Transcripts For ALJAZ NEWSHOUR 20240712

Who were shot by police has died. Despite why the u. S. Sanctions aimed at the Syrian Government activists say it doesnt bring justice for those whove been tortured and killed. Im new orleans with the sports news a 16 n. B. A. Basketball players test positive for corona virus and the celebrations continue for liverpool who won their 1st league title at 30 years well hear from their coach jurgen klopp whos already tell getting more trophies. We begin the news in the u. S. Where the corona virus infection rate is surging in places 40000 new cases were reported on thursday the the highest daily number since the pandemic began for the 1st time. And 2 months the White House Coronavirus task force has been giving a public briefing on the situation Vice President mike pence said that while the overall infection rate is declining 16 states have seen spikes recently he also called on people to follow Health Recommendations like following social distancing as the president made clear we we want to open our economy up and we want to move America Forward even while we take and continue to take the steps necessary to protect lives and the health of the American People top us Infectious Disease expert to answer the phone directly addressed young people who he says are following Health Guidelines you have an individual responsibility to yourself but you have a societal responsibility because if we want to end this outbreak really end it and then hopefully win a vaccine comes and puts the nail in the coffin weve got to realize that we are part of the process so when the Vice President went back pulling back a couple of months ago when we showed about the guidelines to safely reopen the country weve got to make sure we drop back a few yards and think about that that this is part of a process that we can be either part of the solution or part of the problem out as verizon for sure is at the white house and washington what else did we learn from that briefing. Well there was a great deal of my pain saying how well the administration had done up to this point said that they were flattening that car and the 50 states where reopening for business with sales roaring in jobs coming back the reality is that just in the last couple of hours weve heard from texas that the governor there is pulling back some of the easing of restrictions for example pubs bars are being closed restaurants are going to have cut capacity and the number of people allowed it gatherings is also going to be limited 16 states across the south many of the states that were late to shutdown and airlie to reopen theyre the ones that seem to be seeing the surge the likes of where the governor there just a week or so ago was saying that the green light was there for no telling people who live in arizona to stay at home one of the most contentious exchanges when someone asked the Vice President who had said follow the advice of local Health Officials isnt that a case of do what we see not do what we do pointing specifically at the rally that the Trump Campaign held in tulsa oklahoma last saturday and then a white house event earlier this week in out of sooner which resembled a rally where people were allowed into the hall with facemasks despite the local authorities saying that thats hope people should approach this event well he answered really saying that this is all about the 1st amendment and that in an election period not directly and answering that question he also said that people should follow the advice and that they should pray at no point and i may be wrong in this but at no point did i hear them see please wear face masks which is the experts tell is cut the possibility of infection by at least a factor of 5 out of their looks so they have the covert crisis could be taking a toll on the president trumps reelection chances of a slew of new polls showing him way behind joe biden right now. And its also taking a toll those plans for the weekend these cancel those plans to travel to its golf course in new jersey obviously with a spike in cases he didnt want to be seen to be golfing but youre right if youre on the trunk campaign these polls that have been issued over the last 2448 hours would not make comfortable reading not only is donald trump behind nationally hes behind the in key swing states like wisconsin and michigan 2 states he won last time around but the biggest concern will be not only is he behind in florida d another key swing state but also behind in georgia thought to be reliably republican and texas which is thought to be betty right reliably republican now if youre behind in texas theres a real problem for your campaign because youve got to spend time money and energy campaigning there whereas before you could really just leave it to itself and if youve got to do that just to shore up your base youre not spending time money and effort in swing states so if youve got to concentrate on your base it becomes a much harder election if youre a trump supporter and youre looking at these polls and youre looking for a bit of comfort the only comfort you will get was the ask if the election was held today the election isnt held in june remember its november the thought i was here as alan fischer live at the white house in washington i learned many things. Mexico citys chief of police has been injured in an assassination attempt in the capital. It happened in an upscale neighborhood in the citys west the police chief ascends tweeted accused members of the drug cartel of being behind the attack on please 12 people have been arrested aljazeera is manuel right below reports now from mexico city. Approximately 6 38 am local time there was a coordinated attack against mexico citys Public Security secretary to get see how the food is essentially the police chief for the mexican capital now i want to make one thing clear here you tacked actually took place in downtown mexico city less than a block away from aljazeera is Mexico City Bureau so it was it was practically right out right outside that in itself is big news this is not the sort of thing that residents of mexico city are used to seeing there are pockets of instability in different parts of the country where different organized groups and cartels operate and control territory but its simply not the sort of thing that were used to seeing take place here in mexico city this a curious secretary was traveling in Armored Vehicle and in a Sport Utility vehicle when a group of heavily armed men opened fire from another Vehicle Police say that the attackers were using high caliber weapons 50 caliber rifles as well as grenades so again this is an audacious attack that people here are simply not used to seeing several casualties have been reported we do not yet have a number of how many people died during this attack but we can confirm that at least 2 Police Officers that were accompanying the security secretary were killed during the attack as well as one bystander the police chief recently tweeted that hes placing the blame on the got a highly skilled move it and that they were highly skilled move ahead of us here in new Generation Cartel that in itself is also big news mexico city authorities have long hair. That there has not been operating in mexico city though the cartel did post our you tube video in february claiming that they were operating here in mexico city the attack that took place earlier today appears to be evidence of that police in the scottish city of glasgow say that a stabbing incident is not being treated as terrorism itzhak reportedly happened in the stairwell of a hotel 6 people are in hospital including a Police Officer the suspect died after being shot by Police Authorities say theyre not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident scotlands 1st minister nicholas sturgeon spoke a short time ago i went to space my thanks to the police for what appears to me to be the very common traditional way that the responded to this incident and undoubtedly ensured that a very very serious incident didnt become much worse than a thought should 1st and foremost be with the 6 individuals who are in hospital and our thoughts and our gratitude should be with our Police Officers particularly the Police Officer who sustained injuries trying to keep the rest of the public safe and lets focus on thinking of them out of service lawrence lee is live for us in london lawrence take us through what happened today in glasgow. Well you know as you heard nicholas sturgeon say there as the day has worn on its ended up being quite a lot less bad thankfully than was originally feared for a starts the suggestion that 3 people have been stabbed to death in the incident which is attributed to Police Sources in scotland now seems to have turned out to be wrong the police said a short time ago that there were 6 people in hospital the youngest 173 of them 20 or. Younger than 20 and a 42 year old Police Officer is one of the most seriously injured hes critically ill and has been the subject of a great deal of praise by politicians because obviously he tried to end the situation and is now very ill as a result of it. So so no one dead as calling the police at the moment other than the suspected attacker whos motivation we still dont know except this is as youve said terrorism is not being ruled out by the police and thats very significant politically as much as anything else because it obviously makes the incident much less inflammatory politically than the than it would otherwise have been so very shocking for the city of glaus go which prides itself on is inclusive at sea and very many people. Expressing their shock about the whole thing but in terms less bad as a say than than was originally feared lawrence many thanks due to israels also the Prime Minister benny gantz as outlined a proposal with regards to israels controversial plan to annex parts of the occupied west bank in a Facebook Post on friday afternoon he suggested that any palestinians in future an experience be granted equal rights it comes as israel looks to roll out its plans starting july 1st aljazeera is harry force that has been following the story from western. Of course next week could be a very momentous one with the july the 1st date which is the earliest possible date under the deal between him and netanyahu the israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for this Coalition Government thats the 1st date under which the Movement Towards annexation can be advanced and he sets out what could be read as something of a toughened tone in against netanyahu in terms of saying that that he would be willing to speak to the palestinians at any time even tomorrow if they wanted to seriously that there would be no annexation in a palestinian area or least an area with a large palestinian population or where their movement would be severely curtailed if there were palestinians inside such an area they would be granted equal rights that there would be security and diplomatic groundwork that went in place ahead of any annexation to preempt any petition potential Security Problems and also said that he would advance moves towards bilateral negotiations with the palestinians as part of this as well and all of this he says is part of the American Peace plan the trump plan but really when you look at it it doesnt really reject anything that looks within the bounds of what might well happen in any case the indications that weve been getting from Benjamin Netanyahu and his officials are that he wants 1st to declare israeli sovereignty as they put it on major israeli illegal settlements close to the green line close to here just south of jerusalem and that they would be the 1st phase. This is the news hour from our series still to come on the program safe for now i was 0 meets a group of ringer refugees sheltering in indonesia after weeks at sea. Uncovering the truth for the victims of war crimes the chief prosecutor at the hague speaks to aljazeera about a widening investigation. And in sport yet another positive coronavirus case linked to the event joke of a controversial tour of the balkans. The u. S. Is calling on libyas warring factions to stop fighting and allow oil fields to resume operations it comes up to Libyas National Oil Corporation reported that russia and other foreign mercenaries stormed its shura oil field blocking the resumption of oil exports from the site after a months long blockade theres been no response from moscow on the incident most of the countrys main oil fields are now under the control of the Libyan National army based in brook the International Criminal court is expanding its investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity in libya speaking exclusively to aljazeera the courts top prosecutor said that the discovery of mass graves into huna was a particular area of concern one of warlord Khalifa Haftar is commanders mahmud ali is wanted by the i. C. C. And shes calling for him to be handed over. That. We just. Facility. Action that he account. For. This purported thats the. Last time time you will concrete and progressive steps. And this is something that has already been found by the chamber. Investigations in octave William Lawrence a senior and joint professor real lecturer at the school of International Service of the American University he joins us now live from washington good to have you with us do you have any clear idea as to what actually happened in. Not precisely we know that 190 bodies were found in mass graves in wells in containers and at a hospital and we know that it was connected to one of the more ruthless commanders in libya because the county and its brothers who changed sides in the war from being for the western government to for the eastern government and in that way were involved in 2 attacks on tripoli at different times theyre particularly ruthless and they are score settling and the fact that some of these sound like towns like tarhouni. Switch sides and have some of the population of one side and somewhat in other made it critically fractious and particularly lethal when it comes to score settling even some of the county it forces were killed as the Government Forces came in and that was is for settling as well so all of these investigations are starting up they have to secure the sites they have to identify the bodies and to turn the cause of tent and then give them back to their families this is a process that will go on for months and perhaps even years you describe these these people as ruthless some are right in thinking that while the conflict itself has been violence there have been many many deaths it hasnt been particularly a bloody conflict as it. Thats correct and its very difficult in libyan battle since the 2nd civil war started in 2015 and even before that to schumer each others heads to make more phone calls to their enemies to leave the more lethal work like sniper work to foreign mercenaries the russians mercenaries are or planes flown by foreign mercenary pilots and these former sinners are more willing to kill on the other side and we knew that would be the war is much lower than say siri or yen part because libyans unwillingness to kill each other but now thats all changing in the last month 2 months because from beginning to see these current massacres themselves are going to make it much more difficult for the 2 sides to trust each other in peace negotiations which are supposed to start up hopefully quite soon so who should step up and make sure that these people handed to the International Criminal court. Well obviously the libyans will have to be arrested libyans because i dont think anyone will be sending International Peacekeepers anything. And there are certainly a lot of different alicias a lot of different factions did your militias have their jails for example say this land could not his son was held in different shells various times i mean there is a prison population held up by all sides and certainly there can be arrests made by militias and there is even due process to some degree there are courts. What the i. C. C. Wants is for the 2 of after his bloodiest lieutenants were folly and another gentleman to be handed over the years these cases have already been developed and some of the massacres were on a film on you tube and the videos are available you can watch them if you are so inclined and so the ones for which there are clear evidence these need to be turned over hopefully at some point that could be portable peace negotiations as well and for the others who are still going to be sending in u. N. Teams to have build up that evidentiary case against the perpetrators those are really good to talk to so many thanks indeed William Lawrence there in washington its been a week since the u. S. Imposed its toughest sanctions yet on syrias president bashar assad and his allies central to those sanctions was evidence that syrian prisoners were tortured provided by a military defacto syrian activists say that the u. S. Action force short of delivering justice just a warning that you may find some images and Priyanka Gupta this report disturbing. In this gallery in syrias its lips city lies evidence of atrocities inside president Bashar Al Assads military prisons. Pictures of detainees hung on the walls images of someones father brother sister a child tortured starved and killed. Those who died were just given a number to identify them these are some of the 55040 graphs of 11000 syrian detainees who died in government prisons between 20112013. They were smuggled by a military defector called name caesar and this colleagues. Are all grateful to caesar who succeeded in smuggling dizzy images to the world and fortunately i said is still free without any intervention from the International Community to bring him to justice to relatives of those victims will not rest until that is penalized for his crimes have of acquiring. The 40 graphs may be difficult to look at but for a jury of mahmud ali it meant she could finally grew one of her sons who died in assads military prison she still doesnt know what happened to her other son who was also detained. Ive been picturing him knocking at our door until i was showing his photos among the dead my mind is blown away he had left to earn his living as he has 3 daughters he was stopped and detained along with his cousin a University Student studying in damascus this was more than 8 years ago my youngest son moustapha was also stopped and detained the evidence of mass killings inside whats been described as a human slaughterhouse 1st came to light in 2014 the 4 to graft have since been shown at the u. N. And the European Parliament among others caesar has led the country provided crucial testimonies at u. S. Congress it prompted the toughest american sanctions yet against president bashar assad and his inner circle under law named after the syrian defector there are more. But on many syrians. Thats not enough for the lot of another for you john bashar assad although the act will have some Economic Impact on the regime but the International Community has failed to prove that its genuine intentions towards this lady and. That these images prove one thing that we must act to save the rest of. The Syrian Network for human rights says more than 146000 people are still detained or have been forcibly disappeared by the government since 27 and that number could be much higher. A community in indonesia is being praised after rescuing a group of rangar refugees who were stranded at sea nearly 100. 00 people were on board the vessel nearly a 3rd of them children are now in the province of akshaye where theyve been given shelter jessica washington reports from jakarta. Tired and confused but finally safe after weeks possibly months at sea this group of Rohingya Refugees is finally on land after disembarking in the invasion province of. The now theyre staying in an empty government building where officials are checking their health and identity. This man told al jazeera why he made the dangerous journey. Though. They were slaughtering us we had to beg for a life to be allowed to reach the shore of another country your heart he says his brother was murdered in myanmar and hes traumatized like everyone around him hundreds of thousands of largely muslim have been escaping from myanmar since the militarys crackdown began in 2017 its still not clear how long these refugees were seen indonesian fishermen rescued them and brought them closer to shore before local authorities decided whether to allow them to disembark the Community Rallied together carrying the refugees from their vessel and on to land. Were told sorry for most of the children and babies on the boats were going to have to haunt to see that so we decided to bring them to shore the difficult journey all the more dangerous during the pandemic they were tested for covert 19 after disembarking and youre going to how long will they be here we dont know will coordinate with the Central Government and immigration the most important thing now is the taste this particular rapid test can be unreliable but so far all the results have returned negative human Rights Groups have praised the fisherman for rescuing the Rohingya Refugees from the sea and also the local community for welcoming them with open arms but they say its now time for the indonesian government to address how they will fulfill the basic needs of these refugees and work with other countries in the region to stop people from taking these perilous journey the local people are working very hard to collect funds to collect you know basic services or would really get people but i think its its it should be it should be supported by the governed. Giving been glad to be giving them certainty that the government is willing to provide them with you know a shelter the indonesian government says its working with regional neighbors to put an end to dangerous boat journeys but he is of discussions have not been able to stop the humanitarian crisis causing people to flee in the 1st place jessica washington al jazeera jakarta a weather update back on aljazeera than welcome back to news here is opening up for tourists but there are concerns about a quickly over to. Caring for cash in lebanons struggling economy where dollars only available to a select few. The formula one teams put that coronavirus precautions into practice ahead of the delayed start to the season thats coming up a little later with live. I know theyre so hoarse andronicus fight just as well through some policy of the middle east the winds being particularly strong of late they generally the skies clear no rain of coals very nice sunset hair in a city to much as they have a night out is not really getting any lower than the maids by day one of the warmest place is 48 the expected high on saturday the winds again pretty strong coming through the interior so theyre hot and dry you can see on the size of the arrows that there will be pretty strong winds and of course working the way for the southward stuff as we go through saturday the time is beginning to rise through the eastern and the med the winds not quite as strong coming off the cooler waters but the celsius in jerusalem those winds again strong elsewhere and feeling rather down across into cats also breezy conditions on sunday with a high of 38 degrees celsius now down into Southern Africa the rains of course of a particularly heavy through the central areas that the taken early into western africa as well so more scenes coming out of liberia this is monrovia of the streets of course under water but even worse further to the west ivory coast some really heavy downpours of lest a lot of damage the rains will continue to go through saturday particularly around the gulf of guinea those fronts also sliding by saturday into south africa to work its way eastward and theyve taken the showers to Port Elizabeth and of course keeping the time which is a little bit. On july 1st russians had to the polls to vote on constitutional reforms including changes that could enable him to remain in office to 2036 but with a drop in Approval Ratings for his handling of the pandemic are they willing to leave the wait for an even longer presidency follow developments on a disease that. It is good to have you with us hello adrian for the going to hear and know how with the news hour from aljazeera the headlines the White House Coronavirus task force has given its 1st public briefing in 2 months its leaders say that while the overall infection rate is declining 16 states have seen spikes in new infections urging people to follow Health Guidelines. Mexico citys chief of police has been injured during a session an assassination attempt in the capital in a tweet he accused members of a drug cartel of being behind the attack at least 12 people have been arrested. And police in glasgow say that a stabbing attack in the city center is not being treated as terrorism 6 people were injured police shot the suspect and he died of his injuries repeated curry she is in glasgow shes the director of positive action in housing a charity that helps provide housing to refugees and Asylum Seekers could have you with us can you just confirm before we talk any further that this hotel in which the incident took place today is one of the buildings that your organization is is using in its work and no are our offices d all tell the hotel on west George Street or this. Is being used as one of several hotels by in the years who was the so constructed style landlords who basically forcibly moved 370 seekers into 4 or 5. And i think this will tell us one of those who tells ok and that in itself was was quite a controversial move was that we were her hearing earlier from our correspondent the that scotland i mean when you compare it to england people who are seeking asylum tend to be better treated in scotland than they are in other parts of the u. K. Well actually theres no difference between how an Asylum Seekers treated and scotland under the home office rules or in england and the same rules apply they are forbidden to work theyre given no more than 5 pounds a day for their Living Expenses for everything and there theyre basically waiting for years for their silent case well i can see it as different as the attitude perhaps in gloucester which has got the largest sound population in the whole of the u. K. And perhaps is far more different people are far more. Shall we say in lights into our show we see and far more and. Welcoming of refugees and and celebrating the diversity of the city and of scotland and im particularly light off things like what placemats are there so theres a huge groundswell of support for them so what is it that your organization in particular. Is able to do to help people who who are in a pretty desperate situation by the sounds of it. Well some of the things that we do to help are on 2 and a half 1000 families and individuals a year and many of those are all majority are refugees and Asylum Seekers and many this island seekers that there are enough to tell and over cost to our Service Users that come to our charity for help with housing with help with trying to access decent Legal Support trying to have crisis grants or shelter or food and basically thats where our Charity Dollars you can have a chance peoples basic human rights and try to proactively help them with legal work and to help them to try to address their situation so they can finally get through years of asylum waiting and get the papers in order that the his stand in the room to feet and not have to rely on charities like hers or of the banks or anything else but basically stand in the city but we to you say that that does go as a city tends to be more welcoming that than in other places in the u. K. Of people who are refugees or seeking asylum but that there have been protests in the city of late have been that particularly near there that hotel and well everybodys entitled to protest and yes there was a minority of far right activity however that was joined by 1500 or so and peaceful and people attending for old refugee the site where there statues to celebrate the diversity just go into them to celebrate the digestive urgings because im sure you cant tell me exactly which country your genes are from and nor can i and theyre from all over the place our genes have you know theres our theres immigrants and their genes as well you and i mean our biological genes so yeah. It was jones out any far id have to this trend will continue to teach and and should arise again absolutely robonaut id love to find out where i am from actually you know with the whole mix of genes the must be inside me thats been great to talk to rob you know we wish you the best but he thanks indeed regulator a few that thanks from positive action in housing. Which is rolling out the welcome back mass for tourists starting on saturday authorities there have given the green light for borders to open as coronavirus related restrictions continue to amys many are hoping the visitors will return to prop up the industry but there is concern that it will be a wrong a long road to recovery have a jump job reports. In the historic heart of tunisias capital coppersmith mohammed show she is putting his skills to work hammering away at plates he plans to sell hoping the worst of the pandemic is over. Coronavirus outbreak was a very very tough period even after we reopened it still being very difficult when i was on all activities because we were working for tourists who still cant come here from a shop is in the old medina of tunis a unesco World Heritage site to treats visitors to a rich sampling of local crafts and cuisine an area thats usually overflowing with people for tunisias economy tourism is crucial. 5 years ago gunman killed 38 european tourists during an attack at a beach resort near the city of seuss which significantly affected the Tourism Sector now as the number of confirmed coated 1000 cases declines government officials have said june 27th as the date for reopening their air land and sea borders. Travel agency owner of the humvee is happy with the decision but says tunisia will face a harder time recovering from cope with 19 than it did from the aftermath of violence. Terrorism had almost everywhere in the world and we survived we knew how to overcome it but for corona virus it is affecting the whole world and so far we dont know yet how to deal with it i think with. Tunisias hospitality sector is trying its best at this restaurant in tunis that means new hygiene and social distancing measures like the Hand Sanitizer being offered at the entrance and the masks that are mandatory for staff in the town of cd was harried about 20 kilometers away from tunis tells like the villa blue have been preparing for a while now we dealt with the professional cleaners to clean all the furniture or the curtains or or the bearings or the flooring so everything has been. Professionally done and. And we abide by the rules that were set by by the government with the rooms ready all thats left now is for the guests to arrive mama june and jersey are voting is underway in the u. S. House of representatives on whether to grant full statehood to washington d. C. If it passes both the house and the senate the districts more than 700000. 00 residents would finally have representation in congress i was there as mike hanna explains the residents of washington d. C. The District Of Columbia have been denied their right to fully participate in their democracy since a pounding of the Nations Capital over 2 centuries ago its being a district and not part of the state it has no governor and its elected representative has no boat in Congress Statehood is priceless. Statehood assures there living in the Nations Capital is about pride not prejudice. This was the moment at which the districts tried to state to the real traction federal offices Disperse Protesters outside the white house in an action ordered by the trumpet ministration not by the citys elected officials there shouldnt be troops from other states and washington d. C. And their very definitely shouldnt be soldiers stationed around our city waiting for the girl to attack americans in a local policing matter in a city where nearly half the population is African American statehood is a civil rights issue at all Holmes Norton has represented d. C. For nearly 3 decades shes the great granddaughter d of a slave who found freedom in the district but not representation in Congress Actually only boss as the member who represents my city and of course i feel and in my own lineage as a 3rd generation washingtonian whose family has never experienced all of it within their own country so for me this is fading and again its for the president has made clear he will oppose any move to statehood as would his fellow republican the Senate Majority leader. To make it difficult. To know Democratic Senators but those advocating stay to a doctor taking a long term view hoping that the composition of the senate and the occupant of the white house will change after november selection as a must. Now. Show a strong likelihood that my party the Democratic Party in the United States will take control of the senate as my party the democrats hand taking control of the house the bill is certain to pass in the house but given Republican Opposition that will take an election for the mayors hope of a few one stars on the u. S. Flag to become a reality by kind of aljazeera washington. Steve clemons is host of ours there is the bottom line out of washington as a lawyer for the hill which primarily covers the u. S. Congress he joins us now live via skype from maryland steve help us understand why republicans of a so against this what republicans are opposed to it for mostly purely political reasons because it is a guess that if washington d. C. Were to come in it would bring 2 Democratic Senators and at least one or 2 democratic congressman into into the congress as voting members and that would give a greater tilt to democrats in fact. Donald trump said exactly that he actually said 5 congressmen in 2 senators i dont think it would be that many but the fact is that it would go democrat which is white mean a lot of people thought that the way to do this is to bring puerto rico in as a state as well because it was long believed that part of rico would come in as a republican state and the wash washington d. C. Would come in as a Democratic State so this is that the 2nd time this week i think weve had a conversation a state where were saying that somethings going to pos in the house but hey its going to hit a brick wall when i guess the senate yeah. But look its really important because it lays down a benchmark where the house of representatives right now it passes statehood in one chamber of congress and that other chamber waits until we have an election in the United States 4 months from now and if that election goes the way of the democrats and if the democrats do the remarkable thing and actually take control of the senate which was doubtful a couple of months ago but was looking more and more possible today then that changes the game dramatically and statehood could very well move forward you know within the next year which would be remarkable what difference that to peoples daily lives would statehood mean for the people of the District Of Columbia. Well i think some of it was mentioned in your earlier clip statehood would give more control of that the state of washington douglas commonwealth thats the new name for it so washington d. C. Would be renamed washington comma douglas commonwealth named after George Washington and then of course the great black leader Frederick Douglass and in that it would give them more control of their schools more control of how their taxes are used more control of many different dimensions of law which which the federal government continues to meddle in washington has what they call home rule but it only goes so far there are many areas in which members of congress can set School Standards or do things in School Spending School Vouchers that are irritating to the city of washington d. C. The city right now in washington d. C. So we give them more control but i think more deeply than i happen to live in washington d. C. And it has always bothered me that my vote in a federal election doesnt go to represent me in any real way in the congress so you know part of the way in which americans declared the reason the cause for their independence from Great Britain was taxation without representation and so you have people paying taxes in washington who do not have representation in Congress Great still take in state but he thanks indeed Steve Clemons there and its a shank you for the hill and host of ounces here is the bottom line at least 3 people have died in flash flooding and the ivory coast several homes were flooded cars were flipped over in the city of abidjan the region saw 3 times as much rainfall as normal over recent days. Lebanons central bank is launching an Electronic Foreign Exchange Trading Platform in a desperate attempt to stabilize the countrys Exchange Rate the lira has lost nearly 70 percent of its value on the black market in recent months the harder reports. Licensed Exchange Shops are only selling dollars to a selected few among them or people who need to pay a Foreign Worker or buy an Airline Ticket its a 1st for lebanon where the foreign currency has long been used in transactions but the country has run out of dollars due to a deep economic crisis that has led to the collapse of the local currency attempts by the central bank to stabilize the rate including launching an electronic Trading Platform have so far failed theyve been trying to fix the price of the. Rate that is just not reflective of what demand and supply is so theyve been just trying to fix it at a very low rate unfortunately unfortunately the euro has lost at least 75 percent of its value on the black market since october nearly 50 percent in the past month many are hurting in a country that is import dependent. My follow to use it to be 750. 00 an hour with was less than 200. 00 lebanon needs fresh dollars but money from abroad has stopped flowing in. Many war and the Exchange Rate instability will continue without foreign assistance a return of confidence in the economy and as long as those who have been on the worst financial crisis are in power. Discussions with the International Monetary fund on a bailout have made no progress the political elite the central bank and the Banking Sector are still arguing over who is responsible for bankruptcy in this state theyre also failing to carry out reforms Like Fighting corruption a member of the negotiating team resigned in protest it is the state in all its opera that has resigned from its own responsibilities they have a responsibility to do reforms they have a responsibility to take ownership of the losses in the Financial System and to ensure the stability of the Financial Sector its desperate times up to 45 percent of a nation of nearly 5000000 people live below the poverty line when. People are selling the gold to pay hospital 3 situation fees and loans on their homes. All the while the states foreign currency reserves are being depleted weve better stop printing lebanese found them the way to stop doing that is to do Economic Reforms because why are we printing lebanese mount because we want to finance government expenditure protesters who have been demanding a new leadership for months are losing hope they held a symbolic funeral for lebanon as their country sinks deeper into crisis. Beirut india is nearing nearly half a 1000000000 coronavirus cases with its biggest spike since the pandemic began the countrys largest care facility is being readied in south new delhi to tackle the infections the size of 15 football fields can accommodate more than 10000 patients at a time. The leaders of Southeast Asian countries a calling for a unified response to the coronavirus pandemic to ensure a strong economic recovery theyve been meeting by video link for the latest summit hosted by vietnam which so far has responded to the virus a little better than most countries where the hate reports from bangkok. This wasnt the Opening Ceremony vietnam had in mind as it takes its turn to host the association of Southeast Asian nations summits. Like many events around the world coronavirus change plans but vietnams quick and robust response to the pandemic which has infected fewer than 400 people here meant that at least a meeting was able to take place just with no foreign leaders with the cave in 1000 outbreak has had consequences in Economic Development and social stability for us young Member States we feel the sorrow of thousands of families that have lost loved ones to the virus. And the Economic Situation is expected to get worse even as some International Borders in the region begin to reopen the Asian Development banks revised outlook for this year has the combined economies of the bloc contracting by 2. 7 percent on the sidelines of the summit trade ministers are continuing to negotiate the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership its a 15 nation trade deal that suffered several delays in setbacks including the withdrawal of india and is now expected to be finalized next year but thailands Prime Minister wants it signed this year to help speed up recovery from the pandemic vietnam also wants to see concrete progress if not an agreement this year on a code of conduct for the South China Sea several Southeast Asian nations including vietnam have territorial disputes with china which claims almost the entire area raising tensions the United States this week positioned 3 of its aircraft carriers in the Philippine Sea close to disputed areas vietnam is seen as the strongest opponent in the region to beijings assertiveness which may increase while the world in particular the United States is preoccupied with coronavirus but vietnams position is one that has to balance with its own economic interests the high as well. Trade between any member state to china were now ranked number one hence they can separate between Economic Issues social cultural issues and Security Issues but hanoi may push hard to have the code of conduct signed this year while its the host nation of the Southeast Asian bloc with terms more favorable to its position the next summit also in vietnam which usually involves leaders all representatives from outside the region like china and the United States will take place in November Wayne hay al jazeera bangkok. Just ahead here on the news i will take a closer look at the man who led liverpool to the 1st premier title in the premier league title in 30 years thats coming up in just a few minutes. Or. I get time to support his late. Thank you liverpool manager yangon club says hes completely overwhelmed after his team clinched the English Premier League title for the 1st time in 30 years. Her. Fans partied on the streets of Liverpool City Center despite coronavirus restrictions singing the clubs crops team secured the crown when 2nd place Manchester City lost 11 to chelsea on thursday demanded liverpool could not be called with a 23 point lead over city and 7 games reminding the liverpool taking watch the matches are going together and celebrated into the night afterwards coop speaking at a News Conference today called other clubs theyre not finished yet the consistency the boys really showed this is so is so exceptional i really cant describe it and not stop there is a lot stop being really have to and will stay focused because you see receipt of jury duty but will not stop doesnt mean the b. B. With everything you just dont improve because our team say they did a really good already and and will be better and stuff like this and citys anyway absolutely exceptional so it i cant promise that we win something but i can promise ill be travelling to improve and thats. I think possible 3 decades and 7 manages of come and gone since liverpool last won the league title youre going copies the coaches finally guided one of the worlds best supported sames back to the top of english football. Hard working in africa vasant record breaking english champions liverpool are the same that reflect the unique personality of their creator yet can claim. Become famous for his work up to receive dont win but the path to glory started in minds like so many great managers was a modest player spending the ninetys with minds as a defender in the 2nd tier of the German Bundesliga but he was always capable of something special. The fans still love him and remain proud that hes the 1st managers job was at mons no 419 years ago the cops president says klopp will always have a special bond with them. Hes always said he wants to return to mines whenever that is its the center of his life so he spent time here as a player and more or less at the foundation for his career as a coach the connection is very very close i think you know where in germany other as many liverpool fans as the rock he reminds me. Of ok candidates i know under much of i know there are other teams in england but i watch liverpool because the club. Everyone likes him no matter where he is and whenever it comes to mind. Going with him. Caught up quickly demonstrated his ability to innovate tactically and minds and within 3 years of his appointment the club were promoted to the top level of the bundesliga just as important is his ability to motivate and power his prowess a positive and pathetic later the exception not the rule and he understands that some things are more important than football i dont understand politics. Why me ever base camp and. But the famous small is never far from call more for the fans whose lives hes in have. He success and trophies in liverpool has been a joy to fans of mine still for such as unjustice who is always still greeted with a clip you can talk with him about everything starting from his dog to his wife to football tactics and to the problems of the world when we met him at anfield he invited us to come to his office for imagine this was a great experience they will build him a monument close to the beatles in liverpool i am completely sure about this the spirit of your going cop means liverpool football but it was born and reminds in this corner of southwest germany. Where 16 m. B. I basketball players have tested positive for corona virus just over a month before the season is set to restart at disney world none of the players have a 9. 00 to 300. 00 so you were tested altogether which means around 5. 3 percent of come back positive the 16 tires will now remain in south isolation seems a jew to start arriving for Training Camps in florida on july 7th before competing in that quarantine bubble it does now. American golfer denny mcafee has withdrawn from the travelers championship after becoming the 3rd page a top player to test positive nick what the incumbent champ with the other so earlier this week books kept karen Graeme Mcdowell also with the travelers as a precaution of the day caddies tested positive. And yet another positive case linked to Novak Djokovic is doomed tennis told the balkans this time it sees coach the former wimbledon champion go and if it is a bitch he joins 4 players including a joke of which to get the virus also today its been announced the davis cup finals have been perspire and until 2021 were just over a week away now from the opening race of the delayed formula one season in austria seems like red bull have been getting ready so i british drive an example completed 100 kilometers around the service and circuit on thursday its the 1st time hes been behind the wheel of his car in 119 days the team has also been practicing social distancing measures and wearing their personal protection gear its certainly different seeing everybody working in face masks you lose the expressions that you sometimes concrete have either elation or despair in a mechanic or engineers race but i think its something that will get used to its important for the safety of you know of our team of everybody you know around us in formula one so i think its a discipline that will get you through very quickly and something that will become a new normal for the time being formula one getting closer to a comeback but thats for your sport for now more lighter. Many thanks indeed that will just about do it for the news and for me for this week nick clark will be in this chair at this time tomorrow time for us here in doha to have to our colleagues in london the rain will be his update you in just a few moments thanks for watching ill see you again. Short films of hope. And inspiration. A series of short hustle stories that highlight the human triumph against the odds. I could afford 400 people it was you know he had to be on time. To be out of bed aco get fed up because if that everybody wants aljazeera selects. In a highly controversial move israel was expected to our next several the legal settlements in the occupied west bank. As nothing youngs government tests the limits of regional diplomacy and security will this mean an end to the 2 state solution. Israel might say shit on a. Tool to old use their own. 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