Brazil. The man accused of masterminding the september 11 attacks on american essays he may be willing to help the victims and their lawsuits against saudi arabia. In return, mohammed wants the u. S. Government to forgo seeking the Death Penalty against him. Udi government has been accused of helping to coordinate the attacks that claimed 3000 lives. The attackers hijacked plan es and flew them into the World Trade Center and the pentagon. Saudi arabia denies any involvement. Tell us more about this. Reporter well, this comes in a court final from the the attorneys pursuing this claim. It has taken years for the victims and survivors to come to this position, the law had to be changed in congress allowing them to sue saudi arabia. President barack obama vetoed that bill, only to have it be overridden. Now the lawyers are gathering evidence and they want to do talk about a bunch of different people in prison related to the 9 11 attacks. Mohammed responded to his attorneys to these representatives who want to sue saudi arabia saying in a letter, that was filed in the Southern District of new york, in the absence of a death sentence, much broader cooperation would be possible. Hes choosing out to be deposed at the present time. Trying to send a message to the criminal trial that hes willing to make a deal that could potentially help these thousands of people who want to sue saudi arabia. In onetime obey it is a criminal procedure and this is a civil procedure. It is not clear if his request will have any impact since it is not being made to the people responsible for his criminal trial. Nikcck another update on the issue, the u. S. Senate currently voting on president trumps vetoes of resolutions. Blocking arms sales to saudi arabia. What is happening now . It right well, i have here before me and they are still voting. They tend to take a little while of these things. More senators are coming in. A little bit of background. What this is is the President Donald Trump wanted to send 8 billion of arms to saudi arabia and what he wanted to do was allow them through the Raytheon Company to build classified systems in saudi arabia. After the killing of Jamal Khashoggi the senate stepped in and said, no. You do not get to buy these weapons. But the president did is he declared a national emergency, going around congress. Hes saying that iran is such a threat that saudi needs these weapons. We saw the senate and the house vote to stop that to say to the president you cannot override congress. This is a pretty unusual move. The president issued his third veto. This vote happening on the senate is to see if they can get the 2 3 majority they would need to overwrite a veto in the senate. The original vote was 5345. That is far short of what they would need to override the veto. So far does not sound like there is a whole bunch of defectors. The president s own Party Controls the senate. That is what we are watching to see what happens, if they are able to override the president s veto. It seems unlikely. Aaron were not able to the last time where they tried to they were not able to last time where they tried to sanction saudi and yemen. We will let you know how it comes out. Nick we get more news on that, thanks so much. The u. S. Of this as president signed a new law giving benefits to First Responders who became ill in the aftermath of september 11. The legislation guarantees federal funding through 2092, for 18,000 people. First responders who rushed to the site of the twin towers in new york and others who work for months cleaning up who were exposed to toxic chemicals causing serious illness and hundreds of deaths. And speaking before the bill, trump said hed been there a long responders in the aftermath of the attacks. He drew some ridicule on social media. Many of thosep affected were firefighters and Police Officers and other First Responders and i was down there, also, but am not considering myself a First Responder but i was down there. I spent a lot of time down there with you. Sudan say fiven people including four students have been shot dead during a demonstration. Sudans opposition is called for more protests over the killings. They were rallying against the findings of an investigation into last months crackdown by the military junta. We have more from ethiopia. Of ther they came out classrooms to complain about bread shortages and the right the rising cost of fuel and transport. But minutes after the student protests started, Security Forces opened fire. Fourlegged] speaking foreign language] my brother died as a ma rtyr. Blood for blood we will not accept anything else. Byporter some reportedly sniper shots to the head. The Center Committee that is allied to the opposition says dozens sustained critical injuries. Following months of political turbos, more protests started on saturday. Protesters in infuriated by the announcement from the Committee Investigating the killings on june 3. The committee announced the ruling military junta was not to blame and say that 87 protesters died. Activists say it is more than 100. Hours after mondays killings, protesters and other cities came out to condemned the renewed violence. Many demanding that the Opposition Coalition known as t he forces of freedom and change halt negotiations with the ruling military junta. An initial powersharing agreement earlier this month, but are yet to agree on a final deal. Some activists are concerned that the talks and deals seem to be centered only in the capital. Is this something that only happens outside areas that are not part of the center . It is like people in the center can come out and protest and they are ok but people on the periphery cant. Reporter as talks between the opposition and coalition and the military junta continue, so to the demands do the demands for a government a asked for cas for justice and accountability not just for the lives lost in jujune but for the sudanesee kid in prorotests in many otother ss nationwide since then. To brazil where 52 inmates have died in a prison riot. Officials say it happened in the north and involved rival gangs. They took two guards hostage. 15 inmates were be headed. Beheaded. Teresa, what more can you tell us about this riot . Teresa it is another dramatic riot in a prison in brazil. It happened in northern brazil. And it started very early in the morning this monday at 7 a. M. Apparently one group of gang members tried to take the other side of the prison and that is what started the whole fighting. Apparently they set up several fires along the way in order to prevent authorities from reaching the area where the major fighting was happening. At this time, we were able to see some video from there of smoke within the prison. Many of those who died as side from those who were beheaded, others die because of suffocation. Most information is fun official authorities from official authorities. We have not heard from others who are affected. It is not clear what started it. Authorities are saying they are investigating. Some experts are saying that two are startedgangs mostly because of control of the area. It is very normal in those areas. There is an investigation ongoing and the minister of justice has said that he will take emergency action. Isolating most of the gang members involved and also increasing security in the area. K it is fair to say that violence is not uncommon in brazils prisons . Teresa its quite common as i said before. In mostly happens between rival gangs. The latest one that happened is in may when 55 people were killed in several prisons. This is right next to where this prison is located where the latest incident took place. Ost analysts say is that what is happening in brazil is a country where theres high homicide rates, one of the highest in the world. Prison population with overcrowding and brutal violence. We have seen, what was very common were these brutal riots happening in the country. Because gangs want to send a message. Violence they use, it is easier to keep gang members in line. Most governments have taken actions right after this riot happened but there is no immediate actions or policies in order to improve the situation in the prisons like overcrowding, shortages of personnel or guards inside the prison among other things. But this is one of the reasons why it is very common to have the situations in brazils prisons. Nick thanks very much. Still ahead this half hour, the oil spill that is choking see life in indonesia. Plus. Sea life in indonesia. Mexico auctions off the illgotten gains of rich criminals. As part of the president s robin hood program. Hello. Still a bit of the wintry biscuit across the far south east of australia towards new zealand. Lets go through victoria were we have got a band of showers working its way across towards the east coast. That really wont be bringing much in the way of rain but temperatures back 15 degrees in sydney. 23 degrees. And what you will see is a slight warmer temperature for the next couple days. 21 degrees celsius on tuesday. Again, a couple of degrees above the average. In hobart weve got clouds and a stray shower. 11 degrees. Better than we will see in christchurch over the next couple days. Not too bad on tuesday. We are going to be seeing some rain. Not only that some snow to the mountain tops in the overnight hours. 15 in auckland. On wednesday it takes a bit of a dip, 8 degrees in christchurch. White indicated where we will see their showers, wintry showers across the alps. Then we head towards the northeast of asia. We have got a nice break. Conditions across both islands of japan. Not too bad, it should state dry. Rain pushing and across northern areas. 29 in seoul. Nick a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera the man accused of masterminding the september 11 attacks on america says he may be willing to help the victims and their lawsuit against saudi arabia. In return he wants the u. S. Government to not seek the Death Penalty against him. s opposition has called for more protests over the killing of students and activist. S. Dr. Say five people and four schoolchildren were shot dead by Security Forces. At least 52 inmates have died in a prison riot in brazil. Officials say it happened in the north and involved rival gangs. 10 civilians have been killed after airstrikes at a busy marketplace in yemens northern province. 27 others were injured in the attack. In a stronghold of the countrys rebels. A hospital spokesperson says that two children are among the dead. State run media has blamed the Saudi Coalition for launching the strikes. 14 civilians have been killed northwest syria has left at least a 2000 men, women and children with injuries. Many of them severe. There arent many hospital still operating in the rebel held province of idlib. That is because Health Facilities have been destroyed in airstrikes that International Aid agencies say seem to be targeted attacks in breach of International Humanitarian law. Are increasing the number of the civilian injured. Is coming to us and we cannot cope with this number of patients, because this number is increasing and the kinds of injuries is different. Reporter and some like this one year old are now maimed for life. Civilians and medical workers have all been targeted in the offensive. The strategy appears to put pressure on the opposition support base in an attempt to force the rebels to surrender. Ofalmost eight weeks military operations, the Syrian Regime has been unable to retrieve parts of huge chunks of the demilitarized zone. They have proven to be quite in efficient and holding ground. Weeks, theyve only been able to get 1. 5 of the zone. Iforter its not clear behind the scenes negotiations between the backers of the war ininside russia a and turkey a e responsiblble for the chchangesn the ground. Weeks, the first time in Syrian Government troops advance into rebel held territory in northern hama. They reverse the opposition gains and this time without facing much resistance. Turkeys military support to the rebels is believed to be behind the repeated failures by the to takeascus alliance grounds. Giving took as officials leverage over russia which recently used its own card by intensifying bombardment of civilian areas. The question is whether a compromise has now been raised peaceof a new round of talks between russia, turkey and iran later this week in the kaz capital. The opposition says the ceasefire needs to be revived before the can be progress on the political front. Come soone cant enough for the syrians in the rebel held province who have already lost so much. Nick russian Opposition Leader been transferred back to prison after receiving the treatment for what his lawyer says is a suspected poisoning. Hospitalshed to the after suffering from facial swelling and rashes. Authorities say he had an allergic reaction while in a moscow detention center. Where he is serving a sentence for authorizing on authorized protests. Everything has been done to remove edema so that nothing is seen. He has been injected prednisone. Is practically gone but what is next is unknown. Because of the posing because of the poisoning by some unknown substance. What it was is not been determined for now. Nick britains new Prime Minister has refuses and to meet e. U. Leaders. Johnson has been holding talks with Nicola Sturgeon in scotland accusing johnson of pursuing a new deal brexit which he says he be damaging for the whole of the United Kingdom. She says will be damaging for the whole of the United Kingdom. K. Orter boos for the u Prime Minister as he arrived for talks with scotlands first minister. They shook hands but they would never see eye to eye. Before he arrived, Nicola Sturgeon warned parse johnson he could be the United Kingdom if he delivered no deal brexit. These two have a very different vision of the future. After their meeting at her residence she repeated her warning. Thisis bluff and bluster, government and the path that is pursuing i think is dangerous. It became clear to me that this government, the new Prime Minister has set the u. K. On an inevitable path to a no deal brexit, a position it has taken that makes it very difficult to see how any deal can be struck with the e. U. That would be catastrophic for scotland and the whole of the u. K. Reporter johnson outline plans for new investments in parts of scotland, wales and Northern Island worth almost 400 million. His government is spending more than 100 million on an Advertising Campaign informing the public about the no deal brexit. He says he wont meet e. U. Leaders of they do not agree to revisit the Withdrawal Agreement and scrap the backstop designed to prevent are hard border with northern ireland. Prime minister johnson we want to make it absolutely clear that the backstop is no good. Its dead. The Withdrawal Agreement is dead. But there is scope to do a new deal. Reporter before meeting the first minister, Boris Johnson headed to Scottish Parliament for another tense meeting with the leader of the Scottish Branch of the conservative party ruth davidson. The ideairmly rejected of a no deal brexit arguing nobody advocated it in the 2016 referendum campaign. Are warning that johnsons government approach could boost support for independence which is on the rise. The support for independence in scotland is almost 50 . Not a majority but that could provoke another independence referendum. Maybe not immediately but after the next couple elections. Reporter the Scottish Government are far from the only people warning johnson he is endangering the union. Whether they try to hold another independence vote in the near future could depend on whether politicians and westminster are able to stop him. Nick china has blamed western for stirring up trouble after another weekend a protest in hong kong. In rare comments on the unrest the Chinese Government said it stood by his territorys media who accuse the west are trying to contain beijing. We report now from hong kong. Oforter after eight weeks mass rallies and violent confrontations between police and protesters, beijings chief policy office managing hong kongs affairs has this response. The people inall hong kong regard of the of their social background to e jose to oppose a boycott violent. The acts of violence by a small number of radical elements has seriously undermined the broad interests of hong kong for prosperity and stability. Reporter this is the first time chinas state capital has responded to the demonstrated prompted by a proposed new extradition law. The office backed hong kongs government and wants protest to stop. And those behind the violence to be punished. They pose a serious challenge to the rule of law and public order in hong kong and to life and property of hong kong residents. They have also across the red line of the principle of one country two system and should not be tolerated. Reporter the extradition law would allow people from hong kong to be sent to the mainland to stand trial. That bill has been suspended. But the anger has deepened and widened into a broader movement. With calls for greater democracy in hong kong and chief executive carrie lam to resign. The state council has the right to appoint the chief executive and the states counsel has just refused to do so. That means that, of course, we are very disappointed and also it means that the state council refuse to acknowledge what is happening in hong kong and what is the root cause of all the whole extradition bill campaign. And what hong kong people need. Reporter hong kong was a city under siege over the weekend. There were dozens of arrests and many injured as police and protesters clash after in tense standoff in Chinas Liaison Office in the former british territory. Despite calls to abandon the protests, prodemocracy groups are defined refusing to withdraw their demands. This week there are more rallies planned. Parts of the citys train system will be on strike on tuesday. And prodemocracy groups are holding demonstrations on friday and over the weekend. Its a deepening political crisis that is yet to be resolved. indonesia state Energy Company says it will take about two months to shut down a well skewing oil into the job is the. Java sea. Jaz reporter these beaches are the backyard the villages along the stretch of northern java and covered with a black layer of oil joking sea life and the livelihoods of local fishermen. Backbreaking process that is expected to take several weeks to clean up. Oil. M cleaning up this it looks Like Crude Oil and get paid to do this seven dollars a day. Reporter the oil is coming from a well near the platform, leaking into the ocean for three weeks. The state Energy Company says it has intensified efforts to slow the spill, installing highspeed water skimmers to suck up fuel. And a boom to contain the spread. We care about the safety of the people, especially the fishermans. We have coordinated with the military and police and have patrolled boats working 24 hours a day to isolate the location of the oil spill. Reporter the company has declared an emergency and called on experts that handle the similar spill in the gulf of mexico but they have to fight the currents and the wind. The oil sheen spreading 80 kilometers. Is underf the spill investigation but we ask people not to worry because we have the best people handling the problem. We have high specialist to deal with these problems, even on a bigger scale. The secondits potential environmental catastrophe for the company in just over a year. And underwater pipeline burst off borneo last march spilling 40,000 arrows of crude oil and sparked a fire killing five fishermen. Th government orderede them to pay compensation for the pollution caused and improve safety procedures. Its too early to say how much butspilled here in java people here want the leak plugged quickly. Nick the Mexican Government is auctioning off millions of dollars worth of stolen goods once enjoyed by some of the most dangerous criminals. For the first time the proceeds are going to the countryss poorest communities. And many well rivera reports from mexico city. Uel this collection of jewelry is worth millions. It is not part of a private collection or museum. Many of these items like these gold plated thisll and this pen once belonged to mexican criminals. These as well as other items seized by the federal government are being auctioned off. These boxes are just like in the movies with the goebbels and someone new says going once, going twice, sold with gav els. All the money we earn goes towards mexicans poorest communities. Reporter since the beginning of the year the Mexican Government has been selling off things ranging from luxury vehicles like this lamborghini, private planes and luxury homes. Some of which were previously owned by cartel members. With this new system we will save a lot because we can deliver funds directly to the people in the Commission Goods could be put to good use. Reporter critics of the president have called the auctions a populist measure. Others were there is no way to track how the funds will be spent. This isnt just about handing money to local authorities and letting them decide how to spend it. In the end, the most dangerous criminals. This is the most expensive item a watch made of 18 carat gold. The starting bid 150,000. In all, the government hopes this auction will raise more than 1 million for the poor. Sum of the items previous belong to politicians. Mexicos president says auctioning off stolen goods sends a popup message that government corruption will no longer bee tolerated