Downgrade taiwan taiwans president rejects chinas sovereignty claims up to being sawn in for a 2nd time beijing says reunification is inevitable and the working class district in mexico city that cant afford to shut down despite the coronavirus even though its a modest hit on of the country. Thank you very much for joining us a powerful psycho and has started dumping rain on bangladesh in indias eastern coast and india cyclon own porn is expected to make landfall within the next few hours with winds of up to 175 Kilometers Per Hour hundreds of thousands of people are being moved to shelters but preparations are complicated as many districts said dealing with corona virus outbreaks people have been asked to maintain so. Distancing whilst saying in neighboring bangladesh is attempting to evacuate 2200000 people to safety the countrys on its highest level of alert 1200000 Rohingya Refugees in coxs bizarre have been asked to stay inside until the cycle and passes are we have 2 correspondents covering this story for us tanveer challenger is standing by in bangladeshs capital dhaka but 1st lets speak to john quran in odisha state on the situation in eastern india this psycho and arriving at what is already a very complicated time for dishes state with millions of Migrant Workers trying desperately to get back to their home state because of the corner virus pandemic how are the authorities dealing with this. Well definitely the situation is quite complicated but 1st now unfortunately that piece of information that is just coming in we are getting the casualty rate of this district and unfortunately this has also been distorted also been caught on our head and its hundreds on this piece of information is that 2 month old baby has died because. On him when he was sleeping and that the information is that hes taken that joining by lesser district 2 people are injured. On the house so that. Unfortunate incidents of casualties which are trickling in as and when this intensity of the cycle was high or need. Some time at around 6 in the evening the wind speed would be much much higher i dont the 170 kilometer per hour at that time and in the adjoining districts or decide after specially at the dock and palace or district the wind speed be as high as 110. 00 you know with the power and then at that time the vast oceans would be even higher but remember that all the size not new to cycle in the last 7 years that have been more than 5 cyclons and the disagreement had been building it quite successfully but this time at all the security in is quite different because of the dont know why it is that the district was a little badly he can balance or they are in that theyre exhausted. And there were disagreements i had to use the high contractors in these districts as the corps and then sent us now they have to make some other out and rents are concrete. Houses but. Wonderful people could be shifted because i. Can so far from the car dont know why this cycle is approaching and that is why the settlement that mission which was is almost big which doesnt working. For the corner by this for the last 2 months to the same sector. People who are also fighting this cycle thank you very much for that update to iran my forests in odisha state india lets head over to bangladesh now done via chandran is in dhaka forest town there bangladesh is also used to dealing with cyclings but this one is an extremely powerful storm which is heading towards the southwestern coast whats the situation now and whats being done to keep people out of homes harms way. Of the latest as the government said they have evacuated at least 1400000 people into the shelters theres accommodation for up to 5000000 people now these are mostly in coastal areas you just mentioned this country is used to cycle on but severe cycle in the last one was shown as 2007 so the level of grown depends on which coast and what area the solid west on the southeastern coast is now under danger and the shown there dont grow for us and theyre joining silted island lot of fishermen and farmers landless farmers lives there we know that at least 600. 00 fishing boats have still not come to the shoreline theyre looking for them and we also know a lot of people who inhabited this silt that island where there is no cycle on shelter at least 46000 people live in those islands they need to be evacuated theyre in the clear danger in the pabx it is expected by late evening the cycle on surely hes done with this though its not a super cycle on but its still going to be a severe cycle on and clear danger is even if the cycle and weakens the tidal wave and pose cycle in effect usually affects the farmers and fisherman for you know years to come right out is something that government has to face the challenge along with the corbett 19 and they cannot exclude on all together a major challenge ahead and indeed one cant help but think about those 100 thousands of refugees who are living in bangladesh coxs bazar whats being whats being done to help them. Well the danger signal level online has been raised and that is in a scale of 1010. 00 being the highest now we know in 2017 june we covered from the camps hundreds of hearts were blown out from a cycle and then cycle and more and theres danger of torrential rain and flooding the most of this hot summer in a slow be healed that can have a landslide which is also a major danger and in the 1st case of kobe it was detected in the camp about a week back so all in all 1 there in clear danger there binocs to stay inside not come out the government has taken preparation but been taken to any shelter because theres about a 1000000 of them so clearly in that down danger end up out of sight of them. Thank you very much for that tom very very live for us and from dhaka in bangladesh lets bring in our senior meteorologist rob. We know that this storm is going to be making landfall later this afternoon as a nest powerful category storm but still a very dangerous one as we yeah lets look at just 2 days to back it was the biggest ever recorded from the point of strength of wind so its a legacy from that and this is where it is the moment its off the coast of edition but the legacy from winds of 270 kilometers for 2 days ago is that the rain and the cloud have extended so its already raining in coxs bazaars rating in kolkata it is raining on the coast here and the way youve generated the swell generation are already exists already spreading out currently on the coast or just off the coast in parity the winds are about 100. 00 cubits for on the rifle so far has been over 200. 00 millimeters there funny enough these are probably not the most dangerous parts of this storm. My graphics will move of sorry i cant show you more graphics so itll be a few words from there this thing is going to make landfall its moving more or less directly north into the coast just west of the border of bangladesh theyre probably south of kolkata to do that about 12 j. N. T. So this is Late Afternoon local time it carries with it a swell and a surge potential total surge above the normal target of 3 to 5 meters would be anywhere from just west of this entrance points so the river hooley or waves the eastern side of bangladesh and that will take place over the next 12 hours after landfall so youre going into the dark hours with the water rising over mangrove swamps and lowlands youve heard already fully rob thank you very much of course well be checking in with you throughout the day to see how the storm is progressing lets turn on to other news now in the uns acting envoy for libya has warned that an influx of foreign support is threatening to make the fighting even more intense civilian casualties have been growing over the past month as forces no oil toward any for have to continue their Year Long Campaign to seize tripoli from the un recognized government diplomatic editor james bays reports from the United Nations after a surge in fighting in recent weeks the uns acting special representative Stephanie Williams gave this bleak assessment of the situation in libya to Security Council ambassadors i believe we have reached another turn in the conflict conflict. From what were witnessing in terms of the massive influx of weaponry equipment and mercenaries to the 2 sides the only conclusion that we can draw is that this war will intensify broaden and deepen the devastating consequences for the libyan people as the foreign intervention increases the libyans themselves are getting lost in the mess their voices crowded out we must not let live the us away. She said it was civilians paying the price 58. 00 killed and 190. 00 injured since the 1st of april an 89 percent rise in civilian casualties compared with the 1st 3 months of the year she said the vast majority were the result of attacks by general half his forces she said it was regrettable that at the end of april the general had rejected the International Peace plan and claimed he alone had a mandate to rule the country libyas ambassador whos loyal to the government of National Accord was scathing about half duff and one of his Main International backers the United Arab Emirates we wish to inform you only from discounts that we have damning evidence of direct Illegal Transfer of these specific weapons to libya by the United Arab Emirates and support of the were criminal and is malicious which these evidence we are sharing with the panel of experts in previous Security Council meetings over the years the United Nations has been reluctant to criticize one side or the other simply saying that both was show restraint but the tone has now changed the criticism of general haftar was direct and much stronger amid reports that even some of his backers believe the impetuous commander has overplayed his hand james aljazeera of the United Nations now forces noyon to libyan war not honey for have to have pulled back to kilometers from the front line around tripoli they say the gesture is to allow people to carry out 8 holiday rituals and are calling on the un recognized government to do the same as comes as Government Forces continue their major offensive they have recently entered the town of alice saba area this week they captured the base along with several other areas. Still ahead on aljazeera from catenary hobsbawm to the coronavirus casualty we ask if one of the hottest puts food scenes in the u. S. Has many has any chance of making a comeback. And living memory how one man in iraq has turned the grief of losing his mother into a memorial that brings joy to the mountains. Across much of central and Western Areas of europe goals have been very hot indeed across areas in the southeast thats is that to change that cloud is a bit of an indicator but the scene some very nice weather throughout much of germany this is down in the south its Beautiful Lake and mostly case guys on the big but again this is in munich but as you can see not many take has just yet now theres plenty of cloud throughout much of germany on wednesday you can see all this dark area here but the rain is well to the south this could produce some pretty strong winds at times even the chance of damaging head across into Western Areas of the balkans and also the same really into more southern areas of natures temperature in athens 31 on wednesday it is coming down the heat beginning to ease which is a good thing meanwhile look at this london 26 on wednesday and 28 in paris not to the north but there is more rain on the way now its looking to make much headway info as it begins to push across the atlantic towards the u. K. So enjoy the sunny weather across london and paris a very warm day with a high of 29 and theres rain showers working their way a tools a southeast of beginning to push across into areas of greece what it does to time which is is this weve got to 31 wednesday the drills right the way down to 24 in athens and friday is a feeling very nice into those sunny skies and sunny cooling off in london off to some showers on thursday. Are you sure. Treats and truce frank assessments why is italy struggling to cope with a number coronavirus failure to really aggressive action we get them behind the herd informed opinions its going to be much more challenging in a place like ease with theres one ventilator 3000000 people indepth analysis of the days global headlines india done enough to nip the spread of the one of ours in the world inside story on aljazeera. The a. Welcome back our top stories on aljazeera this hour a powerful cycling has started dumping rain on bangladesh in indias eastern coast and india cyclon plan is expected to make landfall within the next few hours with winds of up to 175 Kilometers Per Hour and neighboring bangladesh is attempting to evacuate 2200000. 00 people to safety the country is on its highest level 1200000. 00 Rohingya Refugees in the box is bizarre ive been asked to stay inside until the silent rise and in other news in libya forces loyal to although tiny for half time have pulled back 2 kilometers from the frontline around the capital tripoli theyre calling on the un recognized government to do the same Government Forces are conducting a major offensive and have recently entered the town of. Now the polls have opened in broome d. For elections despite the risk of coronavirus voters will be selecting a new president as longtime leader of pm corns easiest stepping down after 15 years in power brewing the place obstacles in the way of observers entering the country raising dogs over how free and fair the poor will be observers were told they must quarantine for 14 days effectively burying them from the mission. Taiwans president sighing when says she wants dialogue with china about regexs proposal for reunification signed made the comments in a speech office who a sworn in for a 2nd and final term in office she says both taiwan and china have a duty to find ways to coexist and prevent antagonism as relations reach a historic turning point in response beijing warns it will not tolerate any form of Taiwan Independence adding that such efforts will only reach a dead end on which we will continue to work hard and are willing to have dialogue with china and maintain Regional Security here i want to reiterate the words peace parity democracy and dialogue he will not accept the beijing authorities use of one country 2 systems to god grade taiwan and undermine the crosstree status quo we stand fostered by this principle j. Michael cole is a senior fellow at the mcdonnell nori institute he says taiwan is going to continue to stand its ground. Inaugural address in 2016 president s i was firm on certain issues but she was quite willing to meet beijing afterwards unfortunately the chinese site shows dury act which villager ns and those were you know difficult years for taiwan in certain areas particularly in beijings attempts to isolate i wanted her nationally but i want reacted by deepening its ties with significant democracies worldwide now in 2020 now beijing is all the more belligerent they certainly do not appreciate a small neighbor standing up to show you know and basically challenging that hierarchy beijing into chinese them is already are insisting upon so we can expect more efforts by china again to coerce and intimidate i on the other taiwanese people time and time again have demonstrated that they will stand up to foreign aggression to the coronavirus pandemic now and breast sale has suffered its worst daily toll from over 19 registering more than 1000 deaths in the past 24 hours brazils not overtaken britain to become the 3rd worst hit country after the u. S. And russia well than 17000 people have died since the pandemic began thanks for its hear that new infections will not peak until june. Were losing the battle against the virus thats the reality the virus at this moment is winning the war these days coming up the holidays i dont see them as holidays but i see them as battle days the most important days in the fight against the virus mexico announces highs daily number of new infections but is getting ready to further ease its lockdown but some areas of mexico city never close as John Heilemann reports. The digging fresh graves in the symmetry of its to pull up a district in mexico city. Outside the hearses a queuing to get in but with the danger of infection all around continues to sell his flowers have almost no you know look at what level one of the that he got were living day to day we have nothing saved and if i stop working what will i eat what will my family 8. Days to pull up as mexicos most populous district and the hardest hit by cove it despite that life and calmness hasnt stopped. Mits can quarantines definitely been of the so ferocity with people encouraged rather than fools to stay home and authorities often turning a blind eye towards those breaking the rules youre not going to miss but rick you know what you just dont remember that point were not allowed to open until the start of june but the truth is we cant last out any more. The countrys just had its highest daily number of cases. That hasnt stopped mexico citys government announcing plans to reopen the capital but districts like this one never really shut down in the 1st place just look at the amount of people bank cars that are out on the street so i should mention that not every business here is open many of those that can afford to close have done so but its pretty clear that in the more working class areas of the city there are a lot of people out and about that it was those kept on driving his bus through the pandemic he says some of his passengers refuse to even acknowledge theres a virus a tool i better get off because its when theyre people that get on board that face most theyre foolish they dont get it but unfortunately i make my living from them so i have to put up with it. Top Health Officials say more and more mexicans are going out before the end of corn to the same Health Officials are adamant the cases will go down any day now those 2 statements dont seem to match up especially here in mr palapa john home and aljazeera hundreds of thousands of south korean students are returning to school as the government eases car one of ice restorations they had their temperatures checked and had to use sanitizer before entering the classroom also in santee chairs are required to wear masks and follow social distancing roles and the 1st day back to class was cut short for some after 2 cases were reported at a school near saw. Now many cities in the u. S. Are into their 3rd month of ramadan with most businesses closed restaurants and their staff are among businesses trying to ride out the shutdown but its he had many wont make it. For something adelphia welcome to philly. As his traveling to resume video shows philadelphia is a food town no longer only known for its famed cheese steak sandwich philly is going through a restaurant renaissance its become a top destination for foodies and home to some of americas most innovative and talented chefs but the shutdown brought on by covert 1000 has stopped everything and it will be particularly hard for independent restaurants to come back from the lockdown now in its 10th week city officials have yet to say when restaurants will be allowed to reopen some have just given up this week 3 restaurants said they would close for good and there could be a lot more to come i mean the 30 to 40 percent of restaurants until about me not be. And thats why. I cant imagine walking down the street. Center city philadelphia. With 34 doors. Out of 10. We are in the Hospitality Industry is what adds to the richness. Our community and we provide and represent hundreds of millions of dollars of revenue. And its not just restaurants philadelphia is a hot new spot for independent coffee shops as well but now most of them are completely closed with their chairs sitting on top of tables and yes bresso makers sitting idle not being used at hip city beds plant based restaurant cooks are busy in the kitchen preparing their popular salads beyond the meat burgers and organic tofu wraps but with the Dining Room Closed trying to survive on take out in delivery orders only has been a challenge 250 employees have been laid off and 2 locations have temporarily closed for those eateries it can survive hopes are high that theyll be able to return to the thriving bustling dining scenes of before gabe rosendo aljazeera philadelphia. Now a man in tehran has been planting flowers for his dead mother every spring for a decade now what started as a personal gesture has become a major attraction any rons capital and of the memorials taken on extra meaning during the current a virus pandemic ravi has a story from tara. Homeowner the bill is mother loved flowers. Growing up he remembers their house filled with them. Every year since her passing hes planted tulips on a street to honor her memory my plan was to change the sadness of losing my mother and convert it to making other people happier so i know saberi suffered an accidental head injury and died suddenly planting flowers for her was her sons way of coping with the grief. What began as his celebration of her life has become a major city attraction. A small flower patch 8 years ago now stretches for a city block. And. This year there were fewer visitors than previous years not many people came to visit because of the coronavirus quarantine little by little ive seen families driving up to see the tulips from their cars this is some of the joy that i was just passing by when i saw the tulip for mothers sign i was curious to go to house of the car to see they are very beautiful. Or the billy splits his time between homes in the United States and iran a foundation he set up overseas his passion project beautifying public spaces is something he says is good for the whole community and hes in talks to duplicate the project in cities around the world tulips from others imports bulbs from the netherlands staff plant tens of thousands of flowers along the street every year. The flowers are time to bloom around no rose the persian new year and this has become a kind of unofficial annual event a way to mark the beginning of spring in fact this spot is so popular that it even has its own location marker on google maps in these dark days of the coronavirus the foundation is also displaying posters in memory of the men and women from irans Health Care Sector who died fighting coke at 19. Each poster signals a grief stricken family in lost so many doctors nurses workers in the medical field so he put some of the some of the posters and and their name and their picture at the tiller sidewalk i can do something that is needed. For the medical workers who lost their lives for us. The tulips last 3 to 4 weeks are the usually plants a 2nd round of lily flowers to make the most of the spring season. This year he decided to do something a little different he delivered lilys directly to iranian hospitals as a way to bring some joy to the places that have recently seen only tragedy a small gesture are to billy says to thank local heroes and a reminder perhaps that no matter how cold the winter there is always spring. Is here at the horizon. U. S. President donald trump is reaching out to hispanic voters in his race for reelection while his rival joe biden has lead among them polls show that a small but significant chunk of hispanics support trump bidens advisors say he needs to do more especially in battleground states like florida as Andy Gallagher reports on miami. Its estimated that every 30 seconds a latino in the u. S. Turns 18 and becomes eligible to vote in the 2020 president ial election a record 32000000 people who identify as latino will be able to cast a ballot making them the largest voting bloc after whites everyone deserves retreat with dignity and respect for both candidates reaching out to the Latin Community will be vital although according to a recent latino decisions poll President Trump may have an early edge just under half of registered voters a backing joe biden polling experts say republicans are better at targeting and research while the Democratic Party has taken support for granted you know how to go after specific motional issues. Democrats unfortunately all democrats believe that they have. Very little to do to keep this is freedom. President ial. President trump launched his latinos for Trump Campaign last year targeting swing states like pennsylvania arizona and florida a big part of Trumps Campaign machine is labeling biden a socialist thats something many in the Latino Community fear but democratic strategists say joe biden has experienced the counts how many times has trying to latin america wants to argentina for you 20 how many times joe biden go to latin america has been 16 times so i think that actions speak louder than words but the fall of Vice President s task of reaching the Latin Community has been complicated by the coronavirus pandemic and his campaign is not as well funded as President Trumps latino strategists say biden needs to show more urgency and a better ground game to increase infusing as im in his president ial Campaign Joe Biden strategy for reaching latino voters is being called sluggish but the former Vice President may have an ace up the sleeve hes made it no secret hes thinking about a hispanic running mate which may boost support either way analysts say he needs to do a better job of reaching out to a voting bloc that cant be ignored and he gallacher aljazeera miami florida. Well again im fully back to go with the headlines on aljazeera a powerful psycho and has started dumping rain on bangladesh and india as eastern coast and india on porn is expected to make landfall within the next few hours with winds of up to 175 Kilometers Per Hour jadick iran has more from indias eastern odisha state where death so already being reported. 2 month old baby has died because of hail on him when he was sleeping and. Information is there. Are doing well also to this day 3 people are. On their hose so that a few unfortunate incidents of casualties which are beginning and as an. Intensity of this i was. At 06 in the evening the speed be much much higher neighboring bangladesh is attempting to evacuate 2200000 people to safety meanwhile the countrys on its highest level 1200000 ring of refugees in coxs bazaar have been asked to stay inside until the cycle and passes in other world news forces loyal to libyan war tiny for have to have pulled back to kilometers from the front line around the capital tripoli they say the gesture is to allow people to carry out 8 holiday celebrations calling on the un recognized government to do the same Government Forces are conducting a major offensive and recently entered the town of west of tripoli. The polls are open in burundi despite the risk of coronavirus voters are choosing a new president as longtime leader. Is stepping down after 15 years in power and taiwans president says she wants dialogue with china but rejects reunification after being so in in for a 2nd and final term signing when said both sides have a duty to prevent antagonists and find ways to exist coexist that is those are the headlines on aljazeera have more news for you in under 30 minutes time inside story is next. When a Prime Minister takes a lump of coal into his own parliament that coal means a lot to the countrys fortunes we bring you the stories and developments that are rapidly changing the world we live in. Was a slogan that one of the Prime MinisterBoris Johnson counting the cost. Around. Libyas war. Is forced into a rich and important as the capital tripoli is back in the hands of the un recognized government pulis prolong the civil war all kick start talks between the warring factions. Is inside still. Hello welcome to the program and. Told the world hes the only man who can bring stability back to live