Closer than i prefer. Changing of the guard Us Senate Republican leader, Mitch Mcconnell announces hell step down after nearly 17 years in the post the we begin with a deteriorating situation in northern gaza, where at least 7 children have died to come out at one hospital, most from malnutrition and the hydration, these really military has tightened restrictions on the delivery of humanitarian supplies, and dozens of children admitted to hospital in the north are going without proper medication. I just need is on us to show that youve sent this report from the hospital or the definitely we are inside. Then you need to intensive care units have to come a large one hospital. Well, we have a number off, youve own babies who are suffering from city and money, attrition and funding. Its very difficult to obtain the required medication and treatment as this really occupation continues to prevent relief and human c, n a and medication from entering the gaza strip and reaching these new wont babies as well as the patients and the one that the northern gas on the equipment or something we used to admit 500 to 600 babies a day into the hospital and now we had mid between 1001200 babies a day. Yes, we notice that old patients are showing signs of pay on this and a weakness. Second on the picture is worth a 1000 words. Even new bonds are macey. I said well need to solve it. Can pull the lesson in the past. Every newborn baby would have their own box of milk animals and today we can barely find a single box for the entire department. The majority of newborns we are treating today have to come out and had one hospital without parents. They were referred to us by shelters of the hospitals, and they are without their mothers. Therefore, its incumbent upon us to offer them food and medical care. The situation is absolutely catastrophic. We usually feed newborn babies every 2 to 3 hours. However, due to the limited supply, but with forced to feed them every 4 or 5 hours instead. And this to fix that white had even though i didnt pull all the massage was but, but whatever milk we have is split equally amongst everyone. And this will definitely affects the babys weight and the dental progress. Additionally, given the Poor Health Care and when they were admitted, they need a sufficient quantity of nuke to support their immune system. And the current shortage prevents the babies from recovering properly, which means they have to undergo treatment for a longer period of time. Of in, usually once newborn babies have recovered, we give them small doses of know to try and gauge their health and find out if they are recovering well. However, given the limited supply, were using a 10 percent glucose based solution to try and get them to stop crying. Well, ill get to mostly, im a snuff hyphen i, they, im scared for my child. She has substance and the severe chest infection. Shes only 23. 00 days old. She and this is on a multiple who not have a jimmy. Who does continues to haunt everybody here in northern gonzales. Babies and adults continue to stop you to the occupation preventing the entry off or leave. You really tell you that because a including baby formula into the street and a city of just the all. So now like a shortage of staff fuel and medical supplies and gaza as forced on other Palestinian Health facility out of service. Dr. Muhammed, sort of how is the acting director of the hospital near jamalia in the north of the strip is giving us a tour of the complex almost a lot of houses combat men with deals shut out. This is what i would the fee. Sure. My laptop i was on the and had the matthew. Yeah. 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Nourished and nearly 600000 palestinians all with the World Food Program says is one step away from the progress that you that we need food. We are sick. We have children, we suffer a lot. We are deprived of everything. Even if the palestinians dont a little food to us, we still have to cue to get it. Ive been here since 8 oclock in the morning waiting for this meal. The you an agency for Palestinian Refugees on ry says the number of humanitarian aid convoys entering gaza has dropped 50 percent compared with january. Thats an average 98 trucks a day in february, fall below the 500 that into daily before the war. But that aid isnt reaching the north of the strip. Can garza city attempts to get your hands on . What little age you can find can cost to your life . I dont understand. Ive been here since the early morning. I need food. I have a 40 year old son and a 40 year old daughter would kind of go out who will take care of them. We dont have rice and we dont have flour. My children are sick. I told the soup will likely be the only thing that many of these families will eat in day. Its a hot meal, but it isnt enough. As the ive come to get something to keep myself alive. Its only so we need bread with salt and pepper to eat and to give us some energy. For gods sake, we need help. Hate agency say they are ready to ramp up operations. As soon as the cease fire is in place, the cautious optimism of a breakthrough, however, is tempted by months of suffering and disgrace of standing on the horizon might level of desert several plains of air dropped humanitarian aid in the northern gaza strip. Resident said, boxes of supplies were dropped around the engineers in the hospital and drove out of town on tuesday, plains drop aid and drop by and con unit a group say its becoming increasingly difficult and dangerous to deliver aid and gaza, particularly in the north of this trip due to his really fines, palestinians inside gauze are waiting for any news about whether a deal to stop fighting can be done. Many or hoping agreement can be reached before the holy month of ramadan. And it was godaddy has been speaking to people in debt or by as well as the needs and the gaza strip, are desperate to hear anything about an immediate cease fire, especially before rama done today, were indebted by downtime, and were going to talk to people about what they think about these, these all your agreements, what was the last, the latest product, young i hope, and i wish for a ceasefire with hood things during previous talks and negotiations that one might come with being disappointed every time the people will always be the victims the people are really suffering. The people have no more energy. Ramadan is approaching, we ask god to make our life easier and better enough is enough. Well, the smart enough that every time they took a boss, hes fine, it never happened. At this time i have a feeling, the b c s filed on my son, my son in law, and my brother a little i present as in israel details. And i hope there was you really see. The last thing we all got to have the see far into the back to our home, to our kids, to our neighborhoods. We left our lives and guys decision and came here and pray for true. So we can go back to our normal lives and prices here, a scary. I cant afford to buy food for our kids. I havent seen my daughter for a 100 days, theories and sams there. We pray for see far so we go back to our homes. Some palestinians are optimistic and others are present mistake all they want and all the wish for is an immediate cease fire, especially before rama done this isnt gonna study, ill just need a that is buff. Israels defense minister youll have the launch says israel leaves from all parts of society. Must be drafted into military service including the ultra orthodox. He said this wasnt a matter of choice enough, no not sale. Let me come up and we will win the war. And i whole heartedly believe that we are about to embark on a new journey. Yet the immediate need arises for the extinction of military service for active soldiers and reserve duty for reserve civil. Its not a matter of choice. We Must Stand Firm and defending our land. Hundreds of people have gathered in new york city to demand the Cities Council put pressure on the National Government to call for an immediate cease fire in gaza. Kristen salumi was there. Demonstrators are gathered outside of New York City Hall for a 24 hour vigil. They are targeting new york city officials. Specifically, the 51 members of the city council who represent the 51 districts of new york, demanding that they call for a ceasefire and gaza to make their point. They are reading the names of the 29000. 00 plus people who has been killed in gaza since the conflict has started. I do get to speak to one city councilwoman who believes very strongly that the council should take a stand on this issue. People are dying under a, hes a fascist government. We know whether it is here in new york city. I know, or my constituents know whether its here in york city or anywhere across the world that we do not achieve safety for folks through control and punishment. And violence, but its through care and compassion, dignity equal rights, a strength and democracy. And so thats what were fighting for. Now at this stage, they dont have the votes for a ceasefire resolution to pass in the city council, but the people i spoke to here believe that there is growing public sentiment for such a call for a ceasefire. And they are committed to staying out here through the night to make their voices heard. Persons salumi algebra, new york Security Forces in chad have surrounded the headquarters of the main opposition party. And the armies blocked roads in the capital in german with internet disruptions reported. The clamp down follows the killing of several people in an attack on the National Security agency. The government blames activists from the socialist Party Without borders or p ss. Managers has more from a butcher, the capital of neighboring nigeria as the most secure to pressure, as we understand that is still continuing and the headquarters of the socialist Party Without frontiers. They, one of the main or position parties of the country is still and sees their Security Code on the streets of the capital. Internet and Telephone Services have been completely disrupted in most parts of the capital. I was able to get in touch with the when the social worker in the east of the country who told me that in fact, they have the Disruptive Services there. But of course they can communicate. Oh, i understand that also that some people with alternative means of connectivity, like i said, lightnings, were able to make some calls and also make some code and communicate on whats up. But the situation still remain fluid. We understand that military personnel and now patrolling the streets and the capital on the i spoke to some individuals in the afternoon time in gemina, who told us that they what came down because of the heavy count 5 in the center of the city. Not far from the president ial palace and of course not far from the headquarters will be a position a socialist Party Without frontiers. So we understand that a lot of people have died, but the government is not saying how many people have died in that incident, which happened overnight. And of course would be with more than 5 reported earlier today or in the afternoon. And then death numbers set to rise. So 5, the security still remains the security situation in german that remain floyd renewed attacks by armed groups and northern mozambique have forced tens of thousands of people from their homes fighting and the gas ridge province of colorado got to begin in 2017. When fighters affiliated with ice will declared a campaign to establish caliphate outcome. Webb has more the people here run to their lives when on demand its active villages, reports of the headings and homes being set on fire. A wide spread. Many of them of arrived here in the town as an impala and the last week the sounds of gunshots will cuz of the big guns chase people. We watch that this, the cutoff, the mens had with machetes, and we run away with the little we had. Those terrorists are evo. Im groups started attacking the police and army uncovered delgado proteins more than 6 years ago. Some have since pledged the legions to the lennox stage. It took control of several coastal towns spooling preparations to extract off show natural gas with tens of billions of dollars. Nearly 3 years ago, soldiers from rwanda and Southern Africa came to help the government forces. They now control much of the coastline once again french oil john toe tile. His expect to to resume operations like to this. Yeah. Beyond group still operate that further in round much group of men arrived with firearms and machine and burned the cars were to flight. So it was slick here. We had been here for a week and we havent eaten almost anything. All of us came here have been suffering. President phillips and you see is said the secuity forces have the situation on the control. Some of the people here have slept before and have returned home in the last 2 years, only to be forced to play again. They joined about half a 1000000 who were displaced by the conflict with many living in camps. Malcolm web address era. In the United Nations as handed over one of its basis, the government officials in democratic republic of congo is part of the withdrawal of its peacekeeping forces, situated in the east. The r c demanded the withdrawal of 15000 soldiers and police officers. Despite the concerns over violence of the area, you in peacekeeping mission and has been order to vacate all 14 bases in the east before may. The International Criminal court has awarded 27000000. 00 to around 50000. 00 victims of a former rebel commander in uganda. Dominic, on going to serving a 25 Year Prison Sentence for war crimes and crimes against humanity is on group as blame for the killings of more than 100000. 00 new guidance. 20 years ago. Judges at the hague, asked the courts trust fund for victims to arrange reparations, because ongoing is unable to pay. The still ahead on al jazeera, the Us Supreme Court says it will rule on Donald Trumps claim to be immune from prosecution over the 2020 president ial election. The brought to you by visit capital fellow waiting for repairs to switch back in across parts of the us, i would say big dramatic folding temperatures across the central place, pushing up towards the midwest behind this cold front. 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A deliveries in the strips north have mostly stopped because of a fight war and gaza has so far killed at least 29954 palestinians. Most of them women and children. The u. S. Supreme court has agreed to hear Donald Trumps claim of immunity from prosecution for trying to overturn the 2020 election result. The judges are expected to hear a legal arguments in late april. Trump lawyer say going to trial would radically disrupt the former president s re election campaign. Trump is also facing 3 other criminal cases. And is the 1st former us president in history to be criminally. Prosecute. All right, for more on this, lets cross the alan fisher who joins us from washington, dc allen. So the Supreme Court will decide whether donald trump can claim immunity. What does this all mean . Or its a win for donald trump. He wanted to delete this case, but as long as possible with the possibility that if he won the election, then hed be able to make all this go away. And youll remember jack smith, the special prosecutor, had approached the Supreme Court in december and said, please, youve got to hear this case sooner rather than later. It went to the us, appeals court, and judges the voted 3. 00 to 0. The donald trump didnt have the sweeping claims of community that he thought he did. You remember when that initial hearing was held, his lawyer argued that the president would be able to kill to murder one of his political opponents. And if he wasnt indicted, then not didnt disqualify him, and he would never face charges for that. While the us supreme cause of Us Appeals Court said thats nonsense. And so, and the Supreme Court was always likely to take this case off. And theres one very good reason for that. Never before has a president been charged with a criminal offense. This gets involved with important questions of constitutional law. And therefore the Supreme Court wanted to see that. But the fact that its april, the 22nd means that they might not rule on it so much later, perhaps even me. And so that makes it very difficult to bring any trial before we get into the heat of the bustle of the president ial election. So donald trump will be feeling pretty good about this. Jack smith will be overly happy. Remember, donald trump is facing for codes in this case in dc that they tried to overtime the 2020 president ial election. And of course, theres 3 other cases and 12. 00 other cases that the Supreme Court involving donald trump. So its moving along but not as fast as jack smith and the government would like. But certainly at a pace the donald trump maybe more than comfortable with, even though he would like to see all of these cases disappear. Alan, thanks so much for breaking it all down for us. Thats out there. Here is alan fisher live from washington dc. As one of the best known politicians in washington has announced his retirement estimate leader. Mitch mcconnell has led republican senators for nearly 17 years or record terms. At the age of 82. 00, he says its time for the next generation to take over at election time and november. But hes planning to serve out his senate term which ends in 2027. Eric ham is a us political analyst and former congressional staff, or he is also the author of the g o. P. Civil war inside the battle for the soul of the Republican Party. He joins us from washington, d. C. Eric. So right now there are a lot of concerns about the age of american politicians. You will have us present, joe biden. Hes the oldest american president of this is a day when he says that he passed his physical. Now Mitch Mcconnell, theyve also been concerns about his health the past several months. Is that what this retirement is about . Or is it more about the fact that mcconnell has been undergoing pressure and facing increasing dissatisfaction from the wing of his party thats aligned with donald trump . No, i think thats exactly what it is, but also to, based on this room and that just came down from the Supreme Court. You know, there are also growing concerns over the role of some of the Supreme Court. And is it that true arbiter, americas laws, or is it becoming more partisan . And certainly, Mitch Mcconnell, who today as announced that he is stepping down from leadership, is instrumental in the make up of the court that we see now that holds many of these transformational decisions in their hands. So Mitch Mcconnell who has certainly been thinking and produced of obstruction and creating the polarization that the nation is witnessing and under going right now, much of that can be laid directly at the feet of Mitch Mcconnell. I mean, we have to remember he was the, the Senate Leader who actually stopped the 1st black president from actually pointing someone to the Supreme Court. And they were just many other decisions that were made by him that were clearly part isnt purely political. And we know that while he was the Senate Majority leader, no major or any instrumental legislation, did he ever orchestrate room either the chamber or the congress itself. And that includes a monumental legislation such as obamacare that we know was passed during the time that he was in office, though he wasnt the least American Made mention of this in your previous answer. But lets talk a little bit more about mr. Mcconnells influence on the american judiciary in 2016. As you said, mcconnell stopped president obama from filling a Supreme Court vacancy during the presidency of donald trump. The us Senate Confirmed 3 conservative justices to the Supreme Court. That very much tilted the ideological balance of the court. Mcconnell also work closely with trump to fill federal courts with republican judges. So just how much did mcconnell transform the face of the court system in the us to . Well, lets look at it like this. Mitch mcconnell is responsible for many, for, for im a majority of the Lower Court Judges that actually served on the court right now. So if you take out the Supreme Court, it is Mitch Mcconnell was hand that is actually on many of those lower court decisions. Because while we look at Mitch Mcconnell refusing to give Merrick Garland a hearing at brock obama, but has he, he also refused to actually bring forth a number of lower court justices. And when donald trump came into office, thats when we saw the flood gates open and a lot of those just come in at that time. So the court that were seeing now, and the court has now reached an all time low by the American People because many people see the court as being highly partisan and purely political. A lot of that, a lot of that is because of the heavy work that was done by Mitch Mcconnell himself who helped walk a straight donald trump and getting many of these justices on the bench. And eric, let me also ask you how much has the Republican Party changed during mcconnells leadership . Because hes really seen the Republican Party undergo a huge ideological shift, especially during the trump administration. Right . Yeah, thats right. And its very, its ironic because Mitch Mcconnell, who it has, is, is, has been craving with political power. And he was willing to allow donald trump dot to current blash to do whatever he wanted. But now we see the army of it is that he is stepping down because those mag of forces are now to threatening his leadership that threatening his very survivability in the senate. Because now we see that he is at odds with donald trump himself. And so were seeing people like josh holly and rick scott and others to ted cruz who are not only pushing back on Mitch Mcconnell in his leadership, but theyre pushing back on him in a way that is demeaning to him. As a senator, but also as a long term politician. And so what were seeing here is, Mitch Mcconnell is walking away, even at a time when he has now through his a political machinations of set up the senate to actually be the only chamber to possibly switch has in this 2024 election, you have them are governor larry hogan of maryland who surprised us all by announcing that he is running for the senate in maryland, which many people didnt expect and that is directly a result of Mitch Mcconnell himself. So if the senate actually changes hands that will be directly because a Mitch Mcconnell, but he wont be there in leadership to actually take advantage of it. Because these forces are in fact working against him. And he recognizes that when, if they take control piece, he will not have the vote of this new sign it to actually be Senate Leader. All right, thats us. Little panelist era can thanks so much for joining us. Great to get your perspective. Thank you. So youre not