Accused of masterminding the massive task of prominent twitter accounts 2 weeks ago. And zimbabwe sends out its military to enforce a ban on antigovernment protests dozens of people are detained. Now Hong Kong Police are reportedly seeking the arrest of 6 prodemocracy activists living in exile as china steps up its enforcement of its newly imposed National Security they include former u. K. Consulate worker simon chang prominent activist nathan law and u. S. Citizen samuel chu now chang says he was tortured by the chinese authorities for information about hong kongs antigovernment protests while north fled to london soon after china imposed that National Security law and truth founded the Hong Kong Democracy Council in the United States the police have declined to comment but it would be the. Time to talk of an activist outside the 50 under the federal law joining me right now from los angeles is samuel chub one of the activists whose arrest has been ordered by the police as weve been saying he is a u. S. Citizen samuel thanks so much for being with us let me start by asking you how you felt this morning when you wake up to this news i think that i was outrage and really not surprised but this is such an outlandish claim that somehow they have jurisdiction of american citizens while being an American Government is just completely out of line. Samuel i understand you moved to the u. S. When you were 12 youve been a Community Organizer there fake yes not only on issues related to hong kong but also on School Lunch ProgramsFinancial Regulation you are a u. S. Citizen and as you say you know there are questions about jurisdiction had theres no extradition treaty with hong kong anymore whats your reading of this is this an attempted intimidation i think this is we saw the writing on the wall when the National Security wall was. What been public they say that anybody even if you would not a rest anywhere in the world if you were to say or do something a team a Security Threat to you know National Unity that you would be targeted and i think people who always talk in the beginning like this is a very very very. All they should but also a crazy way a claiming school would secure a stick should so i think in this case as both a target me but also to actually see but i also think that trying to create a chilling anybody whos connected or talking a working with us in any capacity. Well let me ask you then by my understanding anyone if you literally anyone could be charged under this new law that would include heads of state for instance you might say things that Institute Policies that beijing doesnt want to see what kind of reaction are you expecting from the u. S. And potentially other western nations i think im not the only person whos out ritually out spoken to a number of congressional offices and i guess i start from the very beginning what the law was if theyre going to come after me they must look marched down to capitol hill and the rest. So that the rubio so everybody in the white house because they too have been. All articles that it is using to charge people like me. Secession and colluding with foreign powers and that i think is what theyre both not understanding is that theyre creating really a perception of how desperate. They are local of the national includes and. Speaking of that influence and pressure i mean we as weve been saying a year ago now you founded this Hong Kong Democracy Council you were very active with lobbying around the hong kong human rights and democracy act which president signed last year and that was about sanctions now since then with a lot has happened now that the u. S. Has rescinded Hong Kong Special status and that will have consequences for people on the ground in hong kong do you agree with that choice. I think that this is something that needed to be done and its really the responsibility and that the response relies on the government and the Chinese Government they are no one wrote one country 2 system and and us policy has to back out and they should he actually has been working as you said not only on the right ocracy at. All essential that has come down also were trying also to preserve some of the protection for hong kong so the holocaust safe harbor act and a number of our immigration refugees protections that were promoting right now is meant to punish russia on this its. Rights access. To safety and protection for us so those i think thinks that we have to walk balance embry strategic insurge cohen the way that we punish the people protect home howard well speaking of people in hong kong i believe your father was one of the leaders of the Umbrella Movement and he was convicted his activism not stand hes still in hong kong now what does he make of all of this have you been in touch. I think that in my case as you said im a little bit unique and a list of the 6 that you have because i did not sleep in the past year ive been all in the u. S. Since 1990 and the business of a sense is that you 96 and it is also true that my family and my father all in the tenement square protests and under the underground railroad that saved a lot of this events and then the 2014 protests the umbrella will not have been a secret and i think that we together you know not family this is not reality but i think for us were much more concerned for the everyday people who has lived constantly now under this type of surveillance and under this time of suppression and we have made a decision while ago that this was something that we ought really to risk our lives. But we want to make sure that all calm can be free again that some and some you know im curious i mean this is all of taking place within the context of a Global Pandemic right now and all the restrictions that go with that what do you make of the timing of chinas actions here. I think there is a lot of areas for china its the pressure globally in a lot of ways were in an open season right now against china because of their Regional Response and their reaction to the pentagon expressing on stemming from china and i think that theyre seeing the kind of hooey and censorship the only other service other countries but businesses and and the way that the question i think that is starting to create a 99 front line reaching back and i really think that this shows todays shows the kind of awareness and the fact that they are scared of losing control and they know that it. Can continue to be systems it gretton control all over the mainland and in china all over the place and i think that that is what. Samuel one last question i mean weve also had that Legislative Council elections are now being postponed in hong kong ostensibly because of coronavirus fares what do you make of that id like your reaction. I think this is what the papers do one day know that they have lost the hearts and minds of their people they go out and disqualify opposition leaders they issue or about arrests for dissidents and they delay any sort of democratic practices and process in elections because they want to stall was. And i think that they might be able to relate this or appear but all theyre really doing is growing the movement and reinforcing the commitment all of us have that once again recently one day. Theyre speaking to us from a sense thats one of the activists who is arrest has been ordered by the one company and indeed sounding very defiant thank you very much for joining family we have really appreciate your time thank you. Well prodemocracy activists in hong kong as well as the white house also condemned chief executive carolines decision to postpone septembers legislative election for one year lam says the rise in corona virus cases forced her to invoke an emergency laws after that announcement germany became the latest western country to suspend its extradition agreement with the territory correspondent david reports. The Legislative Council election has been held every 4 years since hong kongs handover from british to chinese rule in 1997 this is the 1st time voting has been postponed to such an extent the decision to postpone the trainee trained election has nothing to do with politics has nothing to do with the likely outcome of this round of elections it is purely on the basis of protecting the health and safety of the hong kong people so the delay was necessary because of the rising numbers of Coronavirus Infections but her use of Emergency Powers raises legal and administrative issues delay would mean that Chinas Parliament would have to step in to approve any issues that could contravene hong kongs basic law its many constitution. We are inviting beijing to interfere. Because we are unable to help you or solve the problem that the government has created foreign governments including the u. S. And the u. K. One that postponing the election further threatens hong kongs autonomy chinas leaders repeated their warning for the International Community to stay out of chinese affairs. What i want to tell you is that the election of the Legislative Council the Hong Kong SpecialAdministrative Region is a local election in china and is purely chinas internal affairs. Its a consistent message particularly after chinas government includes the National Security law in hong kong on july 1st. Secession subversion terrorism and collusion with foreign elements are punishable with up to life in prison critics say the laws draconian vague and open to interpretation and on thursday it was on this basis 12 Democratic Candidates were disqualified one of hong kongs best known democracy activists joshua long was among those deemed in the eligible for not supporting the last implementation because sandra. My qualification to come into Democracy Movement in hong kong and thats the reason they can kill us all even they try to prosecute us bar to run for office and silence our boys we wish to try our best last voice being heard around the world to prove democracy comes to the latest moves by Hong Kong Government or motivated by chinas concerns that democrats would have gained a majority in the Legislative Council the Legislative Council election is the only way people in hong kong kept influence who will run their city Legislative Councillors are partially responsible for choosing the chief executive and monitoring their performance in recent years chinas leaders have been accused of interfering in this process and with the disqualifications and the delay in elections there are concerns whether another basic right is being stripped away the vehicle pollen are just there Hong Kong Well now President Trump is leading u. S. Pressure on Chinese Company by stunts to sell the american on of its Popular Video up to talk us media also reporting that microsoft is in talks to buy tech talk the Us Government has expressed worries that Data Collected through the app could end up in the hands of the Chinese Government. Will look you know tech stocks we may be betting we may be doing some other things or government options but a lot of things are happening so well see what happens but we are looking at a lot of alternatives with respect to the. Now the leading us Infectious Disease expert says hes cautiously optimistic that a Coronavirus Vaccine will be produced in the coming months dr anthony found she appeared before a Congressional Committee at the time of deep political divisions over how to reopen schools and businesses my counterparts from washington d. C. The test from the outset it was clear that the hearing would reflect the countrys bitter political divide the democratic chair outlining what was supposed to be the prime intention today im calling for the administration to finally give america a comprehensive National Plan prior times the science over politics the ranking republican member waving reams of paper contended that President Trump did in fact have a National Plan let me thank you on behalf of the millions of American People who are alive today that wouldnt be alive if you werent carrying out President Trumps effective plan to keep americans safe as we learned about this virus as we work to get a cure for this virus a picture of the president placed behind him to emphasize on whose behalf he was speaking the chair also produced his own prop a graph showing the dramatic discrepancy between the rates of infection in the United States and in europe the president immediately tweeting a response in real time including a gratuitous insult somebody please tell congressman clyburn who doesnt have a clue that the chart he put up indicating more cases for the u. S. Than europe is because we do much more testing than any other country in the world if we had no testing or bad testing he continues we would show there the few cases. Dr pao she said the early opening of many states was one reason along with the differences in the initial response if you look at what happened in europe when they shut down or locked down or went to shelter in place however you want to describe it they really did it to the tune of about 95 plus percent of the country did that when you actually look at what we did even though we shut down even though it created a great deal of difficulty we really functionally shut down only about 50 percent in the sense of the totality of the country your system secretary of Health Confirmed there was a disturbing legging getting test results saying it was taking on average 3. 00 to 5. 00 days and in a few cases up to 15 and the director of the centers for Disease Control stated he had not been consulted in the administrations decision to shift the focus of Data Collection from the c. D. C. To the Health Department in washington the centers for Disease Control has been the focal point in the fight against every previous pandemic the fact that the director was cut out of the loop in this crucial decision is yet another example of the degree to which the administration has sidelined the c. D. C. In the fight against this virus ultimately a hearing that was designed to formulate a National Strategy revealed instead how bitter partisanship complicates any unified response to be as yet uncontrolled spread of the virus mike hanna al jazeera washington we havent well now millions of americans left jobless in the wake of this pandemic could be set for a new hardship a 600. 00 a week benefit is about to end and attempts to agree on a new federal relief fund have stalled our White House Correspondent can be how it has all the latest. The major obstacles are really a couple of things number one is the amount that should be given to americans who are out of work and struggling as a result of coke at 19 the democrats believe that it should continue to be 600. 00 a week republicans say it should be 200. 00 a week and till september and then it should be 70 percent of your previous wages they say this is just a really high price tag cant keep going as we have been for the last few months now the other big Sticking Point is over Liability Protection republicans are insisting that there should be protection for hospitals for governments for businesses you name it anything that kind of facilitates the public they cant be blamed if someone says i got covert 19 well in your facility democrats say thats not going to work that they dont want that Liability Protection in place instead what they want to see is something for state and local governments giving them more resources so the really arguing about Different Things very far apart in terms of the amounts and as you mentioned the checks that are currently in place running out and there is no sort of measure to move forward now republicans have said look this is put in place some sort of short term stopgap legislation democrats are saying were not going to do that in fact we gave you legislation 2 months ago you stalled so look at it the 2 sides really very far apart but at least theyre still talking and this is significant because they were supposed to go on vacation as of today now we understand that vacation is on hold until they work this out. Now 3 men including a teenager have been charged over a huge treasure hack that targeted high profile accounts a couple of weeks ago they took over accounts belonging to former u. S. President barack obama on a test about iran mosque and for tweeting out of that coin dealer that cryptocurrency scam raised more than 100000. 00 in one day well lets ask me to Andy Gallagher hes live in miami for us and these are some pretty high profile targets just how did they do it in terms of cyber crimes this one was pretty your day should they hiked into about 34 accounts including as he said people like jeff bezos people like kim carr dashin the former president Barack Obama Joe biden the list really reads like a whos who now how they did it was shows you a measure of just how sophisticated this was they phone finished members of staff who work at twitter managing to get the tools unwittingly from members of staff at twitter to then just hack into those accounts they then used each account to put out what looked like a charitable message saying if you send me whatever amount i pledge i will you know whatever amount you pledge i will double it and essentially using the big corn accounts belonging to these 3 people to line their own pockets the 17 year old who was arrested here in florida on friday is said to be the mastermind behind this hes only 17 so we cant name him for legal reasons but he only just graduated from high school here so this is a sophisticated hack on a level on a scale that hasnt really been seen before and prosecutors are now charging the 3rd the 17 year old with 30 felony charges and given the high profile nature of these targets they could have been huge amounts of havoc here but it seems this was really about stealing money can you talk us through the bitcoin scam. Yeah i mean one message that went out from joe bidens account said whatever you contribute today i will double send your money to my bitcoin account now big corner of course is the crypto currency that has been tainted by use for criminals because its very hard to track down where the money goes or where its kept that was the plan here between these 3 people accused of carrying out this huge cyber crime and in just one day the 17 year old according to prosecutors here in florida made a 100000. 00 in one day but they also point out that this was a very dangerous crime that could destabilize the Financial Markets or even american Politics Twitter says it will now launch an investigation and tighten up its security measures but it just goes to show how some of these social media platforms can be hacked in quite easily and really cause a great deal of havoc because the victims here werent the high profile celebrity names they were ordinary americans who donated their hard earned cash and gallagher there for us in miami with all the latest on that story thank you andy well parts of florida currently under a hurricane watch as i move up the caribbean heading for the east coast of the United States the hurricane is currently lashing the harmers bringing heavy rain and strong winds and expected to hit florida over the weekend and eyes as has already caused severe flooding and Power Outages in puerto rico. And the surviving Boston Marathon bomber has had his death sentence overturned by u. S. Appeals court the court says the judge who presided over funnier this case allowed jurors who already thought he was guilty a lower court will now reevaluate what sentence he should receive some have been his brother set off homemade bombs near the Boston Marathon finish line back in 20133 people were killed more than 250 others were injured his brother with substance and subsequently killed in a gunfight with police. Now iraqs Prime Minister has announced general elections will take place next june thats a full year earlier than shed year old stuff to me promised an early vote when he became Prime Minister and may elections have been a key demand to antigovernment protests began in october last year they want an overhaul of iraqs government which they queues of corruption and sectarianism. A prominent author and an opposition spokeswoman were among dozens arrested in zimbabwe when police put a stop to antigovernment protests there present amazon and said the rallies constituted an insurrection by the opposition and banned them or about in many reports. Protests have been planned across the board but these scenes were not what opposition groups had hoped for in the capital had out a lot shots in abandoned streets after the government declared the protest illegal a few people tried to defy the ban but were quickly stopped by police and soldiers we have seen in the past 2 days the army the police being deployed into neighborhoods and even today these areas get great mentor for these seeds eventually create different messages that the government has been passing out in the past week their. Intended purpose because a lot of people there had to stay home and you know one day to go out. Opposition Party Transform Zimbabwe called for the protests and what but by many other groups which blame president a missing man in god for failing economy and corruption he warned that Security Forces would be on high alert to appropriately respond the ruling zanu p. F. Also threatened to expel the u. S. Ambassador accusing him of funding protest organizers. Had taken control from president Robert Mugabe and the 27000 coup promising to kickstart a failing economy but the opposition say hes done this way to fix it and a kid some of using similar tactics to mugabe to qualification including arresting and the ducting opponents. Internationally acclaimed zimbabwean author city dunga renoir made her stand but was quickly pounded into a police line. And opposition spokeswoman pad same a hairy filmed as police approached right police are coming at us and be armed. Right at the start fronting towards us the protest band does have support has just started to demonstrate it. Sitting straight in the seat. Should be the way to say it would be. Going just be it. But hospitals are struggling with a lack of resources to fight to croon a virus inflation is more than 700 percent and the World Food Programme has ruled that needy 2 thirds of zimbabweans who need food aid approved has been may be in place but the under the state of zimbabwe isnt likely to mend the disease are now returning to the coronavirus pandemic in the astray and state of victoria is considering imposing a stricter lockdown as hundreds of infections continue to emerge every day more than 600 cases and 8 more deaths were reported on friday most of them in melbourne care facilities for the elderly are now at the center of the outbreak the state premier warns the citys 5000000 residents that they will be stuck in limbo unless infection rates come down for now vietnam has reported its 1st to cover 1000 related deaths as well as a wreck or daily high of 45 new cases after being virus free for months vietnams Prime Minister is warning that outbreaks are now possible nationwide the 1st fatality was a 70 year old man in denial more than 90 people in the city were infected in the past week all of their cases were traced back to the same hospital. Now brazils president is being taken to court over his handling of this pandemic a coalition of Health Professionals wants the International Criminal court to challenge. But crimes against humanity and genocide monica yant i have reports from near to. These nurses may not have been able to prevent covert 19 from claiming so many lives in brazil but theyre stopping the traffic in Rio De Janeiro to let people know why theyre losing the fight and even some of their own 500 Frontline Health workers have died and 170000 have been infected and they blame the government. Thats why he joined a coalition of trade unions representing 1000000 Health Care Professionals to take president also natl to the International Criminal court they accuse him of genocide and crimes against humanity for downplaying the virus and ignoring their rights to basic Safety Measures you know their Health Care Workers have to find their own means to get tested thats absurd if we dont know who are sick will be spreading the disease to all those who are treating including prisoners Indigenous People brazil is facing the Largest Health care crisis in its history unemployment is soaring and the president is that odds with the Supreme Court and Congress Despite that a recent poll suggests that if elections were held today also not a would defeat all potential opponents. One reason is the governments emergency aid during the pandemic although with a temporary measure it hasnt been used to exclude poverty lowest level in 40 years political scientist total says the 120. 00 monthly handouts are benefiting half of brazils population and are helping will so now to win the support of the poor if. Only for a while and thats Something Interesting because they were not part of the Regional Coalition of bush or the president s much more a middle class politician than somebody that speaks to the poor we even saw because of the big scheme urgency because its very hard for because we so the government is not going to be able to keep it for a long time perhaps into the hands of the north for 2021 for Health Care Workers like libya sitting back and watching that tight turn against also not all is not enough the insist on taking him to the International Criminal court even though the admit the chances of his prosecution remain low monica and not give ill just 0 Rio De Janeiro now divers have removed 500 kilograms of abandoned fishing nets from a sunken submarine off the greek island of catalonia lost fishing nets wrapped around shipwrecks often turn into death traps for marine life like sea turtles and dolphins and this wreck is one of the biggest submarines from world war 2 it sank after hitting an italian mine in 1981 and took the divers 5 days to remove the entanglements at a depth of 52 meters underwater. And again this is al jazeera and these are the top stories Hong Kong Police are reportedly seeing the arrest of 6 prodemocracy activists living in exile as china steps up its enforcement of its new nearly imposed National Security law now this would be the 1st time police are targeting activists outside the city under that kill. Some old shoe is a u. S. Citizen and one of those activists wanted by Hong Kong Police he says Many American politicians are also angry over chinas suppression of freedoms and hong kong. Im not the only person whos out ritual spoken to a number of congressional offices and i said what the law was if theyre going to come after me they must look. Closely so that rubio everybody in the white house because they too have. All articles that it is using to charge people like me. Secession and colluding with foreign powers. Not creating really a perception of how desperate. They are local national includes and. The u. S. Is reportedly planning on ordering the Chinese Company by talents to sell its American Division of tech talk of a National Security concerns u. S. Media also reporting that microsoft is in talks to buy that Popular Video at the World Health Organization has wanted the effects of the corona virus pandemic will be felt for decades to come thats as the top u. S. Virus expat says hes cautiously optimistic that scene will be available within months 3 men including a teenager have been charged over a huge twitter hack the targeted high profile accounts a couple of weeks ago they took over accounts belonging to former u. S. President barack obama and tesla boss iran musk before tweeting out a faked between india a prominent author and an opposition spokeswoman are among dozens are arrested in zimbabwe when police put a stop to antigovernment protests opposition parties had called for demonstrations against food and fuel shortages as well a 700 Percent Inflation theres anger over corruption too with many targeting the ruling party online the government had banned that protest well those are the headlines ill have another news update for you here on aljazeera to witness sudans forgotten films do you stay with us. Talk to old is there a we know this is the government not to take the necessary action to really address some of the structural issues we listen i still think that travel is the safest mode of travel and to spend that we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter on the road is their own. Food. And. Our vision with