines former addicts do these things people inside these centers are encouraged to become a man like him on a new lease on life makes for loyal fighters going to come on as india i destroyed my life my family became hopeless because of me and i was left alone the taliban not timely treated me but also i helped my family financially they seem to money to my family iron the commander's trust and i'm valuable now i want to stay in the street hard you know to the last day of my life. the 2 decades since the u.s. invasion of afghanistan the number of drug users inside the country as well as neighboring countries has seen a sharp increase in addicts so become a common sight in city streets across this country experts say addiction is a symptom of a problem that stretches beyond afghanistan its borders an open secret of the capital kabul is that all sides of the conflict make money dealing drugs criminal gangs armed groups including the taliban as well as the governments and militaries of neighboring countries. traffic that limited the terrorist networks in the region and they're exploiting the situation right in the instability of afghanistan for their business illegal business. works for the ministry of calabar card ics he says despite cases of corruption at the highest levels of government the labeled narco state is not afghanistan so low to bear. our farmers are not receiving a lot of money from the poppy cultivation so what about the rest of the many if you call a canary in the laundry of. him economy and often very near it increases through more than $400000000.00 so very well this one is it's right in afghanistan is it is it in pakistan is it in iran is it in central asia is it's in the water and it's a complex issue that has for years taken a back seat to the country's more immediate security concerns and more recent efforts to end the war. but how those in power now deal with have got a starts drug problem analysts agree will dramatically influence the future of the afghan people. a couple. rescuers in zimbabwe are searching for survivors after a disused mine collapsed killing at least 2 people who were mining illegally and 20 people are reportedly trapped underground in the mine just outside the city of quick way the shaft caved in on wednesday night's the mine has been closed since 2007. police in the city of fear that the 1st lady may avoid facing murder charges if she's allowed to travel to neighboring south africa by say. he has been charged for her alleged role in the killing of the prime minister's 1st wife 272017 just 3 days before his inauguration to bonnie turned herself in after 2 weeks on the run but has now been released on bail by mr thomas to vanish says he'll resign phone pressure from his party over the investigation a former hit man for drug lord public escobar who boasted of killing hundreds of people has died in colombia you and hydro baskets known as popeye dies of stomach cancer aged 57 but gave himself up to police in 1992 confessing to killing 300 people and coordinating the deaths of 3000 others his most notorious crimes include the assassination of a presidential candidates and the 1989 bombing of a passenger jet which killed 107 people. and brazil's far right president. is proposing a bill that would open up indigenous land to mining agriculture and energy projects the bill which has yet to receive congressional approval has drawn strong criticism from environmentalists and indigenous groups they say it could wipe out their communities and speed up the forestation. this is a big step forward it depends on congress but we will face pressure from environmentalist those people from the environment right if i could one day i would confine them to the amazon of history like the environment so much. the soldiers here and these are the headlines the chinese don't so he was among the 1st to send the alarm on the outbreak has died from corona virus leaving the un was accused of scaremongering by police when he posted about isis a local messaging app in december at least 638 people have died from the virus scan hardware has more from beijing even before the official announcement there was a lot of anger on the social media sites here the messaging apps here in china because of you know he's been he was one of the 1st whistleblowers way back in december 30th so it took 5 weeks from and he actually in that period he was called into a police station will hon and had to sign a confession said that he was spreading rumors so a lot of anger even before his death now obviously that is really ramped up because of what has happened and how he was treated initially by the officials here in china. the u.s. has killed the leader of al qaeda and we are baby in an insular during a military operation in yemen it says malory me was seeking to conduct and inspire attacks against americans. hasn't confirmed his death the us president has used profane language to attack his political rivals during a speech celebrating his acquittal on a picture of charges donald trump described the proceedings as corrupts and one by dirty cops israeli army says it's sending around a 1000 more soldiers into the occupied west bank after an upsurge in violence in the past 24 hours there have been clashes in several cities in the occupied west bank between palestinians and the israeli army after 4 palestinians were shot dead in separate incidents the only $200.00 migrants in serbia have held a process that the border with hungary demanding to be allowed through hungary shut its border this way to prevent them from entering the migrants say they won't leave until they can gain access to european union countries are among several thousands who fled war and poverty in their homelands all those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after people in power which is up next stay with us. trade tensions could cut global economic growth by north point 8 percent we bring you the stories and developments that are rapidly changing the world we live in to what extent will china be a drag on the global economy in 2020 counting the cost on al-jazeera. best known to tourists for its beautiful beaches and dramatic coastline italian island of sardinia is also a major cut to make the rest of the locals long delayed these tests of how toxic effects to health for years the authorities have refuted those playing reporter emma alberici went to investigate.