Than a 1000000 voters go to the polls for a state election in malaysia that could have far reaching consequences for the Prime Minister. Hello we begin in egypt where there are reports that at least 3 protesters have been killed after thousands of people defied a Police Crackdown to protest against the government for a 6th straight day dozens were arrested in raids ahead of the demonstrations but that didnt stop people expressing their anger over corruption deteriorating economy im poor Living Conditions and demanding the resignation of president of the fact that his sisi. Reports. Despite the threats of arrest or even death egyptians took to the streets in several areas across the country on friday. They dubbed it the friday already. To demonstrate their opposition to the rule of opting for top a c c and the month that he resigns. Slogans like this say its outloud dont be scared of sisi has to go were heard in cairos one neighborhood. In the giza governorates which has been the epicenter since protests began last sunday police and other security personnel were deployed in force. This latest wave of antigovernment an anti military rule protests were triggered by ccs decision to demolish entire neighborhoods across egypt under the pretext that the homes were built illegally. These neighborhoods how some of the countrys poorest communities who have already been suffering the brunt of a faltering economy unable to cope with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic according to the world bank 70 percent of all egyptians 70 percent live under either under poverty or on the brink of poverty thats a situation thats and hannibal add to that the social and political constraints just yesterday 150. 00 appeared for the state Security Court im charges of terrorism because they were protesting in the street we know that terrorism charges in egypt are the ways in which the state clamps down on any bourses of dissent. There were calls to by former Army Contractor turned opposition figure mohamed ali now an exile for people to demonstrate with september 20th marking one year since similar demonstrations took place against c. C. S. Rule that was sisi supporters particularly those who control egypts media will claim that these protests are marginal and largely in significance but the way in which the states is dealing with the protesters would suggest otherwise. Human Rights GroupsLike Amnesty International have a ready to announce the mass arrests of demonstrators over the past few days. Egypt has now witness 6 consecutive days of protests the slogans have all been demanding an end to ccs rule and while the number of protests may be growing gradually ceases grip on power doesnt seem to be loosening. Of jersey at a Steven Mckernan is the executive director of the projects on middle east democracy he says its important to consider the threats they protesters are facing. They see see regime as day as shown clearly that theyre using willing to use force to to make arrests to keep people in prison to torture them and to the fact that in spite of all these obstacles that there are still no gyptian willing to go out on the and put themselves at great risk to express their frustration discontent showed the level of desperation of the and the level of discontent in the country its very difficult to measure the discontent using traditional measures you cant do reliably Public Opinion polling in such a close political environment but there are lots of indicators that just intent is quite high in steadily growing and at some point i think this will be your 2 months versus you would stand i think egypt is on a unsustainable to get there unfortunately that Interaction Community in many instances sort of fails to stand up against repressive authoritarian leaders frankly im speaking from washington and of course the government here as an Important Role wrote a play is one of egypts most important external backers and the provider of more than a 1000000000 in military aid to egypts military every year and unfortunately this Current Us Administration has really shown no little to no interest in raising these issues or or pressing this easier however that could change if there were to be a change here in washington follow on our election the number the number of confirmed covert 1000 cases in the United States is now past 7000000 thats according to Johns Hopkins university thats more than 20 percent of the worlds total reported infections you know ali study in the u. S. Says the reopening of University Campuses could be linked to more than 3000 and dismantle cases a day top Infectious Diseases expert anthony felt she says he wants to see cases fall to below 10000 a day before the flu season starts in october president top trump claims the country is rounding the corner on the crisis. Meanwhile European Countries are again imposing social distancing measures as coronavirus cases continue to rise across the continent thats our reports from paris. Anger in the french city of mass say after the government ordered bars and restaurants to close for 2 weeks to stem the spread of the corona virus infection rates in the city the highest in the country but only to say their businesses are being unfairly targeted to suckle stock more ill be drawing on my savings the 7 months to keep my head above water all were asking is to be heard we feel our societys outcasts city officials joined the protest saying the government in paris didnt consult them about the restrictions i understand the anger of shopkeeper i understanding youre a professional weve pushed them to the limits today theyre here theyre showing it theyre right francis government has said that people must learn to live with the virus but in recent days its hardened its tone and approach these measures are temporary theyre necessary put there not all but 3 study shows that unfortunately there is more risk in closed areas without masks in bars and restaurants its not we the french government saying this its International Research so we must reduce the risk across from the Health Situation is deteriorating thousands of new covert cases are registered each day doctors in several regions say hospitals are under pressure here in paris the government is also imposing more restrictions jim school falls and swimming pools will close and balls will have to stop serving at 10 oclock at night this cafe owner says the new rules are confusing we dont understand at all why only bars bars and restaurants in our culture there a place for people to come together a place where you can go after work to relax if they dont come here theyll go elsewhere theyll buy wine and go home itll be worse than clusters across Europe Countries are battling to contain the virus. In russia the mayor of moscow ordered elderly people to stay home in spain all sorties widened a partial lockdown in the madrid region infuriating some of its a shame because people are going to lose their jobs. The continuing uncertainty and restrictions are clearly taking their toll while governments try to protect both economies and people medical experts warn that the Health Situation is likely to get worse Natasha Butler aljazeera paris. U. S. Media is reporting that President Donald Trump intends to nominate 48 year old amy tony barretts a favorite with social conservatives to replace Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg on the Supreme Court members of congress have been paying their respects to guns burke the 1st woman to lie in state in the u. S. Capitol how does a castro has more. A military guard escorted Ruth Bader Ginsburgs casket up the steps of the u. S. Capitol on or a woman who helped transform life for millions of americans it is with profound sorrow and deep sympathy to the ginsburg family that i have the high honor to welcome Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg to lie in state the late Supreme Court justice was a champion for equal rights for men and women born to a world vastly different from the America Today in the 1950 s. Despite her brilliant mind and dog good work ethic she was demoted because of her gender and questioned for taking a mans spot in law school her tenacity and painstakingly thorough legal record eventually caught the eye of president bill clinton who nominated her to the Supreme Court ginsburg sat on the high bench for 27 years her diminutive size be lying her juggernaut status as a feminist icon for the left and voice for social justice through her scathing dissents. Lying atopic had a bill for president Abraham Lincoln ginsburg broke yet of the final barrier becoming the 1st woman and 1st jewish person to be afforded the honor of lying in state at the u. S. Capitol as a lawyer she won equality for women and men not in one swift victory but brick by brick case by case through meticulous careful lawyer. She changed the course of american law democratic president ial candidate and former Vice President joe biden was among those who pay their respects at the end of a long struggle with cancer ginsburg dying wish was to have a new president named her replacement to the Supreme Court polls show a majority of americans feel the same but President Donald Trump plans to announce his nominee to fill ginsburgs vacancy saturday trump will nominate a conservative judge and Senate Republicans have the numbers to push through confirmation possibly before the november 3rd election that would give trump a significant victory to tout to his base the creation of an ironclad conservative majority in the Supreme Court whoever replaces ginsburg could wield key votes for upcoming cases on health care and abortion rights and as the president has acknowledged could even help resolve any legal challenge to the Election Results those powder keg circumstances fewer than 40 days before voters choose their president all but guaranteed contentious congressional hearings ahead but for now a last quiet moment beneath the u. S. Flag at half mast in honor of a woman who leaves the country more equal for individuals and more divided in politics. Castro aljazeera washington. Voting is underway in a state election that could have a significant consequences for malaysias National Government voters and choosing their Legislative Assembly its seen as a test for Prime Minister mahathir d. N. A. s scenes delicately balanced Coalition Government and its neighboring state have a quarter of all parliamentary seats for us louise following the election outside one of the polling stations in the state capital. Thats a lot at stake in these elections this is the 1st test for Prime Minister and we needed gaston since he took power in a political coup about 7 months ago and you currently holds a razor thin majority in parliament now there are calls from even within his coalition for him to call lets not elections that are not due until 2023 to secure a strong mandate so the results of these polls could have an impact on the web on when the next general election will be called now on top of that the Prime Minister is also facing a new challenge from the opposition a couple of days ago Opposition LeaderAnwar Ibrahim his government collapsed when the Prime Minister and we said that his supporters withdrew their support now and we should and i brought him said a few days ago that he now has come on come on to majority support in parliament and will be asking the king to appoint him as the Prime Minister he hasnt yet been able to meet the king because the more nothing is impossible tell them the Prime Minister has dismissed unless claims and says he is still in the just a minute Prime Minister but unless the challenge has also thrown open or underlying just how fragile the support for the Prime Minister is even within his own coalition the United Malays National organization thats the biggest component party in the governing coalition and also known as well the president of that party has said that there are there are politicians from that party who have defected to on last poncy and that indicates just how fragile the support for the Prime Minister. Still ahead. Flooding pushes an already devastated south sudan further to the brink. Live in beijing where the 1st major event for the Auto Industry is underway since the start of the pandemic. Lots of sunshine is the usual across the middle east a little more cloud up towards the caspian sea pushing ever it was the black sea a chance of wanted to showers into armenia maybe into azerbaijan and also into georgia but otherwise its looking pretty quiet or very warm sunshine not quite as hot as as been recently around the eastern side of the med but the temperatures in jerusalem and by are just not up a touch as we go on into sunday for sunday there be some showers around that western side of yemen and across the other side of the water well the showers continue to roll off the highlands pushing over towards the gulf of guinea some well beat down poles coming back in across calmer room well see those showers there into gabon easing down across congo democratic republic of congo also seeing some very wet weather along with you can do the shallows with more expansive here theyll sink a little further south was across like victoria where you are right down the ethiopian highlands but you come further south of here its fine and dry a little bit of cloud just skirting through the western cape easing across the southern cases some west of weather coming through here cool enough with a southerly fade on those winds temperatures around 15 cells just over the next couple of days that wet weather making its way towards the east. But. There are this is the government 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 about the stories that matter on the ground 0 mosque. Moved on documentaries did something nice. On aljazeera. Hello again the top stories on aljazeera at least 3 protesters are reported to have been killed in egypt as thousands of people defied a Police Crackdown to protest against the government for a 6th straight day theyre demanding the resignation of president talked to his sisi anger is rising over the worsening economy and rampant corruption. U. S. Media is reporting that President Donald Trump intends to nominate conservative judge amy barrett to the Supreme Court she would succeed Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg who died on friday and has become the 1st woman to lie in state at the u. S. Capitol. Voting underway and local elections in malaysia states its seen as a test for Prime Minister. Delicately balance Coalition Government and its neighboring state have a quarter of all parliamentary seats. Protesters in the u. S. City of louisville now return to the streets for a 3rd night since a grand jury decided not to charge Police Officers for the death of Briana Taylor taylors family have condemned the ruling and theyre calling on the Kentucky Attorney general to release transcripts from the grand jury protesters want the arrest and prosecution of all 3 officers involved in taylors shooting at least say one officer was shot in the leg by taylors partner during the botched drug raid in march. The latest on the protests from louisville. Here its another night of the protests on the streets of louisville since the grand jury decided not to indict any Police Officer the death of briana tell you thats another bout of curfew too but theres a loophole this Unitarian Church downtown in louisville has declared itself a certain jury and it is welcoming the protests. To come in during the curfew those who are not welcome are the Police Officers on the National Guard theyre not allowed in here so therefore despite the curfew this place is buzzing and they have as you might have heard food toilets war legal help jail support they say and transport shuttles to people who want to go home even despite the curfew because if they do step out of here its very likely that the police could arrest them in the meantime as far as the case of Brianna Taylor is concerned there are still questions about how the grand jury came to the decision and the suspicion is amongst his family and her lawyer is that the attorney general didnt give all the information to the grand jury specifically he didnt tell the grand jury that although one witness said they heard the Police Announce themselves before they barged their way into briana terrace home 11 other witnesses say they didnt hear the Police Announce themselves so now they want the transcripts thats the main fight now get the transcripts of the grand jury find out what the attorney general actually said and see whether justice was really done 7 people have been arrested in paris after a knife attack on 2 journalists near the former offices of the satirical magazine charlie the pair were on a cigarette break when they were randomly attacked it comes 3 weeks after 14 suspects went on trial over the 2015 Charlie Hebdo attack in which 12 people were killed. Its so tragic to see that. And as a time when people have to treated almost 6 years ago in the same street in front of the same building on for the same purpose. To. Come it was that they want to take this they want to break us is a very bitter of our freedom of expression and its absolutely true that we see the resistance. At least 22 people have been killed after Ukrainian Military plane crashed while trying to land it happened at an airport in the east of the country around 400 kilometers from the capital kiev the plane was reportedly carrying students from an Aviation University run by the Defense Ministry and its not yet clear what caused the plane to crash. The Auto Industrys latest innovations are on display at the beijing motor show but the cars arent the only reason people are paying extra attention its the 1st major trade show to be held for any industry since the coronavirus pandemic factor is see the exhibition as a glimmer of hope for an industry that suffered multibillion dollar losses and it comes at a time of heightened trade tensions between the u. S. And china lets discuss all of this with katrina you shes joining us from beijing saying its the only Major International industry event to go ahead this year how has it been affected by the pandemic. I mean well this event was supposed to take place in april but its been postponed for a few months finally taking place now and when it last took place in beijing in 2018 there were almost 1000000 people attending and you can see behind me there was quite a few people quite a few crowds behind me but the numbers this year are kept because of course in a virus not just people happy when they come into the venue and also chinas borders are still tightly. So that was a problem for International Guests who would have liked to fly in and those who did would have had to 1st complete 2 weeks of quarantine but despite all these logistical challenges they were really keen to put this event to have it happen because it really underscores the importance of the also show full firstly of the Chinese Government the older industry is huge here its worth 1. 00 trillion dollars and 33000000 people i was bullied by this industry here in china and the government is really looking to cause sales to help the sponsoring chinese economy in february during the height of the pandemic here in china cost up to 80 percent and only in the last few months have they proved they rebounded slowly to preplan demick levels and secondly this auto show was really key for global makers elsewhere in the world in the u. S. And in europe cars are really suffering and car makers have had to shut factories many of had to cut stuff so really many looking to the Chinese Market to help improve their bottom line b. M. W. China c. E. O. Spoke hours ago he called the older show a glimmer of hope a heart full of that for the global order industry so here over the next 10 days theyll be about 800. 00 vehicles on show and there is a special interests also in the luxury models and electric vehicles in particular here katrina though the auto show is also taking place amidst trade tensions with the u. S. And a number of car brands there where you are have actually sued be trumpeted ministration over tariffs imposed on parts imported from china. Thats right so one country thats clearly not happy with the dominance of the Chinese Market when it comes to the global order industry is the u. S. Now the u. S. And washington the u. S. And china are engaged in a orbit qu. Trade war as part of that trade will the Trump Administration impose 25 percent tariffs on many copouts now that will have cost imported from china now this week many a number of column makers are exhibiting at the show here today including volvo tesla miss avies and ford are actually suing the Trump Administration for those towers saying that theyre unlawful and theyre demanding a cancellation as well as refunds for any losses incurred because of those tariffs you thank you for that update from beijing molly has a new interim leader 5 weeks after the military ousted president to bring boubacar kaito retired colonel and former defense minister of bondo is promising to hand over power in 18 months when nationwide elections are planned the block of west african neighbors sanctions wont be lifted until a civilian Prime Minister is named Nicolas Harker reports. A squaring in ceremony under exceptional circumstances absent were the usual heads of state and foreign dignitaries instead an audience of mostly soldiers religious leaders and members of Civil Society 5 weeks after mondays military coup retired colonel bind becomes the countrys new civilian leader his Vice President the man who led that coup colonel in charge of security and defense. Lets not be afraid to admit it mali is shaken. By us our new leaders and its our own fault thank you for watching from home while he was shot by the military in july after protesting against former president he supported the military coup and now the Transitional Government hoping that they will bring to an end corruption and bad governance crippling the country. Contempt of our leaders against our people needs to stop we want the new leadership to bring and talk problems on the suffering the mali and people are going through over a 1000000 displaced and almost half of the population are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance and signs of mali and the current concerns of all of us they want a safe place to live they want their kids to get a good education they want access to health care and the obstacles are perhaps greater than many of us armed groups such as in the greatest alqaeda affiliate just. Mostly mean continue to make gains in the center of the country attacking villagers and targeting the mahdi army always best position to address this issue if its not the military 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 security issue its a sort of governance issue in july a u. N. Investigation accused of the money an army of extrajudicial killings of the civilians there meant to protect the oversight of the armed forces and addressing the problems of millions is now in the hands of these 2 men they have 18 months to not only organize a new elections and ensure security but bring back trust to a broken political system that has so far failed the money and people Nicholas Hawke aljazeera. Aid organizations say humanitarian disaster is unfolding in south sudan historic flooding has destroyed thousands of homes in multiple states its heaping more pressure on a country where more than 6000000 people were already dependent on outside help before the floods hit but morgan has more. This is what do county in south sudans jungle a state looks like after weeks of heavy rains and the flooding of the white nile river villages and home submerged displacing residents and robbing them of their livelihoods most are already affected by intercom you know violence that killed at least 300000 in knees between february and may this year and displaced more than 50000. More weve come here because of the floods our village has been completely destroyed and we carried our children in plastic sheets to bring them here we have nothing to eat except leaves because all the cattle that we had were either killed or was stolen in previous attacks do county lives in the greater open my region the region worst affected by floods since mid july 625000 people in 35 counties all over the country have lost their homes in penny jar in neighboring unity city a 3rd of its 110000 population are displaced and in need of humanitarian aid. And that everything we have has been lost in the plots we need food we tend we need blankets and there are no medicine and more than half of south sudans 12000000 population rely on humanitarian assistance for survival the Flood Disaster has made their plight even worse the government declared a state of emergency 6 weeks ago and after 5 years of conflict the worsening economy is another crisis the central bank and mounts that it was out of foreign currency reserves last month the inflation rate is a 35 percent which increases the risk of starvation as many cant afford 3 meals a day the Food Insecurity also the mental make it a challenge as many people are in their need of Food Security and also the interrupt of the i. D. P. s returnees and internally displaced persons from one state to the other state has also created a serious humanitarian situation generally flooding now demands major challenge and in terms of Food Insecurity also demands a major challenge so too is the risk of Waterborne Diseases such as malaria and cholera in flood affected areas with a fragile Health Care Infrastructure and the coronavirus pandemic is creating further difficulties challenge that we face in addition to the abrasion thing is the whole thing related to how we keep ourselves protected from kovi we need to continue to practice physical distancing and wearing a mask where we saw in the communities today when people are actually trying to run a really good food they say for their life they were having difficulty actually practicing physical distancing it will take weeks before villages and towns affected by the floods begin to recover for the many waiting for help to arrive there hoping it doesnt take long he has their own. You can find updated information on the sudan floods as well as the days top stories by heading to our website ill just there our dot com. Hello again the headlines on aljazeera at least 3 protesters are reported to have been killed in egypt as thousands of people defied a Police Crackdown to protest against the government for a 6th straight day theyre demanding the resignation of president abdel fattah has sisi anger is rising over the worsening economy hand rampant corruption the number of confirmed cases in the u. S. Has now passed 7000000. 00 more than 20 percent of the worlds total infections the u. S. Study has found the reopening of University Campuses could be linked to more than 3000 admission all cases a day and as the global death toll from covert 19 approaches a 1000000 the World Health Organization is calling for more collective action fearing that figure could double its certainly unimaginable but its not impossible because we look. At 1000000 people in 9 months and we just look at the realities of getting vaccine out there in the next 9 months its a big task for everyone involved to vary and just just like the issues of listing theres the issue of scale up theres the issue of funding these were actually this is the issue of distributing these vaccines and then the issues of acceptance beyond that. With the work we still have to do in controlling this disease and remember we have things we can do now to drive transmission drive and drive down the number of debt. U. S. Media is reporting that President Donald Trump intends to nominate conservative judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court she would succeed the late Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg who has become the 1st woman to lie in state at the u. S. Capitol voting is underway in local elections in malaysia states its seen as a test for Prime Minister. Fragile Coalition Government 5 people have been arrested in paris after a knife attack on 2 journalists near the former offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo it comes 3 weeks after 14 suspects went on trial over that 2015 attack. At least 22 people have been killed when a Ukrainian Military plane crashed while trying to land the plane was carrying students from an Aviation University run by the Defense Ministry those are the headlines lebanon love without hope because up next. Keeping law and order is a primary function of any state. In protecting the people became Police Brutality a domestic incident became a global law. In a country torn apart by racial inequality. In americans find a leader to unite. All of the key issues of the u. S. Elections. On aljazeera. The lebanese have seen the walls of their capital beirut for time and time again. But the catastrophic explosion of the 4th of august is described by may