A surprise apology over the killing of an official at sea. Protests in Southern France over coronavirus restrictions but the governments warning of tough times ahead as flu season combines with a spike in infection. Was. And more protests in the u. S. But the lack of charges for the Police Involved in brianna taylors death. And im far as i have all the days sport including a big win for the l. A. Lakers in the n. B. A. Playoffs bron james and. The Denver Nuggets just want to game away from the final. Scene. Here we go 5 and a half weeks after mollys last president was forced to give up power by his own military a new leader is about to be sworn in today a ceremony is just getting underway. In the capital bamako where veteran soldier and former defense minister will be installed he will serve as president for up to 18 months until nationwide elections alongside him as Vice President will be asked of me going to now hes the man who led the coup against him because kita neighboring West African States are jus to decide later on friday where the to lift sanctions imposed on mali after the coup well the coup was the latest event in 80 years of people in mali in 2012 armed groups took control of the north and declared islamic law before being defeated by french and African Forces ibrahim book a key to was sworn in as president one year later but he was accused of corruption mishandling the economy and failing to improve security the last roll came in april when the courts overturned some results in disputed parliamentary elections in favor of keatss party now that led to months of opposition protests lets go live now to Nicholas Park whos following developments from the senegalese capital dhaka nick good morning over to you. Peter this is an exceptional ceremony that were seeing never have we seen heads of state being sworn in without any dignitaries or guest the borders are shot so no African Leaders attending this ceremony taking place inside a place where a few weeks ago weve seen negotiations between the military and Civil Society over the future leadership of mali thats also the site of where in 2012 the famous algiers peace accord was signed between armed groups and the money and state to try to bring and then to the violence well that certainly hasnt happened and in this exceptional ceremony exceptional circumstances well were seeing you know only a president being sworn in as you mentioned a Vice President which isnt part of the constitution of mali and thats right Vice President as no other than the leader of this military to into a sunni going now joining us now is oil vision they killed from the International Crisis group the director for the hell region now ken this new leadership succeed where previous governments have failed well its very hard to tell right now you know of course you know that they i think that they have indicated that they are very willing actually to address you know the deep and structural problems you know of money the point is that you know if you look at money right now its as much a security issue as it is a governance issue and and actually you know everybody of wonder whether military people are actually the best position to address issues in governance and not just an issue of the fact that actually. Madi you know. A lot of issues you know that house are related to the fact that you know the citadel you know the you cause us closer borders and also the fact that many donors are unable to continue you know funding a lot of projects with the authorities so would they have the money would have the resources or so to address the issues of money thats thats a question thats right you. Soldiers are for more than 5000. 00 french troops a 1000000000. 00 operation and yet this military coup happening and this new leadership now will the will they be able to provide security im thinking most specifically for the north and center of the country where weve seen the state retreat what actually does what they are that what theyre saying right now you know i think that what one of the main argument is that we are the military you know and who is best positioned to address this issue if its not the military so examined point you know and i think that theyre trying you know to actually you know gather all of the military troops you know trying to to put more rationality in the use of of the money and military we have seen that you know for instance in bamako theyre trying to ask the military to actually leave points you know that dog already and you know that are not key to the strategy for the country and probably the trying to reorganize you know the different stuff of the country but this being said you know here again with the army its a separate issue to so governance issue you know there is a lot of mismanagement in the army so they also need to address just issue and its far from being done so right recent u. N. Investigations have accused a 1000000 army of extrajudicial killings do they have the actual trust of the people well lets again thats a thats a difficult question you know and you can give actually 2 kind of answers you know the 1st one is that in bamako the protest have stopped and thats a sign you know that people are not taking any more the streets so thats an indication that theyre giving this you a chance a chance to do something but on the other hand in the countryside what we have been seeing in the last few months or even a few years is actually increasing abuses against civilians by the Security Forces and thats not likely to stop you know anytime soon and thats thats a serious concern about this new president by and a former retired military official who is he and will he be apt to lead mali into this transition while very little is known you know about. About this general is a retired general used to be the ministry of defense you know for far less than a year is repudiation is that is is is someone who is you know out in the very opposed to corruption thats such such thats a very good point you know but hes a saw an old guy you know basically has been appointed by the u. N. The Vice President is the head of the you into what do you really get any power would he really get any chance to influence the whole process thats you know question right and so whats at stake here in this in this swearing in ceremony well that today you know the main the main issue is about you know given extends that you know we. Is going back to normal to kind of normalcy you know that that that know its a time for the it costs and other partners to renew you know no more relationship with the country so they need to organize this to ceremony student of issues you know were not were not sure that it will be enough you know for the quest to accept you know i what has been there what are the choices that has been made for instance you know the coalition asking for the Prime Minister to be a civilian thats thats a point thats not a big deal thats not a big issue another issue and this one is is is much more concerning is that actually this go out so i ask the senate spain which is going to zation to get discouraged you know after the appointment of the interim transitional authorities and thats going to be hard showing a vision to kill from the International Crisis group thank you very much now a lot at stake during this ceremony 14000 u. N. Troops more than 5000 french and european troops there and huge humanitarian crisis with almost half of millions dependent on aid for food and security at stake here is this new government going to be able to provide the security for 1000000 people and rebuild that trust between malias and their leadership peter. Nick thanks very much nicholas out there reporting live for the news from dhaka. To north korea where the leader kim jong il and has issued a rare apology to the shooting of a government worker these suspected defected to the north disappeared from a south korean fisheries patrol boat on monday brought has more now from the capital seoul. Quite a Surprising Development it is not very often that north korea admits to making mistakes like this rarer still that they would then go and issue what appears to be a very sincere apology according to the president ial office here in south korea this apology has come personally from kim jong un saying how sorry he is to have disappointed moon j. N. The president of south korea talking about this unsavory case and putting in place measures to prevent a similar occurrence and the north says that it has apparently carried out its own investigation and has pretty much confirmed the details of what we know happened that apparently this was a south korean citizen on a some sort of floating object that came across to the northern side of this maritime border he was intercepted by this patrol boat and that north korean Border Guards fired a total of 10 rounds 10 shots at this individual it then says that that the crew of this boat then set fire to the flow take floating material that this fortunate individual had come across on as a preventative measure it seems against covert 19 now south korean officials as we know have said that the North Koreans actually set fire to this mans body so there seems to be some dispute over that but at least this does seem to be a recognition that this did take place north korea is apologizing for it and it does seem to be a concerted effort by north korea to try to keep the door open to a better relations at some point in the future ok lets bring in mr ritchie hes a career specialist with the university of foreign studies in seoul mason welcome back to the news this is a big deal isnt it this sense shock waves across south korea so will this apology be enough. Yes you know an apology from north korea is rare and i think that the fact that we got wednesday indicates that north korea like the narrative was perhaps getting out of control a little bit and so they needed to step in and catch up with this story you know one of the problems of course was in the in europe is rising in south korea because of this and north korea doesnt usually have a problem putting south Korean Leaders in the difficult to the generation. Before it is somewhere north korea would want to reenter to go she asians with the u. S. And south korea and i think that the pressure that the Reagan Administration was coming under domestically because of this issue was severe enough that our north korea for at least that reason and perhaps some other reasons as well felt like they needed to come in and give them to give us in breathing room with us ok breathing room full moon relations between the north and the had basically been ok or theyd been as ok as they could have a b. They had been exchanging correspondence about coronavirus about covert 19 if mr moon comes out and says no were ok were still on track is that a difficult one for him to sell domestically. Its a difficult position for him to sell to mystically but thats not only because this story its also difficult because you know starting especially with the. Blowing up of the case song youre hearing me as an Office Relations between son john young and still have been very poor and i think more importantly your soul isnt really going to be able to move forward on anything that will make young im interested in improving your korean relations unless washington agrees to that until the election comes along and we see how the fallout from that works out. You can only go so far in the south korean public knows that so you know a lot of the statements about peace and reconciliation in the new administration are sort of typical progressive politician boilerplate here in south korean population knows that regardless of the story with north korea does that mean the optics of the relationship between seoul and telling young are in effect frozen if you will because until we know or until we have an inauguration in january in washington despite what the provenance of the apology was from north to south you know i mean. Behind the optics of course you know theres still plenty going on you know that there is the exchange of letters you know we know that there are other ways that saw them going on communicate that you dont make it to public light but indeed you both sides both the moves ration enchong you have incentives to keep the discussions they have going on below the surface under wraps and indeed one of the major reasons for that is simply that until the election in washington shakes out we want to know who the next president is going to be and that means that you know room for negotiation both from the john side and from seoul is going to leave them that ok we must leave it there mason always a pleasure to get your thoughts on that region where you live right now miss much of it talking to us from seoul. Thanks a lot. Now to the United States coast to coast protests are being held to demand justice for Briana Taylor the African American was shot and killed by Police Inside her home in louisville kentucky in march from los angeles to new york demonstrators are demanding the arrest and the prosecution of all 3 officers involved a grand jury decided on wednesday not to file any charges against them. In louisville itself its asked us to fight a curfew which is being extended across the weekend the National Guard has been sent in to keep the peace several arrests have been made during protests so far john hendren reports from louisville. The. In louisville the price of protest can be high. It ends at the city jail where those with a window can look down and ground 0 of the demonstration where they were arrested theres a horrible when they come out. Those we talked to say its a small price to pay for demanding justice for Briana Taylor and the other black americans who suffered and died at the hands of police was it worth it yes yeah they really were they really when we go to jail and off theres the side brianna to go the lawyer for brianna taylors family tells al jazeera that while those protesters are paying a price the officers who gunned down in her home are not the only charges 3 counts of wanton endangerment against one officer for firing into the neighboring apartment of a white family in that justice route of tayla family certainly doesnt think its just as the people marching in protest and oh all across america certainly doesnt think is justice. What happened here has resonated across the u. S. Parking protests from portland to colorado to chicago and washington d. C. Most were passionate but peaceful but in Louisville Police charged one protester Lorenzo Johnson with assault and wanton endangerment for allegedly shooting 2 Police Officers both now recovering at the Briana Taylor memorial people still come to leave flowers in the street they chant her name but so far no one has paid for firing the shots that killed her and protesters here say they will continue demonstrating until someone does. Ben crump says Briana Taylor story is part of a crisis in civil rights in the United States over 401 years we have been delaware of systematic racism no pressure there see the Police Killing the earth and history see the system killing this inside the court rooms so oh the people who are march and i say to them that we have to change this moment. 100 here demonstrating in briannas name. Seemed to be following his advice John Hendren Al Jazeera louisville kentucky. Lots more news still to come here on the news for you including the agreement between fatah and hamas that could help unites the palestinian factions in the face of israels diplomatic deals with some arab countries. As coronavirus cases rise in sweden with the countrys unusual pandemic model is really sustainable. And in the sport action from a dramatic day at the world road cycling championships in italy. Ok turn your attention to europe the french government has warned its in a quote race against time to stop the spread of corona virus and its reported a daily record of 16000. 00 new infections for sense does an ma say condemn government leaders up in paris for ordering boston restaurants to close for 2 weeks restrictions are also being imposed in other cities as hospitals struggle to cope with increasing numbers of cope with 19 patients lets take you live to paris and our correspondent the tasha butler so now sasha how are the numbers stacking up up and down the country. Well more than 16000. 00 new cases of corona virus infection registered in the last 24 hours and more than 50 deaths so those cases are creeping up all the time each day and they are of course a great cause for concern but some Health Experts in france are saying they also reflect the fact that there are more tests being carried out than they were for example earlier in the year nevertheless it is alarming and thats what the french Prime Minister shall cast ex told french people on thursday evening when he spoke in a Television Interview saying that we are running out of time in france and that if people are more vigilant if the virus is not brought more under control we could face a situation here in france that we saw in march and april when the country had to put when the government had put the country in a National Lockdown and National Lockdown is something that the government have said that they really want to avoid but shore cast sticks suggested that a national law die down might well be what happens if the situation continues to to 08 as it has been well the government has been suggesting that people obviously continue to really take all the precautions they need to they have also imposed restrictions on certain cities including mass a where the virus is circulating more than it is elsewhere because the government say that situation in the city is particularly jance all restaurants and bars to close for 2 weeks that of course has infuriated local authorities who believe that they should have the power to put in those restrictions or not they say that theyre doing everything they can to contain the virus and they have been protests in that city both from restaurant and bar owners and from some local authorities hows it looking across the broader picture across the rest of the european union. Well as more bad news really in other countries in europe as the situation deteriorates in those countries too weve seen more than 2000 cases in germany in the past 24 hours a Record Number since april german or sorry to say weve seen more cases as well in the spanish in spain in the Capital Region of madrid that the situation there already very bad very tense the local authorities have had to put a partial lockdown in several districts in the majority region and we are expecting the Spanish Government to announce more restrictions more structures to be announce also in portugal so in europe were seeing all these partial lockdowns specifically targeted in areas in countries where the virus is circulating more than elsewhere governments really trying to avoid i think natural knockdowns because they know that that is so destructive for the economy but as i said here in france you know natural lockdown is something that is being suggested could happen and we may see other countries follow suit we have to monitor the situation of course of course she will in the tasha thank you very much Natasha Butler our paris correspondent. Chinese drug company senses Coronavirus Vaccine could be ready by early next year the vaccine being developed by sign of is on its the final round of human tests if it passes Clinical Trials one of access its factories can produce hundreds of millions of doses by march. Well trials for that drug involve thousands of people worldwide including in brazil where millions of doses of the vaccine a set to arrive next month monika reports from Rio De Janeiro. Brazilians may be out and about as if the pandemic were already over but far from it with almost 140000 dead the country is the worlds 3rd largest covert 1000 hotspot but theres light at the end of the tunnel based in brazil so powerful state and its coming from china the middle watch. Dogs and the 1st lot of 5000000 doses of the chinese made vaccines or arrived here in october to be used in south florida no means we have to complete the phase 3 final trials and wait for the results but by mid december we can begin immunization. That scene has already been tested on 50000. 00 chinese volunteers less than 6 percent felt mild adverse effects but in order to be used in brazil it must be tested locally as well and approved by the Health Regulatory agency and. The chinese vaccine is not the only one being tested in brazil 2 states by yet and have signed agreements with russia to help develop the sputnik 5 vaccine and here in Rio De Janeiro your crusade institute is working with Oxford University on the astra zeneca vaccine. With over 4000000 infected thousands of volunteers and a deep bench of many station scientists brazil has become a World Laboratory for the covert 1000 vaccines to the sin of act and astra zeneca are in their final trials what with you expecting this vaccines that have been that have been tested in brazil is that they are going to achieve more or less 5560 percent of the action they are not saxons of which we are expecting a very very high rate of actions comparable for instance we danes a vaccine which is all for the. Present i had both sonatas son congressman and a lot of the bill so not all has bling china for the pandemic but Many Brazilians like the netiquette those who dont care where the vaccines come from as long as they work and get here soon monica aljazeera Rio De Janeiro. Ok to the middle east hamas and fatah have agreed to hold the 1st Palestinian Elections in 14 years the rival groups want to form a united opposition against deals israel has signed with bahrain and the u. A. E. To normalize relations palestinian groups accuse their arab neighbors of betrayal elections and to to be held within 6 months in a way they wrote and had that is that restoring our National Unity is a strategic and dialogue is the only course to take elections and the democratic process or the only means a clear cut agreement has been reached that elections on proportional representation basis are the most conceivable course to take with a timeframe no later than 6 months it has been a long running dispute between hamas and fatah the relationship between the 2 functions began to go wrong back in 2006 after hamas won the election and solidified control of gaza the rival Fatah Movement led by the president Mahmoud Abbas was expelled to the west bank after a period of violence in 2007 there have been several attempts at reconciliation over the intervening years but plans to form a unity government well they just never materialized lets bring in our senior political analyst Marwan Bashara marwan good to talk to you again elections on the face of it is that good for the palestinians well i dont actually see it as a priority. Certainly not today not in light of the pressure coming from the various normalizing relations with the Israeli Occupation not when there is a threat or an acceleration. Further expansion of israeli illegal settlements but if this is important put out in order to pursue criminal of the various. Popular process ongoing and palestine and that once this process is all work it would enter into a National Unity government in order to run the occupy fredricka remains under the Israeli Occupation while at the same time continuing with their resistance against the occupation remains to be seen but elections in him arent by themselves be divisive what about this to me and when what they need most is unity around the strategy near him with their challenges from normalization ok talk about normalization for a bit with a smile when they want to form a united opposition ok so say they get a united opposition say they come together in a way that they havent for what 1314 years now in real terms what would that opposition look like and son like. Thats a good thats a great question and i think so many people have seen us now are trying to throw out there you know hack in the ring that is where because it is quite challenging and if youre honest with you theres a lot of desperation out there and hence the source of me things and you decisions with a piece but if i had some kind of thing thats going to in the spirit of the time vaccination against corruption against political diversion and this unit so thats the 1st name just the mike and order of the night at the service they dont break up with the next challenge the robber who arent with the normals do they have you know come up with a united front in order to deal with the arab world the god of war even to watch the world accusing them of being. Divided. By a united speech by the focusing on what exactly they want is very important collateral the especially among the friends 3 i think its important and like with the divisions in the arab world again in light of the depression that the palestinians themselves become important vaccination for this unity because we unobstructed the other Public Opinion is not going to move to crush or books or practical regimes unless the pin simulants show a real will sacrifice to unite and to show a way there is a popular peaceful hopefully resistance that is there any occupation who are thought of us they need to come up with some clear roadmap about where theyre headed and some of these there is more than one choice meaning they need to decide if that means the solutions the vibe of not they have to really think a serious threat of up with a mind or are they going to have to said no we give up on the hope was this that you should we are going to embrace civil disobedience with mainly this one youre for us by. But what were in for is a 5 National Scheme there are some 30000000 photos that were separate movie impurity israelis between but the order of embassy and theyre going to have to really be. Where they want to go the distance that they want to live in that one binational state what that their wires are all started you know their target ok we all know theres various not accept it so easily ok pardon me for interrupting you the moment when you talk about the 2 state solution their relationship back story has been wholly defined almost by negativity i mean when you talk about a 2 state solution there was a point what 2 and a half 3 years ago that relationship was so combustible israeli commentating voices were saying look it might have to be a 3 state solution because that relationship between hamas and fatah was so negative and so divisive will those issues over which theyve spent so many years big will those issues be completely eradicated and done away with if they get to the point of saying ok were now united. Yes i think the whole idea of this socalled 3 state solution of course is nonsensical and it was more of a strategy used by the israelis and any other citizen or that if i can show about hamas one thing but that the other but they have always emphasized that they will never ever embrace any such solution of peace not invent their media and on to more importantly and you know ive written about that since 1903 when the whole idea also came about the process of response came about and the 1st signs of the socalled 2 state solution came up especially when both of them bush mentioned that in 2002 i never said i dont think israel is ready for a true dont say 2 state solution on the basis of what i can 67 borders they have never really been willing and when you look at that its very difficult its tells you that security comes 1st peace will come through security not secure peace and they believe and Independence Hall in paris the one state bit on the mountain states a 2nd there will not be a bank which is a city almost across the board from the left to the right in israel there is a book through belief in the political establishment where it was this or that and thence i think its about time now with the new american position then you are out of position the weak european position quite honestly has to take up all that in terms of deciding in light of the terrible terrible. Challenges facing them which way they go on who move and who stick to it whether its the one stenson socalled whether its the this or your shins and horse compromise and so many ways and that is that i prepare the best because if they dont and if they fail they are going to end up with out of once theyre out of state because the israelis are probably going to be eyeing jordan. To be defined as the United States and that by their very wealthiest warrior but one of them more than anything else that is an american plan is more of a palestinian state cross that of or in jordan or in court that is our finest find remains totally up lee ok israeli its ok mo and thank you so much for that analysis mo and bashar the in paris. Always make way for jenny with the weather is coming down in japan it really is some torrential downpours preacha last 24 hours our show you exactly where and indeed how much rain has come down it has a massive cloud here in the last as 2 things where it is a system coming in from the west and the little white blob there that is still was really the remnants of what was Tropical Storm dolphin but just look at this in chicago q 364. 00 millimeters in 24 hours and then to the north of there in hong shoot nearly 260. 00 millimeters enough rain to over the coals some localized flooding now when you gave away from there across into the far northwest of china it is beautiful very different weather conditions look at this you can really begin to see the change of the seasons the the greenery changing colors on the mountains some really spectacular scenery it will stay fine and dry there meanwhile back across into japan we have got more rain showers as we go through saturday they could get a bit heavy again at times because coming down on some very saturated ground southerners a china thats where the rain will be heavy for the next couple days some good sunshine to the north of the shanghai up into beijing as well and all the while it stays pretty fine in care cost much of the Korean Peninsula we had elsewhere where the still plenty more a in the forecast and this of course is across into india Central Regions the east of these strong winds really funding those rains up into the northern sections of the bangles say very heavy rain again through bangladesh still clearing its way eastwards across areas of nepal but there are warnings in place for the northeast of india and this is why we could be seeing nearly half a meter of rain pizza across into west bengal in the next 2 days ok jenny youll keep us posted i know in the meantime thank you so much still to come here on the aljazeera news hour for you seeking to reassure the voters u. S. Politicians promise to accept the results of novembers vote even as president costs dives on its legitimacy. And in the sport ac milan win despite a big you Start Testing positive for cricket 19. Global pandemic. Family comes 1st. For every American Health care has never been more important. Because the new disease does not favor republicans over democrats bridge over poor are black over white. America decides how to care for a nation. Extensive coverage of the us elections. On aljazeera 2 planes came from school and 15 man checked you know what tell you mr chairman missing for 5 days it is possible to fully clean the premises all forensic evidence but what you then leave is evidence that you have fully cleaned from mystery wanted to give an example of it from started speaking about the role in before even the saudi government get i would just have to mock murder in a saudi consulate on aljazeera. Welcome back youre watching the aljazeera news hour and peter told me these are your headlining stories malis interim president is about to be sworn in following last months military coup the veteran soldier barton doubt will serve until nationwide elections are held in 18 months or so the West African States we know edging a swift return to civilian rule in mali. The north Korean Leader has issued a rare apology for the killing of a suspected south Korean Defector the south accuses northern soldiers of course and atrocious acts of brutality for shooting the Civil Servant in the. Seen near the disputed border then burning his body because of anti coronavirus rules. And in europe the french government has now reimpose new restrictions in some cities after reporting a new daily record of the virus infections in ma say restaurant and bar owners a demonstration against the governments order shut down all public venues. In. Sweden is urging residents to limit social gatherings in an attempt to avoid a 2nd wave of cope with 19 a spike in cases has prompted Health Officials to ask the public to avoid private parties crowded places and to work from home schools and restaurants well they do remain open but plans to live a 50 person limit on gatherings has now been postponed pull reese has a closer look now at whether swedens model can actually be sustained. 6 months after sweden triggered its Coronavirus Response stockholm in the autumn doesnt look too different from stockholm in the spring while other countries go in and out of lockdown the swedes have stayed open throughout the pandemic but a large decline in covert 19 cases came to an end this week with 533 reported on thursday the highest daily number since early july. There has to have. The caution that existed in the spring has more and more been replaced by hugs parties and everyday life that for many seems to be a return to normal from one of the worlds highest covert 19 writes in the summer sweden says drop below countries that imposed lock downs like france the u. K. And spain they have been just a handful of recommendations under strict sions in place and despite this weeks new cases the government says it isnt planning to get harsher just yet schools have stayed open since march and mosques are arrest site even during rush hour. This has become very common in most of the world but in sweden virtually no one wears a mask the Health Agency doesnt recommend them saying it can make people more careless about social distancing. Individual responsibility and sustainability are the pillars of the swedish model although they shy away from admitting herd immunity as a major targets for most decisions the government defers to the Health Agencies chief epidemiology just understand you know. The number of cases down when you stay in a long term regulation place or when you go in and out of the plans main program but as we know most we dont know how to know on Term Care Facilities it was the devastation of elderly care homes that was behind most of the countrys nearly 6000 deaths to date critics now say it wasnt just the lack of a lockdown that was the problem the government together with authorities was asking us doctors to palliative really plan to give and states treatment to otherwise Healthy People with risk factors to give them more freedom. Instead of oxygen because we dont have oxygen in care homes thousands of elderly have died without oxygen that could have been otherwise saved. The care home watch dog house since reported that mistakes were made as sweden recorded more deaths than its 3 nordic neighbors combined but now denmark a short drive over the bridge from alma has overtaken swedens infection rate with the government in copenhagen bringing in new restrictions last week its true weve seen a couple of weeks where of cases in sweden have been going down while theyve been increasing in denmark but we also see that testing much more than in sweden i think theyre just saying that theyre now staring at the ok and her. Sweden may have flattened the curve considerably since the dark days of the spring and summer but the surge of cases in some parts of the country suggest its still far too early to know if the swedish model is working poor east aljazeera stock. Republican Party Leaders in the United States are distancing themselves from Donald Trumps refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the election in november after trump again questioned the fairness of postal votes in the republicans joined democrats in reassuring voters that there will be an orderly transmission as it was White House Correspondent kimberly hulk it explains. The peaceful transfer of power between president s is a time honored tradition dating back to americas founding but its one donald trump refuses to endorse should he lose the november election or we have to see what happens. On thursday citing fears of widespread ballot fraud and vote rigging the u. S. President again casts doubt on whether hell accept the results of the november poll we want to make sure the election is honest but im not sure that it can be i dont i dont know that it can be with this whole situation unsolicited ballots. His press secretary says trump will accept the results. But with conditions the president will exact except the results of a free and fair election. How exactly the white house defines free and fair or is not clear casting grave uncertainty over the integrity of the vote trump is particularly concerned with mail in balloting which states are offering so voters dont have to travel to the polls during the coronavirus pandemic Top Republican and democrat leaders in congress on thursday tried to reassure voters on twitter Mitch Mcconnell the republican leader in the senate wrote there will be an orderly transition just as there has been every 4 years since 792 democrat House Speaker nancy pelosi went further criticizing trumps failure to commit to a peaceful transition you are not in saudi arabia you are in the United States of america it is a democracy. So why dont you just try for a moment to honor your oath of office but the white house is pushing back on criticism of the president s controversial remarks arguing trumps 2016 president ial rival Hillary Clinton last month made similar comments joe biden should not concede under any circumstances because i think this is going to drag out and eventually i do believe he will win if we dont give in and if we are as focused and relentless as the other side of. The controversy has added uncertainty and underscore fears that it could be weeks before the results of the november 3rd president ial election are no can really help get aljazeera the white house. Pope francis has accepted the resignation of an influential vatican cardinal linked to a financial scandal and jello. Which you denied wrongdoing after being implicated in the use of church money to buy a Luxury Property in london several vatican officials are now being investigated. Ancient pyramids in the northeast of sudan have been damaged by the recent unprecedented flooding people say the water has destroyed barriers and swept away dozens of homes mamma though reports from the barge are we are a region. These are the ruins of the royal city in but you know were not all swans the city of the powerful kingdom of that dates back to the 8th century b. C. There are remnants of temples palaces cemeteries and other places of interest that testified to the wealth and power of the question at state a major power in the North East Africa region for more than 1000 years but now these ruins which have weathered thousands of years under threat through 2 weeks ago also residents of nearby villages join hundreds of students from the term university to protect the ruins ha tim had that was one of them. A 70 honestly weve never seen anything like the floods last year they broke old differences and destroyed many homes including mine we were really worried they will sweep away the ruins of the kings baath house one of a few buildings Still Standing at the site was nearly flooded before the students and locals intervened it is. This is our here it is a mess of history right here that belongs to us and it should be protected properly no river floods every year and theres no guarantee you wont damage the sign a few 100 metres from the ruins of the royal city sudans matter we pyramids where kings and queens were in told slender and graceful this moment is bear witness to the last things planned that was the kingdom that once rival the ferals of egypt through the years the pyramids have been blundered of all their wealth and left to the elements as conventions began here only in the mid 19th century a few of the smaller pyramid self since been restored looking new in comparison to their more buttered neighbors but why didnt they then i would have to get by on these morning ones are not just for sudan its something the entire black race should be proud of it just happened to have a rich history of white and. Weak so flooding is. Saddam has killed nearly 100. 00 on thought to people and made thousands homeless saddams prized pyramids safe for now but for how long mall floods have been predicted would have to be informal justice was done but in the highlands of neighboring if you appear a killer just say any destruction to the pyramids as well as the thought was also about that really that the us drew all over the ruins of this ancient city would be a huge loss how about the world does it but you know were so done. Challenging cleanup effort is underway in australia to dispose of 350 whale carcasses rescuers are being forced to euthanize some of the survivors from the worlds worst stranding close to 500 pilot whales beached in tasmania rescue groups managed to free nearly 100 but there are worries some of them may try to return to shore. Still ahead here on the news for you a look at why the un has virtual General Assembly meeting is bad for business in new york. And coming up in the l. A. Lakers move one game closer to reaching the n. B. A. Finals in florida. The. New york is usually a very busy place this time of year with delegations attending the un General Assembly however the coronavirus pandemic meeting is being held virtually because of strictures inside which delegates have to have their conversations thats bad news for struggling businesses is kristen salumi. From the General Assembly hall to the streets of new york 193. 00 Member States typically bring their entourages and their wallets to the United Nations for the annual debate this year theres little foot traffic empty hotel rooms and no wait for a table at local restaurants although if you want a table it will have to be outside. Business that keats one block away from the un is a fraction of what it was last year thanks to the corona virus so its actually a un body thats our identity where un during the day karaoke at night into our dining still isnt allowed here and most of the uns 15000 employees still arent coming into the office to work in years past we have a lot of people wed have people come as early for breakfast we have people come for lunch and this year theres no point tracking the restaurant next door another longtime u. N. Haunt has already gone out of business one thing local businesses and residents dont miss is the gridlock traffic or the heavy police and security presence in the streets but with that inconvenience came a whole lot of un customers youre around the citys diplomatic corps with 193 Permanent Missions consulates and trade commissions help support countless local businesses a study commissioned by the city of new york in 2016 found that the International Organization attracts some 300000 visitors annually and some 56000000. 00. In terms of posts to the u. N. General assembly this 1st virtual. You know its going to. You know extremely hard economically but right now the most important thing is that new yorkers are seeing that we are reopening in a cautious way still its a sad day and not just for new york but also the u. N. An organization that was established to bring people and nations together but were missing the informal diplomacy were missing. In the side room you know the the side bar chats the politicize the discussions during launches which are critical part of what happens here at the United NationsGeneral Assembly not to mention a critical part of the local economy krysten salumi aljazeera the United Nations. Time for sports news fears for peter thank you so much the l. A. Lakers are now just one win away from reaching the n. B. A. Finals and the davis inspired them to victory in game 4 of the western Conference Series to put them 31. 00 up against the Denver Nuggets david stokes reports the neck its their offerings clicking on denver had the momentum after winning game 3 for Anthony Davis cup the lake is off to a fast start making his 1st 6 shots before any of his team makes it even made a basket case of this going to the sweet spot it wasnt long before the others chipped in this dunk from Le Bron James so the move 10 points clear in the 1st quarter the nuggets managed to stay in contention though thanks largely to jamal murray who produced the most eye catching move at the game because that. Could mean this was going to be i think it was going to bring this attacking look at him god no im not going to get is it not enough put into place impressive stuff but they couldnt contain the lakers charge davis racked up 34. 00 points le bron finished with 26. 00 as they secured the win and moved within one game of their 1st n. B. A. Finals for a decade it means that denver for the 3rd time this postseason will have to fight from 31 down game 5 on saturday will be the 7th time that they face elimination from the n. B. A. Bubbles they could stokes aljazeera for a little messy has launched yet another attack at barcelonas bosses who refused to let him leave earlier this month now hes criticised the way they treated his teammate luis suarez who was left to join Athletico Madrid this week so far as was told he was no longer wanted by new coach Ronald Koeman messi wrote a message to suarez on instagram saying you did not to deserve for them to throw you out like they did but the truth is that at this stage nothing surprises me anymore. Ac milan striker is latin abraham a bitch miss their Europa League qualifying match after testing positive for cope at 19 he has no symptoms and fortunately formal and his replacement played well in his absence the runs of colombo scored on his full debut finishing off a great team move against the region to bow to a glint. In the loose scored 2 for milan who won the games 32 to progress to play off. The head of european football has defended the decision to allow fans to into watch the super cup in budapest more than 15000 spectators attended the match where last years Champions League winners barn in a Europa League champions sylvia game comes as your face is a 2nd wave of corona virus infections we will of course not allow us or anybody else to drag us into any political discussion about that the easiest thing or Political Campaign the easiest thing for us would be not to do anything its always the easiest think not to do anything and just stay and wait because if you dont do anything you dont do any mistakes and of but of course nothing moves 30000. 00 fans are expected to attend this weeks russian grand prix making it the biggest formula one advance since the pandemic began Race Organizers are allowing a capacity of 50 percent of the sochi olympic park despite a rise in copa cases and russia this is the pinnacle of. Particular of the sport by far and of course its always cool to remember it reminds us of the woods hole specialties that what we do them on the spectators in the grandstands and i cant wait to see them. Road cyclist chloe di garrett has had surgery on a leg injury after or crash during the world time trial race in italy the american was on track to defend her title but suffered a puncture on a corner lost control and flipped over the barrier she was airlifted to hospital because of a serious laceration but is expected to make a full recovery the world title went to the dutch rider and van de bragelonne who also won the european title last month. Florida prosecutors have dropped the solicitation of prostitution charges against robert kraft the owner of the new England Patriots and f l team thats after courts blocked their use of Video Evidence which allegedly shows kraft and others paying for sex i did a spa in jupiter florida so our owner and manager are still facing numerous felony charges related to running a house of prostitution and australia cricket coach Justin Langer has paid tribute to former batsman dean jones who died suddenly of a heart attack at the age of 59 langer described him as a hero theres not that many players who really revolutionized a guy and you think about maybe morally d you think about. Your christian in danger with one day cricket the way he has running between the wickets is afflatus isnt the way to only guy that would legend do you know that legend i think youd love to be remembered as someone who was passionate about the guy in the cricket not just the strike in cricket but just the guy who of cricket blogosphere i love that you love that it was bigger that it was bigger than a lot. Ok that is all yours for now peter back thank you so much ok lets wrap up this aljazeera news where we started it what youre looking at right now is coming to us from the money in capital bamako the interim president being sworn in in shiri for the next 18 months or so so another Key Development today will be whether sanctions ecowas sanctions against the country are lifted there was a conversation between mr underhill and good luck jonathan from echo also some signaling sanctions may be got rid off and his next. And count 15 deaths children. Watch on. T. V. Child didnt. He just leave us to. Die. Says. Hi im Steve Clements and i have a question to ask these days its hard to filter out the newly sinking track of whats really important to the bottom line tackles the big issues this is shaping the United States its people its economy and the way it deals with the rest of the world the bottom line only on aljazeera. An image can change the way we see the world it could spark mass action or serve the interests of the powerful it can obscure the truth forge narratives and rewrite them to listening post gives you the fruit picture. From soldier to president money he swears in transitional leaders following last months crude. I dont like this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up very sorry for disappointing south korea the north media issues a surprise apology of the killing of an official at sea. Protests in Southern France over coronavirus restrictions but the governments warning of tough times ahead as flu season combines with a spike in infractions